About The System; Hardware - Sony OXF-R3 Brochure & Specs

The OXF-R3 consists of five main
hardware components:
control surface
SP (Signal Processing) rack
I/O racks
host computer
machine control peripherals
Signal
Processor
Rack
I/O Rack
Actual processing of digital audio signals takes place exclusively
within the I/O and SP racks of the OXF-R3. This approach means that
the audio signals are handled with maximum precision and are totally
immune to external interference. The console's control surface thus
acts purely as an interface between the user, the host computer and
processing sub-systems. The talkback output is the only audio signal
that passes through the control surface. The system racks are
connected to the control surface by just two cables.
Machine Control
Analogue I/O
I/O Rack
Compared to traditional analogue consoles, the OXF-R3 is
significantly easier to install as it is around 50% of the weight of
traditional analogue designs and the control surface is delivered in
three sections for ease of transportation and installation. (The 24C
version is delivered in only two sections). Power consumption is also
dramatically lower than most analogue designs, affording additional
cost savings and low heat dissipation.

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Normally the SP rack and host computer are located in the machine
room. This reduces operational noise and thermal dissipation, and
minimises the console's 'footprint' where space in the control room
is at a premium. The SP rack contains 16 signal processing cards,
delivering a total of 10 GOPS (Giga Operations Per Second) of audio
processing power. The system can be configured with eight MADI
loops for interfacing with I/O racks and recorders.
MADI
Each I/O rack contains 10 I/O card slots that can accept analogue
input, analogue output, AES/EBU and SDIF I/O cards. Each system also
AES/EBU I/O
includes a time code card and a GPI card. The configuration of the
I/O racks depends on the particular requirements of the studio, with
most systems employing at least four racks with appropriate cards
installed. MADI is used to interface the I/O racks to the SP rack; this
Mics
can be either via a cost saving 75 ohm coaxial cable or optical fibre.
Machine control peripherals are supplied with the OXF-R3, facilitating
straightforward interfacing with the console and virtually any
recording transport.

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