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MIXER MODES
The mixer mode is selected using the rotary Hex switch on the front panel.
IMPORTANT: The position of the rotary switch is only read by the microprocessor
while the Beatrice Mix32 is turning on. So, moving the switch to a different position
while the unit is on will make no difference until the unit is powered down and turned
back on.
Switch position
Mode
Description
0
Pass through
Inputs passed directly to outputs
1
Fixed Mixer Mode
32 fixed mix sums
2
Mix_minus_32
32 channel mix minus
3
Mix_minus_24_8
1x24, and 1x8 channel mix minus
4
Mix_minus_16_16
2x16 channel mix minus
5
Mix_minus_16_8_8
1x16 and 2x8 channel mix minus
6
Mix_minus_16_8_4_4
1x16, 1x8, and 2x4 channel mix minus
7
Mix_minus_8_8_8_8
4x8 channel mix minus
8
Mix_minus_8_8_8_4_4
3x8 and 2x4 channel mix minus
9-F
Reserved for future use
Do not use
PASS THROUGH MODE
General
Pass through mode sets each incoming Dante audio circuit to be routed directly to
the equivalent numbered outgoing Dante audio circuit.
Uses
Pass through mode is very useful in network audio systems that incorporate devices
using a 4-channel chipset from Audinate (the company behind Dante
®
) called Ultimo.
The Ultimo chipset can provide 4 audio inputs & outputs to a Dante
®
network.
However, the chipset can only receive data streams from 2 locations within the
network, meaning that to use all 4 incoming audio circuits these must be sent from
no more than 2 different devices on the network.
If you need a device on your network that contains an Ultimo chipset to receive audio
from 4 different network locations then the pass through mode of the Beatrice Mix 32
will have to be used. The principle of operation is very simple. Route all 4 audio
channels originating from different devices that you want to be received by the
Ultimo chipset via 4 pass through channels of the Beatrice Mix 32 and then the
receiving Ultimo chipset will receive all 4 audio channels from just one network
source (and hence work).
