Key Features:
Big Ben
Big Ben, the world's most revolutionary Master Clock, features Apogee’s
legendary clocking technology and much more into one standalone unit. Supporting
all sample rates and offering clocking technologies, “C777” and “Adaptive Loop
Filtering” (ALF), Big Ben is the most stable, low jitter clock available. Big
Ben will synchronize all digital equipment in the recording environment bringing
clarity, depth and accuracy to recording and mixing that will be heard
immediately.
Providing incredible flexibility with available formats of AES, S/PDIF,
Optical, six (6) Word Clock outs and an expansion slot of the X-Video option
card, Big Ben will synchronize any studio and provide format conversion
simultaneously.
Adaptive Loop Filtering (ALF)
ALF maximizes Big Ben’s clocking ability with an intelligent low pass filter.
With the C777 creating all incoming signals into data (1’s and 0’s) Big Ben is
able to dynamically compensate for excessive jitter and even improve already
acceptable clock signals to levels unattainable until now. No matter what your
input looks like, ALF can adapt and overcome all obstacles to create a stable,
reliable, low jitter clock source.
Apogee Big Ben
Features:
- AES, S/PDIF, Optical I/O - Word Clock/Video In - 6 Word Clock Outs
- Optional Firewire connection to facilitate clocking and format conversion
with other Firewire devices
- Real-time format conversion between all digital formats
- Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) using Apogee's C777 Clock Technology up to
192kHz
- Adaptive Loop Filtering (ALF) to optimize clock performance and minimize
jitter
- Fail-safe lock to external sources (Sure Lock) and Word Clock termination
sensing