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=== Input Sources ===
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===== Signals will, or are likely to, come in to the unit from the following sources: =====
 
(|Boreder="1"
|-Source Stereo?
!Vidserv
 
|-Balenced?
|-Level
|-Adjustable?
!Vidserv Yes No -10dBV Yes
Analogue Tuner Yes No 1V No
Digital Tuner Yes No 1V or -10dBV No or Yes
Sound Desk Yes Yes +4dBu No*
Spare / OB No No ? No
 
By adjustable I mean whether there is a control that can be used to vary the signal level. The sound desk is not adjustable because the meters on the output show a fixed reading for a given signal level, and we always mix to the same point on the meters. It doesn't actually matter because the sound desk will be the reference level to align all the other sources to anyway.
Processing
 
These are the connections to other pieces of equipment hidden behind the breakout box, which are used to control and process the audio.
Mux connections
 
Practically the whole point of this box being here.
 
Mux inputs are balenced, on 25pin D connectors and do not have individual level controls
 
Mux outputs are balenced assuming the inputs are, buffered (to give two outputs) and have "Master" level control pots.
 
Question: Do unused inputs get shorted to ground? Answer I think not otherwise vidserv loopthrough wouldn't work, but I'm not sure. Need to check this.
Compressor Connections
 
We currently use one channel of a dual channel compressor to compress everything. Logically using one channel to compress stream and the other to compress net makes sense.
 
Compressor inputs can be balenced or unbalenced, the outputs are balenced and will drive unbalenced, and the whole device can be switched between -10dBV and +4dBu levels (affects inputs and outputs). There is also an output level control on the front panel.
Outputs
Loop-through outputs
 
These are outputs that are used to feed the incomming signals unaltered on to other equipment
Signal Destination Stereo? Balenced? Adjustable?
Vidserv Sound Desk Yes Yes Yes
Analogue Tuner Sound Desk No Yes Yes
Digital Tuner Sound Desk No Yes Yes
Spare / OB Sound Desk No Yes Yes
Sound Desk Control Room Amp Yes No No
Outputs are marked as Balenced if they are capable of accepting balenced signals (the obviously can take unbalenced as well), and Adjustable if they have a trim control to compensate for the level of the input signal. Tuners are shown as Mono because they are only on the sound desk as a conveience, and have historically been mono.
Main Outputs
 
These carry the output signals from the Mux, and are controlled by the mux settings
Signal Destination Stereo? Balenced? Adjustable?
Net Sound Network No Yes Yes
Net Sound Local TVs No No Yes
Net Sound Control Room Amp Yes No No
Net Sound Campus Stream No No No
Net Sound Net audio VU No No Yes
Stream Sound Stream No No No
Stream Sound Control Room Amp Yes No No
Stream Sound Stream audio VU No No Yes
 
Outputs marked Stereo are not truly stereo, but have stereo inputs so both channels need to be driven, preferably without special splitter cables. Campus Stream and Stream Sound to Control Room Amp are included for future flexibility, and the two VU outputs are so we can put VU bargraphs alongside the monitors on the rack. They are classed as "adjustable" because they don't need their own level control pots on the breakout, we can fit trimmers on the VU meters to set up the 0dB level to match our desired ouput level to network.

Latest revision as of 20:43, 9 July 2013

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