[SML] System Design/Specification Question

[sam lunetta]

The MY16 cards only support 16chx16ch. If you need 32 ch of Dante, you need 2 cards. Or get a QL series console with a built in Dante Port. 

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> On Jun 12, 2015, at 19:08, Rob Graham via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> 
> Question:
> 
> Is that going to give me 32 channels of control via DANTE, or  64?  I
> know the LS9-32 can be expanded to 64 channels using the expansion
> cards, but I'm also assuming that DANTE network control will only be
> on the 32 that come in on each of the MY16 cards that are in the
> expansion slots?
> 
> Am I understanding that correctly?
> 
> In an ideal universe, I have the 24 wireless, the 16 hard-wire and at
> least 8 outputs from QLab (via Virtual Dante?) in the board at all
> times.  Plus stereo inputs for the antiquated CD Player and an iPod,
> and a God Mic.
> 
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 2:53 PM, Stephen Litterst via Stagecraft
> <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>> 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.
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Stephen Litterst            Technical Operations Supervisor
>> litterst at udel.edu           Mitchell Hall
>> 302/831-0601                University of Delaware
>> 
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