AEQ
NETBOX 32 AD / NETBOX 8 AD / NETBOX DSP
Audio over IP multichannel interfaces
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A1.1.2. Turning ON.
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Turn the units on, configure them to send the program audio from the mixing consoles
to the DANTE network, as well as to the NETBOX 8 AD and NETBOX 4 MH outputs.
Start the "Dante Controller" application and send a test audio.
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Check that all units are displayed in the "Routing" window of the application. Check that
the indicators in the "Signal" column within the "Transmit" tab in the "Device View"
window corresponding to each device are illuminated green, indicating that the
equipment is sending audio to the network.
A1.1.3. Monitoring audio and creating routes.
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Open the "Dante Virtual Soundcard" for monitoring, or alternatively prepare some
receiving channels in the consoles, NETBOX 8 AD or NETBOX 4 MH audio devices in
order to receive and monitor audio.
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Subscribe the input channels of each device the output channels corresponding to the
Master and NETBOX 8 AD outputs. In order to check the sound from the PC, also
subscribe "Dante Virtual Soundcard" to the different master and NETBOX 8 output
flows.
A1.1.4. Optimization.
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Check the audio quality and, if possible, adjust its latency.
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You can substitute unicast flows by more than two multicast subscriptions (this is not
mandatory in networks that are not too overloaded).
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Make switching groups, especially to switch audio pairs simultaneously.
A1.2. AEQ Audio over IP system for medium to large sized stations.
This drawing represents a proposed installation of a medium to large sized radio station. The
main wiring for IP is represented in pink, using an IP switch or group of switches when the
wiring is disperse or distributed in different zones or floors.
The backup IP wiring is represented in green. It can be easily installed through a second IP
switch or group of switches (when the wiring is dispersed or distributed in different areas or
floors of the building). All devices in the "AEQ Audio Over IP Routing System" feature two
network interfaces that allow optional installation of system redundancy. To complete this
redundancy, the PCs must be equipped with a second Ethernet adapter.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
When there is a redundant network, primary and secondary interfaces must be connected to
separated networks.
The schematic shows 5 different AoIP interfaces in the AEQ system:
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NETBOX 32 Channels interfaces.
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NETBOX 8 Channels interfaces
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CAPITOL IP console.
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FR14 boards to connect FORUM and GRAND FORUM mixing consoles.
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BC2214/BC2224 boards to connect ARENA consoles and BC2000D / TITAN routers.
