Description
Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Expansion cards | Analogue, AES/EBU (with independent sample-rate converters) and transformer mic/line cards; audio and GPIO on RJ-45 connectors |
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Processing
| Architecture | Core-based console: BC2000DF audio frame (4U, 19") separate from the control surfaces |
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| Frame | Up to 21 I/O cards and 20 DSP cards per frame (minimum 3 DSP cards) |
| Buses | BC2230 master controller (embedded QNX OS, configuration on CompactFlash), redundancy available |
Surface
| Physical faders | 5 |
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| Motorized faders | Yes |
| Fader layers | 9 |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Control surface | Main DM surface (5 motorised faders) expandable with up to 7 D10 surfaces (10 faders): up to 75 physical faders and 9 pages (up to 675 signals) |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
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Networking
| Networking & protocols | MADI / Dante / AES/EBU |
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| Redundant PSU | Yes |
| Redundant networking | Yes |
| Audio networking | MADI interconnection (BC2211 module, redundant BC2212) of 56 or 64 channels to the BC2000 router; Dante-compatible (Audinate directory) |
Other
| To be verified | Introduction year (~2005 per Radio World review), max sample rate and bus count: to confirm on AEQ documentation |
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Strip & details
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Software
AEQ Arena ScreenDownload
Other screenshots
Accessories
Surface / module
- D10 expansion surface
10 motorised-fader surface extending the main DM surface (up to 7 units).
Other
- BC2000 Cab Rack Chassis
Breakout chassis: fans the frame's RJ-45 connectors out to XLR / WAGO terminals.
I/O card
- BC2211 / BC2212 MADI module
56/64-channel MADI interconnection module (BC2212: redundant version).
Editorial & artists
Our take
History & design
The AEQ Arena is a digital mixing console aimed at broadcast (radio and television), built on a core-based architecture. Processing and routing take place in a separate audio frame, the BC2000DF (4U, 19"), which holds up to 21 I/O cards and 20 DSP cards (minimum three), plus a BC2230 master controller module (embedded QNX system, configuration stored on CompactFlash). The cards provide analogue, AES/EBU (with independent sample-rate converters) and transformer mic/line I/O, with audio and GPIO exposed on RJ-45 connectors. The main control surface, the DM model, has five motorised faders and a comprehensive monitoring and GPI-triggering section; it can be expanded with up to seven ten-fader D10 surfaces, for a maximum of 75 physical faders. A 'pages' concept (nine per surface) allows control of up to 675 signals. Frame and surface interconnection uses MADI (BC2211 module, redundant BC2212) over 56 or 64 channels, and the console is listed in Audinate's Dante directory.
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