"For the opening ceremony, more than 60 audio signals generated from the mixing console needed to be distributed to processors located 300m away," comments Jeffrey Lim, Aviom's international sales manager for Asia. "System designers Ruan Feng Audio & Lighting Company Limited decided against using a conventional analog snake system, choosing instead to use a distributed audio system from Aviom."
The Aviom digital audio distribution system eliminated the need for long multi-core analog audio cables, and their potential for added ground loops and hum. The audio signals generated from the mixing console were connected to AN-16/i Input Modules where they were converted into high-quality 24-bit, uncompressed digital audio in the form of Aviom's proprietary A-Net data transmission protocol. A-Net allows digital audio to be distributed over inexpensive, industry standard Category-5e cables up to 150m. In this installation, A-16D A-Net Distributors were used to extend the digital cables to 300m. The A-Net distribution distance can be extended simply by using another A-Net device.
"We're thrilled to hear about the successes of our distributors and their customers around the world," says Ray Legnini, senior marketing product manager for Aviom. "More and more high profile events are making use of Aviom's digital audio distribution products to solve audio problems. Digital snakes and distributed audio solutions for monitoring are a real asset to pro sound companies."
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
