Crane Song Spider
8x2 mic preamp / mixer with built-in 8-channel A/D converter
Analog Mixer$6,607Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Analog Mixer
- Description
- 8x2 mic preamp / mixer with built-in 8-channel A/D converter
- Topology
- 8 discrete Class A mic preamps (derived from the Flamingo design), switchable 'fat' tube-emulation color stage per channel, per-channel switchable peak limiter ahead of the A/D, ~300 MIPS DSP analog-tape (Ampex 456) emulation on the stereo bus
- Signal path
- Hybrid
- Channels
- 8
- Channel format
- 8 mic/line input channels summed to stereo bus, plus simultaneous 8-channel and stereo digital outputs
- Form factor
- 4U rackmount mixer + 2U rackmount external power supply (2-piece system)
- Rack units
- 4 (mixer) + 2 (power supply)
- Connection
- AES/EBU, S/PDIF, TOSLink, ADAT or TDIF (option card), word clock
- Sample rate (kHz)
- 44.1-192
- Bit depth
- 24-bit
- DSP
- ~300 MIPS DSP for analog-tape (Ampex 456) emulation on the stereo bus
- Powered
- yes
- Power (W)
- 55
- Introduced
- 2001
- Country of manufacture
- USA
- Phantom power
- 48V
Details
Controls: Per-channel gain, fat/color switch, pre/post direct-out select, pan/level to stereo bus, peak-limiter enable, sample-rate select, output dither select (24 down to 15-bit)
I/O: 8 mic/line inputs (XLR / 1/4in TRS line), 8 direct outs (TRS insert or D-sub), stereo AES/EBU + S/PDIF + TOSLink digital output, 8-channel digital output via AES/EBU, ADAT, or TDIF option card, word clock I/O (BNC)
Notable use: Used for classical location/remote recording sessions by Pro Audio Review contributor Dr. Fred Bashour
Notes: Price ($6,607) is an aggregated 'starting from' street figure via web search, not an official cranesong.com MSRP. A 2002 Pro Audio Review described the onboard ADC as 24-bit/96kHz; the manual's sample-rate switch for the digital output section covers 44.1-192kHz — both figures reported. year_intro (2001) per the original reviewer's account of receiving one of the first production units.