Description
Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Config Example 112 | Exemple de configuration (System 112) : 32 entrées micro/ligne, 24 E/S numériques stéréo AES/EBU, 48 départs pistes, 64 retours pistes, 16 aux, 8 cues, 16 sous-groupes, 4 sorties principales, 32 points d'insert repositionnables |
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Surface
| Motorized faders | No |
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| Touchscreen | No |
| Faders Max | Surface modulaire de 24 à 72 faders (minimum 24 tranches ; grands systèmes équipés de 72 faders) |
| Fac | Boutons FAC (Function Assignable Controls) à couronne de LED, assignables au gain, aux départs aux, pan/largeur ou aux fonctions d'égalisation |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
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Networking
| Networking & protocols | AES/EBU |
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| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
Other
| Signal Paths Max | Jusqu'à 256 chemins de signal (première console numérique grand format au monde selon AMS Neve) |
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| Architecture | Console assignable : tranches physiques + AFU (Assignable Facilities Unit) ; toute tranche peut piloter n'importe quel chemin de signal |
| Processing | Par voie : expandeur/gate, compresseur, limiteur, filtres, égaliseur et point d'insert déplaçable |
| Automation | Automation dynamique totale (faders, mutes, aux, pan, EQ, dynamique) avec mémorisation et rappel des réglages |
| Surround | Option CXS Surround (fin des années 1990) apportant les formats 5.1 et 7.1 |
| Power | Consommation de l'électronique en rack d'environ 5 kW |
| Sample Rate | Fréquence d'échantillonnage et résolution exactes à vérifier (non confirmées par les sources consultées) |
| Units Built | 105 exemplaires produits entre 1993 et 2001 |
Strip & details
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Accessories
Other
- Option CXS Surround
Surround extension introduced in the late 1990s, giving the Capricorn 5.1 and 7.1 mixing capability.
Editorial & artists
Our take
History & design
The AMS Neve Capricorn is an assignable digital mixing console introduced in 1993 and billed by its maker as the world's first large-format digital console, scalable to as many as 256 signal paths. Its architecture pairs a modular surface of physical strips (from 24 to 72 faders) with an Assignable Facilities Unit (AFU): any strip can be assigned to control any signal path.
The rotary controls, called FACs (Function Assignable Controls), feature LED collars and can be reassigned to gain, aux sends, pan/width or EQ functions. Each path offers an expander/gate, compressor, limiter, filters, equaliser and a movable insert point in the signal chain. The whole surface is fully automatable (faders, mutes, aux, pan, EQ, dynamics) with parameter storage and recall.
A typical configuration (System 112) provides 32 mic/line inputs, 24 AES/EBU stereo digital inputs/outputs, 48 track sends, 64 track returns, 16 auxiliaries, 8 cues, 16 sub-groups and 4 main outputs, with 32 repositionable insert points. A CXS Surround option introduced in the late 1990s added 5.1 and 7.1 formats. About 105 Capricorns were built between 1993 and 2001, the first installed in Abbey Road's Penthouse studio.
Notable users
- Abbey Road Studios
Studio Penthouse — première installation d'une Capricorn (première console numérique grand format d'Abbey Road).
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