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Overview

The 328 line of audio mixers has distinguished Renegade Labs as a leader in audio for video. These compact mixers seemed to have everything you would need in your edit suite, mobile truck, or Telecine bay. But you told us that we missed something rather important; sometimes you prefer to leave your audio cables and sync connection out of the control room. You often like to leave them in the machine room so the control room is quiet, uncluttered, and much easier to manage in an engineering sense.

We listened, and introduced the 328|MXE at NAB 2007. The 328|MXE product line uses the familiar 328 control surface but moves the audio processing to a separate electronics chassis. This solution utilizes the same input flexibility you've come to expect from our current mixers, accepting analog, mic, AES and SD/HD SDI inputs. The 328|MXE rack-mount engine contains the power supply, DSP processor and audio I/O. Four input module slots and one optional output module slot (for a total of three possible 8 channel outputs) allow for complete flexibility in configuring a system to specifically meet your application requirements.

Easy Installation

Installation of the 328|MXE is straightforward. The 3RU audio engine chassis is rack-mounted, and the power cord is run to the easily-replaced, built-in universal power supply. All I/O connections are accessible on the rear of the chassis. The electronics are housed in a slide-out tray on ball-bearing rack slides, making installation of additional I/O modules simple and quick. A single CAT-5e cable, with a maximum run length of up to 100 meters (328 feet), is all that is needed to connect the control panel to the chassis. The control panel itself uses a separate 'deskwart' universal power supply, and occupies the same diminutive space in the edit suite as the rest of the 328 mixer line.

MXE Chassis Drawer

Upgrading the 328|MXE software in the field is a snap. Upgrades may be copied from the Renegade Labs website to a USBstick, which is then inserted into a USB port on the rear of the control panel. Using the USB menu—a new feature on the 328|MXE mixers—both the panel and the audio chassis can be updated in only a few minutes. The USB menu also allows 328|MXE registers to be saved and recalled on a USBstick, simplifying the configuration of multi-room setups.

Blue or Gray

The 328|MXE comes in both Blue and Gray versions, with the same feature sets found in the Blue|328 and Gray|328 mixers respectively. The Blue 328|MXE is a great addition to NLE edit suites, while the Gray 328|MXE adds the Program/Preset architecture and ESAM II control required for linear edit suite operations. Both versions have the same array of powerful features found throughout the Renegade Labs mixer line: video-centric operation, EQ, delay, dynamics, 8 bus mixing and monitoring, and the high audio quality demanded by video professionals. Download our brochure to view our impressive specifications, and contact your closest Renegade Labs distribution partner to request a demo of this powerful little mixer in whichever trim you prefer.

Tech Spec

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AES and Analog Outputs Standard
Eight channels each for surround and multi-lingual production

Flexible Routing
Any input to any output

8x8 Monitor Matrix
Fully Configurable with Built-in Surround Modes & User Definable Setups

Program Button
Quickly add/remove sources from the output bus

9 Long-throw 100 mm Faders
for Smooth Fades

Master Fader
Quickly Control the Level of All Eight Program Bus Outputs

Pan/Balance Knob
on Each Stereo Fader

1/4" Headphone Jack
Mounted on chassis tray—use for audio monitoring or stereo control room feed

Master Monitor Volume Knob
Large Knob to Quickly Adjust Monitor Output Level

Mute and Solo Buttons
Solo One or More Faders

Unity Indicator
on Each Fader - quick confirmation of precise unity gain

AES and SD/HD Video Sync
Lock to AES audio or NTSC/PAL/HDTV Sync

Tone Generator
Built in

48kHz, 96kHz or 192kHz Sample Rates
(192kHz on Blue 328|MXE only)

3 band Parametric EQ
Adjustable, with Notch Filters
(48kHz and 96kHz only)

Dynamics
Compressor, Limiter, Expander
(48kHz only)

Audio Delay
Up to 16 video frames at 48kHz for lip sync and video path delay correction

Record Returns
Designate inputs as returns for monitoring conformance without using faders

Configurable Operating Levels
From -20dbFS to -12dBFS in 2dB increments

One-Button Access
Fader/Input Assignment and Configuration

200 Memory Registers
Quickly Save/Recall Panel Snapshots - 16 are accessible with one button press

Four Input Module Slots
Analog, AES Digital or SDI. Choose the configuration that works best in your facility

One Optional Output Module Slot
Analog, AES Digital or SDI. Switchable between Meter, Monitor or Program outputs

USB Storage
Software Updates and Register Storage - Transfer Configurations easily from one system to another

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