SPL - DMC Red
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The SPL DMC Red is a 120V analogue mastering console designed to centralise the entire workflow of a professional studio. It combines source management, monitoring and inserts in an ultra-robust 3U rack-mount format. Its iconic SPL red finish makes it a striking visual feature in the studio, whilst maintaining exceptional sonic transparency and precise signal control for discerning mastering engineers.
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The SPL DMC Red is a high-end analogue mastering console designed to serve as a control centre in professional studios. Based on SPL 120V technology, it guarantees an extremely wide dynamic range and sonic transparency that meets the demands of even the most discerning mastering engineers.
In this Red version, the DMC retains all its technical performance whilst adopting SPL’s iconic red visual signature, making it easy to spot amongst studio racks. It offers four stereo inputs dedicated to signal processing and four stereo sources for playing back reference tracks or alternative mixes.
Each channel features advanced functions such as mute, phase inversion and gain adjustment in 0.25 dB steps, allowing for extremely precise control of the audio level. This precision is essential for reliable and unbiased mastering comparisons.
The DMC Red also incorporates an insert loop, allowing external processors such as analogue equalisers or compressors to be integrated, whilst preserving signal integrity thanks to an optimised audio path. The monitoring section supports multiple pairs of speakers, a subwoofer and a mono output, offering complete flexibility in a studio environment.
The headphone output via the Phonitor system provides accurate and comfortable alternative monitoring. Thanks to its loudness compensation features and its ergonomics designed for fast workflows, the SPL DMC Red is a key tool for modern mastering.
In this Red version, the DMC retains all its technical performance whilst adopting SPL’s iconic red visual signature, making it easy to spot amongst studio racks. It offers four stereo inputs dedicated to signal processing and four stereo sources for playing back reference tracks or alternative mixes.
Each channel features advanced functions such as mute, phase inversion and gain adjustment in 0.25 dB steps, allowing for extremely precise control of the audio level. This precision is essential for reliable and unbiased mastering comparisons.
The DMC Red also incorporates an insert loop, allowing external processors such as analogue equalisers or compressors to be integrated, whilst preserving signal integrity thanks to an optimised audio path. The monitoring section supports multiple pairs of speakers, a subwoofer and a mono output, offering complete flexibility in a studio environment.
The headphone output via the Phonitor system provides accurate and comfortable alternative monitoring. Thanks to its loudness compensation features and its ergonomics designed for fast workflows, the SPL DMC Red is a key tool for modern mastering.
Features
Canals
8
External effects loop
Yes
Audio outputs
6x XLR
Headphone output
1
Packaging
Single unit
Country of production
Germany
Power supply
220 V
19" rack
Yes, 3U
Weight
10,6 kg
Input channels
8
Other features
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SPL DMC
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Red finish
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Manufacturer’s reference: 1694
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Dual-channel analogue stereo mastering console
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Technology: SPL 120V audio rail
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Format: 19” rack – 3U
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Inputs: 4 x stereo inputs (recording path)
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Sources: 4 x stereo sources (reference playback)
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Insert: stereo insert loop for external processing
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Gain control: adjustment in 0.25 dB steps + master potentiometer
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Per-channel functions: Mute, Phase reversal and Input trim
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Monitoring: 3 stereo speaker outputs, 1 mono output and dedicated subwoofer output
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Headphone output: via Phonitor system (dedicated monitoring)
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Routing: direct selection of sources, inserts and inputs
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Loudness compensation: level matching function (dim/level matching)
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GPI: external control function (talkback / signalling)
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Indicators: stereo/mono monitoring and metering
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Connectors: balanced XLR (Neutrik)
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Input impedance: 20 kΩ balanced
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Output impedance: < 600 Ω
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Maximum input/output level: +32.5 dBu
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Frequency response: approx. 10 Hz – 200 kHz
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THD+N: >108 dB (speaker out), >112 dB (record path)
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Noise: up to -103.9 dBu (A-weighted, speaker out)
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Power consumption: ~35 W
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Power supply: 115/230 V AC (selectable)
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Dimensions: 482 × 132 × 340 mm
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Weight: 10.6 kg
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Also available in Black and All Black finishes
To find out more...
The DMC is often used as the ‘brain’ of a mastering setup because, above all, it allows the routing logic to be completely separated from the audio processing, which prevents patching errors and greatly speeds up A/B comparisons. A lesser-known feature is that its 120V architecture allows you to work with a headroom margin far exceeding studio standards, which greatly reduces the risk of internal clipping even on highly dynamic masters.
The DMC’s Red finish is historically the most recognisable in SPL studios, often chosen for one simple reason: it stands out immediately in complex rack set-ups, particularly in multi-unit mastering environments.
An important point that is rarely mentioned: the DMC is often used as a perceptual calibration tool, as its extremely precise level control allows for the detection of subtle differences between masters that many monitoring systems do not immediately reveal.
The DMC’s Red finish is historically the most recognisable in SPL studios, often chosen for one simple reason: it stands out immediately in complex rack set-ups, particularly in multi-unit mastering environments.
An important point that is rarely mentioned: the DMC is often used as a perceptual calibration tool, as its extremely precise level control allows for the detection of subtle differences between masters that many monitoring systems do not immediately reveal.
