Grimm Audio CC 1 - Hi End Clock Master and AES Reclocking Device
Grimm Audio’s CC1 brings an incredible clock stability to your current setup! The CC1 accepts Word Clock and distributes a super high quality Word Clock and AES/EBU sync to all equipment in your system. Now, any studio can benefit from some of the features of Grimm Audio's AD1’s unique sound quality like ultimate musical timing and stability of tone.
Grimm Audio’s extensive research into the correlation between jitter and sound quality brought to light that emotional response to music is vastly more sensitive to jitter than previously realized. Attention turned from “making jitter low” to achieving the most stable clock possible. This research turned up a surprising array of previously underestimated performance factors like power supply noise, oscillator control circuit noise and low-level crosstalk. Owing to a radically redesigned discrete crystal oscillator, clock stability betters that of even the best test equipment available.
The CC1 offers base rates of 44.1kHz and 48kHz and 1/2/4 multiples in separately selectable groups, in addition to an AES/EBU reclocker for cleaning the digital feed to your DA converter. Like all Grimm Audio products, the CC1 features striking styling and solid build quality.
Erik Zobler reviewed our CC1 and became very enthusiastic: "The CC1 is a brilliantly designed piece of equipment. Every piece of gear that I plugged into it sounded better and more natural. (...) When I closed my eyes and told myself to forget about all the perceived sonic differences and just pick the clock that “felt” better, I chose the Grimm. It was accurate, natural and solid.
I know it’s cliché, but it just sounded more musical." Read the whole review at Mix Online's website.
Grimm Audio VCC - Video to Word Clock Converter
Grimm Audio's Video to Word Clock Converter VCC adds video-sync functionality to the CC1 or any other word clock receiving device. Although many postproduction facilities have selected word clock for all their synchronisation needs, in some cases an audio system just has to synchronize to a video source. VCC offers a convenient add-on system that takes very little space.
VCC will slave to both PAL and NTSC. Its power light doubles as lock indicator. The rugged box and power adapter connection make sure this vital function will perform reliable even in live setups.
Features
- slaves to PAL and NTSC blackburst
- 48kHz or 44.1kHz word clock output
- plugs into any word clock BNC input
- video lock indication
- world's smallest video to word converter
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Nuendo SyncStation - Advanced SD/HD Hardware Synchronizer
Reliable synchronization, accurate phase lock and straightforward machine control are essential for AV studios and production facilities. Designed by Colin Broad, the Nuendo SyncStation 19" rack-mount synchronizer allows Nuendo to lock to tri-level sync, distribute word clock signals up to 192 kHz and communicate with external machines via Sony 9-pin, MMC or timecode. The unit is fully controllable from inside the Nuendo software and provides many additional features such as pull up/down, clock manipulation, GPIO interfacing and Varispeed. Engineered to offer extremely fast locking times, ultra low jitter and rock-solid operation, Nuendo SyncStation latches Nuendo into any existing studio environment.
- All important synchronization tasks are fulfilled within one unit
- The world’s first sample accurate synchronizer with VST System Link
- Dedicated to Nuendo with a deep integration that ends up in an outstanding operation from within Nuendo
- Designed and built by Colin Broad
- Works with all DAWs (with some limitation), not just with Nuendo, even standalone operation is possible
- Cross-platform support for Nuendo SyncStation together with Nuendo on Mac OS X, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP