1536 x 1536 Audio router with MADI I/O. Download a product brochure, or click "Read more..." for more details.
The Xrouter has MADI, clock, and video sync connectors; it generates a high-speed, low-latency packetized audio stream for other Xrange devices. Full routing of any input signal to any output signal is integral to the design. The Xrouter is the culmination of several years of development based on our existing large-scale router which is in use around the world.
• 8 MADI Inputs (fiber or copper) • 8 MADI Outputs (fiber or copper) • 4 bi-directional 256-channel, 64-bit, "X-Range" audio pipes • Video Sync • Wordclock Sync • Ethernet control port
The Xrouter is a 1536x1536 audio signal router. Any input signal (MADI or Gigabit) can be routed to any output signal (MADI or Gigabit). The Xrouter also includes an internal 64-bit summing engine.
Harrison was one of the inventors of the automated patchbay, so the user interface of the Xrouter has been refined over many years to provide the most intuitive operation. The basic concept is similar to an analog patchbay: the user connects from a source port to a destination port with a virtual patch cable. Of course in this case you have an unlimited supply of patch cables. User-defined, color-coded inputs and outputs are used to allow quick recognition of the setup. Once the user becomes comfortable with their layout, the state of the router can be ascertained with only a glance. Selecting multipe sources and connecting them to multiple destinations is as easy as click-and-drag. Each aspect of the console (buses, monitoring, channel patches, and I/O) are separated onto their own pages so the layout can be clean and uncluttered. Unlmited undo/redo is supported, as is a "normalize" button which returns the router to the initial state; just like normalizing a patchbay.
