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Eurorack, Patchbay
CB Electronics
First two Finished EuroRack modules

Finally - We are happy with the silk screen, we are sending out the first modules to be tested by users next week. We can now get the Gain module silk screened! Happy Days.

First two Finished EuroRack modules
Analogue Summing, Patchbay
CB Electronics
New Product Range Designed for EuroRack Synths

New Product Range Designed for EuroRack Synths.

In November 2023 we were aked if we could make a version of the XPatch for EuroRack Synthesisers, This has been an interesting and enjoyable project and we are now at the prototype stage.

New Product Range Designed for EuroRack Synths
Timecode
CB Electronics
Release of the TC-7 Midi & TC-5net Midi

We are proud to announce the release of the TC-5net Midi and the TC-7 Midi.

The TC-5net adds an Ethernet port with Artnet timecode support to the TC-5B-Midi. It is available with the ethernet port fitted or without the ethernet port fitted, with the ability to upgrade to have an ethernet port at a later date.

The TC-7 Midi adds dual LTC inputs, timecode distribution and Status display to the TC-5net Midi, in a 1U unit.

Release of the TC-7 Midi & TC-5net Midi
Patchbay
CB Electronics
Sound on Sound in Depth XP-Relay Review

Another great in depth review from Matt Houghton at Sound on Sound for our XP-Relay!

It’s a winning combination of sophisticated software and refreshingly simple hardware.

Read the review with the link below to see what he thinks.

Sound on Sound in Depth XP-Relay Review
CB Electronics
Connecting The Pyra-Sum Passive Summing Mixer ...

Recently a customer asked for advice on how to connect the Prya-Sum to an XPatch. I looked at the specification of the Pyra-Sum it seemed to be a natural fit with the XPatch and that they would work well together. I decided to generate an example using the XPatch-64, Pyra-Sum, equalizers and Compressors. The XPatch-96 should be used for larger systems.

Connecting The Pyra-Sum Passive Summing Mixer to XPatch

Studio Monitoring

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XPSum: A new product combining the XPatch with a Analog Summing Mixer

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XPSum: A new product combining the XPatch with a Analog Summing Mixer

We started work on this about two weeks ago, we are quiet at the moment so that work has progressed quickly.. The Mac/Windows You will find a block diagram and some screenshots below, all suggestions are welcome

The Basic specification is as follows

  • 16 Inputs: 8 Stereo and 8 Mono, input metering on front panel TFT

  • 2 Stereo Sum Bus and outputs

  • Monitor section with three speaker sets, Cue Send and Headphone Output

  • 48 x 48 crosspatch with 16 external insert sends and returns

  • 2u Rack mount with 4.3” TFT and 6 front panel keys and Encoder

  • Network and USB HUI Interfaces

I-Mon: Customer request for two 7.1.4 inputs

I-Mon: Customer request for two 7.1.4 inputs

A few weeks ago we received a request to modify his I-Mon to have two 7.1.4 inputs.

I looked at this carefully, whilst not a major change it would involve a number of small changes to multiple units as follows

  1. I-Mon hardware modification:- Plug in card with 4 summing channels to enable

  2. I-Mon firmware modification - Reassign two stereo inputs to the Alt input and map stereo inputs 3-5 to 1-3

  3. I-Mon Manual update - Describe input mapping for modified unit

  4. MidiUPD software modification - Add Check Box to inform software that the ALT-7.1.4 modification is fitted.

  5. TMC-1/2-IMon firmware modification - Update I-Mon page to indicate if modification fitted and limit input selections

All these changes will have to be tested!

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TMC-Penta adds SPQ Card Support for the MTRX/AX32/Penta Part 2

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TMC-Penta adds SPQ Card Support for the MTRX/AX32/Penta Part 2

Yesterday I was in Paris checking out the SPQ implementation with a customer, I felt that a visit was necessary as the initial test were made long distance with me in London and the MTRX with SPQ card in Amsterdam! This timeI wanted to be in the same room as the TMC-1/2, MTRX and SPQ card, to check for myself that it is working correctly and that the documentation was understood by the customer, installer and myself!

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TMC-Penta adds SPQ Card Support for the MTRX/AX32/Penta Part 1

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TMC-Penta adds SPQ Card Support for the MTRX/AX32/Penta Part 1

When we designed the TMC-1-Penta the SPQ card did not exist, the SPQ card adds a lot of functionality to the NTP system, we want to incorporate this with the TMC. The SPQ is like any other card within the NTP rack unit and the SPQ channels are defined by the card slot and Channel number which can be assigned to any speaker channel using the TMC insert points.

Setting IP Address on the TMC-1

There are three ways of setting the IP Address on the TMC-1 as follows

DHCP

I have implemented DHCP on the TMC-1 as a one shot as I believe that in a studio setup it is better to use fixed ip addresses. When you enable DHCP on the TMC-1 the first number only will change to 00 to indicate that DHCP is active. If a new IP Address is allocated by the DHCP sever the display will update almost immediately, if there is no DHCP server present the IP address will revert to the original IP Address after about 5 seconds.

Recently a customer asked why they could only see the first number flicker when using DHCP to set the IP address of the TMC-1. This occurs when the DHCP Server is happy with the IP Address requested by the TMC-1. On the video below I have deliberately set the TMC-1 to a invalid IP address.

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TMC-1-MMP1 Follow Up at Eclair in Paris

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TMC-1-MMP1 Follow Up at Eclair in Paris

Last week I visited Olivier Chouteau at Eclair in Paris, Olivier installed the first TMC-1-MMP1 system in a 7.1.4 studio. Daniel Gollety who makes the french translation of our manuals accompanied me on the visit - my French is not to good. Although configured as a 7.1.4 room one of the main reasons for using the TMC-1 is the ease in switching between Stereo, 5.1, 7.1 and 7.1.4.

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TMC-1 and Yamaha MMP1

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TMC-1 and Yamaha MMP1

This week I have been interfacing the TMC-1 with the Yamaha MMP1. We have been waiting for a MMP1 since it was announced last year, a loan unit finally arrived last week . Before starting we had to buy a I-Pad (we are Android users and our OSC software runs on both), this arrived two days ago since then I have been writing code.