DirectOut GmbH was founded in 2008 by a team of professional sound engineers headed up by Stephan Flock. The company specializes in developing essential pro audio connectivity, networking and bridging solutions for broadcast, studio, live and installed sound applications.
Unique in that all members of the DirectOut development team are still active professional sound engineers, the company is thus fully focused on real-world demands and problem solving.
The product range, marketed under the brand of DirectOut Technologies®, offers solutions that build bridges between different audio worlds and make systems and formats more flexible. Audio formats supported include MADI, SoundGrid, Dante, RAVENNA and the standards AES67 and SMPTE ST2110-30.
PRODIGY.MP
PRODIGY.MP is a multifunction audio processor that is designed to address numerous applications in pro audio, broadcast, installation and studio applications. PRODIGY.MP provides flexible I/O, dual networked audio, DSP (EQ, Delay, Limiter, Matrix/Mixing, Inserts…), Sample Rate Conversion, multiple sync generation/handling/distribution and powerful hard- and software.
PRODIGY.MC
PRODIGY.MC is a modular audio converter that supports multiple formats, offering flexible I/O, networked audio, and extremely powerful hardware and software – in only 2RU of spacePRODIGY.MC has been designed to address numerous applications in pro audio, broadcast, installation and studio applications, using a single hardware frame.
KYRA
KYRA is a 1U audio monitoring device for signal control in MADI environments such as broadcast or PA installations.
It incorporates an 8 x 2 mixer, allowing the operator to set up an 8-channel stereo mix from either eight mono or four stereo channels from the incoming MADI stream.
The monitor mix is output to a pair of integrated speakers on the front panel.
MA2CHBOX.XL
MA2CHBOX.XL is a compact, free-standing reference class headphone amplifier for MADI (AES10) and AES3 signals for use in MADI-based broadcast and recording environments.
Its extremely small footprint makes it ideal for viewing rooms, edit suites or small OB vehicles where space is at a premium.
The device features three MADI ports, an AES3 port, a headphone output and a stereo line level output.
MI6
MI6 is a 1U audio monitoring device for signal control in MADI environments such as broadcast or PA installations.
Typical applications include confidence monitoring in OB vans or studio applications as well as edit suites or commentary seats. MI6 provides three MADI inputs and outputs, headphones out, an analog stereo line out and an AES3 output. 16 channels can be summed with individual levels onto a main mix, which is output via the device’s integrated speakers and other outputs.
ANDIAMO Converter
ANDIAMO is a powerful, high-end AD/DA converter offering simultaneous conversion of 32 audio channels from analog to digital and vice-versa and sharing the extremely high sonic quality with the Prodigy Series. The third generation of ANDIAMO takes the features that made the product famous worldwide and expands them to reach a new level.
EXBOX.64
EXBOX.64 is an active signal converter and re-clocker for MADI signals. Two MADI I/Os (1 x optical SC and 1 x coaxial BNC) enable MADI signals to be converted from optical to coaxial and vice versa. The input signals, which are not required to be in sync with each other, are cross patched to the corresponding output. The output signal is re-clocked at the output, thus refreshing the signal for cable length extensions.
EXBOX.AES
EXBOX.AES is an AES/MADI converter with eight AES I/Os capable of converting up to 16 audio channels from AES to MADI and vice-versa. At the same time serial data (RS-232) can be embedded into or de-embedded from the MADI signal. All settings such as the signal routing, baud rate and the scaling factor are accessible on the front panel of the device.
EXBOX.MD
EXBOX.MD is a Dante / MADI converter linking Audinate’s audio networking technology Dante and MADI (AES10). Equipped with three MADI ports and four network ports it offers straight-forward conversion of 64 audio channels between MADI and Dante.
MADI.9648
MADI.9648 is a synchronous MADI sample rate converter with four independent SRC blocks for bidirectional conversion of 128 audio channels. Equipped with eight MADI ports it features synchronous low latency conversion in a ratio of exactly 1:2 or 2:1 to translate between 2 FS (88.2/96 kHz) and 1 FS (44.1/48 kHz).
MADI.SRC
MADI.SRC offers best quality sample rate conversion of a complete MADI stream (64 audio channels) in real time. The device supports any source and destination sample rates from 30 kHz to 50 kHz and their multiples. High-end chips with a THD+N > 140dB and a frequency response linearity better than 0.025 dB guarantee excellent sound quality.
MONOTONE.42
MONTONE.42 is MADI (AES10) to Audio-over-IP bridge based on RAVENNA audio networking technology and supporting AES67 and SMPTE ST2110-30. As the demand for Ethernet-based transmissions in professional audio environments increases, MONTONE.42 provides seamless integration of network audio with existing infrastructures.
PRODIGY.MC
PRODIGY.MC is a modular audio converter that supports multiple formats, offering flexible I/O, networked audio, and extremely powerful hardware and software – in only 2RU of spacePRODIGY.MC has been designed to address numerous applications in pro audio, broadcast, installation and studio applications, using a single hardware frame.
PRODIGY.MP
PRODIGY.MP is a multifunction audio processor that is designed to address numerous applications in pro audio, broadcast, installation and studio applications. PRODIGY.MP provides flexible I/O, dual networked audio, DSP (EQ, Delay, Limiter, Matrix/Mixing, Inserts…), Sample Rate Conversion, multiple sync generation/handling/distribution and powerful hard- and software.
SG.MADI
SG.MADI is a SoundGrid / MADI converter linking SoundGrid® and MADI (AES10), offering extra features tailored for broadcast, live and studio applications. Housed in a robust 1U 19“ casing it makes economical use of valued rack space.
M.1K2
M.1K2 is a scalable 16-port MADI router that provides a powerful routing matrix for up to 1024 x 1024 audio channels that fills the gap between small scale routing devices and large cross bar solutions. The device features two I/O slots that can be fitted with BNC, SC optical or SFP 8-MADI-port I/O modules. It may be operated with one I/O 8-port module and upgraded to 16 ports as required.
MADI.BRIDGE
MADI.BRIDGE is an 8-port (8 x 64 channel) MADI switcher and router with remote control* and a preset memory. It features six coaxial (BNC) and two optical (SC) MADI I/Os to link between MADI devices from any manufacturer.
Recently updated and redesigned, it acts as a patchbay, signal distributor, signal buffer and input selector all in one device.
SPLIT.CONVERTER
SPLIT.CONVERTER is a combined MADI format converter and signal splitter. It allows for instantaneous conversion of optical MADI signals into coaxial signals and vice versa. Using the straightforward source selector on the front panel, each MADI output port can be fed by any input port. All ports are fully independent from each other allowing the SPLIT.CONVERTER to route and convert up to four asynchronous MADI streams simultaneously.
ANNA-LISA
ANNA-LISA is a compact, handheld MADI analysis tool and signal generator for MADI.
Battery powered, it is an essential tool for engineers in broadcast facilities, OB vehicles, touring PA systems working with MADI. results are displayed via LEDs on the front of the device allowing engineers to rapidly confirm the integrity of MADI signals of all types, and to identify any problems occurring as a result of MADI transmission.
MADI.MONI
MADI.MONI is a compact, handheld MADI tester with comprehensive monitoring capabilities.
Designed for engineers in the field, the device offers a straightforward, uncluttered interface to confirm the integrity of the physical link, the format and settings of the MADI transmission as well as the audio signal itself.
BREAKOUT
The BREAKOUT Series is a range of adaptor boxes available in different variants to extend the coverage of the ANDIAMO series.
They are equipped with XLR or BNC connectors on the front panel and DSUB-25 connectors on the rear panel. Audio signals are carried passively between the front and rear panels.
EXBOX.BLDS
EXBOX.BLDS is a sophisticated MADI redundancy switch for production environments with advanced reliability requirements. In addition to the standard changeover from one input to the other in the case of a loss of the MADI signal, the unit incorporates a unique feature from DirectOut, the Buffer Loop Detection System™.
GLOBCON
Globcon is a new, free, global control software platform for the management of professional audio equipment. It has been conceived and designed from the end-user’s point of view to allow consistent and coherent control of multiple pieces of equipment from different brands as if they were just one.