The BSS Soundweb OMNI 16e Open Architecture I/O Expander offers the ability to onramp and offramp Analog/AES3 to/from Soundweb OMNI 512p and 256p Digital Signal Processors. The 16e converts these signals to and from Dante/AES67 for processing by Soundweb OMNI DSPs. The all-new design ensures the seamless handling of today’s most complex installations to be future-ready to meet the evolving needs of tomorrow.

The 16e features 4x4x4 Analog or 8x8x8 AES3 audio channels; 16x16 Dante/AES67 networked audio output channels; 12 GPIO ports (fully flexible); enterprise-grade network security; studio quality 60dB microphone pre-amp on all inputs; high resolution DAC and ADC, primary and secondary Dante connections, redundant HControl ports; full-color, front panel LCD with metering; stereo AES3 on every audio connector; and more.

Each audio I/O port on Soundweb OMNI I/O Expanders is format configurable as either analog or stereo AES3 and four of the audio I/O ports are also configurable to be either inputs or outputs. All GPIO ports are configurable as either input or output ports, and their format can be either analog or digital.