Hydra Expands with 8-SDI Input Unit
Calrec Audio has introduced an 8-SDI input de-embed I/O unit to its range of Hydra fixed I/O units.
Twice as powerful as the previous generation 4-SDI input product, the 8-SDI input unit extracts up to 128 channels of synchronous or asynchronous embedded audio from as many as eight HD/SD streams, making these channels available to all consoles on Calrec’s Hydra network.
Hydra enables Calrec digital mixing consoles to share I/O resources and control data. The Hydra network uses gigabit Ethernet fabric to provide high bandwidth and a scalable, flexible architecture, enabling precise tailoring of the system to the requirements of each installation.
With up to 96 inputs or outputs, analog or digital, Hydra’s remote I/O units may be connected on the same network to provide remotely located sources and destinations that can be used by any or all of the mixing consoles.
