It is not for mastering though. It is a swiss army box you can use for a simple updown/down/cross for viewing purposes, audio delay, remapping audio, etc. Again, it is for live RT downstream feed.
It is not the same thing as Alchemist SaS product.
Is it for the edit room or the machine room?
If it's for the edit room, I was thinking of ditching all the gazillions of converters needed for our 5.1 online edit room and use an AVR receiver instead. Of course, that means HDMI.
But a 2K$ Denon AVR X3770H gets you:
- 3x HDMI output with upscale/downscale from SD up to 8K and HDR/12 bit compatibility
- Discreet analog outputs and speakers connectors
- Many HDMI inputs
- Adjustable audio delay
- Audio downmix (but no manual audio routing)
- Web interface to change, save and load settings via the LAN/WLAN
Checkout the manual to get an idea of the functions:
https://manuals.denon.com/AVRX3700H/NA/ ... ukzrll.phpI personally haven't tried it yet.