JoeCo BBR1B

Live Multi-Channel Audio Recorder 

Since its release in 2009, the BLACKBOX RECORDER has won a series of international awards from industry press, readers and trade associations, including a PLASA Award for Innovation and a TEC Award for Best Recording Device. The recorder has a wide range of applications in Live Performance, Broadcast, Film & TV Sound and Post Production. 

Specifically the BBR1B provides Balanced I/O via 6x25way D-Sub connectors, 2 rows of TASCAM analogue format; upper row for outputs and lower row for inputs (cable looms not supplied). Other connectors are same as in BBR1U, whereas there is no loop through outputs. 

As a sum a BLACKBOX RECORDER can fulfill a variety of requirements according to your needs such as:

• 24-channel record or playback @ up to 24bit/96kHz 
• Multiple units can be linked together for large recordings 
• Unbalanced or Balanced analogue, AES/EBU and Lightpipe digital i/o options. (64-channel MADI and Dante versions also available)
• Recordings of standard broadcast WAV files to an external USB2 drive, or USB Flash drive 
• Connectivity to any live console to provide virtual sound checking
• The creation of headphone monitor mixes with level and pan on each track

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL 

Sample rates: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz 

Bit depths: 16/24bit 

Disk interface: USB2 - easy to obtain 

Disk format: FAT32 - compatible with both MAC and PC 

File type: Standard mono Broadcast WAV files 

Monitoring: 1x1/4" TRS jack socket, headphone mix/solo 

Physical: 19" rack mounted 1U (435x44x170mm)

Weight: 2.1Kg 

Power: 9V-16V DC (<30W). 2.1mm DC inlet. PSU supplied 

AUDIO ANALOGUE INPUTS / OUTPUTS 

Levels: -10dBu / +4dBu switchable 

Max input/output level: +22dBu = 0dBFS

A-D/D-A conversion: 24bit, 96kHz 106dB S/N, 96dB THD+N (typical A-weighted) 

CONTROL AND SYNCHRONISATION 

MIDI: 1x5-pin DIN (open loop). MIDI time code (MMC) and MIDI Machine Control (MMC) protocol

LTC: 1x1/4" TRS jack socket. Frame rates supported: 30fps, 29.97drop fps, 25fps, 24fps, 23.98fps

Machine Control: 1x9-pin D, SONY PII protocol 

Audio clock synchronisation: 2xRCA sockets AES3/SPDIF format, also used for communications to slave units