Sierra Automated Systems Rubicon
SAS broadcast console surface backed by a networked router/DSP engine
Description
Technical
Specifications
Processing
| Aux sends | 8 |
|---|---|
| DCA/VCA groups | 0 |
| DSP engine | Moteur DSP/routeur SAS déporté (système 32KD / moteur IP), relié à la surface en CAT5 |
Surface
| Motorized faders | No |
|---|---|
| Touchscreen | No |
| Module Display | Afficheur par module d'entrée (LCD ; OLED HiRez sur la génération R2) donnant accès à Source Select, Channel Mode, Pan, Phase et Mix-Minus |
| Faders | Faders Penny & Giles (extra-larges sur R2) ; intégration aux systèmes d'automation de production TV |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
|---|
Networking
| Networking & protocols | Dante |
|---|---|
| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
Other
| Role | Surface de contrôle de console broadcast on-air/production : le mixage et le routage sont réalisés dans le moteur DSP/routeur SAS déporté, la surface s'y connecte en CAT5 |
|---|---|
| Modular | Châssis passif recevant des modules enfichables indépendants et remplaçables à chaud ; tailles de 8 à ~40 voies à faders |
| Buses | Bus Program (post-fader/post-switch), Offline (post-fader/pre-switch), CUE/PFL (pre/pre) et Aux (pré ou post au choix) ; 8 bus de départ assignables manuellement |
| Network | Réseau audio Dante (AoIP) ; les modules dialoguent avec le système SAS via protocole RS485 sur connecteurs RJ45 |
Strip & details
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Software
- SAS Application SoftwareSoftware for assigning and configuring the SAS console's buses and sources (unlimited assigns, automation integration).
Accessories
Meterbridge
- Pont de bargraphs externe (R2)
External meter bridge: 1, 2, 4 or 5 sources, phase metering, selectable LU (Loudness) or VU units.
Editorial & artists
Our take
History & design
The SAS Rubicon is a broadcast console control surface (on-air and production) introduced in 2003 by Sierra Automated Systems. In the SAS approach the surface holds no engine: mixing and routing are handled by the remote router/DSP engine (the 32KD system, later an IP engine), to which the Rubicon connects over CAT5.
The chassis is a passive mainframe housing independent, hot-swappable plug-in modules, in sizes from 8 to around 40 fader channels. Each input module carries a display (LCD, then HiRez OLED on the R2 generation) giving access to source select, channel mode, pan, phase and mix-minus. Routing offers Program, Offline, CUE/PFL and Aux buses, with eight manually assignable send buses and an unlimited number of assigns via SAS software or under TV production automation. Audio transport relies on Dante (AoIP), with modules communicating over RS485 on RJ45. The recent R2 variant reuses the Rubicon module format with new processors, extra-large Penny & Giles faders and an external meter bridge.
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