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cabling as the Powersoft X8 power amplifier also be used on stage, but you’d still need a awesome fundraising project come through which powers our collection of passive stage 1/4” cable to get from the keyboard or acoustic with funds for an additional audio console for monitors. Across the sanctuary from FOH, a guitar or bass to the DI. Remember the goal broadcast? Plug it in. Want to record multitrack couple of Allen & Heath DT168 handle stage here isn’t to go 100% analog-free, the point to your laptop? Fire up Dante Virtual Soundcard audio I/O and connect into the system via a is to be able to leverage the benefits of digital and hit record. single Cat5e cable each. A LAB GRUPPEN connections and a digital network. PLM Series amplifier and signal processor What if your house of worship is more like a powers the main house PA speakers, while Speaking of leveraging digital connections ‘warehouse of worship’ or a ‘bowling alley of an XTA APA drives additional speakers in an and a digital network… did you think I forgot worship’ or a ‘gymnasium of worship’ and adjacent overflow room. to mention the Allen & Heath SQ-5 monitor your audio needs change drastically from console in example #1? I saved the mention week to week? Perhaps you need to be able Note that all of the devices in example system of the SQ-5 until the end to make a point. to have certain elements of your audio system #1 connect digitally to the network, without the Because of our Dante system architecture, we have more modularity as you also mix an need for analog interconnects. It isn’t necessary can add a monitor position console at any time entirely different space midweek? Maybe you to patch analog cables from the console to the with just one simple Cat5e connection. Gone rent additional audio gear as needed for very amps and/or from the rack of wireless to the are the olden days of grabbing a soldering special events and need to be able to easily console, etc. Other than the connections from iron and building out an analog split or adding flex with different surfaces and I/O? All of these the wired microphones and instruments on another sub-snake or having to rethink the scenarios would be quite the challenge with stage to the DT168 stage boxes, we’ve gone system wiring and physical position once the an analog system or a non-networked digital entirely digital. In case you are curious, there need to expand arises. Need to add another system. Let’s see how Dante might come to are a number of Dante direct boxes that can console to mix monitors? Plug one in. Had an the rescue. April 2019 Subscribe for Free... 193