Ideal for podcasting, production studios, on the road, as well as small broadcast or internet radio, the Arrakis Systems ARC-5 is an ultracompact 5 x 2 audio mixing console that is designed for reliability, offering long-lasting performance and easy maintenance. The high-quality switches and faders are engineered to endure multi-million operations, ensuring flawless functionality in critical environments. With it's accessible components, a skilled technician can breeze through maintenance, while the user-friendly interface allows for easy operation by anyone.
Giving you all the essentials at a fraction of the cost, the ARC-5 comes standard with two mics, stereo line input, USB, and mix-minus to connect to your phone hybrid. It features both balanced and unbalanced inputs and outputs, making it highly effective at resisting RF interference for a clean broadcast. The ARC-5 offers a stereo input channel with both unbalanced and balanced connectors. It has 6 inputs, with 5 channels. Channel 5 is the USB channel that connects to a PC for playback and record. Channel 4 connects to a phone hybrid. A universal power supply and two single-ended RJ45 balanced audio cables are included.
- 2 high-performance mic channels with XLR inputs
- Perfect for a Guest / Host configuration
- High-performance mic preamps
- 48 VDC phantom power for condenser mics (available separately)
- Channel 1 features a Talk button to talk to a studio monitor
- LED illuminated switch indicators
- 1 stereo line input
- A / B input on channel 5, giving a total of 2 stereo line inputs
- Active balanced RJ-45 or unbalanced RCA comes standard on every ARC-5.
- 1 stereo output bus, both balanced and unbalanced outputs
- LED illuminated switch indicator
- Phone Mix channel comes standard, allowing you to connect to a phone hybrid
- Audio & Logic connections available to connect to hybrid
- Listen offline to a caller using the Cue button
- Talkback button enables you to talk to the caller off-air
- Mix-minus feed to the caller is a mix of PGM
- LED illuminated switches
- Play & Record in digital with a Windows or Mac OS
- USB sound card functionality to work with any software
- Simple connect using standard USB cable
- Play audio from your USB device directly onto your board
- Record audio from your board using any thrid-party software
- LED illuminated switches
- Conductive plastic faders for highest possible resolution and life. Dust covers designed to protect and prolong the life of the fader
Balanced RJ45 connectors
- Utilizes world standard balanced RJ45 connectors
Balanced & unbalanced outputs
- Pgm output has both XLR balanced, & RCA unbalanced outputs, including mono mixdown
Mechanical switches
- Mechanical latching switches are multi-million operation with LED illuminated indicators, for an extremely long life. No more need to replace switches or bulbs
Headphone
- The headphones have both a stereo, balanced, line level output for an external amp, and a headphone amp output for driving low impedance headphones
Power supply
- The power supply is auto-sensing 110-220 VAC. Certified: UL, CE, CS, CB. Perfect for use anywhere in the world