The Octadrive DSP has integral 32-bit audio digital processing and a bi-directional CobraNet® or DANTE™ interface. The unit may thus act as an audio Analogue break-in function/distribution amplifier with the added advantage of highly configurable on-board signal processing, or form part of a CobraNet® or DANTE™ based audio system, with all inputs and outputs being in the digital domain. In this case, the analogue connectivity can be used as an emergency backup signal path, in the event of failure of the digital audio sources The DSP (Digital Signal Processing) allows control of gain, EQ and delay for each input and output. Control of the DSP functions are via AXYS’s WinControl software, which may use either CobraNet® or DANTE™ control data capacity for communications, or a dedicated RS-485 interface.
- On-board DSP and RISC processor
- 2 Analogue audio inputs and 8 analogue audio outputs (all transformer coupled)
- Ambient Noise Sensing (ANS) / Paging mic input (on DANTE™ version)
- Mic capsule monitoring (on DANTE™ version)
- 8 Digital audio inputs via CobraNet® or 16 digital audio inputs via DANTE™
- 8 Digital audio outputs via CobraNet® or 18 digital audio outputs via DANTE™
- Adjustment of per-input level, EQ and delay
- Adjustment of per-output level, EQ and delay
- DSP-based autogain and compression algorithms
- Control and monitoring via RS-485, CobraNet® or DANTE™ from WinControl software
- Built-in headphone amplifier for monitoring purpose
