Plugging In Audio And Other Audio Sources - Blackmagicdesign ATEM Television Studio Installation And Operation Manual

Getting Started
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ULTI-VIEW SDI
SWITCHER CONTROL
PROG SDI
Note: All SDI and HDMI video
connections are SD/HD switchable.
IN 3 SDI IN 5 SDI
IN 4 SDI IN 6 SDI REF IN
ATEM Television Studio has an AES/EBU digital audio input
AUX 1 SDI
PROG SDI
AUX 1 USB 3.0
AUX 2 SDI PREV SDI PROG SD-SDI
AUX 3 SDI M/E 2 PROG SDI PROG NTSC/PAL
AUX 4 SDI
AUX 5 SDI
AUX 6 SDI
MULTI-VIEW 1 MULTI-VIEW 2 PROG SDI
IN 1 HDMI
IN 1 SDI
IN 2 SDI IN 3 SDI IN 4 SDI
IN 5 SDI IN 6 SDI IN 7 SDI
IN 8 SDI IN 9 SDI IN 10 SDI
IN 11 SDI IN 12 SDI IN 13 SDI
IN 14 SDI IN 15 SDI IN 16 SDI REF IN
All SDI and HDMI connections are SD/HD switchable.
ATEM 1 M/E and 2 M/E Production Switchers have an audio
in/out port which connects to an analog audio breakout cable.

Plugging in Audio and Other Audio Sources

AES/EBU IN All ATEM switchers include a built in audio mixer which allows any switcher to use embedded HDMI and
SDI audio from your cameras as well as external audio from the dedicated audio input. The audio input
can be used for audio sources which might not have been embedded in a video signal, such as camera
microphones and pre-recorded audio.
12V POWER
ATEM Production Studio 4K models feature standard balanced XLR audio inputs and outputs, and
unbalanced RCA audio inputs so you can connect your external audio source directly. RCA audio
connectors are useful when using audio from consumer equipment such as a HiFi system or iPod. XLR
audio connectors are balanced and provide the best quality. Balanced connectors are designed to reduce
AES/EBU IN
PROG USB 2.0 MULTI-VIEW SDI
12V POWER
SWITCHER CONTROL
PROG SDI PROG SDI
any potential interference and noise, and are also important when long cable lengths are required.
If you're using an ATEM Television Studio with an external digital audio source, such as a digital microphone
or mixer, you can connect the AES/EBU audio output of the source directly to the AES/EBU IN port on the
switcher. Otherwise use an inexpensive A/D converter, such as the Behringer SRC2496, to take the analog
audio output of your audio source and convert it to AES/EBU audio for your switcher.
If you have an ATEM 1 M/E or 2 M/E Production Switcher, you can use the included breakout cable or
make your own custom breakout cable to connect your external audio source's professional, balanced,
SWITCHER CONTROL
analog audio output to the switcher.
RS-422 SERIAL OUT
AUDIO IN/OUT
MAIN POWER 12V
BACKUP POWER 12V
AUX 1 SDI PROG SDI
AUX 1 USB 3.0
AUX 2 SDI PREV SDI PROG SD-SDI
SWITCHER CONTROL
AUX 3 SDI M/E 2 PROG SDI PROG NTSC/PAL
RS-422 SERIAL OUT
AUX 4 SDI
AUDIO IN/OUT
AUX 5 SDI
AUX 6 SDI MAIN POWER 12V
MULTI-VIEW 1 MULTI-VIEW 2 PROG SDI
BACKUP POWER 12V
The audio breakout cable included with ATEM 1 M/E and 2 M/E Production Switchers connects to the AUDIO IN/OUT port.