USB Audio Interfaces by Solid State Logic

SSL 18

26-in / 28-out, high-performance USB audio interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALPHA 8

8-in/8-out Professional-Grade AD/DA Converter & 18-in/18-out USB Audio Interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE BUS+

The Ultimate Bus Compressor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PURE DRIVE OCTO

Mic Pre’s, conversion and USB soundcard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network I/O

 

Superior SSL technology and sound for Dante IP Audio Networks

SSL Network I/O is a range of I/O devices which bring SSL’s renowned quality and innovation to Dante based IP Audio networks. IP Audio networking provides a hugely versatile solution for environments where audio assets are shared by multiple users across multiple recording areas and control rooms. Dante is a commercially developed IP Audio network protocol. It uses standard IT infrastructure (Ethernet cables, connections and network routers & switches) for audio transport, routing, device discovery and control. With more than 350 Dante enabled products by more than 150 different manufacturers already released, Dante is considered by many to already be the established industry choice for the use of IP networks for audio distribution. IP audio networking offers a fresh approach to audio routing and asset sharing for audio production with a wide range of benefits:

• • High Channel Counts: 512ch @ 48kHz (256 @ 96kHz) on a single 1GB connection

• • Guaranteed Interoperability: plug & play discoverability of more than 500 devices from 220 different manufacturers – and growing

• • Remote Device Control: parameters configured anywhere on the network

• • Reduced Cost: standard low cost IT hardware, standard and/or existing Cat 5 or Cat 6 cabling with audio and control on the same network down a single cable

• • Simplified Interconnectivity: Ethernet/IP connectivity simplifies interfacing with a wide range of devices including Intercoms

• • Flexible Scalability: systems can grow as your needs evolve. Want a bigger network? Add another switch!

• • Full Network Redundancy: technology tried and tested across many industries and fully compatible with all network redundancy models

• • Distributed Routing Control: routing control from unlimited devices or terminals

• • Absolute Resilience: catastrophic failure of a single device will have no effect on any other devices in the network

• • Standards compliant: IEEE and IETF compliant thus deployable on and can mix with traffic on any standard IP infrastructure.

• • With Dante committed to conform with AVB standards and with AES67, the SSL Network I/O range is ready for future networked audio developments.

The SSL Network I/O range was developed initially for use in broadcast installations. There is a wealth of detailed information about IP Audio Networking and Dante in our extensive white Paper: IP Audio Networking. Professional AoIP for Broadcast – The Way Forward. If you are new to IP Audio and/or multi-space audio routing and distribution it is essential reading.

There are currently nine products available in the SSL Network I/O range:

 

Network I/O : A16.D16

A versatile combination of mic/line and digital I/O

 

Network I/O : A32

Bulk analogue line level I/O

*Network B connectivity provides a future hardware upgrade path for direct SFP fibre connection

Network I/O : D64

AES to Dante and MADI conversion wherever you need it

 

The D64 provides 32 input/output Pairs of AES3 audio I/O connectivity to redundant Dante network connections*. Sample Rate Convertors allow seamless integration of unlocked AES sources. D64 includes redundant network connections and PSUs.

*Network B connectivity provides a future hardware upgrade path for direct SFP fibre connection

 

Network I/O: MADI-Bridge

Standalone Broadcast Specification MADI to IP Audio Network Interface

The SSL Network I/O: MADI-Bridge is a broadcast specification bridge between the industry standard MADI audio format and IP audio network’s using Dante. The MADI-Bridge enables C100 and C10 Digital Broadcast Consoles or any other standard MADI device to connect to Dante based IP Audio networks with full redundancy maintained.

Network I/O : Dante PCIeR

Fully redundant high capacity Dante connectivity for your computer.

The SSL Dante PCIeR interface provides high capacity Dante connectivity to any suitably specified Mac or PC. It features Primary and Secondary network connections and streams up to 128 channels (at 44.1, 48 kHz, 88.2, 96 KHz) or 64 channels (at 176.4 or 192 kHz). Minimum latency and synchronisation is less than 1 μSec. The card is compatible with external PCIe chassis for laptops.

Network I/O : Stageboxes

Superior SSL mic/line preamp technology for your Dante IP Audio Network.

SSL Network I/O Stageboxes make SSL’s renowned SuperAnalogueTM preamp design with its superior audio performance available for a wide range of Dante network applications.

Designed for use on any Broadcast studio floor, venue or recording room, SSL Network I/O Stageboxes allow easy deployment of Mic Pres and Speaker feeds where needed. Network I/O’s plug and
play features allow devices to easily be moved, even between locations and retain routing and settings if required. All units can be remote controlled via System T broadcast consoles and control interfaces, SSL Live consoles, and the SSL Remote Stagebox Application. There are three different models available; SB8.8, SB i16 and SB32.24.

SB 8.8 & SB i16

These 2RU units offer slightly different configurations but share identical features. The SB 8.8 offers eight mic/line inputs and eight line level outputs. SB i16 offers sixteen mic/line inputs. Both models feature a pair of redundant RJ45 Dante network connections, a pair of network extension connections, GPIO connectivity and redundant PSU’s. They have individual signal present, phantom power and local attention LEDs to provide intuitive front panel feedback.

The SB 8.8 and SB i16 feature inbuilt limiters and SSL’s innovative AutoPad system that automatically applies a Pad according to gain setting. The AutoPad is applied if the gain is set at a low value that would
require a pad to achieve making the entire possible mic gain range seamlessly available at all times. An Audition feature allows individual channels to be monitored over the network (using an SSL console or App) without the signal actually being routed to a network destination.

SB 32.24

SB 32.24 is a 5U ruggedised enclosure featuring dual redundant power supplies, 32 mic/line inputs, 16 analogue line outputs and 8 digital inputs and outputs on 4 AES3 input/output pairs. It has a pair of redundant RJ45 Dante network connections in addition to a user configurable SFP port that can be fitted with RJ45 or optical connectors. These can be used for network extension or to provide network separation for the gaincompensated Dante “split”, for connection to a second Dante-equipped console or appropriately equipped device on a different network. It has individual signal present, clip and phantom power LED’s as well as global indication of PSU, Network A and B and Hardware status.

Stagebox Remote Control Application

The SSL Stagebox Remote Control application provides comprehensive remote control of SSL Network I/O Stageboxes via a Dante network. The software can be installed onto any PC located anywhere on the network and multiple instances of the software can coexist on the network, with all instances of the application having access to all SSL Stagebox units currently available on the network. The Remote Control Application offers complete control over the extensive feature set of SSL’s Stageboxes and acts as a communication aid with clear real time device and channel attention indication.

Key Features

• • Comprehensive control over SSL Stageboxes via a Dante network

• • Clear real time device and channel attention indication

• • Runs on any PC anywhere on the network

• • Multiple instances can coexist and control all Stageboxes on the network