XTA is a leading professional audio company based in the UK. With a history stretching back over 25 years and being at the forefront of DSP technology, XTA design and manufacture professional amplification and digital audio management products used extensively around the world in both live touring and installed applications. Thanks to the company’s background in live production audio XTA has a wealth of knowledge in just what’s required to produce the highest quality audio with the best processing and simplest (stress-free) control. All XTA products are covered by a 5-year warranty.
Overview
4 x 4 Dynamic Audio Management System
The 5 Series are powerful DSP based audio processors, combining the functions of a multitude of conventional products in a compact 1U unit with extensive remote control capabilities. The DP544 has four inputs and four outputs which can be configured in a selection of standard crossover modes (2 x 2 way for example although they are not limited to these configurations). It also offers a “free assign” mode, which allows completely flexible routing of any output from any combination of inputs and a “matrix” mode which allows mixing of any input to output (as opposed to switching with fixed gain).
Each input has a gain control, variable delay, a 28 band graphic equaliser and a further eight bands of fully parametric equalisation. The parametric filter bands have a large selection of different filter types available, including shelving, notch, band-pass, phase and elliptical behaviours. Three bands of dynamic EQ are also included on each input, which adapts its behaviour depending of the proximity of the level to a user-defined threshold.
Each output has a gain control, variable delay, high and low pass crossover filters, nine bands of fully parametric equalisation, polarity switching, a fully featured compressor with variable knee, a flexible limiter, and a final clip limiter. The crossover filters offer slopes of up to 48dB/Octave, with a variety of responses available.
Remote control is catered for in the form of RS232 and RS485 ports, and multiple user memories are provided for the storage and recall of settings. A GPI interface may also be fitted to allow remote memory recalls using simple switch closure apparatus. Security lock-out is available for all controls.
The 5 Series are also equipped with AES/EBU digital inputs and outputs, and include sample rate conversion, capable of accepting digital audio from 32kHz up to 192kHz.
Units can be controlled externally by XTA’s proprietary AudioCore Windows software, along with existing and future ‘AudioCore’ products.
Product Details
- Dynamic Audio Management System
- 4 inputs x 4 outputs
- Superb audio quality – carefully optimised double precision signal processing (96kHz/24 bit)
- 117dB dynamic range
- A flexible input/output multi-mode format caters for any configuration, regardless of scale.
- SHARCTM based DSP platform supplies phenomenal computational power
- Parametric equalisation on every input and output and full spectrum graphic equaliser on each inputs.
- Three bands of dynamic EQ are available on each input, along with a fully featured soft-knee compressor, program limiter and look-ahead clip limiter on each output.
- Delay of up to 650mS for each output, with an exceptionally fine minimum increment of 300nS (0.1mm)
- 255 memories cells
- Remote control via RS232 or RS485 ports, with security lockout.
- 1 U only