Otari Advanta
Large-format digital console for broadcast / post / music (40-bit DSP)
Original launch price (new) 200,000 USD
Description
Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Total inputs | 256 |
|---|
Processing
| Mix buses | 72 |
|---|---|
| Aux sends | 32 |
| Matrices | 24 |
| DSP engine | DSP 40 bits, moteur numérique déporté en rack relié par Ethernet à la surface |
| Max sample rate | 96 kHz |
| Bit depth | 24 bits |
| Processing resolution | 40 bits |
| Dsp | DSP 40 bits ; fonctionnement 24 bits / 96 kHz |
| Chemins | 16 chemins physiques par section d'entrée × 8 chemins virtuels (jusqu'à 128 chemins/section, 1024 virtuels/console) |
| Eq | EQ paramétrique 4 bandes + passe-haut/passe-bas, 6 filtres, 3 dynamiques, 1 insert par chemin |
Surface
| Motorized faders | No |
|---|---|
| Screens | 1 |
| Touchscreen | No |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
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Networking
| Networking & protocols | MADI / Network |
|---|---|
| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
Other
| Bus | 72 bus d'enregistrement principaux + 24 bus de réassignation |
|---|---|
| Aux | 32 départs auxiliaires |
| Metering | 16 bargraphes LED tricolores 40 segments par section (technologie Chroma) + écrans LCD non tactiles |
| Config | De 32 entrées/24 bus à plus de 128 entrées/48 bus ; jusqu'à 256 entrées (version musique), 3 positions opérateur (variante film) |
| Surround | Panoramique et monitoring surround complets |
| Surface | Surface de contrôle extensible reliée par Ethernet à un rack de traitement (moteur, E/S, alimentations) |
Accessories
I/O card
- MADI I/O
MADI I/O option for the Advanta.
- System Sync Card
System synchronisation card.
Fader extension
- Group Master Fader Panel
Group master fader panel.
Other
- RADAR II Remote
Remote control of the Otari RADAR II recorder from the console.
Documents
Editorial & artists
Our take
History & design
The Otari Advanta is a large-format digital console unveiled in late 1997 for music mixing, broadcast and film post-production. It is built around 40-bit DSP processing capable of running at 24-bit / 96 kHz. The expandable control surface connects over Ethernet to a processing rack housing the digital engine, I/O modules and power supplies.
Its architecture is highly modular: each input section provides 16 physical paths, each carrying 8 layered virtual paths — up to 128 input paths per section and 1024 virtual paths per console. The music version could reach 256 inputs; the film variant offered three operator positions. Routing relies on 72 main recording buses and 24 reassign buses, with 32 aux sends and full surround-format support.
Per-path processing includes six filters, three dynamics processors, one insert (send/return) and four-band parametric EQ with high-pass and low-pass filters. Metering combines LCD screens (non-touch) with sixteen 40-segment tricoloured LED meters per input section; the 'Chroma' technology lets two parameters be shown on a single meter. Bus and path resources are freely allocated by the user, and configurations can be stored and recalled with frame accuracy. Offered from 32-in / 24-bus up to more than 128-in / 48-bus, the Advanta targeted the very high end, with pricing starting around $200,000.
Notable users
- VRT (Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep)
Radio-télévision publique flamande : achat de quatre systèmes Advanta, dont deux versions Broadcast Production.
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