VERA C48

System Architecture

Processor Type:

4-input / 8-output professional loudspeaker management processor

DSP Platform:

ADI SHARC 21569

DSP Processing:

32-bit floating point

Sample Rate:

96 kHz

A/D and D/A Conversion:

24-bit

System Latency:

Approximately 2.0 ms, analog input to analog output; excludes user delay and FIR latency

FIR Capacity:

Inputs: 4 × 1,280 taps; speaker outputs: 8 × 2,048 taps

Rack Format:

1U, 19-inch

Audio Inputs and Outputs

Analog Inputs:

4 × balanced female XLR line inputs

Analog Input Impedance:

20 kΩ

Maximum Analog Input Level:

+20 dBu

Analog Outputs:

8 × balanced male XLR line outputs

Analog Output Impedance:

50 Ω

Maximum Analog Output Level:

+20 dBu

Digital Input:

4-channel AES/EBU, selectable on input XLR connectors

Dante / AES67 Audio:

N/A

Audio Performance

Frequency Response:

20 Hz–20 kHz, ±0.5 dB

Signal-to-noise ratio:

113 dB at +20 dBu, 1 kHz, A-weighted

Residual Noise:

−93 dBu

THD+N:

−92 dB

Channel Seperation:

−100 dB

Signal Processing

Input processing:

Source priority, gate, compressor, expander, 15-band PEQ, HPF/LPF, 3-band dynamic EQ, delay, and FIR

Routing:

4 × 4 and 4 × 8 matrices

Output Processing:

Gain, polarity, mute, 10-band PEQ, and delay

Speaker Processing:

FIR, crossover, 15-band PEQ, HPF/LPF, 3-band dynamic EQ, delay, compressor, and limiter

Filter Types:

Butterworth, Bessel, Linkwitz–Riley, and specialty filters

Maximum Filter Slope:

48 dB/octave

Maximum Delay:

2,000 ms per delay stage

Delay Resolution:

0.01 ms