JoeCo BBR64-DANTE User Manual
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Multi-track technology for the 21st century
BLACKBOX BBR64-DANTE RECORDER
Designed for a range of applications including Live Music, Broadcast, Film & TV Sound - in fact just about anything that
requires the capture of multiple channels of live audio material via Dante network.
64 channels in one rack unit
The JoeCo BLACKBOX BBR64-DANTE RECORDER is based on the award-winning, tried and tested BlackBox Recorder
design. However, rather than being limited to recording 24 channels of audio, the BBR64-DANTE is designed to record and
replay up to 64 channels of audio data from a Dante network using standard Broadcast WAV files.
Developed to solve the inherent problems of working with computer-based systems in a live performance environment,
the BlackBox Recorder provides engineers with a computer-free, high-quality solution for multi-channel live audio capture. The
BlackBox BBR64-DANTE Recorder can capture up to 64 channels of audio at 44.1kHz and 48kHz directly to Broadcast WAV files on
an external USB2 (FAT32 formatted) drive.
The recorder connects to any Dante-enabled network device from a range of console and converter manufacturers including
Allen&Heath, Yamaha, MIDAS, DiGiCo and Focusrite to name but a few. Designed to support standard network components and
switches, it can also record 8 channels of analogue (balanced line in) alongside 56 channels of Dante for capturing audience and
ambience.
The BBR64-DANTE will lock to or generate word clock, as well as locking to the incoming Dante audio stream. Individual channels or
pairs of channels can be monitored on an internal PFL bus providing both hi-resolution metering and headphone output.
The recorder is designed to be supremely simple to use, requiring just the input and output connections, power and a USB drive before
pressing the RECORD button. A full colour LCD screen and striking LED displays show all the information the recording engineer
needs in order to know what’s happening.
The BBR64-DANTE also includes numerous safety features, inherited from the original BlackBox Recorder, to keep your recording as
secure as possible. Safe’n’Sound Record Recovery will recover files even if the power fails in the middle of a recording.
• 64-channel record or playback at 44.1
and 48 kHz.
Technical Specifications:
• Connects to any Dante-enabled network
device from a range of console and
converter manufacturers.
• Only 1 rack unit tall (435 x 44 x 170mm)
and weighing just 2.1kg.
• Records standard broadcast WAV files to
an external USB2 drive. Captured audio
material can be imported into any digital
workstation for instant re-purposing. No
file transfer necessary.
• Simple to operate and understand.
• Simple to see what’s going on to disk.
• PFL bus for monitoring individual / pairs
of channels, providing both hi-resolution
metering and headphone monitoring.
• Safe’n’Sound Record Recovery protects
your files in case of power failure.
• Files can be time-stamped with respect to
incoming timecode.
• Track, Song and Folder naming.
• Remote control via QWERTY keyboard,
MIDI, Sony 9-pin.
General
Sample rates:
Bit depths:
Disk interface:
Disk Format:
File format:
External drive:
File type:
Monitoring:
Physical:
User Interface:
Audio i/o
Record / playback:
Inputs:
Outputs:
Control and Synchronisation
Audio clock synchronisation:
Control:
44.1kHz, 48kHz, (88.2kHz, 96kHz at reduced track count)
16 / 24bit
USB2 – easy to obtain
FAT32 – compatible with both Mac and PC
Broadcast Wave (BWAV) – universally readable
1 off USB2 (480Mbit/sec):
Supports USB2 RAID arrays (such as the Glyph or
Drobo devices).
Standard mono Broadcast WAV files
Headphone output provides mono or dual mono pre fade
listen (PFL) of any channel with hi-res metering
Size: 19” rack mounting x 1U (435 x 44 x 170mm)
Weight: < 2.1kg
DC input: 9-16V dc (PSU supplied)
Power: < 20W
Full Colour LCD screen
Individual channel status LEDs
Hi Res PFL metering
64ch record or playback @ 44.1kHz and 48kHz via Dante
Dante Ethernet connection on RJ45 ethernet jack
8ch balanced analogue line inputs
Dante Ethernet connection on RJ45 ethernet jack
Headphone output for PFL listen
Lock to incoming Dante audio stream or separate word
clock. Can also generate word clock
QWERTY keyboard, MIDI, Sony 9-pin,
• Multiple units can be stacked for larger
track counts.
BBR64-DANTE Distributed by:
BBR64-DANTE Rear Panel
JoeCo Limited. 135 Histon Road,
Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8UQ, UK
Registered in England: 6361413 VAT Number: GB 923 8706
10. All rights reserved. Any trademarks and intellectual
property rights are acknowledged as the property of their
respective owners. JoeCo Ltd reserves the right to make
changes to specifications at any time and without prior
notice. E&OE etc.
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