Dr. Russell’s first product for Bel was the popular BD-80 which is still in use in many facilities today. It is easy to see why the technical combination of Mick Barnard and Doug Russell’s skills in digital audio have resulted in some of the finest audio products available in their field. The quality and performance of Bel Digital Audio products speaks for itself.

Bel (Digital Audio) Ltd has evolved from a very interesting past. After 6 years in an electronics laboratory working on flight simulators, founder Mick Barnard was one of the original guitarists in the group Genesis.

Bel’s position of having expert level technical ability in house means that custom units can be designed quickly, even in relatively small quantities. Bel does not rely on anyone
else, so design questions can be answered promptly and solutions found to give you your perfect product.

Bel have worked with DB Broadcast in the UK to produce three bespoke units for the BBC. These monitoring units were used during the BBC’s coverage of the Euro 2004 Championship in Portugal, and are now available as part of the standard Bel range.

The BM-A3M is a 3U 19", powered rack monitor featuring a single stereo PPM meter. There are 14 switchable stereo inputs and individual speaker and headphone controls. All switching is software controlled and silent. The speaker monitoring allows you to select LEFT, RIGHT or MONO, and the PPM meter can be switched M/S or S+20.

The BM-A3T is a versatile twin PPM and audio monitor that Bel developed for a different customer.

The BM-A1M is a 1U 19", 12 way stereo switcher with independent out and headphone level controls. All switching is software controlled and silent.