Merging Technologies Anubis Premium SPS – Ultra-High-Resolution AES67 / RAVENNA Audio Interface Merging Technologies

Merging’s 30 years of developments are all concentrated into the Anubis. This compact AD/DA is unique in its configurability to perform your mission without changing the hardware. Included is our new 32bit dual PreAmp topology, incredible headphone amps, D/A converters derived from our years of audiophile experience, all combined with a powerful low-latency mixing engine evolved from our 25 years of DAW design. Uniquely Modular by Software, Anubis is truly ONE OF A KIND.

Anubis has two variants: MERGING+ANUBIS and MERGING+ANUBIS SPS. SPS offers an additional network connection for either redundancy or to eliminate an external switch, while Anubis offers an EtherCon connector for extra connectivity reliability. Your choice of model depends on your usage profile. As with other Merging products, both versions are offered in Pro or Premium. If 192kHz is the limit for you, go for Pro. If you are into true Hi-Res Audio and work in DXD/384kHz or in DSD, you will need Premium.

Whichever flavor you choose, you get the same beautiful unibody case crafted from a single piece of aluminium with the same multi-touch display with all the same control possibilities. ONE OF A KIND – whatever the flavor.

MISSIONS – MODULAR APPLICATIONS
From the initial recording through to the final master, there are specific ‘missions’ that require precision and control. MERGING+ANUBIS gives you complete control to choose the ‘mission’ application to accomplish each stage – effortlessly.

If your mission of the day is to create a great mix, you need to be in complete control of your monitoring: reference monitors, nearfields, headphones, sources, surround mix, downmix, etc., so you will be in the Monitor Mission. If your mission is to record the band or rehearse for the next gig, you will be in the Music Mission controlling the extraordinarily powerful ultra-low-latency mixer and feeding individual cue mixes to each musician. Anubis gives you that ‘Mission Control’ in a single, compact device that has unrivalled capabilities defined by the software application. MERGING+ANUBIS allows the user to choose the Mission Controller app that fits the task. ONE OF A KIND.

MUSIC MISSION
Imagine having a powerful fully-featured low-latency mixer that you can take anywhere. Imagine touch control of all your I/O connections and all your mixer functions. Imagine feeding individual cue mixes to each band member. Imagine this being the front and back end of your favorite DAW. Imagine all this capability on stage with no DAW. Imagine this all happening with the quality of audio that you never dreamed possible, whatever the sample rate. Add your other Merging I/O units and see your system instantly expand into a monster whilst retaining full control from Anubis. This is what being on the ‘network’ really means. There is no need to dream; Music Mission can do this and so much more.

MONITOR MISSION
The concept of software based Missions allows for designing very versatile and highly dedicated applications, upgradable in time, and precisely targeting the requirements of today’s professionals. The Monitor Mission is the central node of all Music and Recording Studios, its extreme sound quality fulfills the essential requirement of all Mastering Studios. The large number of supported surround formats will please all Film and TV Post Studios and its AoIP standards support makes it the perfect choice for Broadcast Studios, OB Vans or Editing Rooms. The Anubis compactness and robustness makes it the ideal choice for Location Recording and Live Events monitoring.

COMMENTARY UNIT MISSION
The Commentary Unit Mission focuses on providing a very easy to use implementation of a broadcast commentary box, targeted at journalists commenting on all kinds of On-Air live events such as sport, e-sport, radio programs and more. Once running the Mission, the unit offers monitoring and commentary features for one single or two commentators, with all necessary microphone, headphone and speakers’ connectivity, best in class mic preamp and headphone amp and AD/DA directly in the box.

While giving access to traditional Analog I/O, the Commentary Unit Mission implementation also focuses on purely AoIP network audio integration, offering all required standards such as AES67, RAVENNA, ST2110, ST2022-7, NMOS as well as full remote access for operation and configuration through a full featured Web Interface and a Web Socket REST API.

The Commentary Unit Mission user interface is entirely customizable to allow immediate usage of the unit when in live environments with minimal training for the simplest, mistake proof operation.

VENUE MISSION
New from Merging Technologies comes Venue Mission, a feature-rich and highly versatile software, designed to transform the management of audio workflows through Anubis, the brand’s popular audio interface. Packed with features, including a 16-channel mixer, Venue Mission delivers precise control over four monitors. Supporting up to 16 mono or stereo inputs and accommodating a wide range of sampling rates, it seamlessly handles local analogue inputs and incoming audio over IP streams.

With Venue Mission, users can show or hide mixer inputs on each monitor, adjust input delay from 1.4 ms to 20 ms, and customise input names with colour-coded labels, providing a new level of control and personalisation – and, as with all Anubis missions, Venue Mission remains fully compatible with AES67.

Designed for multiple users, Venue Mission is the ideal choice for applications across a broad spectrum of scenarios, from orchestral live performances to complex band monitor setups, smaller bands operating without designated monitor engineers, orchestral studio recording sessions and even speaking booths or ADR studios. Performers can enjoy direct access to their tailored monitoring mixes while microphones and instruments inputs can be shared across the network, enabling remote control and monitoring by the PA mixer or recording engineer.

Enhancing Anubis’s extensive software range, Venue Missions addresses the key concerns of professional musicians and audio technicians, offering powerful audio management and an unparalleled level of control across the Anubis ecosystem through a user-friendly interface.

SoundID Reference
MERGING+ANUBIS is the first hardware to enable a SoundID Reference correction outside of the computer. No need to worry about inserting SoundID Reference plugin or software on the DAW anymore. SoundID Reference is a speaker and headphone calibration software from Sonarworks removing unwanted coloration and delivering accurate studio reference sound. With SoundID Reference you can stop second-guessing yourself and trust that every mix will translate. You’ll hear a flat, consistent sound wherever you work from.

DEVICE CONNECTIVITY.
The Anubis interface has two analog high quality combo connectors, and an additional two front line/instrument analog inputs. On the output side, you get two gold plated XLR and two TRS jacks. In addition, there are two independent stereo headphone jacks with the best quality amplification we have ever done. There is also MIDI I/O or GPIO and the all-important AES67/RAVENNA connector.

REDUNDANT POWER OPTIONS.
Anubis is small and compact, it can be powered by its main PSU or/and from PoE (Power over Ethernet) making it a reliable redundant powered device. The input voltage range offers the possibility to use a wide range of power supply such as a battery.