£498.00 (Inc VAT)
£415.00 (Ex VAT). Shipping calculated at checkout.
As a cost-effective alternative to our full-featured surround monitoring controllers SMC and SMC the Volume 8 focusses on the high quality active volume control. Users who do not need additional monitoring functionality will find the Volume 8 an cost-effective solution without compromises for 5.1 and 7.1 surround monitoring.
The advantages of the Volume 8 become especially apparent in combination with DAW based audio and video production systems.
When changing the volume in the DAW the converters will be operating at a lower bit rate. 6dB reduction of the monitoring level is equivalent to 1 Bit less resolution. We are monitoring on an average of -24dB to -36dB below 0dBfs which means that the bit resolution is diminished by 4-6 Bits.
With the Volume 8 this does not affect you. It uses a high quality 8-gang potentiometer to control in the analog domain.
The Volume 8 circuitry is an active design rather than a passive one. For a very good reason. When changing the volume in a passive design the impedance change affects the phase and frequency response negatively. An active design is therefore much more accurate and the far better solution.
Imagine you are working on a project and/or listening to music and your DAW/computer crashes. In many cases a full scale (0dBfs) distorted signal comes out of your speakers. What do you do? You can do a hard shut down of your computer but takes some seconds in which you are exposed to an extreme noise level that can not only damage the speakers but also your hearing.
And this is where the Mute switch kicks in. You simply push that button and … silence.
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