InnovaSON Sy40
Compact modular digital live console with Xfad mode and Muxipaire/EtherSound transport (France, 2005)
Description
Technical
Specifications
Processing
| Mix buses | 26 |
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| DSP engine | Module Sy40-8 (Mix Box) — traitement en virgule flottante 32 bits |
| Processing resolution | 32 bits |
Surface
| Motorized faders | Yes |
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| Touchscreen | No |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
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Networking
| Networking & protocols | EtherSound |
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| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
Other
| Architecture | Console numérique live modulaire : surface de contrôle « Compact » associée au module DSP Sy40-8 (Mix Box) qui héberge tous les algorithmes de traitement et de mixage. Système autonome pouvant recevoir jusqu'à 6 modules audio d'entrée/sortie InnovaSon. |
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| Channels | 48 voies d'entrée actives (parmi jusqu'à 72 sources mic/ligne avec Stage Box), 26 bus de sortie + 2 bus de monitoring (avec Sensoft 8.1). |
| Channel Processing | Traitement complet sur toutes les entrées : coupe-bas variable, noise gate, compresseur/limiteur et EQ 4 bandes. Les modules de sortie sélectionnés offrent un EQ paramétrique 8 bandes, compresseur/limiteur, gate et delay. |
| Xfad | Mode Xfad™ (fader étendu) pour entrées et bus, libre affectation des VCA et agencements de faders entièrement configurables (SmartFAD, faders motorisés). |
| Connectivity | Transport audio par la « Muxipaire » propriétaire et par EtherSound ; l'interface DIO optionnelle permet un lien EtherSound (64 canaux d'E/S) sur simple câble Cat5. Passerelle DioMADI-ES (développée avec RME) pour l'interopérabilité MADI. |
| Conversion | Traitement interne en virgule flottante 32 bits (architecture DSP InnovaSon). Résolution des convertisseurs selon les modules d'E/S installés (à vérifier au cas par cas). |
| Origin | Conçue et fabriquée à Plougoumelen (Bretagne, France). |
Strip & details
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Software
- SensoftEmbedded control and mixing software for InnovaSon consoles (Sensoft 8.x / 9). It handles patching, channel processing, mix memories, Xfad mode and automation.
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History & design
The Sy40 (2005) is the compact member of InnovaSon's Sy series, from the French manufacturer based in Plougoumelen, Brittany. It uses the house architecture: a control surface (“Compact”) paired with the Sy40-8 processing module (Mix Box), which hosts all mixing algorithms. As a standalone system it accepts up to 6 audio I/O modules and, with the digital Stage Box, lets you select 48 active inputs from 72 mic/line and 26 buses from 48 possible outputs (Sensoft 8.1 configuration).
Processing is generous: on every input, variable low-cut, noise gate, compressor/limiter and 4-band EQ; on selected output modules, 8-band parametric EQ, compressor/limiter, gate and delay. Ergonomics rely on Xfad™ (expanded fader) mode for inputs and buses, free VCA assignment and fully configurable fader layouts. Audio transport combines the proprietary “Muxipaire” — the brand's founding innovation — with the EtherSound protocol, the DIO interface offering 64 I/O channels over a single Cat5 cable; a DioMADI-ES bridge developed with RME provides MADI interoperability.
Aimed at touring, theatre, broadcast and houses of worship, the Sy40 exemplifies the InnovaSon school of digital live sound: light weight, modularity and an “everything assignable” logic. The company, placed in receivership in 2007 and liquidated in 2011, did not survive the competition, which makes these consoles all the rarer today.
- Philippe Royer — Co-fondateur / concepteur
- Christian Royer — Co-fondateur / concepteur
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