AEQ Forum Digital On Air Mixing Console - 16 faders

AEQ’s FORUM is a self-contained digital audio mixing console specifically designed to meet the most rigorous demands of radio and television ON-AIR broadcasting. Its flexible design allows it to readily be adapted to any ON-AIR application. FORUM incorporates all of the features necessary for use in environments requiring: automatic monitor speaker cut-off, cough muting, fader start, control signaling, interface signaling for automation of external equipment, external communications management, intercom, etc.

Thanks to its well thought, self-contained modular design and reduced footprint, FORUM adapts perfectly to any environment: auto-control, studio control, television production, sound production, mixed configurations, integration in large installations, etc.

Simplicity and control power are combined into the FORUM to satisfy ease of operation - from the most basic to the most advanced requirements. The control surface can be configured with a minimum of 4 faders, and easily expanded to 8 or even 12 channels witht he standard chassis. If you opt for the GRAND FORUM Chassis, the mixer can expand to up to 20 freely assignable fader channels.

Main Features

• Configurable monitoring for all system signals.
• 4 Direct-routing buttons on each channel.
• Silent operation by convection cooling.
• Integrated talk-back microphone input, 2 precision stereo VU meters and pre-fader monitor speakers.
• Supports a maximum of 14 input/output modules: 4 can be dual MICRO / LINE modules, and 2 can be digital hybrids.
• Integrated MICRO/LINE input for talk-back and self-operation, studio and control room speaker and headphone outputs.
• Supports AES/EBU and S-PDIF digital formats.
• Multi-channel IP Networking using Audinate Dante ^TM Technology - up to 64 Channels (optional)
• MADI bi-directional fiber-optic connection for 64 digital audio channels (optional).
• 8 GPI and 8 GPO (opto-isolated) and 4 GPO relay outputs.
• Audio processing: 3 band equalizer, high pass and low pass filters, compressor/limiter, and noise gate.8 GPO (opto-isolated) and 4 GPO relay outputs.

Module configured digital On Air Mixing Console.

Here is an example of a extra large console - 16 faders configuration:

• 1 FGRAND Console Chassis for up to 20 Faders in groups of 4 faders per module. Capacity for up to 14 I/O modules. Includes: power supply, CUE speaker, 8 x GPI, 8 x GPO, 4 x relay out, 2 Ethernet Ports, 1 x Time Sync Port, 2 x headphone jacks, 1 x talk-back mic jack, 2 x speaker output jacks, Configutation Software Application. 
• 4 FRCH FADER MODULE, four 100mm faders for the console signal control. Includes 4 switches for mixer bus sends, Select and CUE switches, high resolution OLED displays  and channel ON/OFF switches for each fader channel.
•  1 FR20 BLANK FADER MODULE COVER    Covers empty fader module locations
• 3 FR03 MIC/LINE INPUT MODULE  2 X mic or 2 X line inputs, with 48 V phantom power, electronically balanced.
• 2 FR04 ANALOG INPUT MODULE  line level, 8 mono or 4 stereo, electronically balanced.
• 1 FR05 ANALOG OUTPUT MODULE  line level, 8 mono or 4 stereo, electronically balanced.
• 2 FR02 DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT MODULE    AES/EBU or S-PDIF, 4 stereo inputs, 4 stereo outputs
• 6 FR21 BLANK INPUT/OUT MODULE COVER    Covers empty I/O module slots/locations