CREST CREST AUDIO CENTURY VX CONSOLE (YOM: ?) (S#: TBD) SUPERB (8-9)
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CREST CREST AUDIO CENTURY VX CONSOLE (YOM: ?) (S#: TBD) SUPERB (8-9)

FEATURES: 47 CHANNEL VX, 4 STEREO, 43 MONO INPUT
8 GROUP OUTS, 8 AUX OUTS
LCR (LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT)
4 MUTE MASTERS
8 CHANNEL MATRIX
COMES WITH: 2 REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES, 4 WORK LIGHTS, ROAD CASE
DESCRIPTION: THE CENTURY VX IS A LIVE PERFORMANCE MIXING CONSOLE WITH EIGHT CONVENTIONAL AUDIO GROUPS AND EIGHT VCA GROUPS.

FEATURES:
MIXING FLEXIBILITY VIA 8 CONVENTIONAL AUDIO GROUPS & 8 VCA GROUPS, PERMITTING ENHANCED MIX INTEGRITY, WET / DRY BLENDING, AND TRUE POST EFFECT SENDS.
• 4 SCENE MUTES, DESIGNED TO MUTE BOTH PRE- AND POST-FADER INPUT CHANNEL SIGNALS INCLUDING THOSE AUX SENDS USED AS MONITORS. WHEN MUTED, PFL CIRCUITRY, PEAK, LEVEL, AND DYNAMIC
SIGNAL PRESENT LED INDICATORS REMAIN FULLY OPERATIONAL..
• COMPREHENSIVE METER BRIDGE PROVIDES SIGNAL LEVEL METERING OF LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER/MONO, SOLO LEFT, SOLO RIGHT, AND 8 SUBGROUPS. THE LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER/MONO AND SOLO METERS ARE OF A LARGER SIZE AND ARE CENTERED ON THE METER BRIDGE. FOR 64 AND 52 POSITIONS FRAMES SIZES ONLY, METERING IS ALSO PROVIDED FOR THE 8 AUX SENDS.
ALL LEVEL METERS ARE OF THE MECHANICAL MOVING COIL TYPE, ARE REFERENCED TO +4 DBU, AND ARE ILLUMINATED BY LONG-LIFE LED’S.
• 8 MATRIX OUTPUTS STANDARD, USEFUL FOR THE CREATION OF INDEPENDENT MIXES USING THE MAIN OUTPUTS AND EXTERNAL INPUT AS SIGNAL SOURCES.
• DISCREET BUS ASSIGNMENTS AND L-C-R (LEFT-CENTER-RIGHT) PANNING. INPUT CHANNELS AND EFFECTS RETURNS INCORPORATE AN UNCOMPROMISED BUS ASSIGNMENT SECTION. FEATURES INCLUDE TRUE L-C-R PANNING, STANDARD PANNING, CLEAN MONO BUS, DISCRETE BUS ASSIGNS, AND PANABLE STEREO BUS ASSIGNS.
• 8 DISCRETE AUX SENDS, EACH WITH ON/OFF CONTROL & STATUS LED.
• VARIABLE HI-PASS FILTER ON INPUT CHANNELS ALLOWS FOR PRECISE CONTROL OVER A SIGNAL’S UNWANTED LOW FREQUENCY CONTENT.
• CHANNEL INSERTS ARE IMPLEMENTED USING SEPARATE 1/4" TRS JACKS FOR SEND AND RETURN. AN INSERT SWITCH WITH INDICATOR LED ALLOWS A/B COMPARISONS AND SIGNAL PROCESSOR BYPASS.
• SWITCHABLE Q ON HI MID AND LO MID EQ BANDS ADDS MORE FLEXIBILITY TO AN EQ CIRCUIT THAT ALREADY OFFERS FOUR SWEEPABLE BANDS AND SELECTABLE PEAK/SHELVING ON THE HI AND LO BANDS.
• EACH INPUT CHANNEL FEATURES A FIVE-SEGMENT LED ARRAY, INCLUDING A SIGNAL PRESENT LED, THREE SIGNAL LEVEL LEDS AND A PEAK INDICATOR.
• SSM/PMI HIGH-QUALITY PREAMPLIFIERS ON BALANCED MICROPHONE/LINE INPUTS FOR UNCOMPROMISED AUDIO QUALITY AND RELIABILITY. ALL IC’S WITHIN THE AUDIO PATH ARE SOCKET MOUNTED FOR EASY UPGRADE OR SERVICE.
• 48 VOLT SWITCHABLE PHANTOM POWER ON ALL MICROPHONE INPUTS.
• OPTIONAL TRANSFORMERS AVAILABLE ON ALL MICROPHONE INPUTS AND ON GROUP, LEFT/RIGHT, MONO, AUX, AND MATRIX OUTPUTS.
• FULL FUNCTION SOLO MONITORING SYSTEM WITH DEDICATED LEVEL METERS. USER CHOICE OF PFL OR AFL FROM ANY SOURCE, BOTH IN STEREO WHERE APPROPRIATE.
• STANDARD FRAME SIZES INCLUDE 32, 44, 52, AND 64 POSITIONS. (20, 32, 40, AND 52 INPUTS RESPECTIVELY). THE MASTER SECTION OCCUPIES FOUR POSITIONS AND GROUPS OCCUPY EIGHT POSITIONS.
• ANY FRAME SIZE MAY BE ORDERED SHORT LOADED FOR LATER EXPANSION.
• DIRECT ACCESS TO GROUP MIX BUSES ALLOWS EXPANDER MIXERS TO BE EASILY PATCHED INTO THE CONSOLE.
• MAJORITY OF AUDIO INPUTS AND OUTPUTS BALANCED ON XLR CONNECTORS.
• TWIN POWER SUPPLY CAPABILITY WITH AUTOMATIC CHANGEOVER BACKUP FOR UNCOMPROMISED RELIABILITY. SECOND POWER SUPPLY OPTIONAL.
• OPTIONAL STEREO INPUT MODULES AVAILABLE, USEFUL FOR REMOTE FEEDS, EFFECTS RETURNS, AND OTHER MIC OR LINE LEVEL SIGNALS REQUIRINGSTEREO HANDLING.
• COMPREHENSIVE TALKBACK SECTION ALLOWS ACCESS TO ALL PRIMARY CONSOLE OUTPUTS. ADDITIONAL ACCESS PROVIDED TO AN EXTERNAL LOCATION SUCH AS AN ON-STAGE MONITOR MIXER SYSTEM. EXTERNAL SIGNALS CAN ALSO BE ASSIGNED INTO THE TALKBACK SYSTEM INCLUDING OSCILLATOR AND PINK NOISE SOURCE INPUTS.

SPECIFICATIONS:
AVAILABLE (EIGHT BUS) CONFIGURATIONS
20 INPUTS (32 FRAME) 32 INPUTS (44 FRAME)
40 INPUTS (52 FRAME) 52 INPUTS (64 FRAME)
ALL CENTURY VX CONSOLES ARE AVAILABLE WITH STEREO INPUT MODULES.
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
+0.0, -0.5DB, 20HZ TO 20 KHZ (REFERENCED TO 1KHZ)
TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION
MIC INPUT TO GROUP OUTPUT
20HZ TO 20 KHZ AT +15DBU <0.02%
Phase Response
20Hz to 20 kHz +30°, -20°
Noise (22Hz to 22kHz)
Mic EIN -129 dBu
Mix bus Output Noise (20 ch routed) - 80 dBu
Aux bus Output Noise (20 ch routed) - 80 dBu
Crosstalk (Measured at 1kHz)
Channel Mute >102 DB
CHANNEL FADER ATTENUATION > 96 DB
CHANNEL ROUTING > 85 DB
CHANNEL AUX SEND ATTENUATION > 93 DB
INPUT/OUTPUT IMPEDANCES
MIC INPUT 4K½ BALANCED
LINE INPUT >10K½ BALANCED
OUTPUTS 140½ BALANCED
INPUT/OUTPUT LEVELS (0VU = +4 DBU, 1.23V RMS)
MIC INPUT SENSITIVITY + 4 TO -62 DBU
LINE INPUT SENSITIVITY + 12 TO -38 DBU
INPUT INSERTION POINT LEVEL + 4 DBU
OUTPUT INSERTION POINT LEVEL - 2 DBU
NOMINAL OUTPUT LEVEL + 4 DBU
MAXIMUM BALANCED OUTPUT LEVEL +28 DBU


EXTRAS: 2 REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES, 4 WORK LIGHTS, ROAD CASE

MODIFICATIONS: NONE.

HISTORY: USED IN BROADWAY THEATER.

COMMENTS: NONE.

THIS UNIT WAS NEVER TOURED