NTP Technology will introduce major enhancements to its DAD AX32 ultra-high quality audio converter, router and monitor controller at BVE 2016.
Exhibiting on stand L45 with HHB Communications (exclusive distributor for the UK and Ireland), NTP will demonstrate the versatility of the AX32 on its own and also how the integration between the AX32 and the Avid S6 control surface provide an extremely flexible platform for audio post-production.
“We are adding two new I/O option cards for the AX32: a dual MADI I/O module plus an eight-line AES3 (AES/EBU) I/O module with optional sample rate conversion,” comments NTP Technology Business Development Manager Jan Lykke. “It is possible to install up to eight of these cards. That means the AX32 can now provide up to 16 MADI I/O or 64 stereo AES3 I/O in addition to the built-in three MADI I/O and eight stereo AES3 I/O.”
The new cards supplement the existing eight-channel analogue line input card, the eight-channel analogue mic/line input card, eight-channel analogue line output card and the dual 3G SDI embedder/de-embedder card. The AX32 also has a 64-channel interface for Avid Pro Tools and can optionally be fitted with a Dante audio-over-IP interface.
“The addition of the new cards makes the AX32 one of the most versatile platforms for audio post-production, whether for stereo, surround or 3D formats like Dolby Atmos,” Jan Lykke adds. “The AX32’s internal processing engine is now capable of providing PPM-style audio level information and level control for all 1,500 input and outputs, viewable in the DADman v5 software available for both Mac and PC. This new functionality is in addition to the 256×32 summing mixer which is used to provide NTP Technology DAD Pro Mon monitor control. We have also added a user-configurable zero-latency cue mixer, the DAD Cue Mix.”
Major users of NTP Technology DAD audio converters include Abbey Road Studios, Acoustic Recordings, Alchemy Mastering, Bauer Studios, Benny Andersson’s RMV Studio, Classic Sound, CMC Studios, Collegium Records, Danish Radio, Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg, DEX Mastering, DPA Microphones, Echopark Studios, Galaxy Studios, Goldcrest Post Production, Hana Music Montreux, Helsinki Music Centre, Lindberg lyd, Magne Furuholmen, Master Touch, McGill University, Moscow Music Conservatory, NDR Hamburg, NHK, NRK, Opéra de Dijon, QVC shopping channel, Radio France Internationale, Real Sound, Royal Danish Opera House, Royal Opera House London, Sidney Opera House, SK Works, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, SoundWorks/Jeff Sheridan, Spanish Radio, St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Stock Fish Records, Swedish Radio, Swineshead Productions, Telarc International, Timbre Music, Ultimo Productions and the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra.
