Toft Audio Designs ATB-16

The new Toft Audio Trident Series ATB 16 Channel Mixer is based on the heritage begun with the original console designs by Malcolm Toft as managing director of Trident Audio Developments Ltd.  Designed by Malcolm Toft's circuits from the 70's, these new units are ideal for project and professional studios alike.

Features

• 56 inputs to 2 track (16 channel version)
• 8 Buss
• 8 subgroup bargraph meters
• Level indicators all channels
• All connections on rear panel
• Direct outs
• Talkback facilities
• Modular through hole design
• 6 discrete aux send
• Input/Monitor reverse switch
• Aux 5/6 available to in-line monitor
• EQ available to in-line monitor
• Stereo Solo in place can be switched to mono PFL
• 16 Microphone inputs
• 8 monitor returns
• 8 stereo effect returns
• Monitor returns on all channels with EQ
• 4 Band EQ designed by Malcolm Toft
• Dual control room outputs
• Faders on all 8 busses
• Optional digital card (Firewire/SPDIF/ADAT/Word ClockIN/OUT/COAX/MIDI)
• Input phase reverse operating on both mic and lineinputs on each channel
• Extremely musical four band sweep equalizationranging from 40Hz to 15kHz in overlapping ranges
• Extremely competitive price

Specifications

• Microphone Impedance: >1.2k ohm balanced
• Line Impedance: >15k ohm electronically balanced
• Instrument Impedance: >100k ohms unbalanced
• Microphone Gain: 60dB
• Line Gain: -20 to +20 dB
• Instrument Gain: 36 dB
• Output Impedances: XLR: <100 ohm electronicallybalanced; Jack: <100 ohm unbalanced
• Microphone Input Noise: Microphone: <-128 dBu ref150 ohm (20Hz - 20kHz)
• Line Input Noise: Line: <-75dBu (Eq. In,20Hz-20kHz); <-70dBu (Compressor In, 20Hz-20kHz)
• Maximum Mic Levels: Mic Input: <+24 dBu at allfrequencies (Compressor out), <+15dBu at all frequencies (Compressor in)
• Maximum Line Levels: Line Input: <+24dBu at allfrequencies (Compressor out), <+15dBu at all frequencies (Compressor in)
• Maximum Instrument Levels: Instrument Input:<+24dBu at all frequencies (Compressor out); <+15dBu at all frequencies(Compressor in)
• Input Impedance: Microphone: >1.2KW electronicallybalanced; Line: >10KW electronically balanced
• Output Impedance: Groups and Auxiliaries: <100Welectronically balanced; Others: <100W unbalanced
• Gain: Microphone: 70dB (channel input to groupoutput); Gain: 6dB to 65dB; Line: -10 to +20dB (channel input to group output)
• Noise: Microphone: <-127dBu ref 200W, 20Hz-20kHz;Line: <-75dBu (EQ in, direct output) 20Hz-20kHz; Overall System: <-75dBu(Line input to group output) 20Hz-20kHz
• Maximum Levels: Mic Input: +20dBu at all frequencies;Line Input: +22dBu at all frequencies; Group Outputs: +26dBu balanced, +22dBuunbalanced into 2KW
• Distortion: Microphone: <0.03% T.H.D. (-50dBuinput, +4dBu output); Line: <0.02% T.H.D. (+4dBu input, +4dBu output)
• Frequency Response: Microphone: +/-1dB 20Hz-40kHz;Line: +/-0.5dB 20Hz-30kHz
• Crosstalk: Adjacent Channel: -70dB @ 1kHz, -60dB @15kHz; Adjacent Group: -70dB @ 1kHz, -60dB @ 15kHz
• Nominal Level: +4dBu
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 31" x 22.5" x 5"