BSS BLU-BIB Soundweb London 8-Channel Analog Input Expander

The BLU-BIB is a break-in box: eight analog mic/line inputs that drop onto the Soundweb London digital audio bus without a processor slot being consumed. Channel placement is set by six rear DIP switches that select a consecutive block of eight within the 256-channel bus, which means the device is deployed by an installer with a screwdriver rather than configured in HiQnet Audio Architect.

Gain and phantom power per channel are set from the front panel, with signal-present, clip and phantom LEDs alongside. Three operating modes cover the reality of a public space: Edit lets those values be changed, Normal locks them out, and Stealth locks them out and turns the LEDs off. The half-rack chassis mounts under a table or on a wall with the included brackets, or in a rack with the 1U Rack-Mount Kit, and runs on the supplied 12 V DC adapter.