This full featured desktop monitor controller is ready to be the heart of your studio!
Building on over 20 years of expertise in analogue console heritage, Nero has been designed to give you powerful control over your monitoring. Featuring a comprehensive range of I/O, console style monitor control, Precision Matched Attenuation Technology and more... Nero will quickly become the core of your studio.
As your studio grows it becomes harder to control. Nero enables you to centralise, connect and control all your monitoring needs from your desktop using Nero’s array of stereo inputs. Reference your mixes on up to three sets of speakers, independently set and match volume for all speakers and audition and assign your sub to any monitor path. Nero also provides one dedicated monitor grade headphone amp and three foldback grade headphone amps, making sure you’re ready to take on the loudest of sessions with crystal clear headphone mixes. Easily assign a sub to activate when switching to a monitor path of choice but maintain the ability to switch it on and off without losing your saved preset. Nero also lets you audition the sub on any alternative set of speakers without forcing you to assign it permanently.
Smart Touchpoints enable you to customise your workflow on the fly. Easily route and configure Nero’s outputs and monitor controls to create monitoring combinations that suit your needs. Simply hold down a Smart Touchpoint to put it into setup mode, select your routing options and press it again to save.
Nero perfectly matches the volume of the left and right channels of your stereo signal using Audient’s custom Precision Matched Attenuation Technology. Unlike other monitor controllers, this prevents any deviation in volume between your left and right monitors or unbalancing of your stereo image, enabling you to monitor accurately and mix with confidence.
Utilising Audient’s vast experience in implementing monitor control in both recording consoles and desktop controllers, Nero features David Dearden designed circuitry and a range of flexible monitor controls including dedicated talkback, cut & dim along with polarity, mono, speaker select and cue mix monitoring.
A full featured talkback section allows three sources (internal, dynamic or condenser microphones), has dedicated gain control and can be assigned to specific monitor feeds on the fly to keep your session moving.
Features
- 4x Stereo Analogue sources
- 2 x Line Level Inputs
- 1 x Dedicated Cue Mix Input
- 1 x Aux Input (RCA or Mini Jack)
- Optical & Coaxial S/PDIF Inputs
- 3 x Stereo Speaker Outputs
- 1 x Assignable Sub Output
- 4x Headphone Outputs with flexible routing
- Smart Touchpoints for user customisation
- Talkback Input
- Internal Microphone
- External Talkback Input
- Dim, Cut, Mono & Polarity Monitor Controls
Specifications
- BALANCED LINE INPUTS:
- NOMINAL INPUT LEVEL: +4dBu
- MAX INPUT LEVEL: +18dBu
- CMRR: > 50dB
- MIC EIN: -128dBu
- CMRR: >80dB @ 1kHz
- UNBALANCED AUX INPUTS:
- NOMINAL INPUT LEVEL: -10dBV
- MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL (minimum trim): +27dBu
- TRIM RANGE: ±12dB
- DIGITAL INPUTS
- INPUTS: TOSLINK and Coaxial
- FORMAT: S/PDIF
- SAMPLE RATES: 44.1kHz - 192kHz
- BIT DEPTH: up to 24bit
- TALKBACK INPUTS:
- MAXIMUM IPUT LEVEL: 2dBu
- GAIN: 4-44dB
- PHANTOM POWER: +48V
- SPEAKER OUTPUTS
- MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL: +12dBu
- HEADPHONE OUTPUTS
- MINIMUM LOAD: 12.8Ohms
- PERFORMANCE
- SPEAKER OUTPUTS
- THD+N: 0.0015% 0dBu 1k input
- SNR: 100dBu
- CROSSTALK (SPEAKERS): >100dB
- FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20Hz - 22kHz ±0.5dB
- ATTENUATION AT MIN VOLUME (SPEAKER OUTPUTS): >110dB
- DAC:
- THD+N: <0.0017%
- DYNAMIC RANGE: 113dB
- FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20Hz - 22kHz ±0.5dB
- HEADPHONE OUTPUTS:
- THD+N @ 0dBu (output level):
- 0.009% - 30Ohm
- 0.009% - 60Ohm
- 0.008% - 600Ohm
- PEAK POWER OUTPUT:
- 90mW - 30Ohm
- 56mW - 60Ohm
- 7.35mW - 600Ohm
- CROSSTALK: >62dB
- ATTENUATION AT MIN VOLUME: >96dB
- POWER SUPPLY:
- 12VDC Centre Positive DC Adapter - 2Amps
- Weight: 2kg
- Dimensions: 255mm (w) x 75mm (h) x 155mm (d)
