Axel OXYGEN 1000 Digital broadcast console 6 Faders-Rackmounted

AxelTech Oxygen 1000 Rack - Rack Mountable Digital Broadcast Console

Oxygen 1000 Rack is a fader less fully Digital Broadcast Console designed for On Air and Production in any Radio Station, with 3 microphone inputs with Automix, a powerful internal audio routing and a wide range of controls and I/O in a rugged and classy steel 2 RU chassis.

Axel Oxygen 1000 Rack is remotely controlled through a dedicated application.

Oxygen 1000 Rack DSP based audio processing delivers high-end quality and guarantees latest features and flexibility.

Reliable and easy to use as an analogue mixing console Axel Oxygen 1000 Rack offers top class features: Low Latency, Users Preset, Smart Keys, EQ, Compressors, Telephone Hybrid, HDMI Output, Analogue and Digital I/O, USB, Bluetooth, Dante AoIP, Telco, Presenter Talk Box.

Input & Output

• 3 microphone inputs with Automix
• 4 stereo analogue inputs
• 4 stereo analogue outputs
• 1 built-in telephone hybrid
• 1+4 telco interface with GPIO
• Bluetooth audio interface
• 1 digital Out (AES/EBU)
• 2 USB audio interfaces (disabled with Dante option installed)
• 8 stereo inputs + 8 stereo outputs via Dante (optional)

General

• Fully Digital Broadcast Console for Radio Broadcasting
• A/B Fast source switch buttons for each fader
• 4+1 busses (PGM, SUB, Aux1, Aux2, PFL)
• Near 0 latency (< 0,7 ms I/O)
• Complete Remote Control by means of an application replicating the surface
• Remote configuration and maintenance via Web Interface
• User-definable Presets & Snapshot
• 5 bands fully parametric Equalizer on every input
• Dynamic Processor with expander and compressor section on each microphone inputs
• Advanced and configurable Monitor Facilities for Control Room and Studio
• Customizable RGB colored buttons
• High Resolution (120 leds) meter bars for outputs
• HDMI Out for console status display
• 2 Timers (Ctrl-Room and Studio microphones timers on HDMI Monitor)
• TalkBox for guest and presenter (optional)

Versions

• Oxygen 1000 Rack – Bluetooth
• Oxygen 1000 Rack – Dante – Bluetooth

Options

• Talk Box
• Dante I/O Board
• RJ45 adapters for:
  o Mic with GPIO
  o Line In
  o Line Out with GPIO
  o Telco with GPIO

Features:

Microphone Inputs

• 3 Microphone Inputs with Automix
• Mic 1 on XLR, Mic 2 & 3 on RJ45, all balanced with + 48V Phantom and GPIO
• Independent ON AIR Lights and Cut Off control, when opening Control Room and Studio microphones
• PFL button switches to private conversation on Hybrid/Telco/Bluetooth mode
• Enable TalkBack feature on any Studio or Control Room microphone
• Parametric Compressors/Expander for MICROPHONE and MONO inputs
• Save and recall microphone presets including Compressor/Expander settings
• Phase inversion on microphone inputs
• Ducking / AutoFader assignable to all sources (automatic attenuation of music on speech)

Automix

Automix feature simplifies mixing activities in the presence of many guests in the studio.

The function adds, to the existing sources, a new source called Automix, which is the sum of all enabled microphones.

The Automix source has all the features of a microphone source such as:

• Studio/Control Room loudspeakers control
• Studio/Control Room light control
• Can be used as audio in Private mode for phone calls

Using this new source, the user can manage in a very simple manner all the microphones of the studio with a series of benefits:

• Just 1 fader for the management of studio microphones;
• A dedicated AGC section for each microphone input automatically adjusts the correct level;
• Automatic management of attenuation on microphones not in use, simulating a slight closure of the fader;
• Final compressor that allows an automatic leveling of the Automix source;
• Possibility to use the microphones individually.

This feature further simplifies the work of the mixer engineer, even in the case he/she is also the host of the show.

Available settings in the Automix menu:

• • MIC-1    ON/OFF
  • MIC-2    ON/OFF
  • MIC-3    ON/OFF
  • Idle Mic Attenuation
  • Attenuation Attack Speed
  • Attenuation Release Speed
  • Compression Threshold
  • Compression Ratio
  • Compression Attack Speed
  • Compression Release Speed
  • Autogain Speed
  • Autogain Max Gain
  • Autogain Max Attenuation

Analogue inputs

• Line Stereo Inputs: 4
• Balanced on XLR for Line 1, Balanced on RJ45 for Line 2-4
• Channel mode selection: STEREO, MONO, L, R, INV-L, INV-R, INV
• Stereo-1 & DANTE-1 inputs can be configured as 4 Telco Inputs

USB audio I/O

• 2 Built-in stereo USB (Type-B) I/O Audio Interfaces allow to directly connect the PC to the Oxygen 1000 console, with no need for audio cards
• In facts the PC detects each of the console USB as a digital audio card with 1 stereo inputs and 1 stereo outputs for simultaneous playout and recording

Telephone hybrid and Telco

• Telephone Hybrid: 1 POTS/PSTN telephone line with Line.In and Tel.Set connection
• Telco: 1 in/out N-1 to connect external telephone hybrid with control via TLC/GPIO
• 4 mono additional Telco can be obtained configuring Analog Inputs (Stereo-1 & DANTE-1) and (OUT-2 & DANTE-1) stereo outputs.
• GPI and GPO management on all 5 Telco channels
• RING and HOOK on F1 key for each TELCO channels
• N-1 on Telco outputs for all BUS (PGM, SUB, AUX-1, and AUX-2)

Analogue outputs

• 4 Balanced Outputs:
  • OUT-1 – XLR – Fixed as PGM
  • OUT-2 – XLR – by default assigned as SUB
  • OUT-3 – RJ45 – by default assigned as AUX-1
  • OUT-4 – RJ45 – by default assigned as AUX-2
• OUT-2 stereo output can be configured as N-1 to achieve up to 2 mono additional Telco
• OUT-1 & OUT-2 outputs are both equipped with a GPO

Digital output

• 1 AES/EBU output on XLR

Headphones and local monitor outputs

• OUT-2-4 outputs: can be configured as Studio Presenter and Studio Guest Headphones
• Unbalanced outputs: 2 Line out on Jack 6.3 for Control Room Headphones
• Adjustable maximum Control Room and Studio speakers volume
• Adjustable maximum Control Room and Studio headphones volume
• Adjustable CUT or Attenuation mode (-40, -30, -20, -10 dB) on Control Room and Studio speakers
• Independent source selection (PGM, SUB, AUX1, AUX2, EXT) for control room and studio speakers, control room and studio headphones with or without PFL
• Independent Talk Back management on Control Room and Studio speakers
• Independent Talk Back management on Control Room, Studio headphones
• Same source selection for Control Room and Studio headphones, with independent leve

GPI/GPO

• GPI: 9 in total, for Talk back, Telephone Hybrid or other features
• GPO: 9 total, to control OnAir lamps or provide HOOK and RING commands for external telephone Hybrid
• User custom GPIs (e.g. Ring, Talkback, channel ON/OFF, etc.)
• User custom GPOs (e.g. Hook/ONAIR, Studio-Light, Control Room-Light)

Surface & Management

• Direct Firmware update via Internet
• WEB UI for Console configuration and service features (Save, restore, update, logs, etc.)
• Save and recall EQ presets (up to 10)
• New real-time EQ algorithm with graphic
• Fast and accurate Led Meters display
• Save and recall control panel configuration with 10 Snapshots
• Save and recall total console configuration. The configuration can be saved to internal memory (microSD), USB and PC (via WEB interface)
• Gain adjustment knobs with adaptive speed
• Dimmable buttons light
• Adjustable fader ON/OFF threshold (from -50 dB to 0 dB)

Telephone Hybrid and Telco

The built-in telephone hybrid allows direct connection of a telephone line POTS/PSTN on RJ-11C. The audio is processed via DSP that delivers a state-of-the-art audio processing. It’s also available a Telco N-1 in/out, to connect Oxygen 1000 to an external telephone hybrid. The Telco N-1 is always available on RJ45. TLC commands are available on the same RJ45 with Hook and Ring interface.

TLC commands for Telco-2-5 are available and configurable on GPIO-DB9 connector with Hook and Ring.

Software Remote Control

Oxygen Remoter is a software tool available for free with any Oxygen console. It offers advanced remote control features such as accessing to any set up and information, fader and buttons control and any  other operation available on the physical consoles. It is very useful especially for compact consoles and in any environment that has limited space.

The Virtual Fader technology enables users to assign each input to a virtual fader/channel on the remote surface, this is of course very useful when controlling channels remotely. Additionally, transforming the A/B pair into two virtual faders is a smart solution that maximizes the management of the available sources.

Oxygen Remoter can remotely control multiple consoles and create an ecosystem, this can be very helpful for remote productions where, for instance, a portion of the channels may need to be controlled from a studio while the others are still managed from the physical surface in the control room.

Oxygen Remoter is a powerful tool that provides extra flexibility and control’s tools to all the Oxygen consoles.

Oxygen Remoter is downloadable from the Oxygen console’s administration web page.

HDMI output

The HDMI output allows to connect an HD display monitor to the console, suitable to be used to Monitor the following information:

• Audio input source levels
• 4+1 BUS output levels
• A/B source names assigned of 10 channels
• Display On-Air sources
• Microphone On timer (control room & studio)
• Large Clock
• Audio output level (Loudspeakers & Headphones)
• On-Air microphone
• Telephone active

HDMI output can be personalized with the customer logo. Selectable display layouts are available.

Available options (Must be sourced separately at ordering stage):

Bluetooth

Oxygen 1000 can be equipped with a Bluetooth module. This allows airing the calls made via GSM, Skype, Viber and WhatsApp with a Smartphone, a Tablet or a PC. Oxygen 1000 has two Bluetooth connection modes: bidirectional to support phone calls; monodirectional to put on air high quality stereo audio (A2DP) streamed by Bluetooth sources.

With Bluetooth calls, PFL enables PRIVATE conversation mode.

Bluetooth interface is installed at the factory and must be requested at ordering stage.

Talk Box

It is a device dedicated to the presenter and guests. Talk Box is very simple to connect to the On Air Console: its take 2 RJ45 cables of the length that is needed to connect it to the mixer. It is possible to connect up to 2 Talk Boxes to the Oxygen 1000. The Talk Box offers a direct connection of the microphone and relative On-Air light, it is also possible to directly connect the studio’s On-Air Light. The Talk Box has a headphone amplifier with two 6.3mm outputs. Through the two large backlit buttons it is possible to activate and deactivate your own microphone (On / Off / Cough) or enable Talk back to the console.

Dante AoIP Interface

Oxygen 1000 can be equipped with a Dante interface (also supporting AES67 and SMPTE ST 2110-30 transport protocols) which provides 8 Stereo Inputs and 8 Stereo Outputs on a dedicated Ethernet port, with independent Level Control and Sample Rate Conversion.
On Oxygen 1000 Dante versions the USB I/O ports are disabled.
Dante AoIP interface is installed at the factory and must be requested at ordering stage.

Cable Adapters

RJ45 adapters are available for:
o Mic with GPIO
o Line In
o Line Out with GPIO
o Telco with GPIO

Video on how to assign sources to channels: https://youtu.be/w2xC6X7ZXLo

Video on how to install "Oxygen Remoter": https://youtu.be/37bautgglJc