The 328 line of audio mixers has distinguished Renegade Labs as a leader in audio for video. These compact mixers seemed to have everything you would need in your edit suite, mobile truck, or Telecine bay. But you told us that we missed something rather important; sometimes you prefer to leave your audio cables and sync connection out of the control room. You often like to leave them in the machine room so the control room is quiet, uncluttered, and much easier to manage in an engineering sense.

We listened, and introduced the 328|MXE at NAB 2007. The 328|MXE product line uses the familiar 328 control surface but moves the audio processing to a separate electronics chassis. This solution utilizes the same input flexibility you've come to expect from our current mixers, accepting analog, mic, AES and SD/HD SDI inputs. The 328|MXE rack-mount engine contains the power supply, DSP processor and audio I/O. Four input module slots and one optional output module slot (for a total of three possible 8 channel outputs) allow for complete flexibility in configuring a system to specifically meet your application requirements.

Easy Installation

Installation of the 328|MXE is straightforward. The 3RU audio engine chassis is rack-mounted, and the power cord is run to the easily-replaced, built-in universal power supply. All I/O connections are accessible on the rear of the chassis. The electronics are housed in a slide-out tray on ball-bearing rack slides, making installation of additional I/O modules simple and quick. A single CAT-5e cable, with a maximum run length of up to 100 meters (328 feet), is all that is needed to connect the control panel to the chassis. The control panel itself uses a separate 'deskwart' universal power supply, and occupies the same diminutive space in the edit suite as the rest of the 328 mixer line.

Upgrading the 328|MXE software in the field is a snap. Upgrades may be copied from the Renegade Labs website to a USBstick, which is then inserted into a USB port on the rear of the control panel. Using the USB menu—a new feature on the 328|MXE mixers—both the panel and the audio chassis can be updated in only a few minutes. The USB menu also allows 328|MXE registers to be saved and recalled on a USBstick, simplifying the configuration of multi-room setups.

Blue or Gray

The 328|MXE comes in both Blue and Gray versions, with the same feature sets found in the Blue|328 and Gray|328 mixers respectively. The Blue 328|MXE is a great addition to NLE edit suites, while the Gray 328|MXE adds the Program/Preset architecture and ESAM II control required for linear edit suite operations. Both versions have the same array of powerful features found throughout the Renegade Labs mixer line: video-centric operation, EQ, delay, dynamics, 8 bus mixing and monitoring, and the high audio quality demanded by video professionals. Download our brochure to view our impressive specifications, and contact your closest Renegade Labs distribution partner to request a demo of this powerful little mixer in whichever trim you prefer.

Features At A Glance

Detailed electrical and mechanical specifications are available in the Blue 328|MXE and Gray 328|MXE Product Brochures.
(Specifications subject to change without notice.)