Cranborne Audio 500R8
Cranborne Audio 500R8 Analogue/Digital Hybrid USB Audio Interface, Summing Mixer and 500 Series Rack
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Analogue/Digital Hybrid USB Audio Interface
Summing Mixer & 500 Series Rack
Cranborne Audio - 500R8
Studio In A BoxCranborne Audio 500R8 is the perfect home to 8 of your favourite 500 series modules. It also functions as a 28in/30out USB audio interface, monitor controller, and discrete analogue summing mixer. Configure the 500R8 to suit your desired analogue style. Pack it with vintage-style 500 series preamps when you're recording drums, clean and pristine preamps when you're recording strings, or EQ/Compressor/saturation 500 series modules when it's time for mixing.
Kept in a 4U, 19" rack mountable steel frame enclosure, the 500R8 works perfectly for mobile recording setups. Cranborne covered everything, even the rack ears support three unique mounting methods. You can also recess 500R8 into the rack to protect the front panel controls during travel; you can also take those same rack ears and re-orientate them to be used as a carry handle.
Connect 500R8 directly to your PC/Mac and capture every small detail of your analogue sources with reference-class AD/DA conversion and superior internal clocking. Seamlessly pass audio between analogue and digital worlds without digital artefacts that colour and degrade your recordings.
At A Glance
• 28-in/30-out USB interface, summing mixer, artist mixer, and monitor controller
• External sync options using word clock BNC, S/PDIF, or ADAT
• High-performance A/D & D/A conversion
• Dedicated word clock I/O via BNC
• Low-latency USB 2.0 interface
The Studio Essentials
500R8 includes everything you need to build your dream analogue/digital hybrid studio. Each element has been carefully considered and designed to give you best of everything combined into a package that is fun and easy to use.
USB Audio InterfaceConnect straight to your PC/mac via USB and utilise 500R8's built-in 28-in/30-out USB audio interface for recording and playback directly to/from your chosen DAW.
Monitor ControllerSwitch between two sets of speakers, toggle Mono sum, Mute, Dim, and Talkback facilities whilst monitoring the peak level of your mix with 28-segments of LED detail by using the built-in, high-headroom monitor controller.
Zero Latency Artist MixerMonitor live sources in the analogue domain with zero latency by using dedicated mix level and pan controls per-channel together with seriously high-powered headphone amps.
Discrete Summing MixerEnhance your mix with analogue character and sum 8 USB sources through your 500 series modules and into the discrete analogue summing mixer to be summed and recorded back into your DAW as a stereo track.
World-Class Conversion & Clocking
To make your 500 series modules shine on your digital recordings, the conversion has to be best-in-class. Cranborne Audio squeezed every possible .1dB of performance out of 500R8's converters to ensure that the only thing colouring your recordings are your mic placements, mixing decisions, and choice of 500 series modules.
Dynamic Range121dB A-weighted, AES17 method, 20Hz - 20kHz
THD+N:<0.00032% (-110dB) @ -4dBFS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted
Frequency Response-1dB, 2.2Hz to >80kHz
Clock Jitter<0.5 Picoseconds
Deep 500 Series Integration
Configurable Front EndMix and match your 500 series modules to find the best combinations during recording, and mixing to help create your own unique, analogue sound.
Source SelectRe-patch your 500R8 at a flick of a switch. Dedicated source select switches for each 500 series slot adjusts the signal routing to send Analogue, C.A.S.T. or USB sources through each your modules.
Enough I/O For Any Hardware500R8 to integrates with all of your analogue/digital hardware. Patch in 500R8 with your own converter or integrate your 19" rack gear with dedicated TRS insert jacks per slot.
No Modules? No ProblemBypass unused 500 series slots using 500R8's dedicated slot-bypass switch and you can use all of the available analogue paths for recording whilst you continue to build your 500 series collection.
Ready For More?
When you've run out of available recording channels on 500R8, our 500ADAT comes to the rescue. Connect 500R8 and 500ADAT together via ADAT and now you have 16 channels of 500 series modules to work with. during recording and mixing. Whilst 500ADAT offers the same performance as 500R8, any 3rd party ADAT expander is also compatible.
More Recording ChannelsRecord up to 16 channels directly through independent 500 series modules and directly into your DAW for processing.
More Summing ChannelsPlay back instrument groups/stems into all 16 available 500 series slots for summing using our C.A.S.T. link connector.
Fitted with the C.A.S.T. system, 500R8 is compatible with our N22 and N22H C.A.S.T. breakout boxes that cast-away excess cabling clutter and offers a cost-effective, low-maintenance, plug-and-play solution to rewire your studio. C.A.S.T. transports 4 channels of balanced, analogue audio over shielded Cat 5e, Cat 6, and Cat 7 cable directly to the location where it is required in your studio. Create vocal booths, isolation booth, or run our a microphone to the hallway for ambience, C.A.S.T. is the best way to expand your 500R8 and get the most out of your studio space.
Send/Receive Audio From C.A.S.T.Simply connect N22 or N22H to 500R8 using shielded Cat 5e, Cat 6, or Cat 7 cable and mics/sources connected to the breakout are patched directly to the slot inputs of 500R8. Simultaneously, the monitor mix created on 500R8 (including talkback) is sent through the same cable, directly to the outputs of the connected breakout.
Fully Compatible With Microphones and 48vIf you have preamps installed into 500R8, C.A.S.T. can transport their 48v phantom through the C.A.S.T. connection via Cat 5e, Cat 6, and Cat 7 and directly to condenser/active microphones connected at the end. C.A.S.T. is entirely plug-and-play and works at distances up to 100m for maximum flexibility and convenience.
500R8 Quick Tutorial | Inserting 500 series modules into a DAW session
The Tech Spec
| Features | Specification |
|---|---|
| Number of Slots | 8 |
| Inputs | 8 x XLR, 2 x 1/4" (DAW), 4 x CAT5 |
| Outputs | 8 x XLR, 2 x 1/4" (aux), 2 x XLR (speaker), 2 x 1/4" (speaker), 2 x 1/4" (mix), 2 x 1/4" (headphones) |
| Other I/O | 8 x 1/4" TRS (insert), 1 x CAT5 (link), 1 x XLR (talkback), 2 x BNC (word clock) |
| Digital I/O | 2 x Coax (S/PDIF), 4 x Optical (ADAT) |
| MIDI I/O | In, Out, USB |
| USB | 1 x Type B |
| Power Supply | 24V power supply (included) |
| Dimensions | Width: 19" Height: 7" (4U) Depth: 8.6" |
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