Studio Technologies Model 793 - Control Console for 792/793 Monitoring System

The Model 793 Control Console provides the operator with an easy-to-use interface and includes a set of pushbutton switches, a rotary control, and a backlit OLED graphics display. Together these resources are used to select the desired monitoring environment. User functions include selecting the input source, adjusting the listening level, selecting the monitor output, and activating other special features. The four audio inputs, two 16-channel surround and two 2-channel stereo, can be individually selected for monitoring. Although only one is typically selected to be monitored at any one time, for flexibility two, three, or all four can be combined (summed) and monitored. The rotary control (actually an encoder with 30 steps per rotation) allows adjustment of the monitor output level in 0.5-dB steps.

The days of needing to monitor only 2-channel stereo and 5.1 or 7.1 surround formats has ended. The variety of audio formats, and their associated channel counts and arrangements, has expanded the need for specialized source selection and level control equipment. Multi-channel Dante® digital audio has found wide acceptance in professional audio application while analog signals continue to have an important place in the audio world. The ability to monitor these high-channel-count Dante digital and analog audio sources in a convenient and sonically excellent way has become a requirement for many applications. Studio Technologies has addressed these needs with the StudioComm with Dante Support system consisting of the Model 792 Central Controller and the Model 793 Control Console. With two 16-channel surround inputs (one Dante and one analog), two 2-channel stereo inputs (one Dante and one unbalanced semi-pro), two 16-channel monitor outputs (one Dante and one analog), along with a Dante stereo output, the fully professional 792/793 will integrate into many facilities.

Both the Model 792 and Model 793 were designed so that their capabilities can be easily enhanced in the future. The Model 793 utilizes a USB connector, located inside the unit, to allow its main firmware to be updated. All firmware files and configuration parameters are securely stored in non-volatile memory.