The RME AVB Tool combines MADI and deterministic AVB networked audio with four high-precision microphone, instrument and line level inputs, plus headphone and separate line level outputs. Following RME's concept of maximum versatility and connectivity, 128 channels of MADI I/O have been also added to this half rack 19" device.
The AVB Tool is a pristine analog converter featuring the most commonly-found analog signals in a control room, recording studio or on stage: four XLR-TRS combo inputs, with remote controllable 75 dB gain in 1 dB steps; an input line level sensitivity of +18 dBu, with switchable high impedance on every channel; a stereo headphone output; and two analog line level outputs, with switchable +4/+19 dBu reference levels. Power is provided by an external power supply (with locking connector), and a K-slot lock port adds an additional level of security against theft. Seamless redundancy is available for all MADI signals, whenever the secondary MADI port is mirrored with the same signal as the coaxial MADI input. If redundancy is not required, the (optional) optical single- or multimode MADI module is treated as an individual MADI I/O with full bandwidth.
RME AVB Tool Half-rack MADI-AVB Converter Features
- 4x XLR-TRS combo inputs (+18 dBu, 75 dB gain)
- 2 x TRS balanced Line Out (+4/+19 dBu, DC coupled)
- Stereo headphone output for monitoring of all signals
- Word Clock I/O (BNC)
- 1 x RJ45 1 GigE AVB, 8 streams (each up to 16 ch.) per direction
- 1 x MADI I/O coaxial
- MADI optical via optional SFP module
- MADI input redundancy (requires optional SFP module)
- Internal routing of up to 260x260 channels
- MADI-AVB conversion
- 1,54" full color display with control knob and four buttons for convenient, direct access to all features
- SteadyClock FS - ultra-low jitter digital clock technology
- Remote control via HTTP, JSON, IEEE 1722.1 AVDECC, MIDI over MADI
- USB 2.0 (for remote control and firmware updates)
- K-slot lock port
- RME AVB Tool Half-rack MADI-AVB Converter1
- XLR/TRS Mic/Inst/Line4
- Phones Output1
- Line Outputs2
- Word Clock I/O1
- MADI I/O Coaxial1
- MADI Optical SFP (optional)1
- Gigabit Ethernet (802.3 compliant)1
