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When your performing ensemble grows beyond eight performers, it’s time for your personal mixing system to expand as well. Using A-Net makes that easy; there’s no practical limit to the size of an Aviom personal mixing system. We’ve seen\u00a0systems that accommodated\u00a0as many\u00a0as\u00a050 musicians at a time. \u00a0That’s a lot of Cat-5 cables!<\/p>\n
Once your input sources are configured (from analog input modules, digital console cards, or a Dante network) the A-Net digital signal gets connected to an A-Net Distributor that feeds up to eight Personal Mixers. When it’s time to expand, all you need to do is connect the A-Net Out<\/span> port on your first\u00a0A-Net Distributor to the A-Net In<\/span> on the next one. This will copy the multi-channel digital data exactly and provide another eight A-Net outputs (with DC power) for Personal Mixers.<\/p>\n The example below shows a pair of D400 A-Net Distributors<\/a> being used to provide A-Net to 16 Personal Mixers.<\/p>\n When you have a system with a lot of network inputs, expanding brings along\u00a0some\u00a0extremely powerful features. If your first\u00a0A-Net Distributor is a D800 or D800-Dante<\/a>, up to 64 network inputs can be available to your Personal Mixers. The A-Net Out on the\u00a0D800 distributors will pass all 64 network channels to every\u00a0<\/em>A-Net Distributor Aviom makes. So you could expand your system by adding another D800, a D400, or even a legacy\u00a0A-Net Distributor like the A-16D Pro.<\/p>\n The example below shows a D800-Dante connected to a Dante network (blue cable), bringing in up to 64 sources. A D400 is connected with a Cat-5 cable from\u00a0the D800-Dante’s A-Net Out<\/span> port to the D400’s A-Net In<\/span> port to expand the network for an additional eight users. All 64 network channels are available at the D400’s A-Net ports. Add more A-Net Distributors as needed; there’s no practical limit.<\/p>\n Note that if you are using the D800-Dante version of the product as a second or third A-Net Distributor for your system, you need to disable the Dante interface to enable the A-Net input. That is done by moving the last DIP switch in the first block (marked ‘Disable’) to the UP position.<\/p>\n It’s important to remember that even though\u00a064 network channels pass through all\u00a0A-Net Distributors, it’s the Personal Mixers that determine which sources can be used. Legacy Personal Mixers like the A-16II use\u00a0only the first 16 network sources, and will ignore those from 17-64.<\/p>\n The A320 Personal Mixer<\/a> can make use of the first 32 network channels (as 16 stereo pairs), and will ignore channels 33-64. The A640 Personal Mixer<\/a> and\u00a0 A360 Personal Mixer<\/a> are the most powerful in this situation because each A360 in your system can be individually programmed to use any of the 64 network sources.<\/p>\n And, yes, all Aviom Personal Mixers can be used at the same time in one system.<\/p>\n![\"D400-2x-expansion\"](\"https:\/\/www.aviom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/D400-2x-expansion.jpg\")
<\/p>\nMixing and Matching<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nChannel Mapping<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nNext Steps<\/h3>\n