NEXUS STAR System

Mixing Console Systems

NEXUS STAR, NEXUS, AURUS, and CRESCENDO

In addition to the routing unit, a NEXUS STAR might also contain the audio processor of the AURUS or CRESCENDO mixing-console system. In this case, the core router not only accommodates all of the AURUS/CRESCENDO 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/CRESCENDO 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 or CRESCENDO 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 100 kilometres (62 miles) or more between Base Devices. Inputs and outputs of multiple AURUS or CRESCENDO systems integrated into a single NEXUS routing system can flexibly be shared and distributed as required.