SPL SMC 7.1 Surround Monitor Controllers

SMC 7.1
Surround Monitor Controller

The SMC 7.1 expands analog surround monitoring to 8 channels and offers Solo, Solo-In-Place and Solo-To-Center as well as a headphone jack.

Inputs & Speaker Management

• Two 7.1 and two stereo input sources can be connected to the SMC 7.1. This is important because in monitoring, two productions are always compared with each other.
• A subwoofer can be added to a stereo input by activating the LFE button.
• Each loudspeaker can be switched on and off individually, and the SMC 7.1 remembers the last speakers used for each source.
• The Solo-In-Place function now turns the loudspeaker on/off switches into solo buttons. This allows each loudspeaker to be heard alone at its position.
• Solo-To-Center places the selected loudspeaker on the center speaker, so that it can be listened to exactly from the front in case critical listening is required.
• An alternative output is available for connecting a pair of stereo loudspeakers.
• The 45mm all-aluminium rotary knob moves an 8-level potentiometer.
• Mute is especially important when the DAW is sending full-range audio garbage due to a problem. Mute can be used quickly to protect speakers and hearing.
• As an alternative to the speakers, headphones can be used for monitoring. The headphones can be switched on and have their own volume control.
  
  

Expansion Rack

• The SMC 7.1 can be installed in the Expansion Rack to be screwed into a 19-inch rack.
• The Expansion Rack is equipped with a switch that can passively route the stereo output signal of the SMC 7.1 to four stereo outputs.
• In this combination, the SMC 7.1 is expanded by three additional stereo outputs.
• This allows a 7.1 loudspeaker array and full-range, mid and nearfield stereo speakers to be controlled and monitored.