USING 48V WITH C.A.S.T.
All connections on N8 support 48v Phantom Power from upstream equipment for
powering DI boxes or condenser microphones. C.A.S.T. and N8 itself does not generate
48V, but it is able to pass 48V power from a connected device, through the shielded
Cat 5e, Cat 6, or Cat 7 cable, and directly to the XLR on the other end - just like a
normal analogue snake.
In the above diagram, an N22 is connected to N8’s C.A.S.T. D port as a remote stagebox.
There’s also an audio interface connected at the end with full 48v Phantom Power
support.
1.
Connect the DB25 Output connector
[4]
of N8 to your audio interface’s
preamp inputs.
2.
Connect the C.A.S.T. Output of the N22 to the C.A.S.T. Input
[1]
of N8 using
shielded Cat 5e, Cat 6, or Cat 7 cable.
3.
Connect your DI box or condenser microphone to N22’s Inputs
.
4.
Engage 48v from your interface/preamp and adjust the gain to match your
source.
Now you can now record all signals connected to N22’s input as normal as though they
are connected via a single XLR cable.
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