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At their core, Aviom's audio networking technologies are about moving multiple channels of audio from one point to another and the broadcast world has taken notice.
Powered by our revolutionary A-Net® transmission protocol, Aviom digital snakes and audio networks deliver the flexibility, sonic transparency, and stability required to meet the demands of a wide range of broadcast applications. From adding a simple digital split out to a remote truck or integrating an announce booth, to providing a controlled monitoring environment for a live band or orchestra, to tying together multiple studios or input locations, Aviom's Pro16® Series and Pro64® Series provide robust, seamless connectivity.
Aviom solutions have also simplified production for broadcast programming featuring concerts, orchestras, and other musical performances. Special events, weekly spots with guest artists, reality television sets, and regular programming have all benefited from the simplicity and efficiency of Aviom's solutions.
Click image to enlarge Two more Personal Mixers are added to the Basic Four-Mix System, giving individual control of up to sixteen channels of audio to six different performers. The A-16D Pro A-Net Distributor on stage supplies audio and power to six A-16II Personal Mixers. Additional Personal Mixers can be added as required.
Two performers monitor with wired earphones, one with headphones, one with a powered wedge speaker, and two use wireless IEMs. Up to eight Personal Mixers can be connected directly to this distributor.
A-16R Personal Mixers can be substituted for any of the A-16IIs shown here.
Click image to enlarge This monitor system uses two Y1 console interface cards in a Yamaha console to provide two zones of monitor content for performers. The engineer can assign audio channels that are required in both monitoring zones to the same channels in each Y1 card from the console's user interface. At the same time, channels unique to each zone are assigned to a specific card.
Click image to enlarge Forty-eight channels of mic/line inputs on stage are connected to three AN-16/i-M Mic Input Modules. All 48 channels are transported via A-Net using a single Cat-5e cable to FOH, where three AN-16/o Output Modules convert the digital audio to analog for connection to the mixing console.
Sixteen channels of return lines from FOH travel over the same Cat-5e cable by incorporating a digital console card and an AN-16/o Output Module.
The AN- 16SBR System Bridge is used to combine the A-Net streams from four devices onto a single Cat-5e cable.
An AN-16/i Input Module can be substituted for return lines from an analog console.
Click image to enlarge Each 6416dio Digital I/O Module in a Pro64 network is capable of 16in/16out operation at sample rates up to 192kHz. This system shows 16 AES3 digital audio signals patched into each 6416dio module; input channels are assigned to Slot ranges within the network. Once active on the Pro64 network, these channels can be output anywhere by simply tuning an output module to the same channel range. In this example the same 6416dio modules used for inputs can also output 16 digital AES3 signals from a different Slot range within the Pro64 network.
Digital splits can be created anywhere in the network by connecting additional I/O modules or console cards.
Click image to enlarge In this system, a pair of Yamaha® digital consoles are
linked
with a 32x32 Pro64 digital snake that uses just one Cat-5e
cable between the two locations. Each console has two 6416Y2
cards installed, each of which can provide 16 inputs and 16
outputs simultaneously. By setting each card to transmit and
receive a unique region of the Pro64 network, the operators can
easily route and transfer audio signals between the consoles
digitally.
Digital splits of the data from either
console can be created by adding Pro64 output modules set to
the same channel range as the channels you want to copy. The
digital splits can be analog, digital, or even additional Yamaha
consoles with 6416Y2 cards installed.
Add the MH10 or MH10f Merger Hub to this system to provide
additional distance between the Pro64 devices or add parallel
connectivity.
Click image to enlarge This digital snake connects 32 channels of mic signals from four Yamaha® AD8HR preamps to a pair of 6416dio Digital I/O Modules. Pro64 A-Net connects the 6416dio modules to a Yamaha digital console fitted with two 6416Y2 cards. Content for return lines from FOH, as well as monitor content, is generated at the console and transmitted over the same Cat-5e cable back to the stage.
Alternatively, a digital split to a monitor desk can be added serially or with an MH10 Merger Hub. Monitor content can be returned to the stage over the same cable.
Monitor feeds are converted from Pro64 A-Net to the Pro16 format compatible with Pro16 Personal Mixers by the ASI.
Click image to enlarge Well suited for broadcast productions, this system illustrates how to transfer 16 channels of audio over fiber from a venue to a remote location, such as a production truck.
Analog line-level inputs are shown, but the AN-16/i-M Mic Input Module can be substituted if mic-level inputs are required for an application.
Click image to enlarge Using third-party media converters, a pair of Pro16 input modules each transmits 16 channels to a pair of AN-16/o Output Modules over single- or multi-mode fiber. Sixteen channels are transmitted in each direction for a 16x16 configuration.
The AN-16/i line-level input module is shown in the diagram, but the AN-16/i-M Mic Input Module can be substituted to move mic-level signals.
Digital splits can be created by simply connecting additional output modules with a Cat-5e cable.
Click image to enlarge Tie lines can be used to connect rooms, venues, recording studios, classrooms, buildings, production areas, or remote trucks so that users can share data effortlessly.
This system shows four similarly equipped locations that have both analog and digital I/O modules installed. Locations are connected with MH10f Merger Hubs making it easy to use fiber for long distance runs where needed.
Click image to enlarge This system connects up to 48 channels on stage with the FOH mix position and also provides a return path for up to 16 channels to the main processors and amps. All audio settings on the stage inputs, as well as mic pre presets, are remote controllable from FOH using the MCS. MH10 and MH10f Merger Hubs may be added in each rack for the additional security of backup cables between stage and FOH.
Splits to other locations, such as a monitor console, recording rig, or broadcast room, may be connected at any point in this system.
Click image to enlarge On the stage, 48 mic signals connect to three 6416m Mic Input Modules. All Pro64 devices on stage
connect to an MH10 Merger Hub in parallel. A-Net from the
MH10 on the stage connects to another MH10 at the front-of-house position. The dotted line indicates a second Cat-5e cable
installed as a backup.
At the FOH position, all Pro64 devices are connected in
parallel to the MH10.
Three 6416dio modules are used to output the mic signals from
the stage to the mixing console as AES3 digital data.
The 6416m modules on stage are remote controlled
with an MCS connected to an RCI Remote Control Interface. One
of the 6416dio modules at the FOH position is used to insert 16
channels of return content into the network. Back on the stage,
the return content from the FOH position is output to the DSP
and speaker processing devices from a 6416o. (A 6416dio may be substituted for digital outputs to processors.)
The MH10f can be substituted for the MH10 hubs shown in the diagram to add fiber connectivity to this system.
Click image to enlarge This 48x16 digital snake provides 48 channels of remote controllable mic inputs, via three 6416m Mic Input Modules on stage, plus 16 returns, output to processors and amps by a 6416o Output Module. At FOH, a Yamaha console is equipped with three 6416Y2 A-Net Cards, providing up to 48 channels in and 48 channels out to and from the Pro64 A-Net network.
The MCS at FOH provides real-time status monitoring of all network audio channels, plus remote control of all audio settings and presets on the 6416m modules.
Click image to enlarge This 48x16 digital snake adds the flexibility of two MH10f Merger Hubs?one in the stage rack and one at FOH?allowing Stage and FOH to be connected by Cat-5e or single- or multi-mode fiber. Backup cables of either type may be added.
Both audio and control data are passed seamlessly over the fiber optic link.
Click image to enlarge This system adds a Pro16 Monitor Mixing System to the basic 48x16 Pro64 digital snake. Audio content for the Personal Mixers is routed to the Pro64 network from the Yamaha console, through the second 6416Y2 A-Net Card. The ASI A-Net Systems Interface on stage translates the A-Net data from the Pro64 system to the Pro16 format used by the Personal Mixers.
A second zone of personal mixing content, for further customization of mixing, can be added with no additional hardware, using the remaining 6416Y2. The ASI supports up to four 16-channel Pro16 A-Net Outputs.
Click image to enlarge This basic Pro64 digital snake system provides 16 remote controllable mic inputs on stage via a 6416m Mic Input Module, analog outputs (mic or line level) at FOH via a 6416o Output Module, and 16 analog returns from FOH to stage. Remote control is provided via the MCS connected to the RCI Remote Control Interface at FOH.
The system can be expanded by connected additional mic input modules on stage and output modules at FOH. Output splits, such as for a recording rig, can be added to any open A-Net port anywhere in the system.
Click image to enlarge This system combines a 32x16 Pro64 digital snake with the flexibility and control of a Pro16 Monitor Mixing System.
Thirty-two inputs are provided on stage via two 6416m Mic Input Modules, remote controllable from FOH with the MCS Mic Control Surface. These signals are connected to the analog FOH via two 6416o Output Modules. Up to 16 return signals can be passed from the console back to processors on stage via a 6416i Input Module at FOH and a 6416o Output Module on stage.
Audio for the monitor system is supplied from the console to a second 6416i at FOH. The ASI A-Net Systems Interface module on stage passes this audio data to the A-16D Pro and the Pro16 Personal Mixers.
The MH10 Merger Hubs shown here allow devices in each rack to be connected in parallel and also provide a simple means for connecting backup cables between the stage and FOH racks.
6416dio
Digital I/O Module
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The 6416dio provides 16 AES3 digital inputs and 16 AES3 digital outputs to a Pro64® audio network.
6416m
Mic Input Module
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Yamaha digital consoles.
MH10f
Merger Hub
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A-16II
Personal Mixer
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A-16R
Rack-Mount Mixer
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6416Y2
A-Net Interface Card
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16x16 Pro64® A-Net I/O card for Yamaha® digital devices.
Yamaha digital consoles.
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Multi-Zone Personal Mixing System on the Tonight Show |
Intro to the 6416m Mic Input Module
Ray Legnini, Aviom's Product Research and Development Manager, takes you on a tour of the features and benefits of our revolutionary new 6416m Mic Input Module.
- 6416m/RCI/MCS User Guide
Includes 6416m Mic Input Module, RCI Remote Control Interface, & MCS Mic Control Surface. (15.5MB)
- 6416Y2 A-Net Interface Card Quick Start
This one-page document provides an overview of configuring a Pro64 6416Y2 A-Net card for use in a Yamaha digital console.
- Remote Control of Yamaha Mic Pres with the 6416Y2 and VDCs
Pro64 Virtual Data Cables can be used to send control data from a Yamaha digital console to Yamaha remote-controllable mic preamps such as the AD8HR. This document explains how to set up your system and configure the 6416Y2 card for this application.
- Aviom Product Applications Book - Screen Version
Sample System Diagrams for: Commercial AV, Houses of Worship, Broadcast, Live Sound, and Studios. This book contains over 20 CAD drawings showing sample installations of Aviom audio networks, audio distribution and personal monitor systems in a variety applications.
- A-Net And Video: Transmitting Video Over Cat-5 Cables
Using a pair of inexpensive baluns, you can easily transmit composite video over your Pro16 audio distribution system, for monitoring remote locations or displaying information like song lyrics on remote video monitors.
- Using Fiber Optics With Pro16 Systems
For applications requiring cable runs longer than 500ft (150 m), fiber optic media converters can be used to extend the distance between Pro16 devices to up to 50 miles (80 kilometers).
- A-Net v. Ethernet - Networking Designed for Audio
Streaming networking technology delivers greater power and performance than Ethernet.
- Managing Jitter, Wander, and Latency in Digital Audio Networks
Challenges facing designers of professional-grade digital audio equipment are discussed with clear examples of the advantages of A-Net Pro64.
- A Closer Look at A-Net
Comparing Pro16 and Pro64 - learn about the two versions of Aviom's exclusive A-Net audio transport technology, and find out which is best suited for your application.
- Calibration and Gain Staging with Digital Transport
Learn how to address the most common source of trouble for console users making the switch to digital transport - gain stage calibration.
