BSS Audio introduces the Soundweb London Blu-50

BSS Audio has announced the addition of a cost-effective signal processor to its Soundweb London family of digital signal processors. The manufacturer says that the new Soundweb London Blu-50 represents a ‘premium, open-architecture solution in the form of a highly flexible, cost-effective and scalable package’.

Configured, controlled and monitored via HiQnet Audio Architect, the Blu-50 is a half-rack width processor that reportedly offers a fixed configuration of four inputs and four outputs, configurable signal processing, logic processing and BLU link. The device can be powered with the included 12VDC power supply but can accept 12-48VDC via a terminal block connector, or can also be powered with PoE+ via the ethernet port. BBS states that this allows the device to be powered, configured, controlled and monitored using a single Cat-5e cable.

Analogue inputs of the Blu-50 provide software configurable gain – in 6dB steps up to +48dB per channel – and software selectable phantom power per channel. Phantom power, signal present and clip information can be accessed, without the requirement for a PC, via the front panel LED.

The processor features Blu link, a low latency, fault tolerant digital audio bus of 48 channels. It operates via a standard Cat-5e cabling and reportedly provides a transmission capability of up to 100m between compatible devices. Fibre media converters can be used to further increase the distance between devices to over 10km using single-mode fibre. The 48-channel Blu link bus represents channels one to 48 of the larger 256-channel Blu link bus when integrated with the Blu-800, Blu-320, Blu-160, Blu-120, Blu-BIB and Blu-Bob devices. Up to 60 Blu link compatible devices can share channels on a single bus.

As with other Soundweb London devices, 12 control inputs, six logic outputs and an RS-232 port allow the Blu-50 to be integrated with other compatible devices.

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