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8-channel ADAT Expander with 8 500 Series Slots, Cue Mixer, ADAT I/O, and Analog Summing
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Expand Your Sonic Horizons

The Cranborne Audio 500ADAT is a multitasker that will streamline and supercharge your studio workflow. First off, it’s home to eight of your favorite 500 Series modules. It’s also an 8-in/8-out ADAT expander that can increase the I/O of any ADAT-equipped audio interface. It’s an analog summing mixer as well as a cue mixer. Combining the convenience and ubiquity of ADAT with the power of the 500 Series format, the 500ADAT incorporates a high-current 8-slot 500 Series chassis with digital conversion and ADAT — a powerfully easy way to get your 500 Series modules into your digital tracking and mixing workflow.

To ADAT and beyond

The 500ADAT features analog essentials that unite digital and analog production workflows, such as an 8x2 analog summing mixer, a zero-latency cue mixer with two reference-grade headphone outputs, and true ADAT and SMUXII/IV transmission that enables operation at sample rates up to 192kHz. As an ADAT/SMUX expander, the 500ADAT transforms your ADAT-equipped audio interface into a beast by adding eight channels of expansion at up to 96kHz or four channels at 192kHz.

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500 Series flexibility with pristine clarity

If you’re looking for a way to add 500 Series gear to your rig without tying up preamps or requiring additional analog I/O, the Cranborne Audio 500ADAT 8-slot 500 Series rack is an excellent solution. It takes all the unnecessary analog circuitry and extra gear out of the signal path, making it easy to get the best, most pure sound from your favorite 500 Series modules, straight into your DAW. At Sweetwater, one of the things we love the most about the 500ADAT is that, in addition to offering ADAT output, it includes ADAT input. That means you can round trip audio to and from your DAW for outboard processing and not lose an iota of sonic quality due to extraneous circuitry.

Supercharge your workflow

In many ways, sophisticated 500 Series racks like the Cranborne Audio 500ADAT are simply mixers with customizable channels. That is, after the 500 Series modules themselves, the rest is about routing signals to get the results you want. The 500ADAT just happens to be a superstar at this job! For starters, it’s an amazing 8-channel analog summing mixer. It also features a couple of high-end headphone amps — the kind of amps that let you hear what your headphones are really capable of. Finally, two aux buses allow you to create custom artist mixes that you can blend with DAW playback for zero latency.

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Shown with optional modules and Cranborne 500R8

Audiophile headphone amps and zero-latency artist mixer

Drive any headphones with 500ADAT’s two reference-grade headphone amplifiers. They have enough power to drive low-impedance headphones with gobs of headroom and a linear frequency response to below 1Hz! Use the 500ADAT’s two aux buses to create pristine analog cue mixes that you can blend with DAW playback and send to the talent with zero latency.

Use it as a discrete summing mixer

Give your mix the crowning touch of analog character by sending submixes and stems back through your 500 Series modules, into the 500ADAT’s discrete analog summing mixer, and back into your DAW.

World-class conversion and clocking

For the musician who wants to get down to business, it may be hard to get excited about conversion and clocking. But engineers at Sweetwater get to check out the best of them — and we’re amped about these converters. They’re touted as best in class and flaunt truly impressive specs like less than 0.5 picoseconds of jitter. But none of that really matters when you hear the fullness of your stereo image bloom with jaw-dropping sonic clarity. The only coloration you will hear is intentional — your microphone placements, mixing decisions, and the 500 Series modules you’ve chosen to use. And with word clock I/O, you can even share the 500ADAT’s world-class clocking with the rest of your digital gear.

Ample I/O and configurable front end

The 500ADAT has generous I/O to integrate with all of your analog and digital hardware, so you can mix and match your 500 Series modules and find the best combinations during recording and mixing to help create your own signature analog sound. You can even integrate your 19-inch rack units via the 500ADAT’s dedicated per-slot TRS insert jacks.

C.A.S.T. away

Spec’d with Cranborne’s innovative C.A.S.T. system, the 500ADAT does away with excess cable spaghetti, delivering a cost-effective, low-maintenance, plug-and-play solution by transmitting four channels of balanced analog audio over shielded Cat 5 Ethernet cable directly to the destination of your choice.

Handy source select

Repatch your 500ADAT at a flick of a switch. Dedicated source select switches for each 500 Series slot adjusts signal routing to send analog, C.A.S.T., or USB sources through each of your modules. Unused 500 Series slots? Bypass them using the 500ADAT’s dedicated slot-bypass switch.

Expandable — in the studio or on the road

When you’re ready for additional 500 Series connectivity, you can use up to two 500ADATs with some interfaces or pair the 500ADAT with Cranborne’s 500R8, connected via ADAT for 16 channels of 500 Series modules. Housed in a 19-inch 4U rackmountable rugged steel frame, the 500ADAT makes an ideal 500 Series chassis for mobile recording setups. Packed with cool, useful features, the Cranborne Audio 500ADAT is one of the more innovative 500 Series racks we’ve seen at Sweetwater. You will be impressed — especially if you work with ADAT-compatible gear.

Cranborne Audio 500ADAT 500 Series Rack Features:

  • Super-flexible 8-slot 500 Series rack with advanced routing features
  • A perfect way to expand your ADAT-equipped audio interface
  • Sophisticated I/O includes insert points on each channel and ADAT
  • ADAT lets you input 8 channels from digital sources or expand your preamp/interface
  • 8x2 analog summing onboard for smooth, high-definition mixdown
  • Artist mixer lets you insert a 2-channel DAW feed into the monitor out for zero-latency mixing
  • High-quality headphone amps provide impressive output and exceptional full-range sound reproduction
  • Top-shelf digital converters ensure wide stereo imaging and extraordinary audio clarity
  • Dynamic range: 121dB A-weighted, AES17 method, 20Hz–20kHz
  • Frequency response: 2.2Hz to >80kHz (-1dB)
  • THD+N: <0.00032% (-110dB) @ -4dBFS, 20Hz–40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted
  • Clock jitter: <0.5 picoseconds
  • Designed and engineered in the UK

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Tech Specs

  • Number of Slots: 8
  • Inputs: 8 x XLR, 2 x 1/4" (aux), 4 x RJ45 (Cat5)
  • Outputs: 8 x XLR, 4 x 1/4" (aux), 2 x 1/4" (headphones)
  • Other I/O: 8 x 1/4" TRS (insert), 1 x RJ45 (link), 2 x BNC (word clock)
  • Digital I/O: 4 x Optical (ADAT)
  • USB: 1 x Type B
  • Power Supply: 24V power supply (included)
  • Height: 7" (4U)
  • Width: 19"
  • Depth: 8.6"
  • Manufacturer Part Number: CA-500ADAT

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 5/5

I have teh 500r8 and Adat

I have the 500R8 and one adat. Soon to have another adat. It's got me out of the box. For 2 years I was mixing in the box and never being able to get the sound I wanted. Now out of the box I realize I likely never would have with plug ins alone and likely eventually given up. Trust me, dont buy another plug in and save for outboard gear unstead. Teh barrier to entry is alot of $ for outboard but if you can you mixes will go to another level. You will be amazed.
Rated 5/5

One of a Kind

There's no denying that this is a lot of money to pay for a 500 series chassis. However, this thing has a TON of features. The built in mixer features are cool and the C.A.S.T feture is genuinely super useful. However, the ADAT functionality alone is worth the price for me. As someone who only has a 2 channel interface, (ID22) I can now expand to 8 channels of whatever combo of 500 series preamps, compressors or EQs I want which is a huge advantage. As far as I know this is the only 500 series chassis that has ADAT functionality and I don't know why other manufacturers don't do this. This thing is killer and can open up the functionality of your studio if you can scrape together the cash. Highly recommend!
Music background: Home Studio Enthusiast
Rated 5/5

Superb design

How was this not invented before?? Cranborne are making some of the nicest most practical gear out there. This rack works perfectly, has ADAT in and out, and sounds great.
Rated 5/5

Had to get a second

Pres on 1 side and mix on other. Perfect for hybrid workflow as it send signal everywhere all at once over adat cast and xlr output so routing options. And cast has me sending pres where I need them miles (hyperbolic) away.
Music background: Production/ engineer
Rated 5/5

GOT ME OUT THE BOX AND ON A ROLL!!!

So much to say.... I got because I needed a chassis and needed conversion for said chassis.... was gonna get both then I found this.... WIN! the headphone amps actual do some serious work with power hungry cans.... WIN! 8-2 Summing mixer.... BONUS WIN!!! built in CAT5 breakout system complete with monitoring solution... SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY! oh and plenty more features that probably will make you gush as much as I am... plus haven't had any actual issues and there support team actually is people
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