LINEAR ACOUSTIC
®
AERO.10
DTV Audio Processor
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(V3.19.85)
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the Linear Acoustic AERO.10.
AERO.10 delivers the high-quality television loudness control, 2-channel to 5-channel upmixing,
and flexible signal routing expected in a Linear Acoustic processor for PCM-only applications where
Dolby®-coded audio and audience measurement watermarking are not required.
Like all other AERO-series products, it uses the industry-standard AEROMAX® and UPMAX®-II algorithms
to ensure a consistent and compliant output level for main channel and SAP audio without compromising
audio quality. LKFS/LUFS loudness metering and logging is provided for each program.
Each AERO.10 is configured from the factory in one of three program configurations:
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AMX5.1 (5.1+2+2) - 5.1-channel processing for main program audio with upmixing, 2-channel
processing for SAP audio and/or a downmix of the main program audio, and a second 2-channel
processor for an additional program and/or main program downmix
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AMX2.0 (2+2+2) - 2-channel processing for main program audio including downmixing for native
5.1-channel content, 2-channel processing for SAP audio and/or a duplicate of the main program
audio, and a second 2-channel processor for an additional program
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AMX5x2 (2+2+2+2+2) - Processing for up to five 2-channel programs, but without the ability to
downmix native 5.1-channel content at the input
All configurations allow local audio insertion from an outside source, typically for EAS alerts or TTS (text-
to-speech) audio.
Regardless of how AERO.10 was initially ordered and configured, it can be field-updated to any other
configuration by contacting Linear Acoustic support for a license key.
I/O includes one HD/SD-SDI input and output with access to all eight audio pairs and eight channels of
AES-3 I/O.
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