The Dangerous Music LIAISON Signal Routing Matrix is a 2U rack mountable routing matrix designed by mastering engineers to connect up to six pieces of outboard equipment directly to your system. Additional pieces of equipment can be added to the signal path by daisy chaining, utilizing a patch bay, or integrating with a Dangerous Master unit.

The unit features balanced left and right XLR input and output pairs for six routing insert sends/returns and two busses, A and B. A 25-pin D-sub connector provides interfacing to two stereo pairs of external outputs for monitoring the Busses. In standalone mode you can monitor Buss A input for a preprocessing mix and Buss B output as a post processing mix. A switchable 120/240VAC outlet provides power to the unit.

The device's control interface enables you to instantaneously insert your outboard gear into the signal chain on either Buss A or Buss B with the push of a button. Deselecting the button bypasses the external gear on that insert from the signal chain. You can reverse the order of outboard equipment on each pair of sends by pressing the flip 1-2, flip 3-4, or flip 5-6 insert buttons. All of your configurations can be stored, recalled, and cleared as presets by utilizing the four preset buttons and clear and store buttons on the front panel of the device.

The unit includes a parallel processing buss on inserts 2, 4, and 6. Pressing any of the three parallel processing loop buttons blends the original unprocessed signal with the processed insert signal. A continuously variable potentiometer knob allows you to control the blend of unprocessed and parallel processing. A polarity button allows you to flip the signal of the parallel processing buss 180° out of phase. The device is hand-built in the USA to mastering standards.

Two Busses    Direct Connect Up to Six Pieces of Gear    Adaptable to Different Studio Workflows    Instantaneously A/B Signal Chain    Zero Latency, Pop Free Switching    Daisy Chain Additional Units    Connect to Patch Bay    Integrates with Dangerous Master    Parallel Processing Control    Recall Tracking and Mixing Presets

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is 220V available?

A: The Dangerous Music Master Summing Monitor Analog Mixer features a worldwide power supply; 100-130, 200-250 volts user selectable.

Q: 2. Will this fit the matrix II?

A: Yes, this fresnel lens can fit the Fiilex Matrix II.

Q: 3. Does this support combining audio streams from multiple sources and outputting over a single output?

A: You are able to route audio signals from the HDMI inputs to the HDMI outputs on the Kramer 8x4 4K Matrix. However, it will not mix audio signals from several inputs to one output.

Q: 4. Can the word clock input receive timecode from a Deity TC-1?

A: No, the word clock input on the Dangerous Music CONVERT-8 Reference-Grade Digital-to-Analog Converter cannot receive timecode from a Deity TC-1 Timecode Generator Box. Word clock and timecode serve different purposes. Word clock is used to keep a perfectly timed and constant bitrate to avoid timing errors that can cause data transmission errors while timecode provides metadata about the media data being transmitted.

Q: 5. Are the outputs independent, ie, can 2 different input go to 2 different outputs?

A: Yes, with this you can have 2 different inputs (up to 4) and then switch any 2 signals to 2 outputs.

Q: 6. I need to confirm what is contained in the box. Does it contain a For.A MFR-4100 12G Router?, or only cables and the casing?

A: The items included with the For.A MFR-4100 are - In the Box For.A MFR-4100 12G-SDI Video Routing Switcher (7 RU) Power Cord Power Cord Clip Limited 1-Year Warranty

Q: 7. Will this work with Lewitt LCT 040 Diaphragm Condenser Microphones?

A: No, the Polsen XP-2 2-Channel Microphone Signal Booster does not pass phantom power and as a result is not compatible with condenser microphones.

Q: 8. Does this unit support Audio Return Channel (ARC)?

A: This unit provides a one-way signal boost from a source, such as an AV receiver or a Blu-ray player to the television, and ARC support is not mentioned by Startech as a feature that is supported by this product.

Q: 9. I'm also looking for the flexibility to use it as a line level input. It main emphasis is mic. But I see a pad of -29 dB. Will this unit work for line level (synth, +4 dB line out from sound recorders)?

A: I have used it with a Keyboard Line Level out using the pad switch. One line out of the mic splitter was going to a live mixer the other line out was going to an audio interface and DAW for recording. I would very well. Dan

Q: 10. Will this unit work if there is a switch in between the TX and RX units?

A: No it will not. This is point to point the TX needs to connect directly to the RX