Focusrite REDNET 2, User Manual

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OTHER REDNET SYSTEM COMPONENTS
The RedNet hardware range includes various types of I/O interface and a PCIe digital audio interface
card which is installed in the system’s host computer. All the I/O units can be considered as “Break-
Out” (and/or “Break-In”) boxes to/from the network, and all are built in mains-powered, 2U 19”
rackmounting housings. There are also three software items, RedNet Control (see below), Dante
Controller and Dante Virtual Soundcard.
USING REDNET CONTROL
A virtual depiction of RedNet 4 will appear on-screen in RedNet Control when a unit is included in
the active system.
Metering: per-channel bargraph meters are provided, scaled from -42 dBFS to 0 dBFS (scale is at
left).
Gain: clicking on a rotary control and moving the mouse in the vertical plane adjusts the channel
gain. The gain setting is displayed in dBs below the control, and can also be set by clicking in the text
field and entering a value from the keyboard.
– operates the channel’s high-pass filter.
48V: selects phantom power at the channel mic input.
Input select: clicking this button opens a pop-up menu offering
Mic or Line selection (Channels 3 to
8), or
Mic
,
Line
or
Instr
(Channels 1 & 2).
Channel linking: odd/even pairs of channels may be linked for stereo or dual channel operation. The
OLED on the front panel confirms that linking is active. The channel gain may then be adjusted for
both channels by either gain control. If the two channels have a different gain value to each other the
word “Offset” will be displayed on the OLED, accompanied by the gain value of the channel which is
selected.
Tools menu : allows the cooling fan to be turned on and off.
Channel naming: the default channel names are
01 to 08 (shown above the gain controls); clicking
on the text field allows an alternative name to be entered with the keyboard.