AM1
AUTOMIXER
Data Sheet - 4
Applications
• AV Rental Systems
• Hotels
• Auditoriums
• School AV Nerds
• Conference Centers
• Panel Discussions
• Houses of Worship
• Podcasting
Facilities and rental agencies are called upon to provide either
equipment, or equipment and operators, for meetings or con-
ferences needing A/V support. The equipment providers must
ensure audio quality throughout the event to get repeat business.
However, the provided equipment may be operated by present-
ers who have no audio experience. If an operator is sent with the
equipment to set up and manage the system during the presen-
tation, that operator may have little audio experience. Pitfalls
abound when interconnecting the system, and managing multi-
microphone gain before feedback, mixing and volume. Handling
iPod and laptop playback and/or recording adds even more
complexity. Enter the Rane AM1.
The AM1 makes it easy for an inexperienced operator to
quickly set up and manage audio for a multimedia presentation
involving up to four participants with microphones (wired or
wireless) and several program audio sources (e.g., DVD, Laptop,
MP3 player).
100-240V
PATENT NO. 8,542,849
13 WATTS
50/60 Hz
MADE IN
U.S.A.
RANE CORP.
USB
LOCATE
FAULT
POWER
ACN 001 345 482
AM1
MAIN OUTPUT
RAD PORT
AUX
INPUTS
MIC INPUTS
1
2
3
4
1
2
RECORD
USB
AUDIO
POWER
COMM
AUDIO RX
AUDIO TX
MIC +48V MIC +0V WIRELESS MIC
MIC +48V MIC +0V WIRELESS MIC
MIC +48V MIC +0V WIRELESS MIC
MIC +48V MIC +0V WIRELESS MIC
5 VDC @ 500 mA
USB CHARGE ONL
Y
MIC LINE
CLASS 2 WIRING
CASCADE
SHIELDED CAT 5e OR BETTER • 24 VDC @ 100 mA
Powered
Speaker
MENU
MP3
Player
USB cable
Ethernet (CAT 5e)
Audio cable
Wireless Mic Receiver
AM1 Automixer
DVD Player
To (optional)
Rane Mongoose
or HAL
To (optional)
Rane AM2 for
more gain-sharing mics
USB Audio In / Out
The AM1 offers a professional integrated solution that provides
superior automatic gain before feedback while eliminating opera-
tor error with simple controls. The microphone gain-sharing
algorithm automatically and appropriately attenuates mics not in
use while maintaining the 3 dB per doubling of mics for differ-
ent (noncoherent) talkers, and 6 dB per doubling for the same
(coherent) talker who is directly between two mics. Appropriately,
line audio sources are manually mixed since there is no acoustic
feedback potential. The AM1’s flexible line input combination
of RCA, 3.5 mm and separate USB Charge and Audio I/O ports
makes integration and cabling easy. And since the USB Audio
port can simultaneously playback audio and record the AM1’s
output, the same laptop can be a source and a recording device
to document AV meetings, presentations, trainings, and family
karaoke nights for AV contractor employees.
AM1 use with HAL
The AM1 is a RAD allowing its manually created
mono mix to be sent digitally to a Rane HAL's
RAD port via a CAT 5 cable. Once the AM1 mix
is in the HAL DSP, additional signal processing
such as EQ and compression can be added. Control of the mix’s
level using Rane's DR1 or DR3 Digital Remotes is a breeze.
It is not possible to cascade the AM1 mix into Halogen's Gain-
Sharing Auto Mixer or Room Combine Processor. You must use
the AM2 mixer for cascading with these DSP blocks.
Example
AM1 System
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Specifications subject to change without notice. 1-2014
