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Introductory Sale... only $799
(normal list $1,200)

ARC-8 Console ... low cost analog audio console
...the Radio World "Cool Stuff" Award
The ARC-8 won this prestigious award at the 2010 NAB convention in Las Vegas. Radio World’s “Cool Stuff” Award-winning products are selected each year by a panel of radio broadcast engineers as notable for their design, features, cost efficiency and performance in serving radio broadcast users.

Features...
10 source inputs: 2 mic, 7 stereo line, 1 PC USB
8 input channels
2 high quality Mic channels (with optional 48VDC phantom power)
5 stereo line input channels (with both unbalanced and balanced inputs)
Channel 8 is selectable between a PC USB sound card input & a stereo line input
Stereo Program Mixing bus (with both balanced and unbalanced outputs)
PC USB output of the Program bus for recording in digital direct to your PC
Monitor, Headphone, and Cue system with External input for off air monitoring
Cue system autocues (with Program dimming) into the Monitor & Headphone systems
Balanced Mix minus Telephone output for interfacing with an external phone hybrid
Conductive plastic slide faders & LED switch lamps for long life
Polycarbonate overlay graphics for a scratch resistant front surface

received by the ARC-8 at NAB 2010

The ARC-8 series of radio consoles...
With a single stereo mixing bus, the ARC-8 is ideal for fast paced live on air, production, and remote applications. Two mics supports a host and guest talk format. The mix minus bus (for an external hybrid) supports Telephone talk formats or call ins. The ‘Talk’ button on mic channel one feeds the mic to the caller and the caller to the console cue system... fast and easy! The ARC-8 even has a built in PC USB sound card on channel 8B to play in digital directly from your favorite PC audio software. At the same time, the Program output from the console records in digital over the USB directly to your PC recording software. Arrakis even provides ‘Digilink-Xtreme’ software with the system to get you on air & doing production immediately. The ARC-8 is also easy to install with BOTH professional balanced and consumer unbalanced input & output jacks. The ARC-8 is ideal for any on air or production radio application !

just plug in to the back of the console

Attractive & durable...

The ARC-8 console is compact and durable for professional Radio applications. The 0.059" steel chassis is extremely strong and well finished with two part epoxy paint. The front panel graphics are on the reverse side of a beautiful polycarbonate overlay for scratch resistance and long life. The switches have LED lighted indicators to clearly display switch status. The power supply is an external auto-sensing 90-240VAC module to support domestic and international applications.

Four types of Input Channels...

Channels One & Two are Mic channels
Two mic channels are included on the ARC-8 to support a Host and Guest talk show in the main control room itself. Both channels have high performance mic preamplifiers with optional 48Volt phantom power for condenser mics.

Channels Three through Seven are stereo Line level Channels
Channels 3-7 are stereo, line level input channels appropriate for source devices like CD players, MP3 players, network feeds, etc. Channel 3 has an A/B input select switch where either an unbalanced stereo input or a balanced stereo input may be selected. Channel 4-7 have both an unbalanced -10dBu consumer level input on RCA connectors and a balanced +4dBu level input on an RJ45 connector. A source can be connected to either set of input connectors (not both). The unbalanced inputs are ideal for studios where the sources are located locally in the studio itself. The balanced inputs should be selected if some of these sources (such as a satellite feed) are originated in other studios where the wiring could be long and introduce hum & noise.

built-in PC sound card on Channel 8B for Play & Record
The ARC-8 contains a built-in, Windows compatible, USB sound card on Channel 8B USB connection to a PC. Most Windows compatible audio software can play and record from the console. Digilink-Xtreme (ARC console mode) software comes free with the ARC console. The Digilink-Xtreme software will recognize the ARC-8 console and operate in the ‘free’ ARC mode to provide’Live On Air’ features that are ideal for broadcast, internet, or podcast style radio applications.

Telephone Channel on Channel Seven for Live On Air Talk or Off-line Contests
Channel seven has both an unbalanced -10dBu consumer level input on RCA connectors and a balanced +4dBu level input on an RJ45 connector. A source can be connected to either set of input connectors. Any type of analog source can be used, but if a telephone hybrid is connected as the source to channel 7, then a special mix-minus bus output is provided to feed the external telephone hybrid. The mix-minus bus output to the hybid includes every channel on the Program bus EXCEPT for channel 7 so that there is no feedback to the caller. The mix minus output is a +4dBu balanced signal for connection to professional hybrids.

For off-line (not on air) communication with the caller, a 'Talk' button on channel one is provided. Push the 'Talk' button and the channel one mic will be fed to the caller and the callers audio will be fed to the Cue system. To place the caller on air, just push the red channel on button at the bottom of channel 7.

The telephone system in the ARC-8 does not include hybrid control logic so the telephone system is controlled from the front panel of the hybrid.

Balanced, Unbalanced, & Digital outputs...
a console's audio outputs must support the many different types of signal chains & recorders in use today: (+)4dBu balanced XLR plugs, (-)10dBu unbalanced RCA plugs, Windows PC computers, etc.

the main Program Output is ...BOTH... Balanced & Unbalanced
for long signal runs to other rooms, the console Program output is provided on a +4dBu, balanced, XLR connector. For local connection to unbalanced consumer equipment, the console Program output also features a (-)10dBu RCA jack output.

a Digital audo output via USB to a Windows PC
the USB sound card option features a PLAY stream to channel eight 'B' on the console AND a RECORD stream from the Program mixing bus. This powerful feature supports audio streaming in full digital to and from the PC computer.

Software Features...
the ARC-8 contains a built-in, Windows compatible, USB sound card on Channel Eight B for USB connection to a PC.

‘Free’ Digilink-Xtreme software for ‘Live On Air’ with the ARC-8
Arrakis Digilink-Xtreme software will recognize the ARC-8 console and operate in the ‘free’ ARC mode to provide’Live On Air’ features that are ideal for broadcast, internet, or podcast style radio applications.

...500 event Play List for manually assembling a show
...Cue audio files while playing On Air (uses PC sound card for 2nd play)
...Jingle box supports playing any 3 of up to 300 carts at the touch of a button
...Set the fade parameters on Songs for perfect crossfades in the Play List
...Record the console Program output direct to the PC
...Phoner recorder / editor for recording callers
...supports thousands of audio files in the Library
...much much, more...

Compact and elegant...
Only 2" high and less than 12" deep the ARC-8 fits in compact spaces