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System design is an essential audio operation: RHAON software can save time at the venue by enabling you to set up a complete vir-
tual loudspeaker system before you connect the computer to the network. You can do this anywhere: at the office, on the bus, etc.
Once RHAON-Empowered loudspeakers have been physically connected to the network, you connect your computer, link virtual loud-
speakers with actual ones, and upload settings to each individual loudspeaker.
Your loudspeaker system can include individual loudspeakers, groups of multiple loudspeakers, or a combination of both. Groups as
well as individual loudspeakers can be controlled (turned On or Off, Muted, have their levels adjusted, and more) using your mouse.
We recommend you plan your groups so
all the loudspeakers in a group use the
same DSP settings. You can always con-
trol each individual loudspeaker, but it's
usually more efficient to have them linked.
You begin designing a virtual system in the
main RHAON window, which is divided into
two sections. On the left side of the win-
dow you will find a list of all the available
devices in a directory tree format. If you
need more space on the right, minimize
the left hand section by clicking on the
Close icon on its right edge. The larger
section on the right displays loudspeaker
icons and other specialized work areas:
the All Loudspeakers icon represents your
system.
In the screen shot shown, we’re adding
two IC16-R loudspeakers to our system.
Clicking on Add Virtual Device(s) in the top
left toolbar opens an Add New Speakers
window. Browse to find the loudspeaker
model you want to add (IC16-R) in the
example) and select it. Type a quantity (2 in
our screen shot) into the Amount To Add
field and click the Add button.
In the screen shot to the right, icons repre-
senting the 2 IC16-R loudspeakers have
been added to the workspace and moved to
their approximate location by grabbing them
with the Mouse Cursor and moving them.
From here you can either assign a static
IP address to your computer (the final
step in Preparation) and proceed to
Connect your network or define initial
DSP settings for your virtual loudspeak-
ers. Virtual DSP settings can be uploaded
to the loudspeakers once they have been
connected to the network.
Virtual System Design
Users Manual
IC-R
