What are AES50 and SuperMac?
AES50 simultaneously provides high channel counts, extremely low and deterministic latencies, accurate phase-aligned networked clock distribution, error detection, network redundancy, with simple deployment and ease of use to meet the needs of the live performance industry.
This unique combination also benefits both live and studio recording applications, as well as post-production, broadcasting and audio routing infrastructure. SuperMAC is a proprietary implementation of AES50 owned by Klark Teknik. Originally developed by Sony Pro-Audio Labs in Oxford, UK, it forms the basis of the Audio Engineering Society’s AES50 open standard for digital audio networking – High Resolution Multi-channel Audio Interconnection (HRMAI), as published by the Audio Engineering Society, Inc.
48 bidirectional audio channels @ 48 kHz over
Neutrik etherCON-terminated cable
Remote operation via shielded CAT5e cable up to 330 ft / 100 m length
Single cable duplex interconnection for audio and sample clocks
Ethernet physical layer audio data transmission
High channel count and ultra-low deterministic latency (2 x 3 samples = 1?8 ms per node)
Accurate phase-aligned clock distribution
Comprehensive error detection and management
Provision for redundant networking
Minimal configuration � total ease of deployment and use
Ethernet TCP/IP protocol-compatible auxiliary data channel