Aaton Cantar X3

Description

Aaton Cantar X3 is a 24-track portable digital audio recorder with embedded 10 channel mixer plate.

Perfect ergonomics for cart or shoulder operation

Swiveling front panel with ultra bright large color display

User friendly with intuitive menus and confortable mechanical controls

Uncompromised audio quality with unique on-board mixer

A reference in location audio mixer-recorders with 24 tracks and 54 analog and digital inputs including access to the Dante Audinate™ audio network system and peripherals.

The CantarX3 has incredible features and tools to facilitate and enhance the work of sound engineers, widely used in the film and broadcast industry, it is the most advanced recorder of its generation packed with an impressive array of professional and innovative features.

With such optimised ergonomy and a comprehensive display, the CantarX3 is extremely robust and can go on working in extreme conditions of heat and cold, recently being used on location high on Mount Everest.

FEATURES:

inputs can be routed to any of the tracks

all tracks and inputs can be routed to 8 analog auxiliary outputs and/or digital outputs

linear control faders addressable to any inputs and output

linear control faders assignable to mixdown of 10 isolated tracks to either 1 or 2 mixdown tracks and mixdown can be assigned to any tracks

eight rotary potentiometers for direct control of balanced mic/line inputs

simultaneous recording to multiple media, or backup copying of recorded tracks post-record

new improved interface menu accessible through buttons and jog wheel

all inputs and outputs monitoring and routing accessible through comprehensive and intuitive menus

16 or 24bit Broadcast Wave File recording at sample rates from 44.1 to 192kHz with support for pull-up/down recording rates

sample-rate converters on all digital inputs

variable delay on all analog inputs and outputs

10 second pre-record buffer

generous 48V phantom supply guarantees 8mA to each of the 8 mic inputs

high pass filters before the preamp stage, LFA and EQ

native monophonic BWF recording with optional polyphonic real time mirroring to removable media

self generated PDF and CSV sound reports embedded with deliverable media

metadata entry of scene, take, notes, track names, roll and more with support for US and Euro-centric metadata templates

scene/take file naming structure

Aaton AutoSlate automatic slate clap detection and logging

built-in slate-mic with external slate mic input on 3.5mm connector

high precision 1ppm timecode generator supports all common frame rates

remote record and stop triggered by external timecode

enhanced playback monitoring with waveform display on front panel

MS recorded tracks automatically decoded to LR for mixdown and/or monitoring

USB keyboard input for easy metadata editing and routing control

reads and displays battery metadata