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Technical Details of the sapphire.

Panel

  • Available as desk top or integrated version
  • Up to 60 motorised 100 mm faders
  • Operation possible with multiple operating layers (multi-layer, up to 120 virtual faders)
  • Panel version with extensions available as upgrade
  • Optional touch screen overbridge to display channel level available soon

System core

  • Modular plug-in card system based on the DALLIS I/O system
  • Central motherboard with integrated control system and signal processing (redundantly designed as an option)
  • Integrated matrix with up to 512 inputs and outputs (non-blocking, 384 <mSFI + 128 DALLIS I/O slots)
  • PC-independent and fan-free operation
  • Optional redundant power supply

Signal processing

  • 96 channels (mono, stereo or surround depending on the available resources) with Input Gain
  • Central masterboard with integrated control system and signal processing (optional with redundant design), Pan / Balance,
  • Direct Out and Insert
  • 48 equalizers: 3 fully parametric bands and 2 filters (mono*)
  • 14 dynamic units: gate, expander, compressor (mono or stereo use)
  • 14 limiters (mono or stereo)
  • 24 delays: up to 340 ms with switchable units: metres, milliseconds, frames (mono*)
  • 60 summing busses (mono*, incl. main 1, 2 and PFL, second PFL possible)
  • 64 mini-mixers (2 x 2 + 2 x TB1 out of 8, for monitoring, stereo-to-mono, etc.)
  • Optional: Dynamically assigned signal processing (EQ, DYN, LIM) for 40 stereo channels via additional masterboard

Interfaces

  • Analog Mic / Line (transformer or el. balanced)
  • Headset (incl. VCA interface)
  • AES / EBU (AES3) with and without sampling rate converter (SRC)
  • ADAT® (ADAT® is a registered trademark of Alesis, LLC and is used here under license.)
  • 3G / HD / SD SDI (embedded audio)
  • Serial data transfer (RS232, RS422, MIDI)
  • GPIO (optocouplers, relays, VCA)
  • 2 or 6 MADI ports on the masterboard
  • IP codec
  •  Audio-over-IP option (available soon)

Synchronisation

  • Wordclock input and internal generator
  • Optional via MADI
  • Supported sample rates 48 kHz and 44.1 kHz 

Control

  • 5 possible PFL busses
  • Simulcast production of surround and stereo 5.1 oder 5.1+2 (with stereo ambient sound), surround busses in format 5.1
  • Integrated mix-minus /conference logic
  • Freely programmable logic core (redlight, faderstart, program switch, T / B integration, etc.)
  • Serial interface for interaction with radio automation systems (“sapphire” operating mode)
  • Optional MIDI interface for interaction with audio workstations (HUI protocol e. g. for ProTools™)
  • Remote control of external Lawo matrices possible (e. g. source selection
  • Optional control via touch screen (VisTool)
  • Optional graphic matrix control (NovaConnect)

Configuration and maintenance

  • Software for system configuration and logic programming
  • Integrated web server for system diagnosis
  • Dedicated SW tool for performing software updates
  • Remote maintenance via VPN/ISDN