Studer launches low-cost Vista console and new Stageboxes
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Studer is extending its Vista 5 M2 range of digital broadcast and production consoles to include a 22-fader option, realising the lowest cost Vista ever to be made available and accompanying it with a new Compact Stagebox.
Like the 32 and 42 fader versions, the new model is optionally equipped with TFT metering, capable of displaying signal levels from mono through to 5.1 channels on each input, with a configurable lower area which can be used to display bus assignments, surround images or the unique ‘History Mode’, where a scrolling audio waveform displays signal anomalies and highlights them for up to 50s to allow the engineer to identify where the event occurred. Metering for ‘layer 2’ signals can also be viewed, while the Control Bay screen can be used to provide configurable user pages with up to 40 meters. When the TFT meter bridge is fitted, the external GC screen becomes an integral part of the chassis. Existing Vista 5 consoles may be upgraded to the M2 version to be ready for the optional meter bridge, which is an add-on to the console chassis.
Studer has also introduced two new stageboxes. The Compact Stagebox reportedly offers a high density of I/O connections in only 4U of rack space. The modular unit is fully configurable but is offered with a standard configuration of 32 mic/line inputs and 16 line outputs. Optionally, the Compact Stagebox can be equipped with an additional 16 mic/line input module instead of the output module, then providing 48 inputs. Alternatively, up to three output modules resulting in 48 outputs may be fitted.
The expansion slots for standard Studer D21m I/O cards may be used for interfaces connecting to most digital formats, including CobraNet or Aviom A-Net 16, Ethersound, ADAT, TDIF, SDI (SD/HD/3G), Dolby E and Dolby Digital. A Madi recording interface can be fitted to the expansion slots as well.
The Compact Stagebox is connected to the host console using either Cat-5 or optical-fibre Madi, the same way as the larger 64 mic/line Stagebox is hooked up, and shares the same redundant Madi cable capability. The unit comes complete with twin redundant power supplies, thermostatically-controlled fan cooling and full LED status monitoring. An eight channel GPIO interface is also provided.
A second new stagebox option is the new Studer Vi Stagebox. This is a 6U solution including 64 analogue mic/line input XLRs and 32 analogue line output XLRs, with the option to replace any of the 8-channel cards with an alternative format such as AES, CobraNet, Aviom or EtherSound.
The Stagebox also includes eight channels of GPIO with relay-controlled outputs and features redundant power supplies as standard. A 64x64 Madi HD link is fitted as standard to connect to the console’s SCore DSP rack, and multiple Vi stageboxes can reportedly be connected to provide a larger pool of I/O.
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