Solid State Logic XLogic Alpha-Link Analogue I/O

Professional ADAT & AD/DA converter

The XLogic Alpha-Link Audio I/O is from a family of fully featured multi-channel audio converters for studio, live, and broadcast applications. The Alpha Link AX features SSL's high-quality 24-channel AD/DA-converter circuitry. This unit can be used as standalone format converter, but used in combination with a Soundscape Mixpander PCI card, it provides a powerful, highly flexible I/O solution for native PC-based audio workstations.

The Alpha Link AX shares an almost identical feature set to the Alpha Link MADI AX but strips away the MADI functionality to deliver a super ADAT Lightpipe-based SSL enhanced AD/DA solution that hits an impressive price-to-performance ratio.

Solid State Logic XLogic Alpha-Link Analogue I/O Features:

24 analogue inputs and outputs with SSL enhanced AD/DA at up to 96kHz on D-Sub connectors (for use with D-Sub to XLR looms)
Word/SuperClock input and output
Video Sync input functionality for the WordClock input: the Video Sync. signal can be converted to WordClock internally and transmitted via the WordClock output
MIDI input and output
Connects to Mixpander via Expansion Bus port
All input and output channels can be used simultaneously in any configuration
Comprehensive input/output routing and mode selection matrix
Analogue input/output metering via 24 tricolour LEDs
Digital
Quantization: 24-bit
Sample rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz

Inputs/Outputs

Analogue:
Number of channels: input: 24, output: 24
Number of ports: input: 3, output: 3 (8 channels per connector)
Connector type: Sub-D female
Electrical: balanced, +4dBu nominal, +22dBu maximum

ADAT:
Number of channels: Input: 24, Output: 24
Number of ports: 3 (8 input channels per connector and 8 output channels per connector)
Connector type: Toslink

AES/EBU:
Number of channels: Input: 24, Output: 24
Number of ports: 3 (8 input channels and 8 output channels per connector)
Connector type: Sub-D

Expansion Bus:
Number of channels: 64
Connector type: MiniD 68 poles

MADI:
Number of Channels: 64
Connector type: Fibre SC-connectors

WordClock:
Connector Style: BNC
Video Sync input and conversion functionality for the WordClock input: a Video Sync signal received via the WordClock input connector can be converted to WordClock internally and transmitted via the WordClock output.

MIDI
Number of ports: 2 (1 input port and 1 output port)
Connector style: 5-Pin DIN
Front panel

Button/Switch:
On/Off, In (routing), Out (routing), Sample Rate (when Clock=INT), Clock, Meter

Connector:
Phones : 1/4" JACK

LED:
In (routing), Out (routing), Sample Rate, Clock, Meter: Analogue In or Out

VU:
-30dBFS (green)
-3dBFS (orange)
-0.1dBFS (red)

Electrical
Operating Voltage: 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz
Power Consumption: 30W

Mechanical
Height: 88mm (2RU)
Width: 19.0"
Depth: 310mm
Weight: 6.0kg