Description

There are many USB audio interfaces on the market but few of them are designed with both the sound quality and monitoring control flexibility as the UC1 Universal Converter.

With outputs for analog and digital destinations and dedicated analog and digital effect loops, the ‘Universal Converter’ UC1 should meet all your monitoring needs when mixing or mastering.

The UC1 offers (18) channels of USB I/O of which some are dedicated to monitoring and others to re-recording. With the second USB ‘i-put’ on the front there is no sample rate and word length restriction when using your iPad or iPhone. The i-put also serves as a convenient stereo USB input for laptops. 

The UC1 is also an ideal match with the Grimm Audio LS1 or PMC monitoring systems, and works great with other active loudspeakers too.

• (18) channel back USB & (2) channel front USB
• XLR connections for all inputs and outputs
• (4+2) analog outputs, (4) analog inputs
• Stereo analog and digital “effects loop” 
• (4) AES digital outputs, (4) AES digital inputs
• Versatile monitoring and routing features
• Ultra-low jitter clock with hybrid PLL
• High performance phones output
• Foldback for latency free monitoring
• Sample rates from 44.1kHz to 192kHz
• Word clock in and out
• Mac OS Core Audio support

“The ‘Universal Converter’ UC1 solves all your monitoring needs. It has outputs for analog and digital destinations and offers analog and digital loops with LS1 quality converters.”

Present day use cases have been the premier focus from the first UC1 sketches onwards. This led to an unusual design with remarkable flexibility.

When mixing and mastering, not all inputs and outputs are equal. The UC1 offers 18 channels of USB I/O of which some are dedicated to monitoring and others to re-recording. With the second USB ‘i-put’ on the front there is no sample rate and word length restriction when using your iPad or iPhone. The i-put also serves as a convenient stereo USB input for laptops.

Specifications

• ▪  Analog output specifications 
  • ▪  Clip level: +18 dBu ±0.2 dB 
  • ▪  THD+N: -100 dB 
  • ▪  SNR: 114 dB 
  • ▪  Output impedance: <25 Ohm below 20 kHz 
  • ▪  Headphone 6.3 mm stereo jack max 15 dBu in 600 Ohm (30 mW) 
• ▪  Analog input specifications 
  • ▪  Clip level: XLR +18 or +24 dBu ±0.2 dB, Jack -18 dBu to +18 dBu ±0.2 dB 
  • ▪  THD+N: -105 dB 
  • ▪  SNR: 115 dB 
  • ▪  Input impedance: 20 kOhm below 20 kHz 
  • ▪  6.3mm stereo jack input impedance 1 MOhm 
• ▪  Digital input and output specifications 
  • ▪  AES3 on XLR 
  • ▪  Impedance 110 Ohm 
  • ▪  Sensitivity 200 mVpp – 5 Vpp 
• ▪  Clock specifications 
  • ▪  Sample rates: PCM 44.1 kHz – 192 kHz 
  • ▪  Internal intrinsic clock jitter <0.6 ps RMS (> 10 Hz) 
  • ▪  Clock frequency master mode: 44.1 or 48 kHz ± 20 PPM, -5 +50 °C 
  • ▪  BNC Word Clock 75 Ohm input and output impedance, 5V 

• ▪  General specifications 
  • ▪  Power supply voltage 90-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz 
  • ▪  Power consumption: 30 W 
  • ▪  Fuse: F630 mA 
  • ▪  Maximum ambient temperature for operation: 40 °C 
  • ▪  Life expectancy power supply electrolytics  > 45.000 hr 
  • ▪  Weight: 3.5 kg 
  • ▪  Dimensions: 435 x 230 x 44 mm (ex. rack ears) 
  • ▪  Wood type of front: Padauk 

Weight & Box Dimensions; 4.4 Kg  / 57x30x18 cm  (unit size 483x230x44 mm)

Box contents;  UC1, manual, AC cable