Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G - High-Quality Audio Monitoring Solution

Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G

Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G provides the finest quality audio monitoring in an incredibly small one rack unit size! Featuring a dual subwoofer design with extra wide range speakers for amazing audio, all backed by a super powerful class D amplifiers. This precision audio and video monitoring solution includes an advanced 12G-SDI input, as well as balanced XLR analog audio, balanced AES/EBU digital audio and consumer level HiFi audio inputs. The elegant front panel has bright multi colored audio level meters and a built in LCD for monitoring video sources, plus you get an HDMI 2.0 output for monitoring Ultra HD on big screen televisions!

Great audio wherever you work
It’s never been easier to put the highest quality audio and video monitoring everywhere you need it. Install Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G in broadcast racks, audio on decks, video servers and live transmissions. At the push of a button you can switch between stereo pairs of the SDI input, great for monitoring alternative language tracks. The compact size is perfect for portable flyaway kits and broadcast trucks where space is tight, or in edit and audio post production facilities where precise audio quality is essential!

Crystal clear audio with subwoofer design
The Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G has been designed using the latest advanced audio analysis technology to create a wide and smooth frequency response curve with crisp highs and powerful deep bass. You get great sounding music, extremely clear voice tracks and all the detail of effects tracks! Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G is powerful and loud enough to hear your audio in noisy environments, such as broadcast equipment rooms that have a lot of cooling fan noise.

Know your audio levels at all times
The two big bright audio level meters on the front panel feature multi colored RGB LEDs under each segment. You can select between VU or PPM or Loudness scales with a choice of EBU or BBC meters. With lots of meter segments you can monitor a very wide dynamic range, from -45 to +3 decibels, -12 to +12, or 0 to 7, depending on the scale you choose. In addition you can meter Loudness using standard Loudness, K-weighted, relative to Full Scale (LKFS) to normalize of levels for delivery to broadcast TV and video. The bright audio level meters are always clear enough to read, no matter if you are working in bright or dark environments!

Milled from solid aluminum for sound free of vibrations
The machined metal design is attractive as well as extremely strong, which means you get a robust chassis that's vital for better quality sound without rattles and vibrations. The elegant front panel features audio level meters, LCD video monitor and a reliable contact-less volume control, so you never get deterioration and crackling in the audio when adjusted. To select audio pairs, left and right solo, mute and input, there is a built in illuminated keypad and for private monitoring there is a built in headphone socket.

Advanced 12G-SDI
Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G supports all common SD, HD and Ultra HD video resolutions. The 12G-SDI input and HDMI 2.0 output also support high resolution Ultra HD monitoring. The advanced technology of 12G-SDI is 48 times faster than standard HD-SDI so you can work at resolutions and frame rates as high as 2160p60, all over a single cable! You can connect to Ultra HD TVs and projectors with HDMI 4K and you can monitor any of the 16 audio channels on the 12G-SDI input.

Both Audio and Video Connections
Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G has all the audio and video connections you need to make it the perfect monitoring solution in any environment. With balanced analog XLR audio, balanced AES/EBU audio and consumer level HiFi audio inputs it’s easy to connect any audio source. You can select between inputs quickly using the input button situated on the front panel. The 12G‑SDI video input and HDMI 2.0 video output both support embedded audio and let you connect to the latest high resolution video technology.

Use a Big Screen TV for Monitoring!
When you're working with SDI video input you can use the Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G to convert from SDI to HDMI for monitoring with big screen televisions or video projectors. Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G automatically switches between SD, HD and Ultra HD formats. You can monitor in high resolution Ultra HD using the HDMI output with only a single HDMI cable!

A new, upgraded model of Blackmagic Design's extremely popular rack mount audio monitoring solution. The new Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G features 12G-SDI video input, HDMI output, analog and AES/EBU inputs, a powerful class D amplifier, dual subwoofers, extended range speakers, an LCD and precision meters that can display VU, PPM and Loudness ballistic scales. 11/2018.

The Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G features the latest advanced 12G-SDI technology, along with professional balanced analog XLR and AES/EBU audio inputs, as well as consumer level HiFi audio inputs. That means customers can use it with virtually all analog and digital equipment. The multi rate 12G-SDI connection automatically switches speed based on the input signal, making it compatible with all SD, HD Ultra HD and DCI 4K equipment and formats up to 2160p60. Customers also get a 12G-SDI loop through for sending the original signal back out to other equipment, and an HDMI output for monitoring the signal on a big screen television.

Designed to fit in a single standard rack unit, the Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G is incredibly small yet features a surprisingly loud, crystal clear sound. The powerful new class D amplifier, combined with a dual subwoofer design and new extra wide range speakers, delivers a wide and smooth frequency response curve with crisp highs and powerful deep bass. It’s powerful and loud enough to hear in noisy environments such as broadcast equipment rooms, in the field in a fly away kit, or on the road in an outside broadcast truck.


The elegant front panel is designed from a solid block of machined aluminum and features a volume knob, control buttons, a standard headphone connection, precision meters and an integrated LCD screen. The audio meters feature 27 individual multi colored RGB LED segments per channel so the meter scale is infinitely customizable, making it easy to monitor a wide dynamic range. Meters can be customized to display VU, PPM and Loudness ballistic scales with a choice of EBU or BBC meters. Plus, they’re brightly lit, clear and easy to read, making them perfect for viewing in both bright or dark environments.

Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G

PPM and Loudness Scale Stickers

SD card with software and manual

Connections

SDI Video Inputs

1

SDI Video Outputs

1 loop out.

SDI Rates

270Mb, 1.5G, 3G, 6G, 12G.

HDMI 2.0 Video Outputs

1

Multi Rate Support

SDI and HDMI are switchable between standard definition, high definition and ultra high definition.

SDI Video Loop

1 x reclocked 10‑bit SD/HD/3G‑SDI, 6G‑SDI and 12G‑SDI.

Analog Audio Inputs

2 x XLR. 2 x RCA HiFi.

Analog Audio Outputs

1 x 6.5mm headphone socket.

Digital Audio Inputs

1 x XLR.

Built in Speaker

Stereo with 2‑way crossover and independent stereo subwoofers.

AES/EBU Audio Inputs

2 channels balanced 110Ω AES/EBU via XLR.

SDI Audio Inputs

16 channels embedded in SD, HD and UltraHD 4K.

SDI Audio Outputs

16 channels embedded audio loop out.

HDMI Audio Outputs

8 Channels embedded in SD, HD and 4K.

Ethernet

1Gb/sec for configuration and firmware updates.

Computer Interface

USB‑C for configuration and firmware updates.

Metering

2 x 27 RGB segment LED VU, PPM or Loudness meters.

Modes

Push button interface allows for input selection, channel selection, independent left and right audio, mute and volume control with scroll wheel.

Operating Systems

Mac 10.13 High Sierra,
Mac 10.14 Mojave or later.

Windows 8.1 and 10.

Physical Specifications