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Digital-audio portable field recorder
/ mixer
Through its work on the synchronization
of sound and image with its in-camera time-recording system, Aaton
has always been attuned to the needs of sound mixers. With the spread
of RF mikes, recordists were telling us they needed a machine with
six to eight tracks, light and comfortable on the shoulder, sturdy,
high autonomy, cosy on the cart, you-name-it.
As well, post-production people told
us that they would embrace this new technology only if the dailies
process was smooth and efficient. Aaton, with its long experience
in designing and manufacturing 16 and 35mm cameras plus its deep
expertise in digital audio-post with its Indaw workstation, was
in a good position to offer the sound professionals what they were
dreaming of.
Cantar relies upon future-proof industry
standards: FireWire (IEEE 1394) communication, FAT32 disk formatting,
AES-31 (BWF .wav) audio files.
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Recording
and playback to and from shock resistant and sealed
2.5" internal FireWire connected hard drive. Stores
the sound of a complete film production. |
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Simultaneous
8 track recording on internal hard drive or flash
memory,and one external FireWire connected HDD.
The 8 tracks can be either 6 digital fader controlled
tracks plus 2 tracks receiving either the mix-down
(bounce), or two AES inputs, or two line inputs.
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FAT32
formatting allows for up to 127GB, i.e. up to 60
hours depending on number of tracks and sample rate
(up to 96K). The removable internal disk is hot
pluggable to PC or Mac workstations (Avid, FCP,
Sadie, Fairlight, Pyramix Protools etc.)
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Fast
copy to external drives such as HDD and DVD-Ram
powered by Cantar through FireWire, or copy to on
board CDR/DVD+R burner. |
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Not
using a proprietary format nor compressed files,
the Cantar internal hard disk is instantly accessible,
through FireWire, from the desktop of a PC or Mac
laptop: a quick way to make copies to other medias,
to insure TCP/IP internet transmission and load
Cantar software updates. |
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| Audio
Format |
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AES31 BWF Monophonic
tracks for instant use by any computer or mixing
console with no de-interleaving nor decompressing
treatment.
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Built-in
CDR burner delivers ISO 9660 Mono or Poly files
(stereo interleaved) for on-the-fly telecine syncing
and editing stations. If need be, the Pyramix LRC®
'Lossless Real-time Coding' can be activated to
burn the two track mixdown of three hours of multitrack
recording on a single CDR. |
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16
and 24 bit, 44.1Khz to 96.096Khz sampling rates
in & out. Built-in sample converters allow for any
rates. |
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'Working
day' based session recording. AES31-3 (BWF) audio
files with dynamic gain metadata. |
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Management
of several projects on the same disk. |
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Files
sorted on a day to day basis. |
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Automatic
'unique identifier' file name generator. |
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Circled
takes, slate locators, sc&tk Ids etc. are entered
from either the Cantar control panel or from a wireless
(Bluetooth) connected PDA. |
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Metadata
(e.g. scene & take & comments, in and out points
etc.) is delivered as ALE lists and embedded in
the AES31 description field that Avid v11, Xpress-DV
and FCP import (see http://www.aaton.com/products/post/indaw/
flow chart) |
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Audio
files are compatible with the Aaton Keylink (telecine
code reader with on the fly audio syncing), and
the Aaton InDaw (video post syncing station). |
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| Inputs |
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Nine simultaneous
analog inputs on XLRs:
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Five low
noise mic preamps with isolation 10dBU very high
quality transformers (Zin = 2KOhm each with its
own 48V Phantom supply (40mA distributed to the
five mics), analog HP filter (60 to 240, -6 and
-12 db slope, plus LFA) and analog domain limiter.
Two gangable pairs (gain, limiter, and filter).
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Four analog
line inputs, G = +15dB, max level +22dB. Zin = 4.4KOhm.
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Eight
AES inputs, each pair with its own sample rate converter.
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File Playback
from the internal disk, for simultaneous recording
and playback (e.g. phone conversations and music
videos). |
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| Mixer
and outputs |
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All 18 inputs can
be mixed and routed to:
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One to
8 tracks |
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Stereo
1/4" headphone (automatic MS decoding). 65mW (70
Ohm), 140mW (32 Ohm), 560mW (8 Ohm). |
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Two
symmetrical analog line (XLR-5). |
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Two
asymmetrical analog wireless IFB (mini-jack). |
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Eight
AES with sample rate converters |
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more information, visit : http://www.aaton.com/products/sound/cantar/index.php |
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| Cantar-X
User manual |
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| cantar_usermanual.pdf |
| last modified
: 2004 November 26th -- 21:26 size : 1200 KB |
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advances in the field recorder domain |
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all routing and physical
configurations are memorized and can be recalled.They
can also be stored in a PDA or laptop for instant
programation of a new machine.
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Built-in,
dustproof and waterproof six linear fader mixer
(patent pending) for comprehensive 'dynamic' control
of the two track mixdown. Individual gain values
are stored using XML syntax as a guide for the final
sound- mixing stage. |
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| Metering |
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Dial
shapped modulometers with 1 dB increments with peak,
clip and limiter-in-action indicators. |
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User-selectable
ballistics |
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High
contrast LCD displays highly visible in direct sunlight.
Adjustable back-lighting. |
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Swivelling
display panel optimizes visibility for shoulder
strap and cart. |
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| Timecode
& Chase |
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1ppm
Tcxo reference internal clock, eight hours before
re-jamming. |
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Dual
Smpte and AatonCode jamming. |
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Timecode
i/o through Lemo-5. |
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SMPTE
Chase: LTC and video synced AES outputs for on-location
syncing/dubbing of digital video tapes. at 23.98
-24 -25 -29.97 -30fps |
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| Power |
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Aaton's
operating system insures low power operation: 500mA
in test with all inputs activated, ultra-fast cold
start-up (<5 sec), and fail-safe disk control. |
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Two identical
on board quick release Aaton batteries (4 pin XLR)
insure seamless switchover during recording (NP1s
can be used too). |
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Depending
on the "test-to-record" ratio, one on-board battery
set lasts from 10 to 15 hours. |
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| Miscellaneous |
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1 to 10 second pre-record.
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Immediate
playback of the last recorded file. |
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Play
back scrub, in-points markers and slate markers.
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'Softwares
and pre-configured routings can be downloaded from
Aaton's servers and transmitted to the core OS by
FireWire. |
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Reference
tone and warning generator. |
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Open
mechanical structure with independant Analog, Digital
and Display modules for easy maintenance and - 'anti-obsolescence'
- upgrades. |
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RS422
for VTR remote control through Sub D-15 serial com.
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Wireless
Bluetooth link to and from Palm PDAs. |
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| Physical |
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Housings
made of molded aluminium. Waterproof, dustproof
faders. |
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Dimensions:
230 x 310 x 80 mm (9 x 12 x 3.2") |
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Weight
3.2 kg (7.5lbs), without battery. |
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