Marian Seraph AD2

The ultimate meeting place for analogue and digital audio signals has been created. Driven by the "BEAST", a fully-fledged DSP mixer, the SERAPH AD2 offers 2 AES/EBU and 2 balanced analog inputs and outputs. This sound system can be anything but one-sided... The ingenious circuit design with custom input and output levels and only the best components available offers exceptional sound quality with incredible 140dB dynamics at any sample rate up to 192kHz.

As one of the first sound systems at all, the SERAPH AD2 has 32bit D/A converters, which thanks to their quality finally bring a reconciliation for the analog and digital world. Thanks to modern PCIe interface and transfer routines specially developed and optimized for high speed transmission of best 32bit audio quality, the SERAPH AD2 will be a reliable partner in any professional studio dealing with sensitive analog and digital signals.

Flexible and Expandable: The TDM SyncBus

Using the TDM SyncBus, you can upgrade the SERAPH AD2 with up to 3 more of its kind or with any other SyncBus compatible MARIAN sound system. E.g. with an 8 channel AES/EBU or analog system. The SyncBus allows all connected clock signals and start/stop information to be exchanged. This unique solution ensures reliable recording of all signals from all participating sound systems. And even more: TDM SyncBus-compatible systems also allow the transfer of up to 8 channels thanks to intelligent bus management. The signals will appear in each mixer of each connected card. But even without another sound system, the TDM SyncBus is a very useful tool. EQs on mix sums> can be realized or signals of a software application can be recorded again. (re-recording)

Fast and reliable: The Multi-client Driver Suite

7/Vista/XP/Server2003/2000 The true multi-client and continuously improved driver includes ASIO 2 -, GSIF 2 -, WDM with kernel streaming and true, non-emulated DirectSound support for lowest latencies in all software environments. Unlike competing products, the driver allows multiple audio applications to access the sound system simultaneously using the same or different driver interfaces.

Well-structured driver menus and dialogs combined with an easy-to-read and practical-orientated printed manual make this system extremely easy to set up and adapt to the specific needs of the studio. Of course, all settings and even the MIDI assignments as well as the signal flow from mixer and routing can be saved in one file. (Totall Recall)

Powerful and Future-Proof: The Right Decision

The SERAPH AD2 is available in 2 versions. For easy integration, the SERAPH AD2 with its word clock input will perform best in all recording situations. The SERAPH AD2 MWX contains an additional board which is equipped with 2 MIDI inputs and outputs as well as a word clock synchronization output. It is automatically recognized after connecting and does not require any extra software installation.

The advantages of the MWX are obvious: For example, the 2 MIDI inputs can be used directly for MIDI control of the BEAST by your preferred MIDI controller. The word clock connectors, on the other hand, are ideal for extended clock circuits that allow independence from the clock signal of the AES/EBU inputs. This means that all external equipment with word clock input can also be synchronized by the SERAPH AD2 MWX as clock master. In addition, the high-quality sample rate converters of the audio inputs allow unparalleled flexibility when setting up the digital studio.

Of course, the SRCs can also be deactivated - for a signal path that is beyond doubt truly pure. A good tool to control the clock signals is the included software status window. This clearly displays all sample rates, the lock status, the status of the sample rate converters and, if applicable, all synchronization errors of all digital input signals. Like every MARIAN sound system, the SERAPH AD2 impresses with its simple installation and constantly controlled highest manufacturing quality. In addition there is the SAMPLITUDE PRO X2 Silver software free of charge to this product.

Features:

Technical data:

Specs:

• Color: Silver
• Line Outputs: 2
• Line Inputs: 4
• Mic Inputs: 0
• Phono Inputs: 0
• Instrument Inputs: 0
• digital Output: AES/EBU
• Headphone Out: no
• MIDI Inputs: 0 Ports
• MIDI Outputs: 0 Ports
• Host Port: PCIe
• Type: Audio Interface
• Theme: Recording and Studio

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