The Lucid 88192 A/D D/A Converter was introduced by Symetrix under the Lucid brand at the NAMM show in early 2006. It is a professional eight-channel analogue-to-digital and eight-channel digital-to-analogue converter designed for high-definition studios, post-production and broadcast facilities.
The Lucid 88192 supports sample rates up to 192 kHz and offers multi-format digital I/O including eight channels of AES/EBU and eight channels of ADAT (SMUX2) for flexibility in diverse workflows. On the analogue side the unit offers balanced XLR I/O, adjustable gain and a soft-clip feature that allows optimal operating levels under varied recording scenarios.
Internally the Lucid 88192 uses 24-bit delta/sigma conversion technology for both A/D and D/A paths and benefits from Lucid’s low-jitter clocking architecture.
The front-panel interface of the Lucid 88192 is designed for quick, efficient operation using a rotary encoder and display rather than deep menu trees, enabling swift setup and real-time routing of input to output channels. Physically the unit occupies 2U of rack space with a 48.26 cm width, 22.86 cm depth and 88.1 mm height and weighs approximately 7.7 kg when shipping.
In retrospect the Lucid 88192 offered a level of conversion fidelity, format flexibility and studio-friendly routing at a competitive price point, and though the model has since been discontinued it remains sought after in legacy digital recording setups.
Features
- Supports eight channels of high-quality analogue input and output
- Supports eight channels of high-quality A/D and D/A conversion at up to 192 kHz
- Supports eight channels of single-wire AES/EBU I/O up to 192 kHz
- Supports eight channels of ADAT SMUX2 I/O up to 96 kHz
- Analogue and AES/EBU I/O uses XLR connectors
- Sync options include internal clock, word clock, AES or ADAT inputs
- Simple front-panel setup and operation via encoder and display
- Analogue input stage includes soft-clip peak-limiting
- Option port provided for future expansion (for example FireWire host card)
