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HD MADI
Versatile Pro Tools HD Series MADI I/O Interface
Open Up Your Workflow
MADI is an open protocol, and there are a wide variety of MADI-compatible devices
available, including digital mixing consoles, mobile recording setups, and routers. With
the HD MADI interface, you can easily add MADI devices directly to your recording
setup, as well as integrate Pro Tools|HD into broadcast and live sound environments.
And because the interface supports both optical and coaxial connections, as well as
56- and 64-channel modes, you can connect to a wide variety of MADI devices from
countless manufacturers—without additional format converters.
Fuss-Free Operation
Forget about having to make sure your sample rates or the master clock match.
HD MADI provides built-in sample rate conversion (SRC) on all inputs and outputs, so
you can simply plug in and go—no converting sessions or down-sampling external MADI
devices. And, because your audio output occurs simultaneously on both the coaxial
and optical outputs, you can easily send audio to redundant systems without needing
a splitter.
Tight Integration with Pro Tools
HD MADI and all other Pro Tools HD Series interfaces completely integrate with
Pro Tools|HD, so you get maximum performance, dependability, and complete control
of your signal flow right from your Pro Tools software interface.
Features
• Send and receive up to 64 audio
streams* between Pro Tools|HD and
other MADI devices
• Maintain maximum audio delity, with up
to 24-bit, 192 kHz sample rate support
• Gain connection and routing exibility
through optical and coaxial connections:
- 2 MADI inputs (optical and coaxial)
- 2 MADI outputs (simultaneous optical
and coaxial)
• Forget having to match sample rates, thanks
to built-in SRC on all I/O channels
• Completely integrates with Pro Tools|HD for
full input, output, and routing control
• Sync to an external clock through dedicated
BNC Word Clock and XLR AES/EBU
connections when using SRC
• Keep things in sync with versatile Clock
support, including Internal, Loop Sync, Word
Clock, AES/EBU, and MADI
• Gain better device compatibility with
64-channel (non-Varispeed) and
56-channel (Varispeed) support (at 48 kHz)
• Integrate Pro Tools|HD with MADI-equipped
VENUE live sound systems for recording
and Virtual Soundcheck
• Verify and troubleshoot signals through
status indicators and global I/O signal LEDs
• Compact 1U rack-mountable design
overcomes space limitations
• Connects to Pro Tools|HD through
two DigiLink™ Mini connections (32 audio
channels each; cables and adaptors included)
* Requires a Pro Tools|HD 2 Accel or larger system for full track count.
Expand your Avid
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Pro Tools|HD
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workflow to integrate with MADI-equipped devices—including routers and
digital mixing consoles—with the all-digital HD MADI interface. The perfect solution for integrating Pro Tools|HD
into post-production and broadcast environments, HD MADI gives you great connection flexibility, fuss-free use
through built-in sample rate conversion, and the ability to send and receive up to 64 channels of audio between
your Pro Tools
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setup and MADI devices up to 2 km (1.24 miles) away—all with a single rack unit interface.
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