AEQ
CAPITOL
Ultra-compact digital audio mixer
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Its Ethernet port enables the local or remote interconnectivity, facilitating set-up and
maintenance, monitoring and control.
CAPITOL has also been designed to ensure interoperability with communications equipment
and future developments by AEQ or other manufacturers.
1.2. Specifications.
1.2.1. General morphology.
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Ultra-compact design split in control surface and associated audio core.
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Control surface with 8 physical faders (100mm).
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Optional remote control software including all the functions in the control surface.
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Core: 2U 19” chassis including audio inputs and outputs, processing, power supply and
internal equipment control hardware. Optional modules for redundant power supply,
double telephone hybrid and multi-channel MADI, all of them easy to install and
maintain.
1.2.2. Functionality.
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Cough mute, studio and control room ON-AIR signalling, faderstart, remote PFL, talk-
back, automatic speaker mute.
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N-1 output configuration.
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Control of integrated external equipment (AEQ hybrids and codecs) and internal hybrids
via programmable key section.
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Optional pre-fader / post-fader routing depending on the used buses.
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Control communication via 10/100 Ethernet connection using TCP/IP protocol.
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Boot-up using last used settings.
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System signals can be assigned to any control channel.
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System settings are stored in the on-board memory: up to 7 available memory
positions.
1.2.3. General features.
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All system signals configurable for monitoring in Control, Studio, CUE Headphones and
VU-meters.
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2 direct routing buttons on each channel.
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Silent operation by convection cooling. AEQ CAPITOL is ideally suited for self-operated
applications.
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Talk-back function assigned to microphone 4, with 4 PTT buttons for direct intercom.
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2 built-in headphone outputs. In addition, a stereo line output can be assigned for
secondary headphones.
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2 precision stereo VU meters.
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Test tone (1KHz) generator.
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Externally synchronized clock, timer and stopwatch.
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Electronically balanced microphone inputs with selectable micro or line level and
Phantom power.
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Electronically balanced analog line inputs and outputs.
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Transformer balanced digital inputs and outputs.
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Sampling rate converters for the digital inputs.
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Redundant power supply (optional).
1.2.4. Standard Inputs and Outputs.
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4 mic/line mono inputs.
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2 USB digital stereo inputs/outputs.
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4 AES/EBU digital stereo inputs/outputs that can be configured as SPDIF.
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12 analog mono inputs / 8 analog mono outputs (that can be configured as individual
stereo pairs).
