Rupert Neve Designs Portico II Master Buss Converter

Rupert Neve Designs’ Master Bus Converter (MBC) sets a new standard for reference-grade 24-bit/192kHz A/D conversion technology. It also incorporates RND’s latest Active Compound Release Analog Limiter, which lets you drive hotter levels with fewer artifacts than plug-ins and ensure clip safety for tracking or broadcast.

Indispensable for tracking, mixing, and mastering, the 2-channel Master Bus Converter incorporates proprietary Rupert Neve analog drive circuitry that lets you choose whether the converter is fed by a Class A transformer-less path for unprecedented transparency or by custom inter-stage audio transformers with variable Silk Texture for a wide range of tonal color.

Equipped with precision clocking for vanishingly low jitter and phase noise, the MBC makes a perfect master clock, and, of course, can be synced to another source.

With its state-of-the-art conversion and gorgeously musical limiter, Rupert Neve Designs’ MBC is an ideal choice for capturing your analog signals with unerring accuracy and stunning 3-dimensional detail.

Features:

• 24-bit/192kHz Reference Conversion for unequaled analog capture
• Selectable analog drive paths: Class A transformer-less or custom transformer-coupled
• Class A transformer-less path maximizes clarity and transparency of the input signal
• Transformer path with proprietary Silk Texture processing adds warmth, weight, and punch
• Active Compound Release limiting for hotter levels with minimal artifacts, plus clip safety for tracking or broadcast
• Precision clocking using state-of-the-art chip set for ultra-low jitter and phase noise
• 2 balanced analog XLR inputs
• AES, TOSlink, and coax S/PDIF digital outputs available simultaneously
• Word clock I/O on BNC connectors
• Level and Gain Reduction LED meters
• Rear-panel meter Peak Hold adjustments

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