Digital Audio Denmark DADCORE256DL Massive Flexibility. Small Footprint. Immersive Power. Core 256 may not take up much space, but the power you can squeeze out of this little box might just make your jaw drop to the floor. With tons of channels, a wide palette of digital connectivity, built-in SPQ processing, Eucon control compatibility, internal summing engine and drivers for macOS and Windows 10, it is a pristine digital audio interface by any measure and for just about any application.However, there is one application that should be emphasized in particular: Core 256 is simply the perfect Dante and MADI interface for Dolby Atmos RMU. The size and shape of Core 256 fits nicely for sharing a 1U rack shelf with a Mac Mini running Dolby Atmos Renderer, Dolby Atmos Production Suite or Dolby Atmos Mastering Suite. For immersive audio post production facilities, this solution will represent the missing link that streamlines and optimizes the multichannel workflows seamlessly.
Control
The Thunder|Core Audio interface is controlled via the DADman software. DADman can connect to the Thunder Core interface either via Ethernet or via a communication channel in the Thunderbolt connection. More units can be daisy chained via the Thunderbolt ports, and each unit will appear in DADman control software. Using control over Ethernet the two RJ45 connectors acts as a switch for connection to more units. The Dante /AES67 audio is also passed on the two RJ45 connectors.
Functionality
The Thunder|Core products have been designed with a unique router core based on 32bit floating point processing and a low-latency and highly reliable FPGA based matrix structure. A timestamp mechanism provides equal latency for all signals routed through the core.
In total, Core 256 has a capacity of 4,096x4,096 non-blocking cross points, which provides a capacity of 1,500x1,500 cross points on the I/O and processing level.
The matrix provides fixed latency routing of all inputs to one or more outputs with a latency of only 5 audio samples and supports sample rates from 44.1 to 384 kHz.
The channel processor provides a signal detection logic for all input and output channels, PPM level measurement as well as level control.
All inputs and outputs have processing for level adjustment and in addition, the core has a summing/mixing processer with 64 output busses and 512 inputs, which can be allocated to sets of input and output signals managed by the Pro|Mon monitor control functionality in DADman.
SPQ speaker EQ management is available natively in the core with access to 1,024 filters combined into 64 channels with 16 filters, each with adjustable delay.
Core Connection For DADman
- The Core Audio Thunder|Core Audio Driver
- Compatible with Intel and Apple Silicon (M1) processors, as well as Big Sur macOS and forward
- Core Audio Aggregates for More Applications I/O Control Connection for DADman
- ASIO Thunder|Core Audio Driver Compatible with Windows 10 and forward
- One Application Can Connect to the Driver
- Control Connection for DADman
Core Audio Thunder|Core Audio Driver
- Compatible with Apple Intel and Silicon (M1) Big-Sur and forward
- Core Audio Aggregates for more Applications I/O
- Control connection for DADman