Prism Sound Lyra-2 USB Audio Interface

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Manufacturers Description Lyra 2 Summary 2 A/D Analogue input channels select from: 2 x Microphone XLR inputs with phantom power and 20dB pads 2 x High-impedance front panel instrument inputs 2 x Balanced line inputs on TRS jack 4 D/A Analogue Line Output channels Headphone output with independent mix and volume control S/PDIF Digital in and out on RCA/phono S/PDIF / ADAT Digital in and out on TOSLINK optical AES3 mode on RCA/Phono with supplied XLR adaptor Word-clock sync I/O on BNC connectors Sample rate conversion on digital inputs or outputs Ethernet port for future expansion Lyra 1 and 2 Features No-compromise, full Prism Sound audio quality Class compliant (UAC2) USB interface ASIO drivers for Windows (32 and 64bit) Windows WDM drivers for Vista and later Native CORE AUDIO on Mac OS X UAC2 operation on Linux (no control panel) Outputs selectable between workstation bus or Lyra mixer Prism Sound SNS noise shaping on digital outputs (4 curves) Low-latency "console-quality" digital mixer for foldback monitoring Fader, pan, cut, solo on every mixer channel Front-panel master volume control, assignable to selected channels State-of-the-art clock generation with proprietary hybrid 2-stage DPLL Fully-floating (isolated) balanced architecture for optimum noise rejection Overview The Lyra family of USB audio interfaces offers Prism Sound performance at its most affordable ever. They are based on the Orpheus audio path and clock circuitry, but in a smaller package for those who don't need eight channels of analogue I/O. There are two models Lyra 1 and Lyra 2. Lyra is based on an ARM Cortex processor design which offers class-compliant USB and the possibility for future Ethernet AVB interfacing, plus DSP and local mixing capacity beyond that of the present Orpheus platform. Signal path Analogue and digital input channels are available as inputs for your audio workstation software through the host computer's audio driver. Similarly, analogue and digital outputs and stereo headphone outputs can be played independently. For low-latency foldback or monitoring to headphone or main outputs, each output pair (1-2, 3-4, digital out or the headphone output) can optionally be driven from the built-in DSP mixer with an individual local mix of any selection of inputs through the controller applet. All analogue inputs are electronically balanced with automatic unbalanced operation. Analogue outputs are electronically balanced with 'bootstrapping', i.e. level is maintained if one leg is grounded. Verifile Verifile is a radical new proprietary technology exclusive to Prism Sound which allows computer audio streams and recorded files to be quickly checked for a wide range of clicks, errors and dropouts, without any compromise in the audio content or any additional metadata. Verifile is a solution to the issues of reliability that have plagued critical recording projects ever since the adoption of computer recording of audio. Typically, general purpose computers whether Mac, PC or other OS, are designed to perform a wide range of simultaneous tasks of which audio recording is just one. Even if the user would like audio recording to be given top priority, the computer's operating system is not designed that way, and (even if optimally configured, which they seldom are) it will, now and again, interrupt audio recording to do something else. This is especially true when dealing with many channels of high resolution audio, perhaps with low latency, which needs a continuous high data throughput. The result is usually a recorded 'dropout' of some kind: anyone who has recorded audio on a computer is familiar with repeated or missed samples or entire sections, random clicks, pops - even channel swapping. Verifile is a ‘fragile steganographic’ process which embeds derivative data within the dither of the ADC, containing a rolling hash code which allows the audio data to be thoroughly and continuously checked. Recovery of this data from the audio stream or file enables verification that the stream or file contains exactly the audio data that was produced by the ADC at the time of recording. Any incorrect samples, missing or repeated audio segments or any other audio errors in the resulting files can be reliably detected, providing complete confidence that the recorded file is error-free. Processing of any kind of a Verifile recording such as EQ, level changes, additional re-dithering, sample-rate conversion etc will result in a failure to decode the rolling hash code in the dither and hence indicate that the recording is not an original. No-compromise, full Prism Sound audio quality Lyra makes no compromises on audio quality. It is the result of years of research and development into digital audio conversion and extensive dialogue with Prism Sound's customers. The Lyra design brief was: Prism Sound quality at an even more accessible price point. Lyra has the same no-compromise analogue front and back ends as its brother Orpheus, with the same fully-balanced-throughout architecture and the same isolation barriers protecting the analogue from digital and computer interference. Lyra draws on Prism Sound's years of experience in developing digital audio products, including its range of audio test equipment, adopted by a wide variety of clients across the audio industry from pro-audio to consumer electronics. This experience means that Lyra is well-behaved both as a computer peripheral and an audio processor. Reliability is vitally important in professional recording. Prism Sound has always made extensive use of precise software calibration techniques in its converters - pots and tweaks are always unreliable, so there are none. The design team has gone to great lengths to minimise noise and interference, in particular hum. All of the analogue circuits have galvanic isolation, while the unit's electronically balanced I/O allows it to handle common mode interference sources as well as enabling trouble-free connection to unbalanced equipment. It is often said that THD+N figures do not always correlate well with the perception of sound quality and this is true - partly because the traditional measures of THD+N or SINAD expressed as RMS figures are rather a broad measure. With this in mind, we have taken great care to make sure that not only is the RMS THD+N figure very good, but the Lyra noise and distortion spectrum is beyond reproach and that Lyra provides the most transparent listening experience. Standards compliant USB interface For Lyra, we have created a unit that is compatible with the widest range of computer hardware by using a USB2 interface. This is a UAC2 (USB Audio Class 2) interface supported natively in Mac, Linux and Android, and in Windows via a driver. Prism Sound has taken on board the increasing importance of native processing power for professional users and the fact that software products for standard PC and Mac platforms have been greatly enhanced in recent years. Prism Sound is probably best known for A/D and D/A converters such as the venerable ADA-8XR and Orpheus, which already provides a solution for those needing a FireWire interface. However, the flexibility and versatility of the ADA-8XR comes with a higher price tag, reflecting the fact that no other interface provides such exceptional audio performance or can work directly into Pro Tools Core/Processing cards, as well as running a concurrent DSD processor or FireWire interface. Lyra is easy to connect to your computer and to your outboard gear. For Windows users ASIO and WDM drivers are provided, while for Mac OS X 10.4 or later, Lyra interfaces directly to Core Audio. For both Mac and PC platforms, there is a controller application to configure the unit and control its built-in mixer and other functions. Aside from the monitor and headphone level controls, everything else is operated solely from the Lyra controller application. The controller software opens on-screen as a separate panel alongside your existing editing software. Since Lyra is UAC2 compliant, it will also work in recent Linux and Android builds, although no control panel is provided. Looking to the future, low-latency synchronised networked audio and video is now becoming a reality with the implementation of AVB (Audio Video Bridging), an IEEE 802.1 networking standard. Lyra 2 is planned to support AVB in future firmware updates. Flexible Inputs and Outputs Our professional users wanted a highly integrated solution with stereo inputs serving as line, instrument or microphone inputs, and line outputs that could be used for stereo monitoring, mastering and/or foldback to performers. Lyra offers up to four monitoring outputs, digital inputs and outputs as stereo AES3 or S/PDIF or up to 8 channels of digital I/O on the ADAT optical format, plus stereo headphones. Lyra's analogue inputs support various capabilities. Lyra has the same excellent mic amps as Orpheus with software-controlled gain in 1dB steps, switchable phantom power, a 20dB pad - and very low noise and distortion. These inputs are auto-sensing with software over-ride. On Lyra 1, channel 1 can be instrument or line, channel 2 can be microphone or line. On Lyra 2, inputs 1 and 2 can be microphone, instrument or line. Analogue inputs have individually-selectable Prism Sound "Overkiller" peak limiters built in, just as on the higher-priced ADA-8XR and Orpheus, to catch those fast transients. The Overkiller threshold automatically follows the operating line-up level selection (+4dBu or -10dBV). Overkillers are ideal for percussive sounds, particularly drums, where headroom can be a problem. The co-axial digital I/O port can be switched in the Lyra 2 controller applet between S/PDIF and AES3 formats. This control changes the operating voltage and the Channel Status format and is complemented by two in-line adaptor leads that provide external XLR connections for AES3 devices. The optical digital I/O ports on Lyra 2 can also be configured as ADAT I/O. Other connections include wordclock sync I/O on BNC connectors (Lyra 2 only). Digital Mixer Our customers also identified a need for a unit that could provide low latency foldback to performers, particularly when tracking and overdubbing. In answer to this need, Lyra has a built-in digital mixer that can be configured from the host computer to provide foldback feeds to performers, each with their own stereo mix of workstation playback and any of the inputs. The question of latency in computer interfaces, especially USB and FireWire boxes, is an important one. Obviously there are situations where the round-trip latency needs to be really short, like in overdubbing. The problem is that even if the latency on the interface and in the driver is as short as it could ever be, a native DAW is busy with plug-ins and other software and buffer times are probably set long. The only answer is to provide local foldback mixing in the interface. This is not new, and other products feature it, but most local mixers in competitive products are just too basic. Lyra provides 'console quality' local mixing - each output has its own independent mixer, with channel strips for all inputs and workstation feeds, complete with fader, pan/balance pot, solo and mute buttons, and full metering. Strips can be stereo or mono, and the mixes are dithered with filtered coefficients, just as in a top-end digital mixer. There is a very small residual delay through the A/D and D/A conversion process in the foldback path, mostly from filters used for decimation and interpolation. However, with the low-latency Prism Sound DSP mixer, the worst-case delay through the A/D and D/A path is only 0.5ms and is significantly less at higher sampling rates - to put this into perspective, it's equivalent to standing approximately 15cm (6 inches) further from a speaker and is generally reckoned to be small enough not to be problematic. Although the unit's outputs will mainly be used for monitoring or foldback, the fact that they are of such high quality makes them suitable for a range of other applications such as insertion points, analogue summing or driving analogue mastering chains. Sample Rate Conversion and Noise Shaping The digital output is equipped with the four Prism Sound SNS noise-shaping curves and includes Prism Sound's renowned synchronous sample-rate conversion (Lyra 2), allowing outputs to various external devices at other sampling rates. The sample-rate converter can be used at the outputs as well as the inputs, so as well as dealing with unsynchronised or wrong-rate digital inputs, Lyra can also generate, say, a live 44.1kHz output from a 96kHz session. Since Lyra also includes the full suite of the famous Prism Sound 'SNS' noise shapers, you can also reduce to 16-bits for CD at mastering-house quality. Lyra 1 supports sample rate conversion on the input only. Unsurpassed Jitter Rejection In the 1990s Prism Sound pioneered testing of sampling and interface jitter and as a result our digital audio products deliver unsurpassed jitter rejection. Prism Sound digital audio products lock up fast and re-generate ultra-stable clock outputs. Another aspect of the traditional Prism Sound converter that is retained was the clocking - it's just as important as analogue-path considerations sound-wise. Lyra uses the same CleverClox dual digital phase-locked loop (DPLL) circuitry as Orpheus so whether it's providing a high-quality master clock for the rest of the room (Lyra 2 only), or dealing with a jittery clock from outside, Lyra is as rock-steady as its forbears. Specifications LYRA 2 FRONT PANEL Instrument Inputs 2 x 6.3mm mono jack sockets, auto-select to analogue inputs 1 & 2 when plugged, software override Headphone Output 1 x 6.3mm stereo TRS Jack with illuminated volume control Master volume Assignable encoder / push switch with halo indication Standby button with standby indicator (also flashes when unit is in 'identify' mode) Indication: Level Meters 4 x multi-segment, multi-colour bargraphs with overload indication, 2 for analogue, 2 for digital, assignable to inputs or outputs, analogue outputs switchable 1/2 or 3/4. Input selection Indicate mode of analogue inputs as Mic / line / inst & plus phantom power indicator for mic mode Overkiller For analogue inputs, lit when Overkiller limiters are acting Digital Input indicators for digital input unlocked and SRC (sample-rate converter) selected Digital Output indicator for SRC (sample-rate converter) selected Sync Master indicator, lit when interface is in local sync LYRA 2 REAR PANEL Mic inputs 2 x XLR sockets Line inputs 2 x 6.3mm TRS jack sockets (balanced or unbalanced) Line outputs 1-4 4 x 6.3mm TRS jack sockets (balanced or unbalanced) Digital inputs 1 x RCA1 x TOSLINK for S/PDIF or ADAT Optical input; (RCA can operate as AES3 input using XLR-RCA adapter supplied) Digital output 1 x RCA1 x TOSLINK for S/PDIF or ADAT Optical output; (RCA can operate as AES3 output using XLR-RCA adapter supplied) Wordclock 2 x BNC sockets, output and input (75Ω) USB port 1 x USB type B receptacle Network port 1 x RJ45 AVB ethernet port Mains power 3-pin 6A IEC inlet SOFTWARE SUPPORT Mac OS Support OS X 10.5 or later Intel platform Windows OS Support Windows Vista, 7, 8 or later (32 or 64 bit) Mac audio driver Core Audio device Windows audio driver ASIO device, WDM coming soon Linux audio driver Lyra is a UAC2 class compliant device - no driver needed on recent distros Control Panel applet Graphical user interface for control of Lyra unit under Mac OS X or Windows - ANALOGUE LINE INPUTS Configuration Electronically balanced, with fully-balanced analogue signal path Input Sensitivity Switchable '+4dBu' (0dBFS = +18dBu) or '-10dBV' (0dBFS = +6dBu) Input Impedance 14.5kΩ Unbalanced Mode Automatic Total harmonic distortion -117dB (0.00014%, -0.1dBFS) THD+N -111dB (0.00028%, -0.1dBFS) Dynamic Range 116dB (-60dBFS) Gain Accuracy ±0.05dB LF roll-off -0.05dB at 8Hz; -3dB at <1Hz HF roll-off fs = 44.1kHz: -0.05dB at 21.1kHz; -3dB at 22.0kHzfs = 48kHz: -0.05dB at 23.0kHz; -3dB at 23.9kHzfs = 96kHz: -0.05dB at 32.0kHz; -3dB at 47.9kHzfs = 192kHz: -0.05dB at 32.0kHz; -3dB at 78kHz CMRR 20Hz..20kHz: >70dB Inter-channel cross-talk 1kHz: <140dB; 20Hz..20kHz: <-120dB Inter-channel phase 10Hz..5kHz: ±0.25°,5kHz..20kHz: ±1.0°,20kHz..50kHz: ±2.0°, Overkiller Progessive limiter, auto-aligning, selectable per channel Impact Filter High-pass filter, -3dB at 80Hz, 40dB/decade (selectable for channels 1-2; whether in line, mic or instrument mode) RIAA de-emphasis filter(Lyra 2 only) Response accuracy:±0.22dB at fs=44.1kHz;±0.14dB at fs=48kHz;±0.015dB at other sample rates M-S matrix (Lyra 2 only) Allows direct connection of mid-side mics, or non-matrix mic-preamps - MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIERS Configuration Electronically balanced, with fully balanced analogue signal path Gain 10dB to 65dB in 1dB steps (0dBFS = -56dBu to -1dBu) plus switchable -20dB pad Gain accuracy ±0.05dB Input impedance 5.5kΩ THD +10dB gain: -116dB at -0.1dBFS (0.00016%)+40dB gain: -110dB at -0.1dBFS (0.00032%) THD+N +10dB gain: -108dB at -0.1dBFS (0.00040%) Equivalent input noise (EIN) +30dB gain: -128.5dBu (0Ω source); -126.3dBu (150Ω source)+40dB gain: -130.9dBu (0Ω source); -127.6dBu (150Ω source)+50dB gain: -131.2dBu (0Ω source); -127.7dBu (150Ω source)+60dB gain: -131.4dBu (0Ω source); -127.8dBu (150Ω source) LF roll-off -0.05dB at 20Hz, -3dB at 5Hz HF roll-off As per analogue line input data (dependent on fs) CMRR 50Hz/60Hz: >110dB at all gains1kHz: >100dB at all gains20kHz: >90dB at all gains Phantom power +48V, switchable per channel Pad -20dB, switchable per channel - INSTRUMENT PREAMPLIFIERS Configuration Unbalanced, high impedance buffer Gain 10dB to 65dB in 1dB steps, 18dB pad (0dBFS = -38dBu to 17dBu) Gain accuracy ±0.05dB Input impedance 1MΩ - ANALOGUE OUTPUTS Configuration Electronically balanced, with fully-balanced analogue signal path Output amplitude Switchable '+4dBu' (0dBFS = +18dBu) or '-10dBV (0dBFS = +6dBu) Output impedance 100Ω balanced, 50Ω unbalanced Unbalanced mode Automatic, with bootstrapping level compensation Total harmonic distortion -107dB (0.00045%, -1dBFS) THD+N -106dB (0.00050%, -0.1dBFS) Dynamic range 115dB (-60dBFS) Gain accuracy ±0.05dB LF roll-off -0.05dB at 8Hz, -3dB at <1Hz HF roll-off fs = 44.1kHz: -0.05dB at 21.4kHz; -3dB at 22.0kHzfs = 48kHz: -0.05dB at 23.2kHz; -3dB at 23.9kHzfs = 96kHz: -0.05dB at 32.0kHz; -3dB at 47.8kHzfs = 192kHz: -0.05dB at 32.0kHz; -3dB at 76kHz Output balance >50dB Inter-channel cross-talk 1kHz: <-135dB; 20Hz..20kHz: <-120dB Inter-channel phase 10Hz..5kHz: ±0.4°,5kHz..20kHz: ±0.25°,20kHz..50kHz: ±0.5°, - DIGITAL INPUTS Formats supported: Lyra 1 S/PDIF TOSLINK Formats supported: Lyra 2 S/PDIF (RCA or TOSLINK), ADAT, ADAT S/MUX (TOSLINK), AES3 (XLR via supplied adapter cable) Sample rates supported 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192kHz Sample rates supported: ADAT(Lyra 2 only) ADAT (8 channel): 44k1, 48kADAT SMUX (4 channel): 88k2, 96k Channel Status: Ignored Word-length 24 bit AES3 Operation (Lyra 2) Via S/PDIF RCA, using XLR-RCA adapter (supplied) Sample-rate converter (SRC) Selectable at S/PDIF input; allowing input at any sample rate Bit transparency Maintained (allows recording of Dolby or DTS streams) - DIGITAL OUTPUTS Formats supported: Lyra 1 S/PDIF TOSLINK Formats supported: Lyra 2 S/PDIF (RCA or TOSLINK), ADAT, ADAT S/MUX (TOSLINK), AES3 (RCA) Sample rates: S/PDIF/AES3 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192kHz Sample rates: ADAT(Lyra 2 only) ADAT (8 channel): 44k1, 48k; ADAT S/MUX (4 channel): 88k2, 96k Channel Status Full implementation, Consumer (S/PDIF) or professional (AES3) Word-length 24 bit, or reduction to 16 bits using flat TPDF dither or Prism Sound SNS (Super Noise Shaping - four alternative shapes available) AES3 (AES/EBU) operation(Lyra 2 only) via S/PDIF RCA, using RCA-XLR adaptor (supplied) and AES3 mode (2V p-p, 110Ω and AES3 channel status) Sample-rate converter (SRC)(Lyra 2 only) Selectable at S/PDIF output; output rate can be referenced to Wordclock, DI or local clock at 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 or 192kHz Bit transparency Maintained in 24 bit mode (allows playback of Dolby or DTS streams to external decoder) - SAMPLE-RATE CONVERTER (SRC) THD+N <-137dB (0.000014%, -0.1dBFS) Dynamic range >138dB (0.000013%, -60dBFS) - SYNCHRONIZATION System sample rates 44.1 / 48 / 88.2 / 96 / 176.4 / 192kHz Sync sources: Master local, Wordclock (Lyra 2 only), DI (S/PDIF input) or ADAT (Lyra 2 only) Local clock accuracy ±50ppm Jitter rejection >60dB / decade above 100Hz Internal mixer delay(total analogue in to out) fs = 44.1kHz: 0.57ms;fs = 48kHz: 0.52ms;fs = 88.2kHz: 0.2ms;fs = 96kHz: 0.18ms;fs = 176.4kHz: 0.09ms;fs = 192kHz: 0.08ms; - PHYSICAL Form factor 2/3 width, 1u 19inch rack mountable (Rack ears available as an option) Dimensions Table top (inc. feet):W: 285mm D: 242mm H: 50mmRack-mount (inc. optional ears):W: 483mm D: 242mm H: 44.5mm Power: 90-250VAC, 50-60Hzinternal power supplyIEC 6A connector Power consumption 15W Fuse rating 0.5A(T), 20mm, glass Weight: 2.1kg Operation ambient conditions 0 to 35°C, 85% maximum relative humidity - SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES CD with software and manuals x 1 IEC mains lead x 1 USB Lead type A to B x 1 XLR-F to RCA-M adaptor(S/PDIF/AES3) (Lyra 2 only) x 1 XLR-M to RCA-M adaptor(S/PDIF/AES3) (Lyra 2 only) x 1 FAST SHIPPING Packed by specialists in high-dollar and fragile shipments Packages are always shipped fully insured (signature required on items above $100) Fast Shipping, free to the lower 48 states on most items (see individual item for details) Questions about shipping? 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