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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing this Focusrite RedNet 5.
RedNet 5 is a multichannel, bi-directional digital audio interface, which allows an Avid
®
Pro Tools|HD
system to be connected to a RedNet digital audio networking system.
RedNet is a powerful, low latency, digital audio networking system designed specifically for music
and recording studio applications. It is based on Audinate’s Dante™, a well-established audio
networking technology known for its extreme robustness. Dante - and the RedNet system - is capable
of transporting up to 512 channels of bidirectional audio (at 48 kHz sample rate) over standard Cat6
Ethernet cable. RedNet 5 allows any 96 channels of these to be routed in and out of a Pro Tools|HD
system, or 192 channels with a Pro Tools|HDX system (at 48 kHz or 96 kHz sample rates; channel
counts are halved at 192 kHz).
A single RedNet 5 unit acts as a 64 channel (32 inputs plus 32 outputs) digital break-in/break-out box
between a Pro Tools system and a RedNet network. Connectivity between RedNet 5 and Pro Tools
is via Pro Tool’s standard DigiLink connectors; an adaptor cable is included to allow compatibility
with Pro Tools|HD systems that use the Mini DigiLink connectors. Connectivity between RedNet 5
and other RedNet units is via Ethernet, over Cat6 cable. Several other RedNet system interfaces are
available which provide physical analogue or digital audio I/O; thus by including one or more RedNet
5 units in a RedNet network, audio sources of any format, at any location in the system can provide
inputs to the Pro Tools system, and similarly, Pro Tools outputs can be distributed over the RedNet
network to wherever they are required.
Up to six RedNet 5 units may be used with a Pro Tools|HDX system (three with Pro Tools|HD). This
permits ProTool HDX’s maximum channel count of 192 inputs and 192 outputs (96 with Pro Tools|HD)
to be achieved, with all audio being conveyed to/from the RedNet 5 units via the RedNet network.
RedNet 5 is also provided with word clock input and output connectors which permit the unit to
be either a master or slave to other digital audio devices outside the RedNet network. The various
clocking options are explained in detail in this User Guide.
The front panel has LEDs confirming the unit’s network status, sample rate and operating mode,
together with signal level LEDs for each group of four digital inputs and outputs.
Pro Tools|HD compatibility
RedNet 5 is only compatible with Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HDX systems.
The following Pro Tools cards are supported:
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Pro Tools|HD PCI
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Pro Tools|HD PCIe
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Pro Tools|HD Accel PCIe
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Pro Tools|HDX
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Pro Tools|HD Native
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Pro Tools|HD Native Thunderbolt
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