New York, NY, October 4, 2000 -- Sony announced at the recent AES Convention in Los Angeles, that they are now shipping the DMX-R100 digital mixing console. A project studio sized console, smaller than the now well-known Sony Oxford, the R100 has been dubbed the "Baby Oxford."

The DMX-R100 is a high-quality digital audio mixer designed for professional recording studio and audio-post production applications and can interface with a variety of professional digital audio recorders with the installation of optional I/O cards. Incorporating an ergonomic user interface, professional automation, full 5.1 surround capability and machine control, the DMX-R100 can efficiently fulfill most production requirements. The R100 starts at around $25,000.

• 48 Channel digital audio mixer with high quality signal processing
• 10-Bit touch sensitive motorized faders
• Easy-to-use high resolution color LCD touch panel and dedicated channel strip controls
• Professional automation functions including: snapshot and dynamic modes, touch-write fader operation, with built-in automation data storage
• Built-in matrix switcher allows total routing flexibility
• Optional I/O boards allow the DMX-R00 to be configured to manage various applications
• Complete 5.1 surround mode include touch surround panning and discrete 5.1 monitoring
• Includes serial 9-pin and MMC (MIDI Machine Control) control capability

Other Features Include:

• 10 bit resolution, touch-sensitive motorized faders
• Provides easy-to-use touch-write punch-in/punch out dynamic automation capability.
• SVGA touch screen
• Allows easy navigation of all console functions, with a high-resolution graphical user interface.
• Channel function controls
• Channel strip controls have individual knobs and switches on the control surface with full status indication for each parameter on the Color SVGA display located directly above the channel controls. This allows intuitive access to various functions, including input trim, bus assigns, delay, EQ, dynamics and aux buses.
• Machine control interface
• The DMX-R100 provides transport control for up to six machines. This includes two 9-pin control ports, plus support of MMC (MIDI Machine Control).
• External reference inputs and built-in LTC generator/ reader
• External word clock and video reference input capabilities allow the R100 to easily manage audio- post production applications. The mixer can generate LTC (Longitudinal Time Code) output and provide master time code output, or alternatively accept an external time code input.
• Complete 5.1 surround capability
• Provides touch surround panning (on the SVGA touch screen) with built-in surround monitoring.

Source: Sony Corporation
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