Prism Sound Atlas Recording Interface (Open Box)
Atlas is a USB multichannel interface aimed at multi-tracking applications featuring eight of the high-grade mic preamps found on Orpheus, Lyra and Titan. The later models including Lyra, Titan and Atlas feature a 20dB pad on each mic channel to accommodate high sound pressure level (SPL) applications such as drums or close miked guitars or brass.
Our low noise, low distortion, extremely neutral mic pre design has gained a cult popularity amongst existing Prism Sound users and we are pleased to be able to offer a single box solution for producers, artists and engineers demanding high quality front end and with the added benefits of Prism Sound A/D and D/A conversion.
Signal Path
Eight analogue input channels and up to 10 digital input channels are available as inputs for your audio workstation software through the host computer’s audio driver. Similarly, eight analogue output channels, up to 10 digital output channels and stereo headphone outputs can play 20 different channels. For low-latency foldback or monitoring to headphones or main outputs, each output pair (1-2, 3-4 etc or the headphone output) can optionally be driven from the built-in DSP mixer with an individual local mix of any selection of inputs through the controller applet. All analogue inputs are electronically balanced with automatic unbalanced operation. Analogue outputs are electronically balanced with ‘bootstrapping’, i.e. level is maintained if one leg is grounded.
MDIO Expansion
As well as the built-in inputs and outputs Atlas can accommodate other optional digital interfaces such as Pro Tools | HDX and AES3 multichannel options through its MDIO expansion slot. This flexibility makes Atlas perfectly suitable for the home, native or project studio as well as larger multitracking facilities by seamless, reliable integration with the industry standard platforms. The MDIO expansion means Atlas is future-proof allowing further digital interface options to be developed and available such as Thunderbolt (to be confirmed).
Atlas Mic Preamps
- Digitally controlled gain, fully balanced analogue signal path
- 55dB of gain in 1dB steps
- Incredibly transparent:
- 0.00016% THD (+10dB gain: -116db @ -0.1dBFS)
- 0.00040% THD+N (+10dB gain: -108dB @ -0.1dBFS)
- ±0.05 gain accuracy
- Switchable phantom power, 20dB pad, Overkiller soft limiter, phase, high-pass and RIAA filter on all mic inputs
- Mid and Side encoder on all mic input pairs.
- Line input functionality
Featuring a similar feature set to Titan (including the MDIO expansion slot for optional Pro Tools HDX, AES and potentially other digital cards), Atlas is just at home in the project and multi-track studio for recording, mixing, stereo and stem mastering.
Atlas in Brief
- 8x analogue I/O (switchable mic/line/instrument modes)
- 8x high-grade mic pres
- 2x high impedance, instrument inputs
- MDIO slot for optional digital interfaces (initially Pro Tools HDX and AES)
- ADAT I/O (with SMUX and TOSlink functionality)
- Built-in stereo SPDIF/AES I/O
- MIDI I/O
- Wordclock I/O
- 2x Headphone outputs (sharing a single stereo bus)
- Ethernet port (for future potential AVB and networking integration)
- USB 2.0 host
- 192kHz, 24bit
- Latest award-winning Prism Sound CleverClox clocking technology
- Mac OS X and Windows compatible