Iroquois, ON, Canada – September 8, 2008 – Ross Video adds the ADC-8432, an analog audio to AES/EBU converter to the openGear family
The openGear ADC-8432 is a broadcast quality Analog Audio to AES/EBU Converter used to convert two analog audio channels to an AES/EBU signal. The ADC-8432 accepts one stereo (Left, Right) analog audio pair and provides four copies of the AES / EBU signal. The conversion from analog to digital is performed with 24-bit precision and supports sampling rates of 32kHz to192kHz with AES (DARS) reference or internal reference.
“The ADC-8432 further broadens our analog / digital audio conversion offerings in openGear,” said Eric Goodmurphy, Marketing Product Manager, RossGear. ”It is a high quality converter with 24-bit precision that exceeds previous generation products by offering sampling frequencies from 32kHz to 192kHz. This is a great accomplishment and addition to openGear.”
openGear is an open-architecture, 2 RU modular frame system designed by Ross Video and supported by more than 17 different terminal equipment manufacturers. openGear offers clients the freedom to choose the best technology from a wide range of manufacturers products to meet the needs of a broadcast, production, or distribution facility while maintaining a compatible openGear frame infrastructure. The Ross Dashboard Remote Control and Monitoring System and companion SNMP plug-in enables unified control over all openGear cards in a system as well as for openGear to tie in with 3rd party SNMP based systems. The openGear modules offered from Ross include a broad selection of audio and video products for distribution, analog conversion, Up/Down/X format conversion, fiber, switching, keying and synchronization, as well as backward compatibility with a suite of solutions from the RossGear 8000 series.
About Ross Video
Ross Video designs, manufactures and supports a wide range of innovative products for use in live production applications in over 100 countries. Over the past 15 years Ross has grown an average of 20% year over year and currently employs 300 incredibly talented people. Ross’ award winning product line includes Vision and Synergy Multi-Definition Video Production Switchers, openGear, RossGear and GearLite Terminal Equipment, SoftMetal Video Servers, and the OverDrive Production Control System. News and information are available at www.rossvideo.com.
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Tel: +1 613-652-3020
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