SPL (Sound Performance Lab) has introduced the new Madison 16+16 channel studio I/O and Crimson USB audio interface and controller at this week’s Prolight+Sound 2013 show in Frankfurt.
Crimson combines a USB interface with high-quality pre-amps and a separate, fully-featured monitor controller, creating a cost-effective, portable package. Play, playback, record, convert, control, and listen with a single device.
The 24-bit/192 kHz-capable Crimson is housed in a desktop footprint yet offers 30 I/O channels (10 recording and 20 playback), +/-18-volt operational voltage (for professional levels up to +24 dB), two discrete Class A +/-30-volt high-voltage mic pre-amps, two Hi-Z instrument pre-amps, two separate headphone amps (individually controllable), dual stereo loudspeaker set connections (and control), monitor signal mix function (from playback and recording paths), MIDI input and output, plus USB 2.0 as well as S/PDIF input and output.
With MADI emerging as the new studio I/O standard, the Madison 16+16 channel studio I/O combines conversion, an ultra-reliable clock, and MADI processing with a simple- to-operate, easy-to-expand, and great-sounding system housed in a compact 1U rack-mountable unit offering 16 input and 16 output channels.
The built-in MADI port offers pristine and near- zero-latency digital transmission of up to 64 inputs and outputs with galvanic insulation (via four units connected on a single MADI port).
Madison includes 16 superb-sounding A/D and D/A convertors with an 18-volt analog section (36-volt audio rail for +24 dBu professional level), 44.1 to 192 kHz operation (with ±10 percent varispeed), SPL clock-shop (for jitter-free operation), ultra-compatible MADI I/O (with very low conversion latencies), four directly-selectable reference levels (15/18/22/24), simple operation and setup (directly from front panel controls), distance-readable meters (for clear level status indication of any I/O channel), fan-less silent lower-power design (30 watts max), redundant power supply (optional), and four industry-standard (TASCAM) D-Sub analog 8-channel multicores.
The Crimson USB audio interface and controller (Model 1250) and Madison 16+16 channel studio I/O (Model 1260) will be available for purchase worldwide from SPL dealers with a RRP of €549 EURO (including German VAT)/$725 USD and €1,499 EURO (including German VAT)/$1,899 USD, respectively. Availability is scheduled for June 2013.
