Description
Two Mic Preamps
2 microphone preamplifiers in discrete technology
separate switchable phantom power for condenser microphones
High-pass filter to remove footstep sound and rumble before recording
Two Instrument Preamps
High impedance (Hi-Z) instrument jacks on front side
Talkback
Electret microphone with omnidirectional characteristic
Gain control on the front side
Channel & State LEDs
Traffic light LEDs for the analog inputs
Power (PWR)
Host – Mac/PC, iDevice, Tablet etc. detected
Midi In traffic LED
Analog Monitoring
Inputs & DAW
Monitoring the analog mic/line inputs 1/2 with mono switching
Monitoring the analog instrument/line inputs 3/4
Monitoring the digital workstation inputs 1/2 & 3/4
Source& Digital In
Monitoring the three analog sources or feeds
Monitoring a digital source
Selection for digital input channels 1/2 & 3/4
Speakers | Artist Mode | Talk
Toggling the speaker pairs and the dim function
Activating the Artist Mode and Talk switch
Crossfeed
Adjusting the crossfeed when Phonitor Matrix is activated
Headphone Volume 1 & 2
Independent volume control for two headphones
Monitor Mix
Creation of a monitoring mix between the analog inputs and the analog & digital sources/DAW
Phonitor Matrix
Enables correct mixing on headphones
Removes the super stereo effect
Calculates the interaural levels and time differences
Volume
Control for the loudspeaker monitoring volume
The Revolution
In the headphone amplifier is the Phonitor Matrix, with adjustable crossfeed, thanks to which you can create mixes with headphones that sound the same on speakers.
The Phonitor Matrix in its largest expansion stage has three setting parameters: Crossfeed, Speaker Angle and Center Level.
In the Crimson 3, the center level is preset to -1 dB and the speaker angle to 30°. These are the most commonly used values.
The crossfeed function determines the crosstalk of the channels, the so-called interaural level difference. The intensity of the crossfeed is fully variable.
Technical specifications
Specifications
Microphone Input; XLR (balanced)
Maximum input gain (Gain fcc): 14.5 dBu
Input impedance: 10 kΩ
Frequency range (-3 dB): 20 Hz – 200 kHz
THD + N (10 Hz – 22 kHz, 30 dB): 0.003 %
Noise (A-weighted, 150 Ω, 30dB): -94 dBu
E.I.N. (150 Ω): -128 dBu
Common mode rejection (1 kHz): 70 dB
Instrument Input; 1/4″, 6.3mm TRS Jack (balanced)
Maximum input gain (Gain fcc): 24 dBu
Input impedance: 1,1 MΩ
Frequency range (-3 dB): 20 Hz – 200 kHz
THD + N (10 Hz – 22 kHz, 1:1 Gain): 0.005 %
Noise (A-weighted, 1:1 Gain, 100 Ω): -89 dBu
Line/Source Preamplifier; 1/4″, 6.3mm TRS Jack (balanced), RCA, 3,5mm Mini-Jack
Maximum input gain: 22.5 dBu
Input impedance (balanced): 20 kΩ
Input impedance unbalanced): 10 kΩ
Frequency range (-3 dB): 10 Hz – 200 kHz
THD + N (10 Hz – 22 kHz, 0 dBu): 0.002 %
Noise (A-weighted, 600 Ω): -95 dBu
Common mode rejection (1 kHz): -60 dBu
Speaker Output A (XLR, balanced) & B (1/4″, 6.3mm TRS Jack, balanced)
Maximum output gain: 22.5 dBu
Output impedance (balanced): 150 Ω
Output impedance (unbalanced): 75 Ω
Volume control range: -78 dB – 0 dB
Headphone Amplifier; 1/4″, 6.3mm TRS Jack (balanced)
Pin Wiring: Tip = L, Ring = R, Sleeve = GND
Output impedance: 33 Ω
Frequency range (-3 dB): 10 Hz – 200 kHz
Max output power (600 Ω): 150 mW
Max output power (300 Ω): 265 mV
Max output power (470 Ω): 670 mW
THD + N (10 Hz – 22 kHz, 0 dBu, 47 Ω): 0,0026 %
DA converter (ASIO direct)
Noise (44.1/48 kHz sample rate): -109 dBFS
Noise (88.2/96 kHz sample rate): -107 dBFS
THD + N (44,1/48 kHz, -15 dBFS, 10 Hz – SF/2): 0.0022
THD + N (44,1/48 kHz, -1 dBFS, 10 Hz – SF/2): 0.0014
THD + N (88,2/96 kHz, -15 dBFS, 10 Hz – SF/2): 0.0025
THD + N (88,2/96 kHz, -1 dBFS, 10 Hz – SF/2): 0.0032
Dynamic range (44.1/48 kHz sample rate): 109 dB
Dynamic range (88.2/96 kHz sample rate): 107 dB
Sample rates: 44.1 / 48 / 88.2 / 96 / 176.4 / 192 kHz
0 dBFS calibrated to 15 dBu
AD converter (ASIO direct)
Noise (44.1/48 kHz sample rate): -113 dBFS
Noise (88.2/96 kHz sample rate): -110 dBFS
THD + N (44,1/48 kHz, -15 dBFS, 10 Hz – SF/2): 0.002 %
THD + N (44,1/48 kHz, -1 dBFS, 10 Hz – SF/2): 0,001 %
THD + N (88,2/96 kHz, -15 dBFS, 10 Hz – SF/2): 0.0016 %
THD + N (88,2/96 kHz, -1 dBFS, 10 Hz – SF/2): 0,001 %
Dynamic range (44.1/48 kHz sample rate): 113 dB
Dynamic range (88.2/96 kHz sample rate): 110 dB
Sample rates: 44.1 / 48 / 88.2 / 96 / 176.4 / 192 kHz
0 dBFS calibrated to 15 dBu
Internal Power Supply
Operating voltage for analog audio: +/- 17 V
Operating voltage for digital audio: +5 V, +3.3 V
Phantom power: + 48 V
Power consumption: 16.8 W
External Power Supply
AC/DC switching adapter: Mean Well GE18/12-SC
DC plug: (+) pin 2.1mm; (-) outside ring 5.5mm
Input voltage: 100 – 240 V AC; 50 – 60 Hz; 0.7 A
Output voltage: 12 V DC; 1.5 A
Dimensions & Weight
W x H x D (width x height x depth): 330 x 67 x 212 mm / 13 x 2.64 x 8.35 inch
Unit weight: 2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
Shipping weight (incl. packaging): 4 kg / 8.82 lbs
