Trinnov D-Mon 8 Optimizer

The Trinnov D-Mon 8: Much More Than Just Another Monitoring Controller

Monitor control could look very simple to many, but when it comes to managing all the various mixing situations that a sound engineer has to face day after day, they have to get as much power and flexibility as possible.

Not only do engineers have to switch from monitoring 7.1 to a stereo mix without any loss of transient, power response or bandwidth, but they also need to provide musicians with different foldbacks, communicate with them, and/or run a special sub-group into external gear as an insert or connect, in seconds, the producer’s smartphone to share his latest song, and so on.

The Trinnov D-Mon® Series is specifically designed to combine power, fast-and-easy usage and flexibility.

Features

• Both Analog and Digital professional inputs and outputs, providing the most pristine sound quality
• Facilities to connect the processor via Ethernet and/or MIDI and host almost any protocol to communicate with a large number of other studio equipment
• A Switching Matrix to route all signals easily and make any patch set in seconds
• Full Audio Routing Matrix with instant recall and ZERO latency assignment
• An internal Mixer (from 8 to 16 configurable buses) which can create various sum of stems, main or aux mix, discrete inputs that come in
• Comprehensive and intuitive web Control Panel (Source & Speaker selection, Level/Mute/Dim, Intercoms, Headphones, etc.) that any connected device can access (Chrome browser recommended)
• The amazing and world-renown Optimizer® to make the perfect tuning of the loudspeaker sets to the studio acoustics
• Full Eucon & MIDI compliance (other protocols to come) with the free D-Mon App (MacOS)
• Optional SmartMeter® software for accurate Time-Code aware Loudness metering and processing features

The Multi-Purpose I/O Connector

The Multi-Purpose Input/Output connector alone proves how much the D-Mon® is in touch with the real world of professionals.

• MIDI, Headphone output, Talk-Back input are wired just like the famous ICON control surfaces, allowing X-Mon® as a replacement in a complete, seamless way
• Time-Code is available as a LTC input when you’re running the SmartMeter® to make Loudness metering sessions more effective than ever
• GPIOs are located there too, so linking to other equipment for synchronizing switches, lights or a simple pedal is immediate and easy

In and Out For Now and the Future

Input & Output configuration depends on models, but all of them cover the needs of recording or mastering studios, post-production rooms and film mixing suites.

• Up to 16 Digital I/Os (AES), enabling any surround sound engineer, drive not only his main mix but also all feeds (like aux sends, sub-groups or stems) within the best possible resolution and sample rate (up to 96kHz)
• A switchable 8-channel Digital Insert to hook up an external processing and make instant A/B comparisons or the mastering final cut
• Up to 8 Analog Inputs able to be assigned as a Cue, the Talk-back or just used as external sources to be converted to digital for whatever reason
• From 12 to 16 Analog Outputs offer all possibilities to address multiple sets of loudspeakers, headphones and outboard gears, all at the same time

D-Mon 8 Specifications

• 16x Digital Inputs (DB25/AES Tascam Pinout)
• 16x Digital Outputs (DB25/AES Tascam Pinout
• 8x Line-level Analog Inputs (DB25)
• Analog Outputs
  • 8x Line level (DB25)
  • 8x Line level DB25 & XLR
• Assignable Intercom: 1x Talk-Back Input + 1x Listen-Back Input (phantom power on MPIO)
• Word Clock: BNC Input & Output
• Control Protocols: Eucon (Avid MC5, S6, S5, S3). ICON D-Command & D-Control (X-Mon15p cable) – MIDI. Other proprietary protocols under development.
• GPIOs: 2 in / 1 out (foot-switch, remote commands)
• Optimizer® (room acoustic tuning): 8 Channels (i.e. 5.1 + 1 st pair or 1x 7.1 system, LCRS+2x, etc.)

Audio Processing

• Automatic Processing     
  • Multi-point acoustic measurement (Trinnov 3D measurement microphone)
  • Time/Frequency acoustic analysis based on impulse response measurement
  • Loudspeaker/Room optimization
  • Target Curves
• Manual Processing
  • Several layers of 31 bands Graphic EQ, FIR EQ, gains, polarity and delays available for every channel
  • Total delay given in meters/milliseconds/frames for the listening point and adjustable global delay for accurate Lip Sync
  • Front / Surround / Top balance
• Comprehensive Processing latency control

Exclusive Technologies

• Trinnov patented 2D/3D spatial remapping
• Trinnov Loudspeaker/Room Optimization
• Trinnov high-performance AD/DA converters, used daily by the most demanding mastering studios
• Next Generation Hardware platform     
  • Revolutionary architecture, 96kHz processing platform
  • Processing software: 64 bits Floating point over PC/Intel base
  • Future-proof software-oriented updates via internet
  • Robust design for Professional Audio applications