With DB4 MKII & DB8 MKII, you simply get more of everything compared to the original versions.
LM6 Loudness Radar Meter
DB4 MKII and DB8 MKII ensure that you always conform to EBU, ATSC and ITU Loudness and True-peak level standards across all platforms and all formats. You also get the broadcast world's highest resolution, lowest latency and lowest distortion with DB4 MKII and DB8 MKII.
More Metering
The MKII versions feature EBU R128 and ATSC A/85 compliant new LM6 Loudness Meters, new SNMP functions and you can always ‘go back in time’, reviewing one full week of detailed logging, even without connection to a computer. In DB4 MKII, the LM6 meter is always available in addition to its two multichannel audio processors.
More Redundancy
With several thousand units operating constantly all over the world, there is plenty of proof that the original DB4 and DB8 processors rarely fail. On the other hand, live broadcasting always calls for the ultimate level of ‘operational safety’, so we made sure that DB4 MKII & DB8 MKII will never be without power. You simply get the same power supply as with the original units, but two of them. Also, you get double up on fuses, mains inlets and even on the Swiss-made Papst fans. If one of the power supplies should fail, the other will take over instantly, and you could even feed the power supplies from independent power sources.
More Compatibility
Our DB2, DB4 and DB8 processors are famous for their preset compatibility, allowing installations of any size to use the same settings. DB4 MKII and DB8 MKII are just as user-friendly and you can run any preset from the original DB4 and DB8 units straight out of the box.
More Trickle-Down
DB4 and DB8 processors have a record of introducing novel solutions that facilitate multi-platform broadcast ("Trickle-Down processing") from one, low latency frame. The MKII's continue on the same path with generous new functions that work regardless if metadata has been correctly set upstream or not.
Mastering Quality
Synchronous 48 kHz sampling and 48 bit processing throughout, in combination with massive jitter rejection, ensures high audio resolution and perfect timing, even if you have long transmission lines feeding a processor. In fact, you could cascade hundreds of DB processors without degrading the sound as much as a single pass through HDTV data reduction.
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