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Below: The XTA DP426 audio management system; Lexicon’s new PCM96 Surround. Bottom: The omnipresent Drawmer Dual Gate; Summit’s DCL-200 dual comp/limiter.
very attractive price point,” continued Woods. of the family includes Advanced Feedback A recent innovation is the Intelli-X 48 real-
“Our ﬂagship DP448 has been adopted by Suppression (AFS) and AutoWarmth, a time loudspeaker management system which
contractors and touring companies worldwide, psychoacoustic function that maintains full features four mono inputs fully routeable to all of
as have the DP446, DP444 and DP424. However, frequency bandwidth. the eight mono outputs. Inputs (and optionally
we had not really ﬁlled the gap left in our range www.dbxpro.com outputs) can be switched in pairs between
when we discontinued the classic DP226. analogue and digital (AES3) signals, all being
“Although companies use the 4 Series for all LEXICON balanced and capable of driving long cables.
sorts of applications, it seems that the good old Another of the Harman brands, Lexicon has Providing all the processing you need,
2-in, 6-out speaker processor conﬁguration for recently introduced its PCM96 surround between the console output and the ampliﬁer
stereo three-way set ups just won’t go away, reverb/effects processor which delivers 50 input, the Intelli-X 48 offers simultaneous use of
hence the addition of the DP426!” new and legendary Lexicon reverbs, delays no less than 256 ﬁlters.
The DP426 shares the features of all the other and modulation effects, while at the same A 30-band constant-Q graphic, eight-band
4 Series models, including 28-band graphic EQ time offering more presets, conﬁguration parametric and two-band shelving equalisers are
and eight bands of fully parametric EQ on the options and additional inputs and outputs. available on each input signal. Additionally an
inputs, nine bands of fully parametric EQ on the The PCM96 Surround can function as a eight-band parametric and two-band shelving
outputs, crossover ﬁlters, which offer various control-only insert or FireWire streaming audio equalisers are available on the output.
slopes from 6dB/Octave to 48dB/Octave, delay, plug-in inside any Mac VST or Audio Units Two crossover ﬁlters with variable slope and
limiting and Audiocore remote control. software. type, including Butterworth, Bessel or Linkwitz-
www.xta.co.uk A new pitch algorithm has been developed Riley, can be activated on each output channel.
for the PCM96 Surround in addition to the room, Unprecedented control of your system set-up
dbx hall, and many additional algorithms for music can be achieved combining delays on each input
Four new members have been added to dbx’s and post production. channel, together with the output channel delay
acclaimed ZonePRO family of digital zone Two models are available: a digital-only and driver alignment delay per output.
processors. version with six XLR stereo AES inputs and www.apex-audio.eu
The new ZonePRO devices share the same outputs; and a version with both digital and
total numbers of inputs and outputs as their analogue which includes two DB25 connectors SUMMIT AUDIO
equivalent siblings but feature additional mic/line with six-channel analogue I/O and one DB25 There’s nothing like an old favourite and the
inputs. The 1260m and 1261m have six mic/line with six-channel digital I/O. Summit Audio DCL-200 — a dual channel
inputs and the 640m and 641m have four www.lexicon.com compressor/limiter with stereo linking
mic/line inputs. This increase in the number of capabilities — has become one of the live
available microphone inputs further extends the APEX industry’s true mainstays.
suitability of the ZonePRO family. Since 1990 Apex has been active in the pro Based on a hybrid design, the DCL-200
Ambient Noise Compensation (ANC) is audio industry focusing on developing high combines the most desirable sonic characteristics
also introduced on the new ZonePRO devices. quality solutions for the live and installation of vacuum tubes with the increased reliability of
This processing function allows the level of industries. solid state devices.
zone outputs to track the ambient noise level, Apex now offers solutions across ﬁve different DCL-200 circuitry incorporates selected
monitored through a microphone and mic input. product categories and these are reﬂected in the 12AX7A vacuum tubes with high reliability 990
Processing offered on all eight members company’s new catalogue. op-amps in a transformerless signal path, giving
4Series Audio Management Systems
Live soundisconstantlyevolving.So are we.
Setting new standardsinperformance and flexibility, 4Series audio management products combine
powerful DSP with multiple I/O (includingdigital), making it easy to configure even the largest and NEW 2-In/6-Out DP426 now available.
most complicated of today's sound systems. With the new 2-In/6-Out DP426 joining the family,
see the complete range at www.xta.co.uk.
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