Description
Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Total inputs | 96 |
|---|
Processing
| Aux sends | 16 |
|---|---|
| DSP engine | Traitement entierement numerique AMS Neve (systeme Encore) ; racks E/S relies au rack processeur en MADI |
| Bit depth | 20 bits |
Surface
| Physical faders | 24 |
|---|---|
| Motorized faders | Yes |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Surface | Surface assignable ; version 24 faders documentée ; faders et Logicators tactiles/motorisés |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
|---|
Networking
| Networking & protocols | MADI / AES/EBU |
|---|---|
| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
Other
| Eq | Egaliseur paramétrique 4 bandes avec affichage graphique des courbes |
|---|---|
| Converters | Convertisseurs 20 bits ; extensible à 32 ADC et 32 DAC par baie d'E/S |
| Inputs | Jusqu'à 96 entrées |
| Aux | Jusqu'à 16 bus auxiliaires (mono ou stéréo) |
| Metering | 16 bargraphes multipiste + 2 VU à bobine mobile assignables |
| Surround | Bus et monitoring surround intégrés |
| Io Link | Liaison baies E/S ↔ rack processeur en MADI ; routeur intégré |
| Mic Amps | Préamplis micro déportés à faible bruit (jusqu'à 16 par baie micro/ligne) |
| Recording | Enregistreur sur disque dur en option ; bridge de bargraphes en option |
Strip & details
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Software
- EncoreControl and automation software of the Libra console: assigns processing to signal paths (Desk Editor), edits processing order (Path Editor), dynamic automation and off-line configuration editing.
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History & design
The Libra is a fully digital mixing console developed by AMS Neve in the late 1990s for music production, post-production and broadcast. It belongs to a three-variant family sharing one architecture — Libra, Libra Post and Libra Music — and is built around an assignable control surface: controls are not hard-wired to a fixed channel but recall the processing of the selected path into the AFU (Assignable Facilities Unit) via each strip's ACCESS key.
Processing is entirely in the digital domain, with Total Reset of all settings and full dynamic automation. Any channel can be mono or stereo, the EQ is a four-band fully parametric section with graphical curve display, and the desk offers surround bussing and monitoring. Audio is converted by 20-bit ADCs/DACs (up to 32 ADC and 32 DAC per I/O rack) and the I/O racks link to the processor rack over MADI. Faders and Logicators are touch-sensitive and motorised; the whole system is driven by the Encore software, which allows off-line configuration editing.
The surface documented in the user manual is a 24-fader frame, expandable to 96 inputs and 16 auxiliary busses, with low-noise remote mic amps, an optional hard-disk recorder and an optional meter bridge.
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