BBR1-B, BlackBox 24-track Recorder, 24bit/96kHz Conversion, Balanced analog I/O module, JoeCo

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JoeCo BlackBox Single Rack Space 24-track Recorder,
24bit/96kHz Conversion, Balanced Analog Inputs/Outputs on DB 25 connectors

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The BLACKBOX RECORDER is a novel concept in live recording technology - a multi-track for the 21st century. it is no longer necessary to dismantle your home studio or recording studio to take a complete Digital Audio Workstation into a live venue to capture your live performance.

The BLACKBOX RECORDER plugs into any standard live mixing console via the normal insert points and not only allows for the capture of the performance but also will record the sound check to help set the foldback mixes and allow the performers to hear the live mix for themselves. In difficult acoustic spaces it also lets the sound engineer achieve the best balance without exhausting the band with endless rehearsals before the gig.

The BLACKBOX RECORDER provides 24 tracks of audio recording directly onto a removable USB2 disk drive that can be immediately plugged into your Digital Audio Workstation after the gig.

Recording the audio at up to 96kHz and at 24 bit resolution into standard Broadcast Wave (BWAV) files on a standard FAT32 formatted drive allows the user to replay the material on any workstation. Just unplug the disk from the back of the BLACKBOX RECORDER and plug it into your workstation as an external disk. No copying or reassembling your studio is required and you have every mixer input recorded and available to create the perfect live remix.

For really large multi-track recordings, multiple BLACKBOX RECORDER units can be chained together and operated from a single control surface.

The unit has been designed to be as simple as possible to operate, recognising that during a live performance the sound engineer will naturally need to concentrate on the sound for the audience and the performers.

Consequently, having connected up the unit to the desk the BBR1 defaults to all tracks being armed ready for record; just pressing Record will start the recording. If the record button is pressed again whilst in record, the BLACKBOX RECORDER will automatically start a new recording so that each song can be easily identified later. To end a recording requires the STOP button to be held for 2 seconds to ensure that the recording cannot be stopped accidentally.

A foot switch input is also provided and can be set up to duplicate the record button function so that the engineer doesn't even have to move away from the console.

Rear Panel Connectors

Analogue I/O

Unbalanced version (JOECO-BLACKBOX): Female DB 25 connectors x 3, connects to supplied cables, 3 meter DB 25 to 1/4" stereo TRS jacks (for mixer insert points - tip send, ring return), 3 cable snakes included.

Balanced Version (JOECO-BLACKBOX-B): Balanced, Female DB25 connectors x 6, 3 for inputs, 3 for outputs, no cables supplied with this version.

(Loop through outputs)

8 x 1/4" stereo TRS jack sockets (Ch 17-24 only: tip send, ring return)

Monitoring

1 x 1/4" stereo TRS jack socket: Headphone output

Control and Synchronisation

1 x 1/4" TRS jack socket: Linear Time Code (LTC) Reader / Footswitch
1 x 5-pin DIN: MIDI Time code (MTC) and MIDI Machine Control (MMC)
1 x 9-pin Male D-type: SONY PII protocol
2 x RCA sockets: AES/SPDIF word clock reference input / communications to auxiliary units

Other Connectors

1 x USB2 (480Mb/s) interface to disk drive
1 x mini DIN: PS2 keyboard socket
1 x 2.5mm dc inlet (9Vdc power) - power adapter supplied

Specifications

Sample Rates supported:

44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz & 96kHz

Latency (line in to line out)

Zero. (Line in monitor by relay bypass for power failsafe, E-E selectable when powered if preferred).

Analogue Inputs

levels: -10dB / +4dB switchable
Max input level: +22dBU = 0dBFS
A-D conversion: 24 bit, 96kHz
106dB S/N; 96dB THD+N (typical A-weighted 48kHz)

Analogue Outputs

levels: -10dB / +4dB switchable
Max output level: +22dBU = 0dBFS
D-A conversion: 24 bit / 96kHz
106dB S/N; 94dB THD+N (typical A-weighted 48kHz

Timecode Reader

Frame Rates: 24,25,29.97 drop and non-drop, 30 fps; Trigger only (no chase)

Physical

19" rack mountable - 1U high
Dimensions: 425mm x 150mm x 44.4mm
Weight: 2.1kg
dc input: 7.5V - 15V
Power consumption: <18W

Features

JoeCo BlackBox Recorder Features
The BLACKBOX RECORDER range has
been designed to be very simple to operate.
The front panel contains the familiar transport controls that
every piece of recording kit contains so that basic operation
can be very simply understood. This is important as the engineer's
primary task during the performance has to be to concentrate on
the live sound. Having plugged the unit into your console, the unit
defaults to having all tracks armed and ready to record; just press record
to begin the recording. Simplicity itself.
The LED meters show you the relative levels of each input so that you
can make sure that you're not recording too "hot" (or too "cold") and
can adjust the mic amps on the desk accordingly. Although there are only three
LEDs on each channel, their brightness varies according to the level giving a
much more accurate representation.
The main screen displays how long you've been recording and how much
space you have left on the disk. The meters also have a
sticky peak feature so that you can see how loud a recording has been
and whether you have overloaded the inputs without having to study the
unit while you're setting everything else up. There's even a keyboard input
so that if you have time you can name every track and even every song to
make life easier when you come to use the resultant recordings on your
workstation to mix them.
In addition, there are 4 function buttons "Menu/Ok", "Loop", "Mark"
and "Back" and a data entry / scrub wheel which control the more
detailed settings of the unit and set markers for loop points so that
you can loop round a particular bit of a sound check while you get
the sound in the venue exactly right.
One very important feature of the BBR1 is that the inputs are normally
looped directly to the outputs via relays in all modes except during playback.
This provides an additional level of safety so that even if the power were to
fail on the BBR, the audio through the PA will not be affected.
Inside the menu structure all the key variables can be modified:
the sample rate, which tracks to arm when you press record,
whether to use timecode, setting up the digital audio clocks, naming the
recordings, setting your input and output levels, and setting up loop points.
By default, the unit enters "playback lockout" mode as soon as you enter
record to make sure that you don't accidentally start playing back the
soundcheck in the middle of the performance!
Key Menu Items:
- Track Arming
- Record Set-up
- Playback Lockout
- Sample Rate
- Timecode
- Setting Loop points
- Digital audio clock settings
- Real-time clock
- USB2 disk settings and formatting
Example Screen Displays:
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