NTP DAD AX Center Base Thunder Core Audio Interface

The NTP DAD AX Center Base Thunder Core Audio Interface is a versatile and powerful audio interface that delivers exceptional audio quality and flexibility. It features Digital Audio Denmark AD & DA conversion combined with the renowned transparency and musicality of DAD mic preamps, providing you with accurate and detailed sound capture.

The AX Center offers two XLR/1/4" combo connectors on the front for microphones and instruments, and can be further expanded with up to two 8-channel mic/line A/D cards for a total of 16 mic inputs. You can also add one 8 channel D/A card for an additional 8 analog outputs, making it ideal for mixing in 7.1.4 ATMOS format, or for mastering conversion. The interface features two headphone connections that enable you to monitor all sources in the system easily.

The rear panel of the AX Center includes Thunderbolt, Dante AoIP, MADI, ADAT, S/PDIF, and Word Clock connectivity options. When fully expanded, this interface can support up to 984 input and output channels. The interface also features a 984x984 audio-routing matrix that allows you to route any input to any output, or duplicate any input and send it to multiple outputs simultaneously. You also get access to DAD’s flexible Pro|Mon monitor control solution, featuring a 512x64 channel summing engine.

The onboard DSP-processing engine can handle up to 128 channels with a total of 1024 EQ filters, making it ideal for speaker correction at large immersive sound stages. The AX Center ensures that your precious audio is converted from analog to digital completely true to its natural expression, seamlessly routed and summed with utmost precision, and finally passed through a world-class D/A stage before reaching your speakers.

FEATURES:

• Thunderbolt 3 interface, with 256 bidirectional channels at 48 and 96 kHz, 128 channels at 192 kHz and 64 channels at 384 kHz
• Interchangeable Thunderbolt 3 main and expansion port with 15 W power for ancillary equipment
• Audio Drivers for macOS and Windows
• MADI interface on BNC connectors with 64 bidirectional channels at 48 kHz, 32 channels at 96 kHz, 16 channels at 192 kHz and 8 channels at 384 kHz
• Dual ADAT interface on TosLink Light pipes with 16 bidirectional channels at 48 kHz, 8 channels at 96 kHz, and 4 channels at 192 kHz, configurable also as 2 channel S/PDIF input
• DANTE AoIP interface via Ethernet with 256 bidirectional channels at 48 kHz, 128 channels at 96 kHz, and 64 channels at 192 kHz
• Two card slots available for DAD I/O expansion cards
• Word clock I/O, and Video Black and Burst input on BNC connectors
• 128 channels speaker processing with a total of 1024 filters and delay
• Summing Processor 64 output/512 input busses
• Internal router: 4096 x 4096
• 32-bit floating point processing
• DADman control software for macOS and Windows connecting via Ethernet or Thunderbolt
• Pro|Mon monitor control functionality and integration for Avid Eucon Enabled Devices via DADman

TECHNICAL DETAILS:

• 2 channel microphone or instrument input
• Dual stereo headphone output
• Dual stereo monitor outputs
• A/D, D/A and D/D converter with sample rates from 44,1 to 384 kHz and DSD
• Up to 984 input and output Channels
• Router and monitoring interface
• Thunderbolt 3 I/O (256 channels)
• Dante AoIP I/O (256 channels)
• MADI I/O (64 channels)
• ADAT I/O (16 channels)/SPDIF (2 channels)
• 2 Slots for optional multi-format DAD I/O cards
• 512x64 channel Pro|Mon Summing and Speaker 1024 channel EQ Processing

AUDIO DRIVER SUPPORT FOR macOS

• Core Audio Thunder|Core Audio Driver
• Compatible with Intel and Apple Silicon (M1) processors, as well as Big Sur macOS and forward
• Core Audio Aggregates for More Applications I/O Control Connection for DADman
• Control Connection for DADman

AUDIO DRIVER SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS

• ASIO Thunder|Core Audio Driver
• Compatible with Windows 10 and forward
• One Application Can Connect to the Asio Driver
• Control Connection for DADman