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3. Product Overview
3. Product Overview
ruby standard configuration
is a live mixing console for radio. It consists of three components: Power Core,
ruby control surface and Display Dock. The system is available in two editions: Fader Start or Button Start.
The control surface comes in a range of frame sizes and connects to Power Core via CAN bus. DisplayDock
runs on a Windows 64-bit PC connected to Power Core via Ethernet. The host PC must be provided by the
customer. Suitable CAT5 cables are provided for the CAN bus and Ethernet connections.
Power Core handles all of the signal processing, system control and IO connections. The IO comprises:
·
Analog IO
: 10 mono mic/line in, 1 stereo line out, 2 stereo headphone out.
·
Digital IO
: 1 x 64-channel MADI (with main and redundant connections).
·
AoIP
: 1 x RAVENNA/AES67 interface (configured for 32 stereo Rx/Tx streams).
·
Expansion IO
: 6 x IO card slots supporting additional line-level and AES3 IO.
All active sources can be mixed to four stereo main outputs:
PGM 1
to
4
and two stereo auxes:
AUX 1
and
2
. The
active sources are the ones assigned to the fader strips and each strip supports two layers. Thus, the maximum
number of mix inputs is equivalent to the console frame size x 2.
Any available source can be assigned to either layer 1 or layer 2 on any fader strip, allowing you to change the
layout of the surface and mix different inputs. All sources come with EQ, Dynamics, a Limiter and Delay. In
addition, the sources MIC 1 - 10 have a De-Esser and Automix. They also support other functions such as
talkback, mix minus creation and PFL/CUE monitoring. Parameters can be adjusted either from the control
surface or DisplayDock GUI.
For monitoring, there is one stereo speaker output (for the control room), and a stereo headphone output (for the
DJ). Two output meters are always visible: MONITOR and PGM 1. To meter inputs and other outputs you can
switch to the "Metering" page.
The master functions on the right of DisplayDock include a system clock, timer, mic open indicator and
telephone call signaling. Other pages include "Source Parameters" (for DSP control) and the "Advanced" page
(with global options and local matrix).
To store and recall settings, the system supports five local memories (stored on Power Core) plus an unlimited
number of DisplayDock snapshots (stored on the control PC).