Rupert Neve Designs MBC Dual-path A/D Converter & Limiter

Rupert Neve Designs’ Master Bus Converter (MBC) sets a new standard for reference-grade 24-bit/192kHz A/D conversion technology. It also incorporates RND’s latest Active Compound Release Analog Limiter, which lets you drive hotter levels with fewer artifacts than plug-ins and ensure clip safety for tracking or broadcast. Indispensable for tracking, mixing, and mastering, the 2-channel Master Bus Converter incorporates proprietary Rupert Neve analog drive circuitry that lets you choose whether the converter is fed by a Class A transformer-less path for unprecedented transparency or by custom inter-stage audio transformers with variable Silk Texture for a wide range of tonal color. Equipped with precision clocking for vanishingly low jitter and phase noise, the MBC makes a perfect master clock, and, of course, can be synced to another source. With its state-of-the-art conversion and gorgeously musical limiter, Rupert Neve Designs’ MBC is an ideal choice for capturing your analog signals with unerring accuracy and stunning 3-dimensional detail.

FEATURES

• 24-bit/192kHz Reference Conversion for unequaled analog capture
• Selectable analog drive paths: Class A transformer-less or custom transformer-coupled
• Class A transformer-less path maximizes clarity and transparency of the input signal
• Transformer path with proprietary Silk Texture processing adds warmth, weight, and punch
• Active Compound Release limiting for hotter levels with minimal artifacts, plus clip safety for tracking or broadcast
• Precision clocking using state-of-the-art chip set for ultra-low jitter and phase noise
• 2 balanced analog XLR inputs
• AES, TOSlink, and coax S/PDIF digital outputs available simultaneously
• Word clock I/O on BNC connectors
• Level and Gain Reduction LED meters
• Rear-panel meter Peak Hold adjustments
  

SPECIFICATIONS

• Type:AD Converter and Analog Limiter
• Channels:2
• A to D:Yes
• D to A:No
• Sample Rate:192kHz
• Bit Depth:24-bit
• Analog Inputs:2 x XLR-1/4" (line)
• Digital Outputs:1 x XLR (AES), 1 x Optical (S/PDIF), 1 x Coax (S/PDIF)
• Clock Inputs:1 x BNC
• Clock Outputs:1 x BNC
• Rack Spaces:1U
• Power Source:Standard IEC AC cable
• Height:1.65"
• Depth:9"
• Width:19"
• Weight:10 lbs.