Description
Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Total inputs | 96 |
|---|---|
| Mic preamps | Low-noise remote mic amps (up to 16 per mic/line rack) |
Processing
| Aux sends | 16 |
|---|---|
| DSP engine | Fully digital AMS Neve processing (Encore system); I/O racks linked to the processor rack via MADI |
| Bit depth | 20 bits |
| EQ | 4-band parametric EQ with graphical curve display |
| Conversion | 20-bit ADCs/DACs; expandable to 32 ADC and 32 DAC per I/O rack |
| Channels | Up to 96 inputs |
| Aux sends — details | Up to 16 auxiliary busses (mono or stereo) |
| Surround and immersive | Built-in surround bussing and monitoring |
Surface
| Physical faders | 24 |
|---|---|
| Motorized faders | Yes |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Metering | 16 multitrack meters + 2 assignable moving-coil VU meters |
| Control surface | Assignable surface; documented 24-fader frame; touch-sensitive motorised faders and Logicators |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
|---|---|
| Recording | Optional hard-disk recorder; optional meter bridge |
Networking
| Networking & protocols | MADI / AES/EBU |
|---|---|
| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
| Audio networking | I/O racks to processor rack over MADI; built-in router |
Strip & details
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Diagrams
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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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