NEXUS Star Router Specifications
Design | 19" module frame, 6 RU |
Dimensions | 265 mm . 482 mm . 410 mm (width x height x depth, approx., without connectors and handles) |
Slots | 21, incl. 14 DSP card slots |
DSP cards | 1 to 7 per audio mixing console |
Latency | < 1.5 ms @ 48 kHz/s < 1 ms @ 96 kHz/s (incl. A/D and D/A conversion on the NEXUS network) |
Power supply units | 110-240 V, 50-60 Hz, je 30 A 110–240 V, 50–60 Hz, 30 A each, single-phase, phase redundancy supported |
Redundancy options | Power supplies, matrix, controller cards, DSP (user-configurable), optical links on the NEXUS network, links to the console |
Cards | Hot-swap-enabled, fully operable 2–3 seconds after installation |
RMC | Console controller, provides DSP core functions, for 1–2 consoles |
RMDQ | DSP card, 1–7 cards per consolee |
RCX | Router controller and matrix, optionally 2nd RCX card for redundancy |
RMF | MADI interface |
RIF67 | AES67/Ravenna/Dante interface |
RFOC | Optical interface to NEXUS base devices, 4 SFP ports receiving SM or MM fibers |
RPSU | Power supply, 110–240 V, 50–60 Hz, 30 A |
RMC interface | LTC, MIDI, RS232, RS422 |
RCX interface | 9-Pin, USB, ETH |
Console Surface Specifications
Headphone terminals | 2 (front, left and right) |
USB ports | 2 (front, left and right) |
Nearfield speaker terminals | 2 (rear, left and right) |
Talkback microphone port | 1 (front, centrally located) |
Lamp terminals | 1 per bay (rear) |
Speaker brackets | 2 (rear, left and right, optional) |
Goniometer bracket | 1 (rear, centrally located, optional) |
Sheet holder | Optional, 22 cm, 33 cm (optionally with lights), 66 cm |
GPIO card | Optional components: GPIO feat. 16 optocoupler inputs plus 16 semiconductor relay outputs (max.) on 25-pin D-Sub port, common-potential or floating-pair configurations supported, input and output filters for noise suppression |
Controls | 11 dual encoders (touch-enabled), 100-mm smooth-action fader (touch-enabled), 32 backlit keys, and 1 OLED display per channel strip |
Star Router connectivity | Optical (optional redundancy) 1 Gbps over 50/125-μm fiber, 800 meters range, LC duplex ports |
User-assignable keys | 24 scribble keys (SWAC) for operating console and system global functions and commands, 15 source keys (SMON) |
Panel dimensions | 332mm x 400 mm |
Panel types | SMUL, SFAD, SZCH, SMON, SWAC, STFT |
Channel strips per panel | 8 (SMUL, SFAD, STFT) |
Audio and Control Performance
Channel strips with 2 inputs (A/B) | Panels with 8 operating strips each (8–96 strips in total per console) |
Summing buses | Up to 128 freely programmable buses (dependent upon number of DSP cards and configured channels) |
Input channels | Approx. 800 (dependent upon number of DSP cards and configured buses) |
Algorithms | 40-bit floating-point, minimum latency, all channels summed with single-sample accuracy, identical latency across all DSP channels guaranteed |
Sample rates | 44,1 / 48 / 88,2 / 96 kHz |
Interfaces | All audio I/Os on the NEXUS network – access to all GPIOs, serial, and Ethernet links |
Microphone and line A/D converters | TrueMatch®, 32-bit resolution, 158 dB(A) dynamics |
Line A/D converters | TrueMatch®, 32-bit resolution, 135 dB(A) dynamics |
D/A converters | 24-bit resolution, 131 dB(A) dynamics |
Boot performance | Console and NEXUS Star Router: 15 seconds Configuration computer: approx. 30 seconds (audio processors and console control components are independent of the PC and the operating system) |
Refresh rate | 10 ms for all audio parameters of all channels and all user-interface settings |
Snapshot and scene storing and loading | <10 ms |
Behavior after power outage | Full data retention guaranteed; Console ready for operation after 15 seconds (including meters and restored project data including snapshots, scenes, etc.); configuration computer ready for operation after approx. 30 seconds |
Features
DAW integration | HUI/OASIS (optional) |
Macro controller | Full integration with NEXUS Logic Control |
Upmix/downmix |
2.0 through to 7.1 built-in; ISOSTEM patented algorithm (mathematically fully reversible upmix/downmix) for NEXUS XDSP card optionally available |
Control groups | Mute, stereo, surround, link, master/slave, VCA |
Automation | Snapshot, scene, and dynamic automation |
Conference calls | Built-in N–1 (mix-minus) matrix for up to 96 N–1 busses |
Remote control | Virtual Surface software (optional) |
Loudness metering | EBU R128 compliant, on sum bus channels and group channels; individual channels may be monitored through NEXUS monitoring software (integrated into the console) |
Audio-follow-video | Yes, incl. adjustable fade curves and times for each channel, custom dependencies configurable inside NEXUS Logic Control |
Automix | Optional (4 groups, no channel limitation) |
Monitoring | 2 monitoring buses up to 7.1 plus 4 additional stereo monitoring buses |
Channel formats | Mono, stereo, 5.1, 7.1 5.1.4 |
Delay | Up to 2,700 ms per channel |
Control formats | Remotely controllable through RAS, ROSS, MOSART, MIDI |
External device control | Machine control through Sony 9-Pin, RS232, RS422, MIDI; virtually unlimited when using NEXUS Logic Control |
Waves Plugin-Server-Integration | Yes |
Spillfunktion | Yes |
Solo in Place/ Safe in Place | Yes |
Dimensions
16-fader console | 24-fader console | 32-fader console | 40-fader console | 48-fader console | 96-fader console | |
Number of panels | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Operating depth (approx.) | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm |
Depth (total) | 1.050 mm | 1.050 mm | 1.050 mm | 1.050 mm | 1.050 mm | 1.050 mm |
Console height | 380 mm | 380 mm | 380 mm | 380 mm | 380 mm | 380 mm |
Height incl. legs | 1.040 mm | 1.040 mm | 1.040 mm | 1.040 mm | 1.040 mm | 1.040 mm |
Width (incl. slim side panels) | 1.078 mm | 1.411 mm | 1.743 mm | 2.076 mm | 2.408 mm | 4.403 mm |