C.A.S.T.
C.A.S.T. stands for Cat5 Analogue Snake Transport.
C.A.S.T. is Cranborne Audio’s way of repurposing
off-the-shelf Cat5 Networking cables to transport 4
channels of balanced analogue audio over a single cable.
C.A.S.T. not only allows you to put input and output
connectivity where you need it, but thanks to our clever
impedance matching, the signal quality can exceed that
of a mic cable for a fraction of the price and over a
distance of up to 100m.
By utilising C.A.S.T. for audio transport rather than
ethernet-based digital audio alternatives such as AES67,
AVB, and Dante, we can provide a zero-latency,
all-analogue audio transportation system that can be
used to facilitate artist monitoring solutions as well as
I/O relocation without sacrificing signal quality.
C.A.S.T. IN A,B,C & D (RRTT)
The C.A.S.T. IN A, B, C, & D ports are designed
to relocate the rear connections of 500ADAT
around the studio space and enable
convenient access to 500ADAT’s I/O from
remote locations. The four available paths
are divided into two discrete mono receive
paths as well as a stereo transmit path.
Receive
Receives two mic/line sources from
the connected C.A.S.T. breakout box
and routes them directly into the
inputs of 500ADAT’s 500 series slots
when the Slot Source switches are set
to “C.A.S.T.”
A detailed view of these C.A.S.T.
assignments can be seen below:
C.A.S.T. A
C.A.S.T. B
C.A.S.T. C
C.A.S.T. D
C.A.S.T.
A R1
C.A.S.T.
A R2
C.A.S.T.
B R1
C.A.S.T.
B R2
C.A.S.T.
C R1
C.A.S.T.
C R2
C.A.S.T.
D R1
C.A.S.T.
D R2
SLOT 1
SLOT 2
SLOT 3
SLOT 4
SLOT 5
SLOT 6
SLOT 7
SLOT 8
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