[SML] System Design/Specification Question

[Stephen Litterst]

On 6/12/15 1:48 PM, Rob Graham via Stagecraft wrote:
> Sorry for the longish post asking questions that probably need 'on
> site' professional answers, but here goes:
>
> We are in the very early stages of re-designing our sound system.
> We'd like to use as much of the extant infrastructure as possible -
> mic inputs, speaker outputs that are on stage and in the pit as
> possible.  However, we would also like to be able to move the sound
> board (Yamaha LS9-32) into the house to mix a live show without
> needing to drop huge snakes, and/or carry the wireless racks
> (currently portable) down to the house.


Get the Dante-MY16-AUD card for your LS-9.

Add a RO-8 to your amp rack to convert the Dante signal back to analog 
outputs.  Alternately, replace whatever DSP you have between the board 
and your amps with a Soundweb BLU-806.  It can duplicate your DSP 
settings and takes a Dante input from the LS-9.

Add an appropriate Rio unit (they come in 8, 16, and 32 inputs) to your 
wireless rack.

Buy a few extra Rio units to have around the theatre wherever you have 
copper inputs.  In my theatre I have a 16x8 SR and a 8 input SL.  Around 
once a semester I get a large band in and I combine the 2 units to have 
a 24 input snake in the middle of the band.

If you think the money's there, replace your wireless with Sennheiser's 
9000 series or Shure's ULX, both of which offer Dante onboard. Then 
you'd  mount a network switch in your wireless rack to distribute the Dante.

Don't skimp on your network switches.  They will make or break your network.


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