CRANBORNE AUDIO 500R8

Description

The 500R8 is the ideal chassis for 8 of your favourite 500 series modules. It’s also a 28-in/30-out USB audio interface, a monitor controller and an analogue discrete-circuitry summing mixer.Analogue character…Configure the 500R8 to match the analogue sound you desire. For example, you can fill it with vintage 500 preamps for drum recordings, clean and linear preamps for string recordings, or with EQ/Compressors/Distortion during mixing.…and digital precisionConnect the 500R8 directly to your PC/Mac to capture every single nuance of your analogue sources thanks to excellent AD/DA conversion and superior internal clocking. You can effortlessly switch the audio signal between the digital and analogue domains without encountering digital artefacts that colour and degrade recordings.Sound On Sound - September 2019“…the 500R8 holds its own and easily competes with the best USB interfaces currently on the market.”“It’s a top-notch audio interface, a 500 series chassis, a summing mixer… and much more.”“…Cranborne has every right to be proud of its flagship.”“The bottom line is that this hybrid interface is a genuine triumph.”Read more by reading the Sound on Sound reviewThe essence of the studioThe 500R8 contains everything you could need to build your dream hybrid studio. Every element has been carefully considered and designed to offer you the best of everything, combined in an intuitive (and fun) package to use.USB Audio Interface: by connecting it directly to your PC/Mac via USB, you can use it as a 28-in/30-out audio interface to record and play back audio directly from your DAW.Monitor Controller: it features controls for two pairs of monitors, mono sum, mute, dim, and talkback, as well as a 28-segment LED level meter for monitoring the peak level of the mix.Zero-latency musician's mixer: live sources can be monitored in the analogue domain with zero latency, with level and pan controls and a high-quality headphone amplifier.Discrete-component summing mixer: enhance your mixes by adding analogue character via discrete summing of 8 sources via USB through 500 modules and record it directly to your DAW as a stereo track.High-quality conversion and clockingFor your 500 series modules to shine in digital recordings, the conversion quality must be the best possible. The 500R8’s converters are designed to ensure that the only things that colour recordings are microphone placement, mix decisions, and the choice of 500 modules.Dynamic range: 121dB A-weighted, AES17 method, 20Hz - 20kHzFrequency response: -1dB, 2.2Hz to >80kHzTHD+N: <0.00032% (-110dB) @ -4dBFS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weightedClock Jitter: <0.5 PicosecondsDeep 500 Series IntegrationConfigurable Front End: combine your 500 series modules to find the best solutions for recording and mixing and create your analog sound signature.Source Selection: dedicated source selection switches are available for each 500 slot to decide the signal path and send analog, C.A.S.T. or USB sources through the 500 modules.Enough I/O for any Hardware: the 500R8 can be integrated with any analog or digital hardware, for example by connecting it to your converter or integrating it with other rack units using the dedicated TRS inserts on the slots.No module? No problem!: by bypassing unused 500 slots, you can still use all available inputs for recording while waiting to fill the chassis with other modules.Thought it was over?If you need more recording channels on the 500R8, using a 500ADAT will help. Connect the 500R8 and 500ADAT via the ADAT ports to have 16 channels of 500 modules to work with during both recording and mixing. Although the 500ADAT offers the same performance as the 500R8, any third-party ADAT expander is compatible.More recording channelsRecord up to 16 channels directly through individual 500 series modules directly into your DAW.More summing channelsPlay and sum your stems or groups through the 16 500 series slots using the C.A.S.T. connections.C.A.S.T. AwayThanks to the C.A.S.T. system, the 500R8 avoids excessive cable clutter by using an economical, low-maintenance, and plug&play solution capable of carrying 4 balanced analog audio channels with a Cat5 cable, directly to the desired destination.Receive Audio from C.A.S.T.Connect the 500R8 to N22/N22H breakout boxes using a shielded Cat5 cable to send microphone and line sources over distances of 100 meters, directly into the module inputs.Transmit Audio to C.A.S.T.Via the same Cat5 connection, you can transport the 500R8's monitor mix (including Talkback) via C.A.S.T. directly to musicians with zero latency.DimensionsHoused in a 4U, 19” rack-mountable steel chassis, the 500R8 is also perfect for mobile recording. Cranborne has thought of everything, including mounting flanges to support different mounting methods. You can insert the 500R8 into the rack to protect its front panel during travel; you can also take the flanges and re-orient them to make it a portable hand-held unit.Made in-houseThe 500R8 is designed, engineered, and manufactured in the UK. Every unit that leaves the English factory is tested to withstand years and years of carefree use.Built and designed with passionCranborne takes no shortcuts and accepts no compromises. Cranborne is made up of people like you: musicians and sound engineers. And that's why they are proud of the 500R8.