
The Details
The Sonifex S1 mixer is a high performance compact, low cost, fixed format mixing console designed for on-air radio use. It can be fitted flush into a desk-top or can be rack-mounted by the addition of optional rack ears.
The Sonifex S1 mixer is a high performance compact, low cost, fixed format mixing console designed for on-air radio use. It can be fitted flush into a desk-top or can be rack-mounted by the addition of optional rack ears.
The rear connectivity panel can be rotated 90˚ onto the base of the unit providing easier connection to the unit when it is rack-mounted. It has an integral universal switch mode power supply, which uses an IEC inlet.
- High performance, ultra-reliable on-air radio mixer.
- Low cost.
- Easy to use.
- Small footprint, flush-mounting or rack-mounting.
- Analogue & digital inputs & outputs.
- Main stereo output buss plus 2 Aux output buses, pre or post fader selectable.
- Rotating rear panel for ease of installation.
- Integrated power supply.
- Remote outputs per channel.
- Fader start of ancilliary equipment such as CD players.
- Programmable general purpose I/O.
- Monitor muting on mic live.
- Mic-live/on-air sign switching.
- Monitor outputs for presenter & guest headphones, & speakers.
- Bright LED meter display PPM/VU selectable with separate meterbridge output.
- 100mm ALPS long-throw faders with control via VCAs.
- Separate telco & stereo cleanfeed o/ps for use with a telephone hybrid & codec respectively.
- Advanced automation facilities.
- Remote control via free SCi software.
The console consists of ten input channels:
- 2 x mono XLR mic/mono XLR line inputs.
- 1 x mono XLR mic/mono XLR telco input.
- 2 x mono XLR mic/mono XLR line inputs/ stereo ¼” jack unbalanced line input.
- 1 x stereo XLR line/stereo XLR cleanfeed input.
- 2 x stereo XLR line/stereo RCA inputs, one with a 3.5mm stereo aux input.
- 2 x stereo XLR line/stereo SPDIF & Toslink digital inputs.
Providing in total 5 mic, 4 mono line, 10 stereo analogue, 2 stereo digital, 1 telco & 1 stereo cleanfeed inputs which you can switch between.
Specifications
- Mic Input: > 1k5Ω electronically balanced
- Mono Line Input: > 20kΩ electronically balanced
- Stereo Line Input: > 20kΩ electronically balanced
- PGM Output: < 50Ω electronically balanced
- Monitor Outputs: < 75Ω unbalanced
- AES Input/Output: 110Ω
- S/PDIF Input/Output: 75Ω
- BNC Wordclock Input: 50Ω
- Mic Input: Preset pot +21dB to +64dB ref -50dBu, TRIM pot ± 12dB
- Mono Line Input: Switch 0dB to +10dB ref 0dBu, TRIM pot ± 12dB
- Stereo Line Input: Switch 0dB to +10dB ref 0dBu, TRIM pot ± 12dB
- Telco Input: Switch 0dB to +10dB ref 0dBu,
- TRIM pot ± 12dB
- Stereo Cleanfeed Input: Switch 0dB to +10dB ref 0dBu, TRIM pot ± 12dB
- Digital Input: 0dBFS = +18dBu on input; TRIM pot ± 12dB allowing 0dBu to +24dBu
- Digital Output: 0dBFS = +18dBu
- Mic Input: 40Hz to 20kHz –1dB, +0dB
- Line Inputs: 20Hz to 20kHz –0.5dB, +0dB
- RCA Inputs: 20Hz to 20kHz –0.5dB, +0dB
- Mic Input E.I.N.: -130dB with 150Ω source.
- Stereo Inputs -92dBu ref 0dB (fader down, no routing), -91dBu (fader down, one channel routed), -86 dBu (unity gain, one channel routed), -83 dBu (unity gain, two channels routed)
- Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.015% at 1kHz, 0dBu 0.015% at 10kHz, 0dBu
- Inter-Channel: < -80dBu typically
- LF: Shelving at 100Hz ± 7dB
- HF: Shelving at 6.5kHz ± 7dB
- Pan Range: Off/-3dB centre/off
- Balance Range: ± 6dB
- Mic Input: >60dB typically
- Sync Input Sample Rate Range: 32kHz – 96kHz
- Output Sample Rates: 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, & 96kHz (Using Onboard Clock)
- Output Sample Width: 24 bit
- Headphone Output Load: >45 ohms, recommended 400
- Maximum Output (Analogue): +26dBu balanced into 2k or greater
- Phantom Power: +48V individual per mic input
- Gain Switch: +10dB per XLR balanced mono & stereo input & EXT 1, EXT 2 inputs
- Analogue Inputs: 5 x Microphone XLR 3 pin sockets, 2 x Mono line XLR 3 pin sockets, 2 x Mono/stereo line combi XLR 3 pin sockets & 6.35mm stereo jack sockets, 1 x Telco XLR 3 pin socket, 5 x Stereo line pairs XLR 3 pin sockets, 2 x Stere line pairs phono sockets, 1 x Stereo cleanfeed pair XLR 3 pin sockets, 1 x Stereo insert, 3.5mm jack socket
- Digital Inputs: 2 x S/PDIF phono sockets,, 2 x TOSLink optical connectors
- Analogue Outputs: 2 x XLR 3 pin plug (balanced), 9-way ‘D’-type socket (balanced), XLR 3 pin plug (balanced), 2 x XLR 3 pin plug (balanced)
- Monitor Outputs: 6.35mm stereo jack sockets (2 x Presenter, 1 x Guest, 1 x Monitor)
- Digital Outputs: AES/EBU XLR 3 pin plug (balanced) or S/PDIF phono socket.
- Digital Sync Inputs: Wordclock on BNC, AES/EBU on XLR socket and S/PDIF on phono socket.
- EXT Inputs: 9-way ‘D’-type socket
- Mono Remotes: 25-way ‘D’-type plug
- Stereo Remotes: 25-way ‘D’-type plug
- Meterbridge Port: 15-way ‘D’-type socket
- Talkback Interface: 9-way ‘D’-type socket
- RS232 Serial Port: 9-way ‘D’-type socket
- Mains Input: Filtered IEC, continuously rated 85-264VAC, 47-63Hz, 45w nominal, 50w peak
The Essentials
- Model Number: S1
- Mo's Secret Code: P256060