Jan Ehrlich from Directout Technologies showed Mike Thornton the 3 Audio Over IP Bridging Units in their range, the Monotone 42 MADI to Ravenna converter, the SG.MADI - MADI to SoundGrid Convertor and the EXBOX.MD - MADI to Dante Converter on the Aspen Media stand at BVE in London.
Directout Technologies Monotone 42 MADI to Ravenna converter
The Monotone 42 MADI to Ravenna converter is a bidirectional MADI-to-Ethernet bridge enabling audio channels to be routed as required between up to four MADI streams and two Gigabit network ports, using RAVENNA audio-over-Ethernet technology. The unit is fully compliant with AES67, making it compatible with other compliant protocols such as Dante, Q-Lan and AVB.
- Bridge between MADI and Audio-over-IP network audio
- Interfaces existing MADI streams with standard IP infrastructures
- Simplifies streaming from MADI sources
- Uses AES67-compliant RAVENNA audio networking technology
- RAVENNA offers minimum latency, maximum data transparency and high reliability
- Supports SMPTE standard ST2110-30
- Supports PTP Profiles including SMPTE standard ST2059-2
- Full routing matrix – any audio channel(s) at any input may be routed to any output
- Compatible with all MADI formats – 48/96k frame rate, 56/64 channels
- Sample rates: 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz
- Four MADI I/O ports; may be individually specified as optical SC (singlemode or multimode), coaxial (BNC) or empty SFP carrier
- Two Gigabit Ethernet ports
- Remote control through HTML5 browser interface with scalable GUI
- Compatible with ANEMAN Audio Network Manager
- Word clock input and output
- Video sync reference input
- USB port for firmware updates
- Network ports may be configured as dual-redundant with auto fail-over
- Dual internal PSUs
Directout Technologies SG.MADI - MADI to SoundGrid Converter
The SG MADI - MADI to SoundGrid Converter is a bidirectional audio format converter which interfaces MADI signals with a Waves SoundGrid network. SG.MADI simplifies interfacing live broadcast or studio systems with SoundGrid-based consoles and plug-in servers. It caters for all copper and optical MADI formats and includes analogue I/O and GPIOs, making Waves plug-ins in a SoundGrid DSP Server accessible to MADI or local analogue signals, or for local break-in/break-out applications such as the use of hardware processors.
- Interfaces MADI signals with a Waves SoundGrid system
- Uses Waves’ SoundGrid AoIP networking technology
- SoundGrid offers 128 uncompressed audio channels with low latency
- Allows local I/O to access Waves plug-ins
- AoIP channels can access external hardware processing
- Two mic level analogue inputs with switchable pads
- Two analogue line outputs
- Headphone output
- Front panel level controls for headphones and analogue outputs
- 2 x GPI and 2 x GPO ports
- Compatible with all MADI formats – 48/96k frame rate, 56/64 channels, S/MUX: formats are assignable on a per-port basis
- Sample rates: 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz
- Two modular MADI I/O ports; may be individually specified as optical SC (singlemode or multimode), coaxial (BNC) or empty SFP carrier
- Two Gigabit Ethernet ports
- Supports parallel 2 x 64 channel operation for redundant recording
- Remote control through browser pages within SoundGrid application
- Word clock input and output
- Dual internal Universal PSUs with separate IEC inlets and switches
- 1U rackmounting unit
Directout Technologies EXBOX.MD - MADI to Dante Converter
The EXBOX.MD - MADI to Dante Converter is a compact, bidirectional Dante/MADI format converter. EXBOX.MD can simultaneously convert up to 64 channels of audio from Dante AoIP to MADI and 64 channels from MADI to Dante. AES67 is supported. A compact, bidirectional Dante/MADI format converter. EXBOX.MD can simultaneously convert up to 64 channels of audio from Dante AoIP to MADI and 64 channels from MADI to Dante. AES67 is supported.
- Converts MADI to Dante and Dante to MADI
- Easily configured with Dante Controller software
- No controls: front panel LEDs show statuses of all inputs and outputs
- One-to-one audio channel matching between formats
- 3 MADI port types: optical (SC), copper (BNC) plus empty SFP cage
- Two primary and two secondary network ports for AoIP (Dante)
- Internal network switch for Dante redundancy mode
- Other Dante devices may be connected to unused network ports
- Additional EXBOX.MD units may be connected to provide increased channel count
- Supports 56ch/64ch MADI; 48k/96k Frame and S/MUX
- Supported sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192 kHz• All MADI outputs active simultaneously
- Supports AES67
- Compatible with Dante Domain Manager software
- Can be powered via PoE, or via dual DC power inputs for redundant operation; backup PSU available as an option
- 1U high, 1/3-rack width: rackmount kit available