NTP AX Center
Thunderbolt AD/DA Converter, Audio Router & Monitor Controller
AD/DA ConverterPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- AD/DA Converter
- Description
- Thunderbolt AD/DA Converter, Audio Router & Monitor Controller
- Topology
- Modular chassis, 2 expansion I/O card slots, daisy-chainable via Thunderbolt
- Signal path
- Digital
- Channels
- 984
- Channel format
- Mixed analog + Thunderbolt/Dante/MADI/AES/ADAT/S/PDIF digital
- Form factor
- rack
- Connection
- Thunderbolt 3, Dante, MADI, AES, ADAT
- Sample rate (kHz)
- 44.1-384
- Bit depth
- 28-bit floating point (internal processing)
- DSP
- PRO|MON monitor summing (512x64 ch) and Speaker Processing/EQ (128 ch, 1024 total EQ bands); supports mono-64ch Dolby Atmos
Details
Controls: Minimal front panel; primarily controlled via DADman software / EUCON surfaces
I/O: 2 ch mic/instrument analog in (XLR/TRS combo, built-in preamps), 4 ch analog out (2 stereo monitor pairs) + 2 headphone outs; 2x Thunderbolt 3; 2x RJ45 Ethernet (control/Dante/AES67); Word Clock I/O; optional Dante(128ch)/AES(8ch)/Dual MADI(128ch)/SDI embedder cards
Notable use: Studio monitoring, Dolby Atmos music/immersive mixing, location multitrack recording, mastering
Notes: DAD (Digital Audio Denmark) brand relationship: sold under NTP Technology A/S, manufacturer set to 'NTP' per instructions. FLAG: functions as both a computer (Thunderbolt) audio interface and a standalone AD/DA converter/router with built-in monitor control (PRO|MON) - classified as AD/DA Converter, judgment call. Price and rack unit height not published on site.