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Horus User Manual
AES-EBU
Coming as standard (as the MADI 1 module) are 3 x D-SUB25 connectors providing 24 channels (12
AES pairs) of AES-EBU I/O.
Signal routing paradigm
Horus is quite possibly the most flexible audio interface ever designed. Users can literally route any
input signal to any output module. Better yet, it can route any input signal to any combination of output
modules. Routable in blocks of 8 channels, a user can send 8 Mic Inputs to 8 AES outputs. At the
same time the user can also send it through the MADI outputs and into the RAVENNA stream.
RAVENNA IP Audio
Using RAVENNA IP audio, Horus can connect to a standard network, using off the shelf switches and
other IT technology to become a node on a LAN. From that point, any other RAVENNA node can
receive information from and deliver information to, any combination of RAVENNA devices on the
network. It is a revolution in Audio technology and will soon mean the end to costly audio routers and
matrices and allow any facility an immense amount of flexibility. From Broadcast and TV/Film post-
production, to music, live events, theatres, cruise ships and many more applications, the RAVENNA
Enabled Horus interface will reinvent how systems come together.
Synchronization and Control information
Audio is not the only information that can pass down the Ravenna connection. Horus is able to send
sync and control information such as LTC/MIDI/RS-422 and GPIO down the same wire to and from
the Horus unit.
Key Specifications
Please see the sections below for the measurement performed on the circuitry inside the Horus unit.