满帆大学 已经安装了一个全面的系统 Focusrite (booth C10516) RedNet Dante™-networked audio converters and interfaces in its 满帆 Live 1 building, 哪个是大学的所在地 影视制作理学学士学位 og体育. Incorporating RedNet MP8R 8-channel Mic Pre and A/D converters, RedNet D64R 64通道madi -但丁桥, RedNet HD32R Pro Tools | HD/HDX Bridges and RedNet 2 16-channel remote-controlled analog interfaces, the new Focusrite system not only provides networking throughout the facility, but also offers students practical experience with the Dante Audio-over-IP protocol.

满帆 Live 1 encompasses a large production space and a variety of ancillary show production-related rooms in a facility where students learn about sound reinforcement, 照明, 实时视频和多媒体, 自动照明, 音乐会巡演和音频测量系统. “We were looking for a solution to connect all those different rooms together over IP. RedNet就是我们的解决方案,Vince Lepore说, Course Director of the 显示生产 Systems course at 满帆大学.

The RedNet system allows diverse live audio production equipment from a variety of manufacturers to interoperate on the Dante network, 包括雅马哈CL5, DiGiCo SD7, SD8和SD9, 和Avid Profile混音控制台, Lepore阐述. “We also have a Calrec Summa console that has a Hydra 2 I/O box with a Dante card installed, 网络上也有. 我们有实验室.gruppen LM44 and BSS Audio Soundweb London BLU-806 loudspeaker processing on the network,，进而为Dynacord的扬声器系统提供信号, 迈耶, JBL或L-Acoustics, 他说.

在系统的前端, five RedNet MP8R microphone preamplifier units are installed at the stage as a Dante splitter system for the entire building. “我们所有的信号源都接通了MP8R头放大器, which are controlled by a Yamaha CL5 at our front-of-house position,Lepore解释道。. “All of the other rooms within the building are fed gain-tracked splits of those microphone inputs. 音质很好, and we’ve had great feedback from instructors and students alike, 特别是关于mp8r. 这五个单元是系统的核心.”

在同一个机架上还有一架红网2, which enables audio to be returned to the stage from any console or other audio device on the Dante network. Three RedNet D64R interfaces are in place to convert Dante audio channels to MADI for input into the DiGiCo consoles.

“我们还有三个RedNet hd32r, 将我们的Pro Tool系统连接到网络,Lepore继续说道。. “We can now record from anywhere on the network and we can playback to anywhere on the network from any of our Pro Tool systems. That’s really given us a lot more flexibility to our Pro Tools workflow.”

最后, 他说, “We have a RedNet 2 unit in our video control room that takes sources from the video control room, 比如播放提要, 然后把它们放到网络上. They are then available to all the different consoles throughout the building.”

Lepore comments, “The flexibility of the RedNet system overall has been really tremendous. 最重要的是，它的可伸缩性非常好. I see this as just the start to the system; it can grow with us.”

There was previously an AoIP networking solution installed at 满帆 Live 1 according Mark Johnson, 项目负责人, 影视制作理学学士学位 og体育 at 满帆大学. “我们遇到了一些可靠性问题, so just getting the RedNet solution in place was a real benefit for us. 好处是它是当代作品, well-known networking system that is used prominently in the professional industry. 它以一种实际的方式为我们工作, so that we can get signals from A to B and have the systems talk to each other. But it’s also the perfect vehicle for teaching about networking and about Dante. The students are really thrilled about the application and the ability to learn new technology.”

Approximately 200 students pass through the 影视制作理学学士学位 og体育 every year, 约翰逊说, and every single one gets hands-on experience with the RedNet system and Dante networking. “It’s a 20-month program and when you get out at the end you’re equipped with a solid skillset in production in general. Even if you’re interested specifically in 照明 or audio or video, 你会接触到整个项目. 一旦你出外勤，这就会给你带来优势, 因为你知道其他人是怎么工作的.”

偶然地, Focusrite RedNet Product Specialist Shilpa Patel is located very close to the 满帆 campus, 约翰逊说. “She has been really key, and can be over here in an instant to help us. She’s been really instrumental in helping us get the system up and running, and has even exposed us to some of the capabilities of the system that we weren’t aware of.”