Description
Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Total inputs | 36 |
|---|---|
| Inputs / outputs | 24 digital and analog ins/outs; stereo and surround monitoring up to 5.1 |
Processing
| Mix buses | 12 |
|---|---|
| Architecture | 36 channels / 12 buses (upgradeable to 48 channels / 24 buses) |
| Frame | 6U mainframe (master processor, clock, timecode, I/O, master drive, MO/Exabyte backup) + color monitor |
Surface
| Physical faders | 16 |
|---|---|
| Motorized faders | Yes |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Faders | 16 touch-sensitive, long-throw, motorized assignable faders (FAME console) |
| Automation | Dynamic automation: levels, mutes, pans, aux, EQ, dynamics; 4-band EQ + dynamics per channel |
Recording
| Onboard recording | Yes |
|---|---|
| Recording type | 24-track hard drive (non-destructive editor) |
| Recording | Up to 24 simultaneous real-time tracks, locked to timecode; 16/20/24-bit in a single project |
Networking
| Networking & protocols | AES/EBU |
|---|---|
| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
Other
| Year / dates | MFX3+ announced around 1996 (backlog listed 1994, which matches the earlier MFX3) |
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Software
Logiciel MFX3plus (V15.6) v15.6
MFX Auto v7.09
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History & design
The Fairlight MFX3plus (MFX3+) is a hybrid digital audio workstation combining, in a single system, a 24-track non-destructive hard-disk recorder/editor and a fully automated digital mixing console. It works in 16-, 20- and 24-bit within a single project.
The mixer offers 36 channels and 12 buses (upgradeable to 48 channels and 24 buses) driven by 16 touch-sensitive, long-throw, motorized assignable faders. Dynamic automation covers levels, mutes, pans, aux sends, EQ and dynamics; every channel has a 4-band EQ and a dynamics module. On the recording side, the MFX3+ replaces a conventional analog/digital multitrack: up to 24 tracks of simultaneous real-time record/replay locked to timecode, with all editing functions. The system consists of a 6U mainframe (master processor, clock, timecode, I/O cards, master hard drive, removable MO and/or Exabyte backup), a dedicated console (FAME) and a color monitor. The MFX3+ provides 24 digital and analog ins/outs and stereo and surround monitoring up to 5.1.
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