Here. It was eventually revealed the expected digital mixer Allen & Heath Xone DB4. Already in the last days of last week were the first images circulated on the web but only Saturday we could actually see the mixer. start by saying that the Xone db4 is derived from the series of I-Live digital mixer developed by Allen & Heath professional audio market for live. There are benches to say from thousands of euro with internal software developed on Linux and complete the total audio signal processing (EQ, compressors, effects, parameterizations etc.) and provide inputs and outputs of the highest quality ( www.ilive-digital.com ). As had already happened with series Xone analogue Home English has applied the experience and technology developed in the field of audio products for DJs.
Xone The DB4 is a 4-channel mixer (+ microphone) inputs with a matrix on each channel can then select the desired input, whether analog or digital channel sound card for the use of software. Are 4 analog inputs (2 switchable phono / line), 4 digital and there are 4 in and 4 stereo outs via USB, thanks to the sound card derived from the 4D 24-bit 96 kHz. Input selection is easy thanks to the special dedicated controls in the upper part of each side of the channel gain. Of course there are the uscite master e booth bilanciate e l'uscita rec e la connessione USB per la scheda audio. 
Al primo sguardo colpisce subito l'equalizzazione i cui potenziometri non sono "in linea" come consuetudine. Questa scelta è stata dettata sia dalla necessità di distanziare maggiormente i potenziometri per una maggiore manualità ma soprattutto perchè oltre alle modalità attenuazione e kill è presente anche quella filter in cui si hanno a disposizione immediatamente un filtro passa-alto e uno bassa-basso (high e low filters) con controllo di risonanza. I puristi dei mixer xone non si devono però preoccupare dell'introduzione dei filtri digitali dedicati ad ogni canale perchè le classiche unità VCF filter is always present at the two sides at the bottom just like sull'xone92.
Continuing along the audio channel are perhaps the most important news of the new db4, that the unit actually spent on each channel: there are 5 effects (delays, reverbs, Modulators, resonators and damage) can be edited in various parameters (probably through the screen lcd on the right) and adjustable by potentiometers "expression" and "dry / wet." The decision to put only 5 effects suggests that Allen & Heath has focused on the quality and substance rather than quantity. Moreover, in each channel's function auto.bpm for synchronization of effects and loops-unit sempler Automatic cutting stop. Last section is that this right to the screen for managing parameters of the effects of various settings and probably the mixer, but for which details are not yet known. Latest details are the USB plug at the top right (should be used to update the firmware inside) and the usual controls for the headset, the selection of curves for varying the volume faders etc.. Apparently the MIDI part is very small and should be activated by the button on the left under the microphone section, following the logic indicated by the graphics only a few commands can be surrounded by orange switch in MIDI mode and this might be a good choice since the proliferare di periferiche esterne.
Le premesse ci sono tutte, a prima vista l'xone db4 è davvero un ottimo prodotto, con un prezzo che secondo le indiscrezioni dovrebbe essere compreso fra quello dell'xone92 e del 4D. Presto pubblicheremo le impressioni sulla qualità audio e l'effettiva definizione e creatività degli effetti, ma per questo bisognerà prima poterlo strapazzare a dovere...
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