Black Lion Audio Revolution Clock XC

Black Lion Audio Revolution Clock XC

Word clock with Macro MMC, Suspended Oscillation, 8 BNC outs, and 2 S/PDIF, optical, and AES/EBU outs

Black Lion Audio’s best word clock to date, featuring patented Macro MMC and Suspended Oscillation for ultra-stable, low-jitter clocking across 14 outputs.

The best word clock BLA has ever made

Revolution Clock XC delivers rock-solid clocking to keep all of your digital audio devices running in perfect sync over BNC, S/PDIF, optical, and AES/EBU at even the highest sampling rates. 44.1kHz – 384kHz sample rates are supported over BNC. With only 0.5pS RMS of jitter at the BNC outputs, it has the lowest jitter of any clocks BLA has ever made. When all of your devices are running in perfect sync, your productions will sound their absolute best. Once a system is set up and clocked correctly, many users observe a greater sense of space and depth thanks to more accurately-reproduced reverbs and stereo imaging. Some even notice elements of their mixes they didn’t even hear prior to synced clocking!

Revolution Clock XC is the most accurate word clock BLA has developed to date, thanks to its Suspended Oscillation technology. Suspended Oscillation uses a special vibration dampening material custom made for BLA by Sorbothane to float the oscillators in a manner that protects them from environmental vibrations, which of course any recording studio is chock full of. Sorbothane is also used in precision GPS devices to keep vibration from affecting the devices’ function.

Why clock?

Short answer: For supreme audio fidelity when using multiple digital audio devices.
Long answer: When running multiple digital audio devices simultaneously without clock sync, clocking jitter can result in smearing of the stereo field, and is particularly noticeable in transients and higher-frequency material like cymbals and lengthy reverb tails. It’s also worth noting that the effects of superior clocking are cumulative. Noise reduction and jitter may be hard to discern on a two-track recording of vocals and guitar. But if you record a 64-track production through poorly clocked hardware, all that noise and jitter begins to stack up!

Features

• The best word clock BLA has ever made
• Suspended Oscillation technology physically isolates the oscillator from mechanical vibrations
• Patented Macro-MMC technology for jitter and phase noise reduction
• Robust connectivity:
  • 8 BNC outputs
  • 2 S/PDIF outputs
  • 2 ADAT optical outputs
  • 2 AES/EBU outputs
  • 1 BNC input
• Lock feature to prevent unwanted sample rated changes
• Built rugged and road-worthy; Black Lion tough

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