AXIS 800 AUDIO MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIER

ASP800 is a powerhouse designed to turn live sessions into world-class recordings, making it the perfect complement to your audio interface. ASP800 offers 8 channels of Audient's renowned mic preamps, advanced Burr-Brown converter technology, two JFET D.I's and two Retro channels with revolutionary tone control. Just plug in your microphones, guitars, keyboards and drum machines and you're ready to go.

Features:

• 8 x Class-A-Audient Console Mic Pres
• 2 x Retro channels with Dual Stage COLOUR Saturation Controls - HMX & IRON
• 2 x Discrete JFET instrument input
• Pristine 118-dB Burr-Brown A-D Inverters
• Balanced analog line outputs
• ADAT output for expandability
• Word clock input
• Full metal housing
• Free plugins and software with ARC

Specifications:

MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIER:

• MIC GAIN: 0 to 70 dB (extra gain stage for more!)
• SWITCHABLE PAD: -15 dB (all channels on the front panel switchable)
• LINE GAIN: -10 to 60 dB (-25 to 45 dB inc. PAD)
• PHANTOM POWER: 48V ±4V @ 10mA / channel
• MIC EIN: < -127.0 dBu
• CMRR: >80 dB @ 100Hz to 2kHz
• MAXIMUM INJURY LEVEL: +20 dBu (+35 dBu with PAD)
• INPUT IMPEDANCE (Mic): >2k Ω balanced (approx. 2.2k Ω)
• INPUT IMPEDANCE (Line): >8k Ω balanced (approx. 8.6k Ω)
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: ±0.5 dB 10Hz to 100kHz @ min. gain
• CROSSTALK: < -90 dBu 10Hz to 10kHz
• THD+N @ 0dBu (1kHz): <0.003% (-90.5 dBu) 
• SNR: >90 dB @ min. gain >90 dB @ min. gain
• XLR COMBI FEMALE: Pin 2 (Warm), Pin 3 (Cold) & Pin 1 (Shield)
• 1/4" TRS JACK: Tip (Warm), Ring (Cold) & Sleeve (Shield)

DISCRETE JFET I.E:

• D.I GAIN: 0 dB unity gain (0 to 70 dB)
• MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL: +17 dBu
• INPUT IMPEDANCE (D.I): 1Meg Ω unbalanced
• FREQUENCY SPONSE: ±0.5 dB 10Hz to 50kHz
• THD+N @ 0dBu (1kHz): <0.01% (-80 dBu) 
• SNR: >85 dB @ min. gain
• 1/4" TS JACK: Tip (Hot) & Sleeve (Shield)

BALANCED ANALOG LINE OUTPUTS:

• 8-CHANNEL DB25:25-Pin Tascam format
• MAXIMUM DEVICE LEVEL: +22 dBu
• output impedance: <200Ω ground detection <100Ω unbalanced

A-D CONVERTER:

• CHIPSET: Burr-Brown PCM4204 24-bit PCM
• DIGITAL REFERENCE LEVEL: Selectable from the rear panel
• 0 dBFS = +18 dBu (iD22 Professional)
• 0 dBFS = +12 dBu (iD14 Prosumer)
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: ±0.1 dB 20Hz to Fs/2 (Nyquist)
• CROSSTALK: <-110 dBFS @ 1kHz & <-90 dBFS @ 10kHz
• THD+N @ -1 dBFS (1kHz): 0.0015% (-96.5 dB)
• THD+N @ -6 dBFS (1kHz): 0.0009% (-101 dB)
• DYNAMIC RANGE: 113.5 dB unweighted - 116.0 dB A-weighted
• PEAK LED LINEUP: -2 dBFS 
• SIGNAL LED LINEUP: -38 dBFS

DIGITAL OUTPUT:

• ADAT 8 CHANNEL SMUX: 44.1 to 96.0 kHz
• CLOCK: Internal Crystal or External Source
• WORDCLOCK INPUT: 75Ω BNC - switchable 75Ω termination

POWER SUPPLY:

• LOW-NOISE SHIELDED PSU LINEAR FANLESS SILENT OPERATION: CUSTOM TRANSFORMERS
• 35W Maximum consumption
• INTERNAL D.C. CURRENT RAILS: ±15V, +48, +30V & +9V
• BLACK CHAPTER: 100, 120, 220 or 230 VA.c.
• Usage: 200mA (UK) or 315mA (US)
• Time Delay (T) Type Slow-Blow