SPL SMC 7.1 Surround Monitor Controller

SPL 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. 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 to each other. A subwoofer can be added to a stereo input by activating the LFE button. Each speaker can be turned on and off individually, and the SMC 7.1 remembers the last speakers used for each source. The Solo-In-Place feature now turns the speaker on/off switches into solo buttons. This allows each speaker to be heard alone in its position. Solo-To-Center places the selected speaker on the center speaker so that it can be heard exactly from the front in case critical listening is required. An alternate output is available for connecting a pair of stereo speakers. The 45 mm all-aluminum rotary knob moves an 8-level potentiometer. Muting is especially important when the DAW sends full-range audio garbage due to a problem. Mute can be used quickly to protect speakers and hearing. As an alternative to speakers, headphones can be used for monitoring. Headphones can be turned on and have their own volume control.