Marian Seraph A3 Retail 24 Channel I/O ADAT PCIe

The Seraph A3 from Marian is a sound card for small & medium-sized studios with three ADAT inputs/outputs and one WordClock input. Designed for recording, mixing and signal conversion, the card is aimed at users who want to upgrade their DAW with this unit to a compact but full-fledged digital mixer while expecting high signal quality and low latencies. With its 3 ADAT inputs and outputs each, it is suitable for studios that work with a manageable number of input signals but still have high quality requirements. Thanks to the TDM SyncBus, the card can be expanded with three other compatible cards. In addition, the WordClock input allows precise synchronization with other devices. In contrast to the MWX version, this basic version does without MIDI inputs and a word clock output.

High signal processing quality despite low price

The Seraph A3 with its three ADAT inputs/outputs (TOSlink) is cheaper than its sister products with other interfaces, but shares the same DSP basic design. Thanks to sample multiplexing technology (S/MUX), you can still achieve up to 24 channels or up to 96 kHz sampling rate and thus also achieve very good quality via ADAT.

In the heart a BEAST

The digital signal processor on which the sound system is based rightly bears the sonorous name "BEAST". With 64 channels, seven mixer sums and 256 fully parametric IIR filters (four for each channel), it's basically a perfect digital mixer for your DAW, eliminating the need to buy an additional mixer separately. The creation of sub mixes with pre- and post switches is no problem here. The fully parametric EQs can be assigned to individual sub-mixes. So you can easily apply an equalizer to the grand total, but exclude the headphone mix and the like. The fully parametric EQs are based on analog models, so each channel has one low shelf, two peak and one high shelf EQ. The DSP's flexible routing lets you redirect any signal to any output or back to the input, including signals from other application software. In addition, one stereo and three mono aux channels are available - the aux sums can be switched as pre/post and are designed for headphone mixes and effect loading. Various monitor functions complete the digital mixer package for absolutely latency-free mixing.

Not enough? No problem thanks to TDM SyncBus!

Should you miss the variety of interfaces on the A3, the multicard-enabled TDM Syncbus allows you to flexibly expand your system at any time. With the TDM SyncBus pins on top of the sound card, the interface can be extended with three additional SyncBus compatible Marian cards. This not only increases the number of channels and your I/O options. In addition, the cards synchronize with each other via this bus with regard to clock and start/stop signals - via this mode, your A3 can then function as master clock even without a word clock output.

The Multiclient Driver Suite

With the help of the multiclient driver suite from (with Marian software support for ASIO 2 -, GSIF 2 -, WDM with kernel streaming and real, non-emulated DirectSound) the synchronous control of signal processors from different audio applications is no longer a problem. This is ensured by multiple and better managed driver interfaces. Unlike many inferior DSPs, the processor keeps multiple signal access points open, so you can work latency-free and error-free from any software environment at the same time. The user interface is clear and intuitive, so you can set up your sound system effectively and easily. At the latest with the easy to read manual, which makes the device accessible and understandable even for laymen, the use of the A3 is no longer a problem. The driver suite also comes with a proven fail-safe technology that automatically resets the firmware to the latest version if an error occurs during driver updates. This makes the maintenance of the software foolproof for every user.

Highest manufacturing quality

With the German manufacturer Marian , you not only support the offices of the Leipzig IT engineers - the production of the modules also takes place in German plants. This ensures continuous product control with low error tolerances. Marian Therefore, 5 years warranty is promised for their products.

Marian Seraph A3 Overview

- 3 ADAT inputs/outputs (24 channels) (TOSLink)
- 1 wordclock/superclock input (BNC)
- BEAST DSP with 64 channel latency-free mixer, 52bit computing depth, 256 IIR filters (4 per channel), 7 mixer sums and extensive mix, monitor and routing options.
- Sampling rates: 44.1 kHz / 48 kHz or 88.2 kHz / 96 kHz in S/MUX
mode - Sample resolution: 24bit
- Multicard
support - TDM SyncBus
compatible - Driver support: MME, ASIO 2.2, GSIF 2.0, WDM Audio, Direct Sound and MME, Core Audio (Mac OS X)

Scope of delivery

- Marian Seraph A3 PCIe plug-in
card - Driver
CD - Manual & -Guide Quickstart

demands

operating system:

- Windows™ 64 Bit: Windows™ XP/Vista/7/8/10, Windows™ Server 2003/2008/2008.R2/2012,
- Windows™ 32 Bit: Windows™ XP/Vista/7/8/10, Windows™ Server 2003/2008
- Apple Mac OS X (10.4 - 10.7)

Hardware:

- Free PCIe slot (PCIe 1x) and an additional free slot bracket (no additional PCIe slot required)
- Intel or AMD processor with 2.0 GHz; 512MB RAM (depending on audio application higher hardware may be required)