Cranborne Audio 500ADAT

Cranborne Audio 500ADAT

500 series 8-slot Lunchbox, 8 I/O ADAT expander, analog summing mixer, zero latency foldback system and headphone amp

Expand your studio. Expand your sound.

500ADAT is home to 8 of your favourite 500 series modules. It's also an 8in/8out ADAT expander, analogue summing mixer, and artist mixer. It expands the I/O of any ADAT-equipped audio interface.

ADAT Simplicity

Connect 500ADAT to any ADAT Equipped audio interface and expand your available inputs and outputs by 8. Get more out of your current audio interface by using tried, tested, and reliable ADAT.

500 Series Possibilities

500ADAT combines a high-current 8-slot 500 series chassis with digital conversion and ADAT - a powerful and accessible way to get your favourite 500 series modules into your tracking and mixing digital workflow.

Unlock Your Audio Interface's Untapped Potential With 500ADAT.

Your audio interface could have 8 extra recording and playback channels waiting to be used! It's called ADAT and it's the perfect way to expand your current audio interface. Audio interfaces from major manufactures such as Universal Audio®, Focusrite®, and Audient® feature ADAT/Optical connectivity on their rear panel connections. Simply connect 500ADAT to those unused ADAT ports and unlock the full potential of your audio interface.

ADAT And Beyond

500ADAT features analogue essentials that unite digital and analogue production workflows such as an 8-into-2 analogue summing mixer, Zero-latency artist mixer with 2 reference-quality headphone outputs, and true ADAT & SMUXII/IV transmission to enable operation at sample rates up to 192kHz ADAT, SMUX II/IV Expander Transform your ADAT-equipped audio interface into an analogue powerhouse by adding 8 channels of expansion at up to 96kHz or 4 channels of expansion at 192kHz. Zero-Latency Artist Mixer Get your hands back onto the mix by using 500ADAT's two aux busses to create pristine-sounding analogue artist mixes that can be blended with DAW playback, and sent to your musicians with zero-latency. Seriously High-Powered Headphone Amps Drive your headphones with 500ADAT's reference-quality headphone amplifier with enough power to drive low-impedance headphones with plenty of headroom and a linear frequency response to below 1Hz. Discrete Summing Mixer Give your mix the final bit of analogue character and send instrument groups and stems back-through your 500 series modules and into the discrete analogue summing mixer to be sent back into your DAW.

World-Class Conversion & Clocking

To make your 500 series modules shine on your digital recordings, our conversion had to be best-in-class. We squeezed every possible .1dB of performance out of 500ADAT's converters to ensure that the only thing colouring your recordings are your mic placements, mixing decisions, and choice of 500 series modules. Dynamic Range: 121dB A-weighted, AES17 method, 20Hz - 20kHz Frequency Response: -1dB, 2.2Hz to >80kHz THD+N: <0.00032% (-110dB) @ -4dBFS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted Clock Jitter: <0.5 Picoseconds

Deep 500 Series Integration

Configurable Front End Mix and match your 500 series modules to find the best combinations during recording, and mixing to help create your own signature, analogue sound. Source Select Re-patch your 500ADAT at a flick of a switch. Dedicated source select switches for each 500 series slot adjusts the signal routing to send Analogue, C.A.S.T. or USB sources through each your modules. Enough I/O For Any Hardware 500ADAT to integrates with all of your analogue/digital hardware. Patch in 500ADAT with your own converter or integrate your 19" rack gear with dedicated TRS insert jacks per slot. No Modules? No Problem Bypass unused 500 series slots using 500ADAT's dedicated slot-bypass switch and you can use all of the available analogue paths for recording whilst you continue to build your 500 series collection.

C.A.S.T. Away

Fitted with our C.A.S.T. system, 500ADAT casts-away excess cabling spaghetti and offers a cost-effective, low-maintenance, plug-and-play solution by transporting 4 channels of balanced, analogue audio over shielded cat 5 cable directly to the location where it is needed in your studio. Receive Audio From C.A.S.T. Connect 500ADAT to our N22/N22H breakout boxes using shielded cat 5 cable and now you can send mic/line sources through 100m of Cat 5 cable and directly into 500ADAT's module inputs. Transmit Audio To C.A.S.T. Through that same cat 5 connection, you can transport 500ADAT's monitor mix (with Talkback included) through C.A.S.T. and directly to the musician at the other end zero-latency analogue monitoring.

Features

8in/8out ADAT Interface - Ultra low-latency ADAT Interface with SMUXII/IV transport - 8 channels at 44.1-96kHz, 4 channels at 192kHz. High-performance A/D conversion - Dynamic Range: 121dB A-weighted, AES17 method, 20Hz - 20kHz - Frequency Response: -1dB, 2.2Hz to >80kHz - THD+N: <0.00032% (-110dB) @ -4dBFS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted - Max Input Level: +24dBu High-performance D/A conversion - Dynamic Range: 121dB A-weighted, AES17 method, 20Hz - 20kHz - Frequency Response: -1dB, <1Hz to >61kHz - THD+N: <0.0003% (-110.5dB) @ -4dBFS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted - Max Output Level: +24dBu Master reference-quality internal clock - Capable of 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, and 192kHz operation - <0.5ps of jitter - Dedicated Word Clock Input and Output via BNC - External sync options using Word Clock BNC or ADAT Analogue summing mixer - 8-into-2 analogue summing mixer with 26.5dBu of headroom and dedicated balanced 1/4" jack outputs. - CAST link port for increased expandability when used with Cranborne Audio 500R8 (sold separately). Zero-latency artist mixer - Zero-latency analogue artist mixer with physical level/pan controls per channel and Aux Input blend controls. - 2 high-power headphone outputs with independent blend and level controls Reference-Quality Headphone Outputs - THD+N: <0.0006% (-104.4dB) @ 20dBu, 1kHz, A-weighted, 300ohm load - Output Wattage (1kHz): 250mW x 2 @ 600 ohms, 650mW x 2 @ 220 ohms, 1.21W x 2 @ 100 ohms, 500mW x 2 @ 32 ohms -Frequency Response: 1dB, <1Hz to >70kHz High-current 8-slot 500 series rack - 250mA current per-slot with headroom - XLR inputs, XLR line outputs, TRS Inserts (pre-ADC) per 500 series slot - Module source switching options to send Analogue, ADAT or external CAST signals through your favourite 500 series modules - Module bypass switches per-slot allowing 500ADAT to be used without 500 series modules inserted CAST Compatible - CAST ports per channel for relocating analogue I/O around studio using passive or active CAST breakout boxes via standard shielded Cat 5 (boxes coming soon). 24v, 5 amp external locking power supply - External power supply for improved analogue audio performance and heat dissipation. Designed, Engineered, and Manufactured In The UK - Each and every 500ADAT is extensively tested by a team of dedicated engineers to ensure reliability and consistency.

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Specifications

Digital Performance
A/D Conversion
Test Signal Path	XLR Input - 500 Series A/D Converter - APx555 (ASIO)
Frequency Response	-1dB, 2.2Hz to >80kHz
	-0.05dB, 20Hz to 20kHz
THD+N	<0.00032% (-110dB) @ -4dBFS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted
	<0.00065% (-104dB) @ -1dBFS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted
THD	<0.00014% (-117.5dB) @ -8dBFS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted
	<0.00023% (-113dB) @ -4dBFS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted
	<0.0006% (-105dB) @ -1dBFS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted
Dynamic Range	121dB A-weighted, AES17 method, 20Hz - 20kHz
Max Input Level	+24dBu
D/A Conversion
Test Signal Path	500 Series D/A Converter - Insert Send - APx555 (ASIO)
Frequency Response	-1dB, <1Hz to >61kHz
	-0.05dB, 20Hz to 20kHz
THD+N	<0.0003% (-110.5dB) @ -4dBFS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted
	<0.0004% (-108dB) @ -1dBFS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted
THD	<0.00014% (-117.5dB) @ -8dBFS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted
	<0.00018% (-115dB) @ -4dBFS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted
	<0.00036% (-109dB) @ -1dBFS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted
Dynamic Range	121dB A-weighted, AES17 method, 20Hz - 20kHz
Max Output Level	+24dBu
Clocking
Jitter	<0.5ps
Analogue Performance
Line Outputs (Aux 1+2, Mix)
Test Signal Path	Aux Input - Line Outputs - APx555 (Line In)
Connection Type	1/4" Jack, Impedance Balanced
Output Impedance	150ohm balanced, 75ohm unbalanced
Max Output Level	<+22dBu
Freq Response	-1dB, 1.4Hz to >80kHz
THD+N	<0.003% @ +18dBu, 1kHz
Dynamic Range	105dB A-weighted, AES17 method, 20Hz - 20kHz
Noise Floor	<-93dBu A-weighted, 20Hz - 20kHz, (Unity Gain)
Summing Mixer
Test Signal Path	XLR Input - Summing Mixer Bus (Unity) - Mix Output - APx555 (Line In)
Freq Response	-1dB, 2.25Hz to >80kHz
	-3dB, 1.2Hz
	-0.5dB, 3Hz
THD+N	<0.0007% @ +23dBu, 1kHz
THD	<0.0003% @ +14dBu, 1kHz
	<0.0004% @ +20dBu, 1kHz
	<0.00055% @ +23dBu, 1kHz
Dynamic Range	108dB A-weighted, AES17 method, 20Hz - 20kHz
Max Contribution Level	+28dBu
Pan Law	-4dB
Noise Floor (Mix Output)	-90dBu, A-weighted, No channels routed
	-89.5dBu, A-weighted, 1 channel routed (Unity)
	-84dBu, A-weighted, 8 channels routed (Unity)
Headphone Amp
Test Signal Path	Aux Input - Headphone Output - APx555 (Line In)
Frequency Response	-1dB, <1Hz to >70kHz
THD	<0.0006% (-104.4dB) @ 20dBu, 1kHz, A-weighted, 300ohm load
THD+N	<0.00085% (-101.4dB) @ 20dBu, 1kHz, A-weighted, 300ohm load
Output Impedance	0.33 Ohms
Output Wattage	250mW x 2 @ 600 ohms, 1kHz
	650mW x 2 @ 220 ohms, 1kHz
	1.21W x 2 @ 100 ohms, 1kHz
	500mW x 2 @ 32 ohms, 1kHz
Dynamic Range	114.5dB A-weighted, AES17 method, 20Hz - 20kHz, 300ohm load
Noise Floor	-93.5dBu A-weighted, 20Hz - 20kHz, 300ohm load
System Performance
Analogue Path Phase Performance
Test Signal Path	XLR Input - Empty 500 Series Slot - Summing Mixer Bus (unity) - Mix Output - APx555 (Line In)
Phase	<1.5° @ 20Hz, <11° @ 20kHz
Test Signal Path	XLR Input - Camden 500 Preamp (Mic Mode, 6dB Gain) - Summing Mixer Bus (unity) - Speaker A Output - APx555 (Line In)
Phase	<3° @ 20Hz, <13.5° @ 20kHz (Preamp mic mode, 6dB Gain)
Digital Round-trip Performance
Test Condition	500 Series D/A Converter - 500 Series A/D Converter - APx555 (ASIO)
Dynamic Range	118dB A-weighted, AES17 method, 20Hz - 20kHz
THD+N	<0.0004% (-108dB) @ -4dBFS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted
Power
AC Requirements	100V – 240V AC, 50 – 60 Hz
Total Power Consumption	24v, 5A DC, 120w
500 Series Slot Current	250mA per rail
Total Available 500 Series Slot Current	2A
Environmental
Operating Temperature	+1 to 30 degrees Celsius
Storage Conditions	-20 to 50 degrees Celsius
Dims/Weights
Unit
Width	481mm(19"), Rackmount
Height	185mm(7"), 4u
Depth	219m(8.6")
Unit Weight	7kg
Shipping Carton
Width	550mm(21.7")
Height	280mm(11")
Depth	335m(13.2")
Weight	7.5kg