
AEQ
NETBOX 32 AD / NETBOX 8 AD / NETBOX DSP
Audio over IP multichannel interfaces
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APPENDIX 1. INSTALLATION OF A DANTE NETWORK WITH AEQ MIXING CONSOLES
AND NETBOX.
The installation will be described using two examples.
A1.1. AEQ Audio over IP System for two digital studios and a Central Control.
This drawing represents a proposed installation for a small, two-studio radio station. The "Daisy
Chain" IP wiring is represented in pink, running from one PC to the audio interface located in the
central control, to the mixing console in studio one, from here to the shared studio interface and
from there to the console in studio two.
The program audio for both studios as well as other required signals for the central control
(such as clean-feeds for telephone systems, etc) are sourced from the NETBOX 8 audio
outputs. The signals necessary for the studios, such as satellite downlink, audiocodecs, tuners,
etc. are routed to the NETBOX 8 inputs. Each console will also receive not only the NETBOX 8
incoming audio but also the aux and program sends from the other console.
The two controls
will share Studio and in this a NETBOX 4 MH will be installed to provide the connectivity for the
common microphones to consoles and their Headphone outputs. ON-AIR signalling and the
programmable keys of the Studio remote panel will also be using the system network.
A1.1.1. Installation.
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Setup a PC with the control applications.
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Check the digital mixing consoles configuration.
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Wire the PC, consoles, NETBOX 8 AD and NETBOX 4 MH in "Daisy Chain" mode
according to the diagram (or, preferably, in a star topology by using a switch).