HIGH-END HOME RECORDING

Recording remotely has generally meant sacrificing quality, but now with the B16 Mothership with B4 Mic Pre and Analog to Digital Converter and B22 Orca Control Room Monitor  you can get a no compromise, professional studio sound all in a 2U interface. Ideal for tracking, mixing and mastering, this solution covers you from microphone to speaker.

The B4 Mic pre offers 4 world class mic pre channels, featuring an all class-A signal path, proprietary BX6 input transformers, NextGen BOPA14 OpAmps, a fully balanced signal path, and XLR connectivity. You can also use your favorite external mic pre, and set the B4 to LINE setting, a true bypass of the mic pre,  utilizing the BX6 in a 1:1 configuration. Or if desired, connect your microphone directly to the B4 XLR input, set the Gain to 2 or higher, engaging the mic pre, and utilizing the BX6 as a transformer in a “step up” configuration.

The B22 Orca gives you 4 channels of mastering grade DAC, with two channels controlled by the ALPS (audiophile grade) or ELMA (resistor matched, stepped) attenuators. The B16 Mothership with B4 and B22 gives you everything you need to record at home with uncompromising quality.

B16 MOTHERSHIP Features:

• 2U main chassis
• BMB1 (DigiLink) motherboard
• BMB2 (MADI) motherboard
• BMB3 (Dante) motherboard
• BMB4 (SoundGrid) Motherboard
• BMB5 (USB) Motherboard
• BMB6 (AES/EBU) Motherboard
• 1 BNC Word Clock In
• 2 BNC Word Clock Out
• 2 daughter card slots
• ADC/DAC, AES, and BCLK

 

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MOTHERBOARD OPTIONS

BMB1 MOTHERBOARD – DIGILINK

BMB1 Digilink Features:

• 2 DigiLink ports
• 64-channel IO at all sample rates
• 2 BNC Word Clock outputs
• 1 BNC Word Clock input

BMB2 MOTHERBOARD – MADI

BMB2 MADI Features:

• 2 optical MADI ports
• 64-channel IO at 44.1k, 48k, 88.2k, 96k
• 32-channel IO at 176.4k, 192k
• 2 BNC Word Clock outputs
• 1 BNC Word Clock input

BMB3 MOTHERBOARD – DANTE

BMB3 Features:

• 2 Dante Ethernet ports (sold standard with one port)
• 64-channel IO at 44.1k, 48k, 88.2k, 96k
• 32-channel IO at 176.4k, 192k
• 2 BNC Word Clock outputs
• 1 BNC Word Clock input

BMB4 MOTHERBOARD – SOUNDGRID

BMB4 SoundGrid Features:

• 1 SoundGrid Ethernet port
• 64-channel IO at 44.1k, 48k, 88.2k, 96k
• 2 BNC Word Clock outputs
• 1 BNC Word Clock input

BMB5 MOTHERBOARD – USB 2.0

BMB5 USB Features:

• 1 USB 2.0 port
• 16-channel IO at 44.1k, 48k, 88.2k, 96k
• 1 BNC Word Clock input
• 2 BNC Word Clock output

BMB6 MOTHERBOARD – AES/EBU

BMB6 AES//EBU Features:

• DSUB25 AES/EBU (Tascam format)
• 8-channel IO at all sample rates
• 1 BNC Word Clock input
• 2 BNC Word Clock output

DAUGHTER CARD OPTIONS

B22 ORCA CONTROL ROOM MONITOR

B22 ORCA Control Room Monitor Features:

• 4-channel DAC
• 8-channel DB25 connectivity (Tascam style)
• All class-A, NextGen Analog BOPA14 or BOPA11 op-amps
• 2 DAC channels with switchable BX5 output transformer
• 2 DAC channels for monitoring
• 2 stereo speaker outputs and 1 stereo headphone output
• External meter output
• Alps audiophile attenuator (standard)
• Stepped 0.1% matched resistor attenuator (optional)
• Avid delay matching
• DAC filter select

B4 MIC PRE

B4 MIC PRE Features:

• 4-channel MIC / LINE ADC
• 4-channel XLR connectivity
• All class-A, NextGen Analog BOPA14 op-amps
• NEW BX6 input transformers
• 40 total MIC / LINE input channels per B80
• Avid delay matching
• ADC filter select

BAD4M

BAD4M Features:

• 4-channel MIX / MASTERING ADC
• 4-channel XLR connectivity
• All class-A, NextGen Analog BOPA14 or BOPA11 op-amps
• Switchable BX1 input transformers
• B2 ADC style stepped attenuator
• Avid delay matching
• ADC filter select

BDA4M

BDA4M Features:

• 4-channel MIX / MASTERING DAC
• 4-channel XLR connectivity
• All class-A, NextGen Analog BOPA14 or BOPA11 op-amps
• Switchable BX5 output transformers
• B2 DAC style stepped attenuator
• Avid delay matching
• DAC filter select

BAD8

BAD8 Features:

• 8-channel ADC
• 8-channel DB25 connectivity (Tascam style)
• All class-A, NextGen Analog
• Proprietary, high definition, BURL Audio BX1 transformer
• Avid delay matching
• ADC filter select

BDA8

BDA8 Features:
• 8-channel DAC
• 8-channel DSUB connectivity
• All class-A, NextGen Analog BOPA14 op-amps
• Avid delay matching
• DAC filter select

BDA4

BDA4 Features:

• 4-channel DAC
• 4-channel XLR connectivity
• All class-A, discrete signal path
• BURL NextGen Analog BOPA14 OP-AMP
• BX5 nickel core output transformers
• Avid delay matching
• DAC filter select

BAES4

BAES4 Features:

• 4-channels AES/EBU inputs
• 4-channels AES/EBU outputs
• AES IN clock recovery
• Up to 40 AES IO per B80