Sony DMX-R100
Compact 48-channel digital console, 24-bit / 96 kHz
List price at launch 20,000 USD as of 1999
Description
Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Total inputs | 48 |
|---|---|
| Expansion cards | 4 optional card slots: TDIF, ADAT, AES/EBU, analogue XLR, MADI, TRS inserts |
Processing
| Aux sends | 8 |
|---|---|
| Matrices | 8 |
| DSP engine | Compact Sony digital engine, 24-bit / 96 kHz |
| Max sample rate | 96 kHz |
| Bit depth | 24 bits |
| Channels | 48 virtual input channels; 36 analogue inputs (first 12 channels A/B switchable) |
| Conversion | 24-bit, 44.1 / 48 / 88.2 / 96 kHz |
| Channel processing | 4-band parametric EQ, HP/LP filters, dynamics (comp/ducking, expander/gate) |
| Buses | 8 matrix buses, 8 sends, 8 returns, 12 inserts, CR + studio outs, 2-track input |
Surface
| Physical faders | 24 |
|---|---|
| Motorized faders | Yes |
| Screens | 1 |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Faders | 24 motorised faders (1024-step) + 1 master fader |
| Automation | Snapshot + SMPTE-driven dynamic automation on all parameters |
| Screens — details | Built-in colour screen |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
|---|
Networking
| Networking & protocols | MADI / ADAT / AES/EBU |
|---|---|
| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
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Software
- DMSK-R100AEFree Windows offline editor for DMX-R100 Title files: audio settings, snapshots and dynamic automation, cut and paste between titles, sample rate conversion, offline preparation and training.
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History & design
The Sony DMX-R100 is a compact 48-channel digital console unveiled in 1999, aimed at music production and TV post. At around $20,000, it inherited part of the OXF-R3's know-how in a desktop format with a built-in colour screen.
It offers 48 virtual input channels, 36 analogue inputs (the first 12 channels having switchable A/B inputs), 24 motorised faders with 1024-step resolution and a master fader. Processing provides four-band parametric EQ, high-pass/low-pass filters and dynamics (compressor/ducking, expander/gate) on the channels, with 8 matrix buses, 8 sends, 8 returns and 12 inserts. Automation — snapshot or SMPTE-driven dynamic — covers all parameters.
Conversion runs at 24-bit up to 96 kHz (44.1 / 48 / 88.2 / 96 kHz). Four slots take optional I/O cards: TDIF, ADAT Lightpipe, AES/EBU, analogue XLR, MADI or TRS inserts. Praised for its immediate ergonomics, the R100 had a Version 2.0 that notably strengthened surround capability. It remains a reference among the compact digital consoles of its generation.
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