AEQ Grand Forum Digital ON AIR Mixing Console - 20 faders - Radio Broadcast Mixers

AEQ Forum Digital On Air Mixing Console - 20 faders

AEQ’s FORUM is a self-contained digital audio mixing console specifically designed to meet the most rigorous demands of radio and television ON-AIR broadcasting. Its flexible design allows it to readily be adapted to any ON-AIR application. FORUM incorporates all of the features necessary for use in environments requiring: automatic monitor speaker cut-off, cough muting, fader start, control signaling, interface signaling for automation of external equipment, external communications management, intercom, etc.

Thanks to its well thought, self-contained modular design and reduced footprint, FORUM adapts perfectly to any environment: auto-control, studio control, television production, sound production, mixed configurations, integration in large installations, etc.

Simplicity and control power are combined into the FORUM to satisfy ease of operation - from the most basic to the most advanced requirements. The control surface can be configured with a minimum of 4 faders, and easily expanded to 8 or even 12 channels witht he standard chassis. If you opt for the GRAND FORUM Chassis, the mixer can expand to up to 20 freely assignable fader channels.

Main Features

Configurable monitoring for all system signals.
4 Direct-routing buttons on each channel.
Silent operation by convection cooling.
Integrated talk-back microphone input, 2 precision stereo VU meters and pre-fader monitor speakers.
Supports a maximum of 14 input/output modules: 4 can be dual MICRO / LINE modules, and 2 can be digital hybrids.
Integrated MICRO/LINE input for talk-back and self-operation, studio and control room speaker and headphone outputs.
Supports AES/EBU and S-PDIF digital formats.
Multi-channel IP Networking using Audinate Dante ^TM Technology - up to 64 Channels (optional)
MADI bi-directional fiber-optic connection for 64 digital audio channels (optional).
8 GPI and 8 GPO (opto-isolated) and 4 GPO relay outputs.
Audio processing: 3 band equalizer, high pass and low pass filters, compressor/limiter, and noise gate.8 GPO (opto-isolated) and 4 GPO relay outputs.

Module configured digital On Air Mixing Console.

Here an example of a extra large console - 20 faders configuration:

1 FRGRAND Console Chassis for up to 20 Faders in groups of 4 faders per module. Capacity for up to 14 I/O modules. Includes: power supply, CUE speaker, 8 x GPI, 8 x GPO, 4 x relay out, 2 x Ethernet Ports, 1 x Time Sync Port, 2 x headphone jacks, 1 x talk-back mic jack, 2 x speaker output jacks, Configuration Software Application.

5 FRCH FADER MODULE, four 100mm faders for the console signal control. Includes 4 switches for mixer bus sends, Select and CUE switches, high resolution OLED displays and channel ON/OFF switches for each fader channel.

3 FR03 MIC/LINE INPUT MODULE 2 X mic or 2 X line inputs, with 48 V phantom power, electronically balanced.

2 FR04 ANALOG INPUT MODULE line level, 8 mono or 4 stereo, electronically balanced.

1 FR05 ANALOG OUTPUT MODULE line level, 8 mono or 4 stereo, electronically balanced.

2 FR02 DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT MODULE AES/EBU or S-PDIF, 4 stereo inputs, 4 stereo outputs

6 FR21 BLANK INPUT/OUT MODULE COVER Covers empty I/O module slots/locations