{"title":"Prism Sound","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"prism-sound-ada-8xr-8-a-d-8-d-a-w-aes-ada-8xr-aes","title":"Prism Sound ADA-8XR (8-A\/D, 8-D\/A w\/AES)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTheADA-8XRis a multi-channel AD\/DA converter that can be configured in numerous ways using plug-in modules to suit a very wide variety of applications. It can be a 16 channel AD converter, a 16 Channel DA converter or an 8 channel AD\/DA converter. It can be a multi-channel FireWire interface, or an AES\/EBU \/ AES3 \/ SPDIF Digital to Analogue or Analogue to Digital converter. It can act as a high resolution Pro Tools Interface for recording or post-production. Similarly it can work with a wide range of other popular Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) including Logic, Cubase, Nuendo and others. 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Titan is ideal for music and sound recording, multitracking, overdubbing, stem-based mastering, analogue summing and critical listening applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSignal Path\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitan provides Prism Sound's renowned performance, sound quality and state-of-the-art clock technology in a dedicated unit compatible with both Windows (Vista and higher, 32 and 64 bit) as well as Mac OS X 10.5 and later (Intel). Once configured with a computer, Titan can also operate stand-alone using its S\/PDIF or AES3 I\/O.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEight analogue input channels and up to 10 digital input channels are available as inputs for your audio workstation software through the host computer's audio driver. Similarly, eight analogue output channels, up to 10 digital output channels and stereo headphone outputs can play 20 different channels. 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Typically, general purpose computers whether Mac, PC or other OS, are designed to perform a wide range of simultaneous tasks of which audio recording is just one. Even if the user would like audio recording to be given top priority, the computer's operating system is not designed that way, and (even if optimally configured, which they seldom are) it will, now and again, interrupt audio recording to do something else. This is especially true when dealing with many channels of high resolution audio, perhaps with low latency, which needs a continuous high data throughput. The result is usually a recorded 'dropout' of some kind: anyone who has recorded audio on a computer is familiar with repeated or missed samples or entire sections, random clicks, pops - even channel swapping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVerifile is a ‘fragile steganographic’ process which embeds derivative data within the dither of the ADC, containing a rolling hash code which allows the audio data to be thoroughly and continuously checked. Recovery of this data from the audio stream or file enables verification that the stream or file contains exactly the audio data that was produced by the ADC at the time of recording. Any incorrect samples, missing or repeated audio segments or any other audio errors in the resulting files can be reliably detected, providing complete confidence that the recorded file is error-free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProcessing of any kind of a Verifile recording such as EQ, level changes, additional re-dithering, sample-rate conversion etc will result in a failure to decode the rolling hash code in the dither and hence indicate that the recording is not an original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNo-Compromise. Full Prism Sound Audio Quality.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitan makes no compromises on audio quality. It is the result of years of research and development into digital audio conversion and extensive dialogue with Prism Sound's customers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitan has the same no-compromise analogue front and back ends as Orpheus with the same fully-balanced-throughout architecture, the same isolation barriers protecting the analogue from digital and computer interference, but with a wider range of PC interface options.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitan draws on Prism Sound's years of experience in developing digital audio products, including its range of audio test equipment, adopted by a wide variety of clients across the audio industry from pro-audio to consumer electronics. This experience means that Titan is well-behaved both as a computer peripheral and an audio processor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReliability is vitally important in professional recording. Prism Sound has always made extensive use of precise software calibration techniques in its converters - pots and tweaks are always unreliable, so there are none.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design team has gone to great lengths to minimise noise and interference, in particular hum. All of the analogue circuits have galvanic isolation, while the unit's electronically balanced I\/O allows it to handle common mode interference sources as well as enabling trouble-free connection to unbalanced equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is often said that THD+N figures do not always correlate well with the perception of sound quality and this is true - partly because the traditional measures of THD+N or SINAD expressed as RMS figures are rather a broad measure. With this in mind, we have taken great care to make sure that not only is the Titan noise and distortion spectrum beyond reproach, but the RMS distortion result measures up to the state of the art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eStandards Compliant USB Interface\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrism Sound has taken on board the increasing importance of native processing power for professional users and the fact that software products for standard PC and Mac platforms have been greatly enhanced in recent years. Titan uses a USB2 interface. This is a UAC2 (USB Audio Class 2) interface supported natively in Mac, iPad, Linux and Android, and in Windows via a driver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitan is easy to connect to your computer and to your outboard gear. For both Mac and PC platforms, there is a controller application to configure the unit and control its built-in mixer and other functions. Aside from the monitor and headphone level controls, everything else is operated solely from the Titan controller application. The controller software opens on-screen as a separate panel alongside your existing editing software.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMultichannel Digital Input and Output (MDIO) Expansion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAtlas \u0026amp; Titan support Prism Sound’s MDIO expansion cards, which provide alternative “host” connections. The “host” is usually a computer and the Atlas or Titan interface provides a means of connection between the host and the external analogue and digital audio I\/O ports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithout the MDIO expansion card fitted, the host connection would always be the default USB connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe MDIO expansion slot provides an alternative host connection. It does not necessarily disable the USB port, but in the case of the Pro Tools interface MDIO-PTHDX, the USB port is switched off when the Pro Tools interface is to be used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrently, only the MDIO-PTHDX expansion card is available. Others may be produced later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFlexible Inputs and Outputs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur customers told us that many professional users wanted a highly integrated solution with instrument and microphone inputs, and line outputs that could be used for stereo or multi-channel monitoring and\/or foldback to performers. Titan offers eight analogue recording channels, eight monitoring outputs, stereo digital input and output on a phono connector plus concurrent optical digital I\/O ports that can interface to S\/PDIF or ADAT data formats, giving Titan a maximum capability of 18 concurrent input and output channels plus stereo headphones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe co-axial digital I\/O port can be switched in the Titan controller applet between S\/PDIF and AES3 formats. This control changes the operating voltage and the Channel Status format and is complemented by two in-line adaptor leads that provide external XLR connections for AES3 devices. Other connections include wordclock sync I\/O.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitan can also operate in a stand-alone mode using its ADAT or co-axial digital I\/O connections. Once set up using the Titan controller applet, the unit can be disconnected from the host computer and used independently. Titan will retain its settings when powered down so even if it is switched off, Titan can be re-powered and stand-alone operation can continue with the automatically-stored settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDigital Mixer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur customers also identified a need for a unit that could provide low latency foldback to performers, particularly when tracking and overdubbing. In answer to this need, Titan has a powerful built-in digital mixer that can be configured from the host computer to provide foldback feeds to performers, each with their own stereo mix of workstation playback and any of the inputs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a very small residual delay through the A\/D and D\/A conversion process in the foldback path, mostly from filters used for decimation and interpolation. However, with the low-latency Prism Sound DSP mixer, the worst-case delay through the A\/D and D\/A path is only 0.5ms and is significantly less at higher sampling rates. This is generally reckoned to be small enough not to be problematic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the unit's outputs will mainly be used for monitoring or foldback, the fact that they are of such high quality makes them suitable for a range of other applications such as insertion points, analogue summing or stem-based mastering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFlexible Monitoring\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional users demand more sophisticated monitoring capabilities and are getting used to surround sound with HDTV and DVD, so it is becoming important to support surround monitoring setups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSample Rate Conversion and Noise Shaping\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe digital output is equipped with the four Prism Sound SNS noise-shaping curves and includes Prism Sound's renowned synchronous sample-rate conversion, allowing outputs to various external devices at other sampling rates. The sample-rate converter can be used at the outputs as well as the inputs, so as well as dealing with unsynchronised or wrong-rate digital inputs, Titan can also generate, say, a live 44.1kHz output from a 96kHz session. Since Titan also includes the full suite of the famous Prism Sound 'SNS' noise shapers, you can also reduce to 16-bits at mastering-house quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eUnsurpassed Jitter Rejection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1990s Prism Sound pioneered testing of sampling and interface jitter and as a result our digital audio products deliver unsurpassed jitter rejection. Prism Sound digital audio products lock up fast and re-generate ultra-stable clock outputs. Another aspect of the traditional Prism Sound converter that is retained was the clocking - it's just as important as analogue-path considerations sound-wise. So whether it's providing a high-quality master clock for the rest of the room, or dealing with a jittery clock from outside, Titan is as rock-steady as its forbears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSupport\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the years, Prism Sound's reputation for audio quality has been matched by its reputation for after-sales support and technical advice. Titan has the benefit of that support and customers have access to one of the best technical teams in the business.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Last Word\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe believe that Titan delivers exactly what our personal studio customers have asked for - all the performance of a Prism Sound product in a dedicated USB unit that handles line, microphone and instrument inputs with good foldback and monitoring capabilities, yet at a more accessible price tag. 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Atlas is ideal for music and sound recording, mixing, multitracking, overdubbing, stem-based mastering, analogue summing and critical listening applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSignal Path\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAtlas provides Prism Sound's renowned performance, sound quality and state-of-the-art clock technology in a dedicated unit compatible with both Windows (Vista and higher, 32 and 64 bit) as well as Mac OS X 10.5 and later (Intel). Once configured with a computer, Atlas can also operate stand-alone using its ADAT, S\/PDIF or AES3 I\/O.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEight analogue input channels and up to 10 digital input channels are available as inputs for your audio workstation software through the host computer's audio driver. Similarly, eight analogue output channels, up to 10 digital output channels and stereo headphone outputs can play 20 different channels. For low-latency foldback or monitoring to headphones or main outputs, each output pair (1-2, 3-4 etc or the headphone output) can optionally be driven from the built-in DSP mixer with an individual local mix of any selection of inputs through the controller applet. All analogue inputs are electronically balanced with automatic unbalanced operation. Analogue outputs are electronically balanced with 'bootstrapping', i.e. level is maintained if one leg is grounded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 title=\"Hide detail...\"\u003eVerifile\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVerifile is a radical new proprietary technology exclusive to Prism Sound which allows computer audio streams and recorded files to be quickly checked for a wide range of clicks, errors and dropouts, without any compromise in the audio content or any additional metadata.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp title=\"Hide detail...\"\u003eVerifile is a solution to the issues of reliability that have plagued critical recording projects ever since the adoption of computer recording of audio. Typically, general purpose computers whether Mac, PC or other OS, are designed to perform a wide range of simultaneous tasks of which audio recording is just one. Even if the user would like audio recording to be given top priority, the computer's operating system is not designed that way, and (even if optimally configured, which they seldom are) it will, now and again, interrupt audio recording to do something else. This is especially true when dealing with many channels of high resolution audio, perhaps with low latency, which needs a continuous high data throughput. The result is usually a recorded 'dropout' of some kind: anyone who has recorded audio on a computer is familiar with repeated or missed samples or entire sections, random clicks, pops - even channel swapping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp title=\"Hide detail...\"\u003eVerifile is a ‘fragile steganographic’ process which embeds derivative data within the dither of the ADC, containing a rolling hash code which allows the audio data to be thoroughly and continuously checked. Recovery of this data from the audio stream or file enables verification that the stream or file contains exactly the audio data that was produced by the ADC at the time of recording. Any incorrect samples, missing or repeated audio segments or any other audio errors in the resulting files can be reliably detected, providing complete confidence that the recorded file is error-free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp title=\"Hide detail...\"\u003eProcessing of any kind of a Verifile recording such as EQ, level changes, additional re-dithering, sample-rate conversion etc will result in a failure to decode the rolling hash code in the dither and hence indicate that the recording is not an original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNo-Compromise, Full Prism Sound Audio Quality\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAtlas makes no compromises on audio quality. It is the result of years of research and development into digital audio conversion and extensive dialogue with Prism Sound's customers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAtlas draws on Prism Sound's years of experience in developing digital audio products, including its range of audio test equipment, adopted by a wide variety of clients across the audio industry from pro-audio to consumer electronics. This experience means that Atlas is well-behaved both as a computer peripheral and an audio processor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReliability is vitally important in professional recording. Prism Sound has always made extensive use of precise software calibration techniques in its converters - pots and tweaks are always unreliable, so there are none.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design team has gone to great lengths to minimise noise and interference, in particular hum. All of the analogue circuits have galvanic isolation, while the unit's electronically balanced I\/O allows it to handle common mode interference sources as well as enabling trouble-free connection to unbalanced equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is often said that THD+N figures do not always correlate well with the perception of sound quality and this is true - partly because the traditional measures of THD+N or SINAD expressed as RMS figures are rather a broad measure. With this in mind, we have taken great care to make sure that not only is the Atlas noise and distortion spectrum beyond reproach, but the RMS distortion result measures up to the state of the art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eStandards Compliant USB interface\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrism Sound has taken on board the increasing importance of native processing power for professional users and the fact that software products for standard PC and Mac platforms have been greatly enhanced in recent years. Atlas uses a USB2 interface. This is a UAC2 (USB Audio Class 2) interface supported natively in Mac, iPad, Linux and Android, and in Windows via a driver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp title=\"Hide detail...\"\u003eAtlas is easy to connect to your computer and to your outboard gear. For both Mac and PC platforms, there is a controller application to configure the unit and control its built-in mixer and other functions. Aside from the monitor and headphone level controls, everything else is operated solely from the Atlas controller application. The controller software opens on-screen as a separate panel alongside your existing editing software.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMultichannel Digital Input and Output (MDIO) Expansion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAtlas \u0026amp; Titan support Prism Sound’s MDIO expansion cards, which provide alternative “host” connections. The “host” is usually a computer and the Atlas or Titan interface provides a means of connection between the host and the external analogue and digital audio I\/O ports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithout the MDIO expansion card fitted, the host connection would always be the default USB connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrently, only the MDIO-PTHDX expansion card is available. Others may be produced later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFlexible Inputs and Outputs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur customers told us that many professional users wanted a highly integrated solution with instrument and microphone inputs, and line outputs that could be used for stereo or multi-channel monitoring and\/or foldback to performers. Atlas offers eight analogue recording channels, eight monitoring outputs, stereo digital input and output on a phono connector plus concurrent optical digital I\/O ports that can interface to S\/PDIF or ADAT data formats, giving Atlas a maximum capability of 18 concurrent input and output channels plus stereo headphones.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prism Sound","offers":[{"title":"New | On Order","offer_id":46180331258139,"sku":"ATLAS","price":5149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/9049\/3723\/files\/61mmp0oohql._ac_sl1500.jpg?v=1692036528"},{"product_id":"prism-sound-lyra-2-usb-audio-interface-lyra2","title":"Prism Sound Lyra 2 USB2 Audio Interface","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Lyra family of USB audio interfaces offers Prism Sound performance at its most affordable ever. They are based on the Orpheus audio path and clock circuitry, but in a smaller package for those who don't need eight channels of analogue I\/O.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLyra is based on an ARM Cortex processor design which offers class-compliant USB and the possibility for future Ethernet AVB interfacing, plus DSP and local mixing capacity beyond that of the present Orpheus platform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnalogue and digital input channels are available as inputs for your audio workstation software through the host computer's audio driver. Similarly, analogue and digital outputs and stereo headphone outputs can be played independently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp title=\"Hide detail...\"\u003eFor low-latency foldback or monitoring to headphone or main outputs, each output pair (1-2, 3-4, digital out or the headphone output) can optionally be driven from the built-in DSP mixer with an individual local mix of any selection of inputs through the controller applet. All analogue inputs are electronically balanced with automatic unbalanced operation. Analogue outputs are electronically balanced with 'bootstrapping', i.e. level is maintained if one leg is grounded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp title=\"Hide detail...\"\u003eVerifile is a radical new proprietary technology exclusive to Prism Sound which allows computer audio streams and recorded files to be quickly checked for a wide range of clicks, errors and dropouts, without any compromise in the audio content or any additional metadata.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp title=\"Hide detail...\"\u003eVerifile is a solution to the issues of reliability that have plagued critical recording projects ever since the adoption of computer recording of audio. Typically, general purpose computers whether Mac, PC or other OS, are designed to perform a wide range of simultaneous tasks of which audio recording is just one. Even if the user would like audio recording to be given top priority, the computer's operating system is not designed that way, and (even if optimally configured, which they seldom are) it will, now and again, interrupt audio recording to do something else. This is especially true when dealing with many channels of high resolution audio, perhaps with low latency, which needs a continuous high data throughput. The result is usually a recorded 'dropout' of some kind: anyone who has recorded audio on a computer is familiar with repeated or missed samples or entire sections, random clicks, pops - even channel swapping.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerifile is a ‘fragile steganographic’ process which embeds derivative data within the dither of the ADC, containing a rolling hash code which allows the audio data to be thoroughly and continuously checked. Recovery of this data from the audio stream or file enables verification that the stream or file contains exactly the audio data that was produced by the ADC at the time of recording. Any incorrect samples, missing or repeated audio segments or any other audio errors in the resulting files can be reliably detected, providing complete confidence that the recorded file is error-free.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProcessing of any kind of a Verifile recording such as EQ, level changes, additional re-dithering, sample-rate conversion etc will result in a failure to decode the rolling hash code in the dither and hence indicate that the recording is not an original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp title=\"Hide detail...\"\u003eLyra makes no compromises on audio quality. It is the result of years of research and development into digital audio conversion and extensive dialogue with Prism Sound's customers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Lyra design brief was: Prism Sound quality at an even more accessible price point. Lyra has the same no-compromise analogue front and back ends as its brother Orpheus, with the same fully-balanced-throughout architecture and the same isolation barriers protecting the analogue from digital and computer interference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp title=\"Hide detail...\"\u003eLyra draws on Prism Sound's years of experience in developing digital audio products, including its range of audio test equipment, adopted by a wide variety of clients across the audio industry from pro-audio to consumer electronics. This experience means that Lyra is well-behaved both as a computer peripheral and an audio processor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReliability is vitally important in professional recording. 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