Richmond Sound Design - Audio Engine & Show Control
- AB64 Show Control Specs
Harmonic Functions Inc.'s AudioBox AB64
Hundreds of Shows
Thousands of Cue Lists
Hundreds of Thousands of Paths
Millions of Cues
Many Millions of MIDI Messages
It's A Show Controller --- It's A Sound Controller
AudioBox AB64 Rear Panel Layout - 2U high rack
mount
AudioBox AB64 Back Panel
Chassis HWD: 3.5x19x11.6 inches/9x48x30cm Weight: 10lbs/4kg
AudioBox AB64 Show Controller Description
The AudioBox AB64 onboard cue engine replays massive sound cues
while exporting any MIDI commands in the cues and actuating GPIO contact
closures. Eight
independent cue lists with complete MSC timing allow cues
to vary with show timing or human interactivity.
Free
ABShowMaker
Macintosh software
provides exhaustive programming and control capabilities for any
number of shows. Use any popular MIDI Sequencer to create complex
MIDI compositions, capture them and place them in cues on the
AudioBox AB64 via ABShowMaker.
Free
ABEdit
Windows software
provides exhaustive programming and control capabilities for any
number of shows. Use any popular MIDI Sequencer to create complex
MIDI compositions, capture them and place them in cues on the
AudioBox AB64 via ABEdit.
The AudioBox AB64 accepts MIDI Show Control commands from a wide range of
Human-Machine Interfaces
. The GPIO inputs trigger up to 255 cues with random access
capability.
AudioBox AB64 Show Controller Specifications
NUMBER OF SHOWS: 128 Show Files
NUMBER OF LISTS: 128 Cue Lists per Show
NUMBER OF PATHS: 2048 x 32KB size limit per Show
NUMBER OF CUES: Unlimited within 32KB Path size limit
NUMBER OF MESSAGES: Unlimited within 32KB Path size limit
NUMBER OF OPEN LISTS: Eight simultaneous randomly chosen
CUE SEQUENCE TIMING: Follows List/Stopwatch/MIDI Time Code
LIST CLOCK TIMING: Stopwatch, MIDI Time Code or Real Time Clock
ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
Auto Clock Start On/Off
MIDI Echo On/Off
MIDI Loopback On/Off
Clock Running Flag for each list
Clock type flag for each list
Auto Cue Path Sequencing flag for each list
Open List when Show opens flag
Default Show opens automatically
Clock Zeros/Does not Zero with each cue
Note Off mask for each list
Every Cue is a synchronously timed MIDI sequence just like a
song
RESPONDS TO MSC: LOAD/GO/STOP/RESET/all SOUND COMMANDS
GPIO INPUTS RESPOND TO CONTACT CLOSURES: cue address/trigger
up to 255 cues
CONTROL NETWORK CONNECTION: 10/100Mb/Sec RJ45 ethernet port for transfer of
randomly accessible show files and high speed control and monitoring using up to
four host computers on a single LAN
HARD DRIVE(S): Standard UDMA/ATA100 for storage of shows, cues, presets
and digital audio
CONTROL PORTS: MIDI IN 1, MIDI OUT 1, MIDI IN 2, MIDI OUT 2, RJ45, GPIO
POWER INPUT: 100-240VAC (external AC power supply included) or 13.8VDC +/-5% at
10A maximum
GPIO: 25 pin female 'D' connector for address/trigger of up to 255 specific
cues and/or playback of 255 selections. Two optoisolated open collector output
relays can be controlled from internal or external MIDI commands.
COOLING: Extremely quiet internal fan. Internal fan in external AC power
supply.
RIDE ATTRACTION VEHICLE VERSION OPTIONS:
Ruggedized chassis/solid state hard disk drive for up to 15G
shock and vibration. Please contact RSD for quote.
