Doc no. AX64-8001-A-4
Rev. date 221023
Page 5 of 19
General description.
Congratulations, and thank you for purchasing the Thunder|Core-enabled AX64 Modular Audio Interface. AX64 is
an extremely capable multi-channel audio converter and digital audio interface which is ideal in your sound
studio as a pristine and versatile multi-format, multi-channel audio interface.
AX64 has eight slots for optional DAD I/O cards, providing interface for MADI and Dante with SRC, 3G SDI,
AES/EBU, and pristine 8 channel analogue line and microphone input and 8 channel analogue line as installable
card options.
AX64 has built-in Thunderbolt 3 interface w. 256 bidirectional channels for connection to a computer and can
also provide 15W power on each port for powering peripherical devices. Digital I/O provided for 256 channels of
Dante™, 64 channels of MADI, 16 channels of ADAT and 4 channels of S/PDIF. Sample rates are supported from
44.1 to 348 kHz and a resolution of 28-bit floating point. As options a 128-channel mini MADI I/O module can be
installed supporting MADI or 256 channels DADLink.
AX64 has the DAD routing engine provides a 1872x1872 matrix where all inputs and outputs can be patched in
any combination. In addition a 512x64 channel summing processor and a 1024 filter SPQ equalizer is also
available.
Note. The AX64 is operated via the DADman software. The control is done via the Thunderbolt
connection or Ethernet if Thunderbolt is not connected to the unit.
Below is a diagram of the overall functionality.
Figure 1, Block diagram of the unit
