SOUND DEVICES SCORPIO

FREQUENCY RESPONSE

• 10 Hz to 80 kHz +/0.5 dB (192 kHz sample rate, re 1 kHz)

THD + NOISE

• 0.005% max (mic in, 1 kHz, 22 Hz-22 kHz BW, trim at 20, fader at 0, -10 dBu in)

EQUIVALENT INPUT NOISE

• -131 dBV (-129 dBu) max (mic in, A-weighting, 76 dB gain, 150 Ohm source impedance)

PROCESSING ENGINE

• highly extensible, full FPGA-based audio processing, 3 FPGAs six-way ARM multiprocessor system
• 64-bit audio processing precision

AUDIO OVER ETHERNET

• Dante, AES67 compatible
• 32 channels in, 32 channels out (up to 96 kHz): 16 channels in, 16 channels out (192 kHz)
• 1 Gb/s Ethernet, 2 ports, transformer-balanced

INPUTS

• mic/line inputs: 16 total, all fully featured, 6 on full-size XLR, 2 on TA3, 8 on TA5
• mic-level inputs: (XLR, TA3, TA5) class-A, discrete differential long-tail pair, 4k ohm input impedance
• line-level inputs: (XLR, TA3, TA5) active-balanced, 4k Ohm input impedance
• 48V phantom: full 10 mA to all 16 inputs simultaneously
• AES3 or AES42 available on XLR inputs 1 and 6
• AES42: +10 V, 250 mA available, mode-1, auto-ASRC
• RTN A, B, C (3.5 mm/10-pin): unbalanced 2-channel, 4k Ohm input impedance
• COM RTN 1,2 (TA3, 3.5mm): balanced, 1-channel, 8k Ohm input impedance
• external slate mic (TA5): balanced, 8k Ohm input impedance, menuselectable 12V phantom

MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL

• mic: +8 dBu (2.0 Vrms)
• line: +28 dBu (19.5 Vrms)
• rtn A, B, C: +18 dBu (6.2 Vrms)
• com rtn 1, 2: +24 dBu (12.3 Vrms)
• external slate mic: +12 dBu (3.2 Vrms)

HIGH-PASS FILTERS

• adjustable 40 Hz to 320 Hz, 18 dB/oct. 1st stage analog (before preamp), 2nd stage digital

LIMITERS

• limiters available at all channels, buses, headphones, for all sample rates
• analog first stage, all subsequent stages digital
• attack time: 1 ms
• release time: adjustable, 50 ms to 1000 ms
• threshold: adjustable, -2 dBFS to -12 dBFS
• selectable knee: hard or soft
• selectable ratio: inf:1, 20:1

DELAY

• channel adjustable: 0-50 ms
• output adjustable: 0-500 ms

MAXIMUM GAIN

• trim stage (mic input): 76 dB
• trim stage (line input): 50 dB
• fader stage: 16 dB
• bus stage: 16 dB
• headphone stage: 20 dB
• mic-to-line: 108 dB
• mic-to-headphone: 112 dB
• TA5 (along with mic input pins) for single connection to headset + mic
• high output, 4 ohm output impedance, 400 mW + 400 mW at each connector, all individually driven
• compatible with headphones of any impedance

OUTPUTS

• XLR (L, R) active-balanced, 250/3.2k/120 Ohms (mic/-10/line)
• Hirose 10-pin (L, R) active-balanced, 250/3.2k/120 Ohms (mic/-10/ line)
• TA3 (X1-X6) active-balanced, 250/3.2k/120 Ohms (mic/-10/line) 3.5mm (X7, X8): unbalanced, stereo, 1.8k Ohms

HEADPHONE OUTPUTS

• 3.5 mm
• TA5 (along with mic input pins) for single connection to headset + mic
• high output, 4 Ohm output impedance, 400 mW + 400 mW at each connector, all individually driven
• compatible with headphones of any impedance

MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL (all into 10k load)

• line: +20 dBu (7.8 Vrms)
• '-10': +6 dBu (1.5 Vrms)
• mic: -20 dBu (0.078 Vrms)
• X7/X8 Out: +6 dBu (1.5 Vrms)
• headphone outputs (TA-5, X9/X10): +14 dBu (4.0 Vrms)

A/D CONVERTERS

• 32-bit, 120 dB, A-weighted dynamic range typical
• sampling rates 44.1 kHz, 47.952 kHz, 48 kHz, 48.048 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 192 kHz

DIGITAL OUTPUTS

• AES3 transformer-balanced, in pairs: 1-2 (XLR-L), 3-4 (XLR-R), 5-8 (Hirose 10-pin A)
• 110 Ohm, 2 V p-p, AES and S/PDIF compatible

RECORDING

• internal 256 GB SSD, two removable SD Cards. 10% over-provisioned for optimum performance
• simultaneous recording to internal SSD and the two SD cards
• exFAT formatting
• 36 tracks (32 iso channels, 4 buses)
• broadcast WAV monophonic and polyphonic file format
• 64-bit WAV (RF64) monophonic and polyphonic, support for files > 4 G

USB

• USB-C (USB 3.1 type 1) for file transfer of internal SSD, both SD cards.
• USB-A host for keyboard, external controller, external USB hubs supported for connecting multiple devices

TIMECODE AND SYNC

• modes supported: Off, Rec Run, Free Run, 24h Run, External, including External Auto-Record and Continuous modes
• frame Rates: 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 DF, 29.97 ND, 30 DF, 30 ND
• sample/timecode accuracy: 0.1 ppm (0.25 frames per 24 hours)
• timecode input: 20k Ohm impedance, 0.3 V 3.0 V p-p (-17 dBu -/+3 dBu)
• timecode output: 75 Ohm impedance, 5 V p-p (+12 dBu)
• word clock input: 10k/75 Ohm selectable impedance, 1-5 V p-p input sensitivity
• word clock output: 75 Ohm impedance, 5 V p-p output, at SR

REMOTE CONTROL

• USB MIDI MCU Control, supported 3rd party fader controllers
• SD-Remote Android app
• USB Keyboard
• external timecode record trigger

LCD

• 320x240, transflective, excellent sunlight visibility
• larger touchscreen display available via USB-connected SD-Remote app

POWER

• external: dual 10-18 V inputs on locking TA4 connectors, pin-4 = (+), pin-1 = (-)
• dual rear-mount Sony-style L-Mount batteries with chargers
• intelligent power-down of unused mic preamps and other internal circuits
• current draw at 12V, no battery charging:
• all mic preamps off: 1.04 A
• all mic preamps on: 1.37 A
• all mic preamps on, 192 kHz sample rate, recording to 2 SD cards: 1.55 A
• all mic preamps on, 192 kHz sample rate, recording to 2 SD Cards, Dante enabled: 1.84 A

ENVIRONMENTAL

• operating: -20°C to 60°C, 0 to 90% relative humidity (non-condensing)
• storage: -40°C to 85°C

DIMENSIONS (H X W X D)

• 5.1 cm x 32 cm x 20.5 cm

WEIGHT

• 2.63 kg (unpackaged, without batteries)