Product Details
twotwo.DMC

Digital 5.1 Monitor Controller with 2 x 5.1 and 3 x Stereo input

Pure, sonically transparent digital 5.1 monitor controller featuring:• Independent 5.1 and stereo volume control• Two 5.1 and three stereo inputs• Configurable bass-management• Up to 340 milliseconds of delay per input• Internal dynamic range 135dB• Latency of 0.042 ms

Product Details
PMC’s DMC is a sonically transparent hardware digital monitor controller compatible with all of the company’s loudspeakers with digital inputs

More than a simple volume control, the DMC accepts two 5.1 and three stereo inputs, and can drive independent 5.1 and stereo loudspeaker monitoring systems. The hardware controls also offer immediate access to configurable bass-management facilities, along with a range of customisable options to optimise your loudspeaker system’s operation for specific working environments eliminating the need to change settings on the rear of each monitor

The DMC consists of two units, the 1U rackmount Digital Monitor Interface (DMI), into which all of your compatible PMC speakers are connected, and the DMC remote control itself, a tabletop unit powered by a cable from the DMI on which all of the speaker selection settings are made and the master volume is adjusted. A user-calibrated reference monitoring level can be defined if required, user-configurable bass management is available for use with subwoofers, and ‘Surround to Stereo’ and ‘Stereo to Mono’ downmix functions are accessed from dedicated buttons, in addition to the usual channel Mute, Solo and Solo-in-front functions. Per-speaker level Trim adjustments can be made and stored via the DMC, and up to 340 milliseconds of delay can be applied to individual inputs as desired, with two storable presets.

As its name suggests, the DMC is an entirely digital device, with digital inputs on BNC connectors; all of its processing and routing is carried out by a 32-bit FPGA, giving an internal dynamic range greater than 135dB, with a latency of 0.042 milliseconds. It accepts 24-bit digital signals at sample rates up to 192kHz, and may be synchronised to any of its digital inputs or to an external reference via its sync input. Discrete stereo and surround outputs are accessed via a rear-panel DMI D-sub connector which breaks out to XLRs via a supplied loom.
Technical Specification
Supported Sample Rates 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, and 192 kHz (24 bits maximum).
Internal Processing 32 bits Input-to-Output Latency: two samples (eg. 0.042 milliseconds @48 kHz).
Digital Audio Inputs Five (18 audio channels configured as two surround (5.1) and three stereo).
Format AES3-id/SMPTE 276M (Unbalanced 75 ohms/1Vpp) via BNC.
Configurable Input Delay 0 to 340 milliseconds @48 kHz sample rate (scales with sample rate).
Sample Rate Conversion (SRC) Available on Stereo Input C.
Input C Sample Rate Range 8 to 216 kHz (limited to 1/6 to 6 times the output sample rate).
Latency 1 millisecond, nominal.
Sync Source Configurable to follow L/R of currently selected input or external reference signal.
Sync Input Word-clock or DARS (AES11), AES3-id, or bi-level and tri-level video. (Jitter: 4 ns pp max).
Accepted sample rates 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, or 192 kHz.
Connector BNC (per IEC 60169-8 Amendment 2).
Termination 75 ohms, selectable on/off.
Digital Monitor Outputs 16 (8 AES pairs) organised as two 5.1 and two stereo outputs.
Loudspeaker output level offsets independently adjustable in 0.5dB steps over a ±12dB range.
Dynamic Range >135 dB
Type Configurable as AES3 (110 ohms/5 Vpp), or AES3id/SMPTE 276M (75 ohms/1 Vpp).
Connector 25-pin D-subminiature female (DB-25F) with 4-40 threaded inserts. Bass-Management: Supported Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, and 96 kHz only.
Crossover Frequency –6dB @40, 50, 60, or 80 Hz.
Filters Symmetrical low-pass and high-pass filters, maximally flat.
Filter Slope 12 or 24dB/octave. Bass-management can be applied independently to the surround and stereo loudspeaker outputs.
Downmix Surround-To-Stereo and Stereo-To-Mono
Connector 9-pin D-subminiature female (DE-9F) with 4-40 threaded inserts
AC Mains 100 to 230VAC, (+10/–15%) 50/60 Hz, 15W maximum
Dimensions (WHD) 19” (483mm) x 1.72 inches (44mm) x 7” (178mm) - 1U, 19”mounting
Weight 6.2 pounds (2.8 kg)
Power 12 volts DC nominal (9 volts DC minimum), maximum current 100 milliamperes - Power provided via the control cable from the DMI
Control Data Format Type: RS-485 at 115.2 kbit/s, 8-N-1
Polling Interval 50 milliseconds
Connector 9-pin D-subminiature female (DE-9F) with 4-40 threaded inserts
Dimensions (WHD) 7.20” (183 mm) x 220 “ (56 mm) x 5.40 “ deep (137 mm)
Weight 1.7 pounds (0.8 kg)
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