Neumann.Berlin just upgraded for the MT 48 audio interface introduced last year. The Monitor Mission “transforms the MT 48 into a freely configurable monitoring controller.” In addition to mono and stereo, the Monitor Mission can also handle surround formats such as 5.1 as well as immersive audio formats such as Dolby Atmos 7.1.4. Neumann.Berlin says this opens up a whole new field of applications, particularly in the mixing and mastering sector.

The Monitor Mission includes bass management and alignment functions to adjust the frequency and time domain characteristics of loudspeakers to the listening position. The downmix feature allows multichannel audio to be monitored in either mono or stereo.

The company says the range of connectivity options makes it possible to connect studio monitors in a variety of ways, whether analog or digital via S/PDIF or ADAT. It is even possible to combine several connection types for one speaker group. Using the four analog monitor outs and an external ADAT converter, systems of up to 7.1.4 can be realized. In addition, the built-in AES67 interface allows the connection of highly professional multi-channel converters such as the Merging Hapi MKII and/or Neumann studio monitors in the AES67 version. In this way, almost any number of channels can be realized, according to Neumann.