System

NEXUS STAR, NEXUS, and AURUS

In addition to the routing unit, a NEXUS STAR might also contain the audio processor of the AURUS digital mixing-console system. In this case, the core router not only accommodates all of the AURUS mixing-console system’s signal processing components (I.e. for several hundred audio channels) but also the overall I/O-routing hardware and the MADI boards and NEXUS optical-interface boards that connect to the studio peripherals.
The mixing-console section of the audio processor is controlled by a dedicated controller board that is connected to the consoles via fibre-optic lines and to a server via an Ethernet connection.
This flexible system allows extensive and complex audio systems to be built comprising multiple NEXUS STAR routers, AURUS mixing consoles (a maximum of two consoles per router), and a large number of NEXUS Base Devices.
The use of NEXUS as an audio-network and routing system for AURUS provides for setting up a flexible and distributed overall system. NEXUS handles a large number of distributed Base Devices, thus covering a multitude of applications ranging from standalone systems to full studio-complex and broadcast-centre networking.
The exclusive use of fibre-optic cabling simplifies installation and allows for spanning distances of 1,000 meters (3,300') or more between Base Devices. For example, inputs and outputs can be made available in 3-U stage boxes positioned on the spot (i.e. on the stage, in the recording room, etc.). Inputs and outputs of multiple AURUS mixing-console systems integrated into a single NEXUS routing system can flexibly be shared and distributed as required.