A Multifunctional Audio Interface with Modular Convenience
The DirectOut Ace is a versatile multifunctional audio interface featuring modular I/O, enhanced by a scalable, license-based feature set. Equipped with the same FPGA-fueled processing as DirectOut’s Prodigy and Maven, this unit boasts impressive internal plugins, with optional licenses available for features such as loudness metering, automation, and more. The Ace features three flexible Ace Modes, offering dedicated, simplified interfaces that provide you with exactly what you need when you need it. Additionally, this interface handles Dante, Milan, AES3, and analog connections with equal aplomb, and it can host up to four USB.MADI modules, enabling straightforward, plug-and-play compatibility with multiple computers. On top of that, this travel-ready interface is small enough to fit in your backpack. Whether you’re tackling playback, running a driverack, or crafting a custom processing rig, the Ace offers a premium modular solution that adapts to your ever-evolving needs.
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Three Ace Modes cover every application
Armed with three flexible Ace Modes, the Ace can provide dedicated Globcon software interfaces for your specific application. Playback Mode facilitates lightning-quick configuration of primary and backup computers, vocal processing inserts, and straightforward output routing, along with support for DirectOut’s Enhanced Automatic Redundancy Switching (EARS) technology. PA Mode provides you with a comprehensive driverack solution with instant access to EQ, dynamics, and delays, as well as native Smaart integration for seamless system optimization and real-time monitoring. Additionally, PA Mode equips you with preconfigured signal flows and redundant input management tailor-made for live sound reinforcement. Finally, Prodigy Mode gives you full access to the same Globcon interface as Prodigy and Maven, empowering you to configure bespoke signal paths with advanced routing, mixing, summing, snapshotting, and redundancy features. Best of all, the Ace allows you to select your preferred Ace Mode at activation, then effortlessly toggle between them as your needs change.
A platform that grows with you
The DirectOut Ace is a multifunctional audio interface designed to give you exactly the rig you need, exactly when you need it. Right out of the box, it provides you with two RJ45 ports supporting 64 channels of Dante or Milan, as well as eight channels of AES3 I/O with onboard SRC. You also get four channels of baked-in mic- and line-level analog input, bolstered by the company’s premium-caliber AD/DA conversion. Moreover, four MADI SFP slots deliver up to 64 channels of I/O expansion per port, as well as compatibility with USB.MADI modules for flawless simultaneous connectivity with multiple computers. Word Clock I/O and a GPIO interface round out the Ace’s ample connectivity.
DirectOut: leading the charge in networked audio
Founded in 2008 in Mittweida, Germany, DirectOut GmbH sits at the forefront of the pro audio industry, providing live sound, broadcast, and studio professionals with innovative connectivity, networking, and bridging solutions. From the renowned Prodigy series to the Smart Audio Platform Prodigy.MC and beyond, DirectOut offers an innovative suite of versatile and scalable tools. At Sweetwater, we endorse DirectOut products for bridging mission-critical audio systems based on cutting-edge digital audio protocols like MADI, SoundGrid, Dante, and Ravenna. We also heartily recommend DirectOut products to broadcast and distribution facilities that require strict compliance with AES67 and SMPTE standards. Whenever seamless network integration is a priority, professionals can count on DirectOut. Thanks to the company’s unparalleled DSP expertise, we’re confident that DirectOut’s solutions will consistently deliver the highest levels of flexibility, reliability, and audio quality.
DirectOut Ace Features:
- A multifunctional audio interface with modular I/O and scalable processing (modules and licenses sold separately)
- Equipped with the same FPGA-fueled processing as DirectOut’s Prodigy and Maven
- Delivers the renowned sound quality that the Prodigy series is known for
- 3 flexible Ace Modes offer dedicated, simplified interfaces for specific applications
- 2 RJ45 ports support 64 ch. of Dante or Milan
- 8 ch. of AES3 I/O with onboard SRC
- 4 ch. of mic- and line-level analog input with premium-caliber AD/DA conversion
- 4 MADI SFP slots deliver up to 64 ch. of I/O expansion per port
- Hosts up to 4 USB.MADI modules for straightforward, plug-and-play compatibility with multiple computers
- Optional licenses expand your system’s processing capabilities with additional features
- Travel-ready form factor is small enough to fit in your backpack
