TASCAM has announced the release of a Version 1.5 firmware update for the company’s Sonicview 16XP/24XP digital recording and mixing consoles that’s designed to improve overall functionality, including the addition of a new Monitor 2 section that facilitates both Monitor 1 and Monitor 2 for added flexibility.
Sonicview consoles incorporate a 64-In/64-Out Dante interface, a 32-bit/96 kHz multi-channel USB audio interface, built-in 32-track multi-track SD recording (standard in the U.S. market only as “XP” model), Class 1 HDIA mic preamplifiers, and numerous I/O options. They incorporate a 96 kHz, 54-bit float FPGA mixing engine, continuous 96 kHz sampling, and 32-bit analog-to-digital converters. The mixing engine’s float-point processing makes it possible to change levels without impacting resolution, and the FPGA mixing engine has stated latency of 0.51 ms, even in analog-to-analog connections.
The new Monitor 2 section is joined by Monitor1/2 Direct Output signal to the Output Router with a level control function. It provides more control over how monitor signals can be managed. In addition, the update now provides the capability for a Talkback input source to be selected from any Input Source. The Talkback signal can be output to the user’s choice of Mix 1 – 22 buses, the Main L/R output, and can be added to the EXT 1/2 direct output.
Also new are dimmer functions for Talkback, Monitor 1, Monitor 2 and the output bus, which is assigned as the talkback target. Further, a Solo Direct Output function has been added, which can be assigned via an Output Router.
To supply users with more control using Sonicview’s eighteen User Keys, there are new Monitor and Talkback function assignments. As part of this, an oscillator (OSC) On/Off function has also been added.
A new function is added for studio and broadcast applications. A monitor speaker can now be automatically muted when an input microphone is sensed. As an example of how this function improves the mixing environment, think of a small radio station: when the DJ mic is ON, the monitor speaker is muted automatically.
V1.5 adds Sync clock accuracy High or Normal for the internal Dante input and the Slot input. Users are also provided with a Solo/Mute Fader transition time option that can be set to Default/Mid/Slow.
Go to Sonicview 24XP and Sonicview 16XP to acquire the V1.5 firmware update.
