SSL Upgrades MADI-Bridge At IBC2014

Solid State Logic is to release new features for MADI-Bridge, the company's MADI to Dante IP Audio Network interface at IBC2014 (Hall 8, D83).

MADI-Bridge is the industry's first fully broadcast-ready interface between MADI and Dante. The new features include bi-directional Sample Rate Conversion and a unique and powerful new 'Split Mode'.
MADI-Bridge provides an interface between a Dante IP Audio Network and MADI. With 64 channels per Bridge @ 48kHz, or 32 channels at 96kHz, redundant MADI, IP Network ports and PSU, the Bridge is built for uninterrupted fully-redundant operation.
It includes a pair of sync inputs for use as a self-redundant Dante Grand Master clock. The unit can synchronise to Video sync, tri-level or black and burst, Word clock, MADI or PTP Network sync. MADI-Bridge also features a front panel headphone socket (with rotary level control) and built-in headphone monitor routing, to truly replace traditional patch bay routing and fault-finding functionality with equivalents in the IP Audio domain. GPIO connections allow for transfer of tally info and switching functions across the network with the audio.
MADI-Bridge will be shown for the first time at IBC2014 featuring bi-directional 44.1kHAz/48kHz/88.2kHz/96kHz Sample Rate Conversion functionality and a new 'Split Mode' feature. This allows the pair of MADI connectors to be used independently (rather than in their usual redundant mode) for bi-directional split/combine operation.
Other new features include a LOCK mode whereby an admin user can lock all functionality of the unit except the front panel confidence monitoring and a new feature which, in Monitor Mode, enables the user to toggle the screen between showing the Monitor Matrix view and the Channel Name of the device currently being monitored.
Also available in the SSL Network I/O range is 'SDI', which provides bidirectional bridging between embedded SDI Audio and a Dante IP Audio Network (eight 3G-SDI Embedders and eight SDI De-Embedders provide up to 256 channels of SDI connectivity).

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