Neve DSP-1 digital sound desk

Made:
1981 in England
maker:
Neve Group of Companies
Neve DSP Digital Sound Desk
    NEVE DSP Digital Sound Desk

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Neve digital sound desk, ex-BBC DSP-1, 1985, the complete system, including several racks of processing equipment

The Neve DSP made in England in 1981.

The Neve DSP was the first fully-digital sound desk. The analogue audio was digitised in the stagebox and sent as serial digital data down a fibre optic cable to the processing racks. All the Digital Signal Processing (hence DSP) - such as mixing, equalisation, dynamics etc, was carried out in the digital domain, the final signal from the desk appearing in digital form (AES/EBU) for recording, or converted back to analogue for broadcasting. This desk was fitted in an outside broadcast vehicle by the BBC and as a result of vibration during transit proved to be unreliable in operation. Probably the most complex and expensive sound desk ever made.

Details

Category:
Television
Object Number:
1994-5025
Materials:
metal (unknown) and plastic (unidentified)
type:
digital mixing desk
credit:
British Broadcasting Corporation

Parts

Circuit Boards, Processing Units, Fan Unit and Skateboard for Neve DSP-1

Circuit Boards, Processing Units, Fan Unit and Skateboard for Neve DSP-1

Five processing units (labelled 1,2,4,5), fan unit, skateboard for stagebox no.3 and a box of circuit boards for Neve DSP-1 digital mixing desk.

Measurements:
overall: 1200 mm x 1220 mm x 1020 mm, 214 kg
Object Number:
1994-5025/2
type:
digital mixing desk
Stagebox, Leads, Clock and Boards for Neve DSP-1

Stagebox, Leads, Clock and Boards for Neve DSP-1

Stagebox no.2, box of fiber optic leads, box of fiberoptic leads and interconnecting cables, AES/EBU clock, box of spare boards and two boards for Neve DSP-1 digital mixing desk.

Object Number:
1994-5025/3
type:
digital mixing desk
Stagebox No.1 and Stagebox No.3 for Neve DSP-1

Stagebox No.1 and Stagebox No.3 for Neve DSP-1

Stagebox no.1 and stagebox no.3 for Neve DSP-1 digital mixing desk.

Measurements:
overall: 1260 mm x 1000 mm x 720 mm, 196.5 kg
Object Number:
1994-5025/4
type:
digital mixing desk