Eela Audio D3: Archived Product Information

This page preserves historical product information about the Eela Audio D3 all-digital broadcast mixing desk, as described on the former eela-audio.com site. The material is presented as an archived record. It does not describe current products, availability, ownership, pricing, schedules, or contacts, and no continuity with any present-day organisation is implied.

Positioning in the Source

The source described the D3 as an all-digital broadcast mixing desk and as a universal dual-tasking mixer intended for modern broadcast techniques. It stated that the unit offered facilities the source associated with much larger and more costly consoles. That characterisation is reproduced here only as part of the archived description.

Stated Features

• Eight fader channels, each with three inputs, plus independent dual stereo balanced and digital outputs.
• A full-colour touchscreen, described as intuitive and protected by a polycarbonate layer.
• Equaliser and dynamics, with settings storable per input in up to 32 presets.
• Prefade listening, faderstart, and buttonstart.
• General-purpose remote contacts for interfacing equipment or automation systems.
• Extensive monitoring and PPM meters.
• Programmable stereo busses for studio foldback or outside source feeds.
• Telephone hybrid interfacing with talkback and DTMF tone dialling.

Dual Outputs and Telephone Use

According to the source, the dual outputs combined with flexible AUX busses allowed a live broadcast and a recording to be handled at the same time. The source also stated that recording a telephone conversation while on air with another broadcast was possible, and that the unit was suited to voice tracking while on air. It further noted that up to four telephone hybrids could be connected, which the source associated with sports broadcasts and call shows.

Connection Panel as Described

• Six balanced microphone inputs with 48V phantom power.
• Two AES/EBU inputs and sixteen unbalanced line inputs.
• Two independent stereo outputs, balanced analogue and AES/EBU.
• Four busses programmable for Aux, Cleanfeed, or Foldback.
• Monitor loudspeaker and headphone connectors on the front and back.
• USB, LAN, and DBUS connectors.
• A 25-pin D connector with opto-isolated GPI/O contacts.
• A four-pin XLR power supply connector.

Mounting and Options

The source described table-top or 19-inch rackmount use, stating that the unit could be mounted in a rack without extra space above it for connectors. It listed two options: the EA963, a 19-inch 1U rack unit with additional GPI and GPO plus four solid-state relays for switching on-air lamps and similar loads; and the EA924, a 19-inch 1U rack unit with four stereo balanced input amplifiers, which the source said could also serve other unbalanced input equipment such as SRM mixing desks.

Archival Note

This editorial is limited to the source text. It is an archived description, not a statement of present availability, support, or commercial relationship.