Surround Controllers

Surround Controllers

Surround MasteringAs well as stereo Monitor Controller we offer a range of surround controllerss.  These controllers were designed from our successful stereo controllers, and reflect the fact that you will be working in both stereo and surround for some time to come.

They offer a full range of stereo and surround features for production work.

Stereo or Surround?

With our controllers, you don't have to chose: they will handle both. We focused on providing predominately stereo features, overlaid with a surround  layer, so you can switch between working in stereo or surround at ease.

We provide the following surround features:

  • Surround monitoring
  • Surround source selection for monitoring, or record
  • Bass management for sub woofers

Surround Monitoring

An obvious statement, but all of our surround controllers have surround monitoring!  We do not offer a trivial solution however, it is full featured monitoring with features like:

  • 6 or 8 channels of fully tracking gain control, 1dB steps and 0.25B trim levels
  • Monitor insert for external bass managers
  • Individual memorised speaker calibration so you can get a perfect balance in the room.
  • Full range of stereo check functions as we normally provide
  • Individual speaker additive solo, cut and phase flip, so you can identify problems on a channel by channel basis
  • Foldown of a surround mix to mono to check compatibility
  • Foldown of a surround mix to stereo to check compatibility
  • Foldown to stereo, but placed on the rear speakers.  Interesting this, but often because of the speaker separations and direct acoustic path, stereo on the rears sounds more like stereo.

Surround Source Selection

We provide stereo and surround sources for monitoring, and sending to the transfer path.  We can send digital sources to external or internal DACs for monitoring, and the system works like it would do in stereo.

Bass Management

We offer a full proper, calibrated filtered bass manager card that allows you to properly integrate your speakers and subwoofers into your room.  Essential for good monitoring!