Designed to be used as throwdown interfaces wherever microphones or line inputs are required, Glensound has introduced the two-input Dark2MAI and the four-input Dark4MAI.
Both units use the same circuitry as the rest of the Dark range and have dual redundant internet connections over fibre or copper. While they can be locally powered, Glensound says many applications will utilise PoE, sufficient to provide 48V phantom power for condenser microphones.
Also new in the Dark family is the Dark22M, a compact two in, two out device. With the same audio quality, network flexibility and power agility as the rest of the range, the Dark22M adds return or confidence feeds and the ability to mix and provide gain control on the device to tune performance to any situation. Like all Dark devices, it can be controlled over the network using the GlenController Windows app, or by any suitable device controller using UDP.
IBC will also see demonstrations and presentations across the whole of the Glensound range, including PBS, the company’s take on audio for parliaments and legislatures.
Stand Number: 8.F72
Company: Glensound
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