PRODUCTS
Merging Technologies makes users Hapi
PROVIDING THE same Ravenna/
AES67 connectivity as its father,
Horus, Merging Technologies’ new
small-format networked convertor/
audio interface, Hapi, has been
designed to function as a primary
interface for smaller systems –
where less inputs and outputs are
needed – as well as an accessory
for a Horus system where control
room I/O is required.
Like Horus, Hapi is able to carry
the same AD8D/AD8DP and DA8/
DA8P ana logue cards, providing
the same sound familiar to Horus
users. Utilising Ravenna, the unit
is able to provide connectivity of all
inputs and outputs across standard
networks using off-the-shelf network
equipment, and because it’s been
designed for installation into hard
to reach places, comes with a web-
browser-based control interface
included, allowing any web-enabled
device on the network to control it.
Additionally, Hapi can be
Also new from the manufacturer
is the Vcube family. Dubbed ‘the
video tool for the audio operator’,
VCube is available in packs ranging
The VCube ADR System
Merging Technologies’ Hapi
synchronised to video input (black
burst or trilevel HD), word clock,
network (PTP), AES-EBU, ADAT,
SPDIF, Madi or internal clock. It can
also serve as network grandmaster
(PTP).
from software only – reliant on a
computer graphic card output to
provide the picture – to colouring
suite grade I/O for more demanding
applications.
The family comprises ve models:
LE Player – for fundamental
functions such as ADR, screening,
live events, and simple video
referencing; XE Player – an
enhanced version of the LE, with
a video player for job preparation,
nalisation, conversion and
transcoding; SE player/recorder –
with an added SDI and analogue
video/audio recording function;
and VCube HD Turnkey – a bespoke
chassis capable of being loaded
with any of the above packages.
Pro version of the LE, XE, and SE
are also available, allowing users
to synchronise VCube to external
machines via Video Ref Sync I/O
with LTC, RS-422, Midi MC, and
optionally bi-phase.
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Next gen Q-Sys Cores double processing capability Wall-plate
completes
features such as Core-to-Core
paging – which allows individual
cores to transmit messages
across a campus-wide installation,
Timeline Playback, plus a new
Dynamic Threshold Auto-mixer.
Also included in the release
are greater scripting capabilities
as well as enhancements to
existing features such as the
Notch Feedback Controller,
Scheduler, Acoustic Echo
The Q-Sys Core 1100
DOUBLING THE processing
capabilities of the models they
supersede, the next generation of
QSC’s Sys Enterprise Cores have
arrived along with a ‘signi cant
feature upgrade’. The next gen
series currently consists of the
Core 1100 and Core 3100 models.
The Core 1100 will provide up to
256x Q-LAN network audio Flexchannels, while the Core 3100 will
provide up to 512x512 xed Q-LAN
network audio channels, making
them well-suited to manage
extensive audio processing needs
in larger deployments, such as
conference centres, hospitality
environments and transportation
facilities.
To accompany the new cores,
the manufacturer has also
revealed that a software update,
Q-Sys Designer 4.0, will soon
be available providing further
enhanced capabilities. Version 4.0
will include several new software
Q-Sys product family, QSC has
also introduced its CDN64 Dante
Bridge Card for the platform. The
card provides third-party Dante
enabled digital audio products the
ability to connect and interface
with Q-Sys while maintaining low
latency.
The unit provides a bridge for
64 x 64 channels at 48kHz (32 x
32 channels at 96kHz) from any
Dante edge network, directly into a
EXTRON ELECTRONICS has
announced the completion of
its XTP Systems range for A/V
signal switching and distribution,
having now debuted the XTP T
UWP 202 wall-plate transmitter.
The XTP T UWP 202 wall-plate
sends HDMI or RGBHV video,
audio, and bidirectional RS-232
The Q-Sys Dante CDN64
Canceller, I/O monitor and
audio playback capabilities,
which have been augmented to
include Fast-Forward, Rewind and
Synchronisation to LTC and GPS.
Marking the nal update to the
QSC Q-Sys Core for processing and
re-distribution over larger LAN and
WAN infrastructures.
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Extron’s XTP System
BOSE PROFESSIONAL Systems
ControlSpace processors and
PowerMatch ampli ers are now
Dante compatible following the
launch of three expansion cards.
First is an 8x8 card for
PowerMatch, providing up to
eight audio channels from a
Dante network. For monitoring
purposes, up to eight foldback channels can also be
transmitted back onto the Dante
network. Next is a 16x16 option for
Bose’s single-rack xed-analogue
ControlSpace processors, including
the ESP-880 (8x8 analogue I/O),
ESP-1240 (12x4) and ESP-4120
(4x12). The card is described as
slipping into the rear-panel network
slot on the DSP chassis for quick
installation with two screws. Finally,
another 16x16 channel option, the
ControlSpace ESP-00
Bose Professional Systems is now shipping three Dante cards
80 PRO AUDIO ASIA July–August 2014
Dante network card, is compatible
with the manufacturer’s ESP-00 II,
ESP-00 and ESP-88 processors.
All of the Bose Dante cards
feature con gurable
secondary ports for modes
supporting daisy-chaining or
redundancy. The new version
of ControlSpace Designer
v4.0 software also enables
con guration of PowerMatch
and ControlSpace products
using the cards.
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and IR control up to 100m over
a single Cat-X cable. Models
are available with or without an
Ethernet port.
Comprising modular CrossPoint
matrix switchers and a selection
of extenders, XTP is intended to
provide a completely integrated
solution for local connectivity as
well as extended transmission
capability. The system is capable
of sending high resolution video,
audio, control, Ethernet, and
power up to 100m over Cat-X.
The CrossPoint frames also
support emerging resolutions