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NETWORKING
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NETWORKING EXAMPLES
Networking comes into play as soon as you hook
up a second MOTU interface to your first one, as
explained in “Setup for two interfaces” on page 36,
to add more I/O to your studio. Here are just a few
examples of what is possible.
Personal studio expansion
Let’s say you have an 8pre-es next to your
computer. You could add a Stage-B16 interface
and position it across the room, near your drum
kit, for placing up to 16 mics on the drums. All the
mic cabling is kept near the drums, and you have
one simple, clean network cable running back to
your computer system. Despite the distance, the
two interfaces operate as a seamless system,
controlled from your computer or iPad.
Studio installation
A studio installation of three to five interfaces can
be handled with a single MOTU AVB Switch. See
“Setup for three to five interfaces” on page 37.
Networking is ideal for studio installation because
you can position interfaces at strategic locations.
Running cables becomes much simpler and more
cost effective. Not only does a setup like this give
you access to all I/O from your computer, even
multiple computers, you can also route audio from
any input to any output across devices with near
zero latency. You can also route audio from one
computer to another with very low latency. As a
simple example, you could deploy several
interfaces in a studio as follows:
Large studio facility
In a larger studio facility, you could build audio
network neighborhoods similar to the studio
installation described earlier in multiple rooms,
even multiple floors, with multiple computers and
Wi-Fi control from anywhere in the facility. All
computers and devices can see each other and you
can stream audio anywhere on the network with
near-zero latency, as if any two devices were
connected directly to each other.
Concert systems
Concert systems must be flexible so they can adapt
to each new venue while on tour. Because of its
modular nature, AVB networking allows you to
design systems that are scalable and easy to adapt
to each venue. You can easily bring devices on and
offline, rerouting audio stems as needed.
Because MOTU AVB networking employs a star
configuration, instead of daisy-chaining, you can
set up backup computer playback systems on a
shared network. For example, in a concert setting,
if one computer system goes down, the backup
system can be brought on line instantly through
the same network infrastructure.
Traditionally, live performance setups often have
separate domains for front of house mixing,
monitor mixing, computer backline, and other
Interface
Location Purpose
24Ao Control room Multi-channel output in control
room for main monitors, secondary
monitors, surround, etc.
1248 Iso booth Local mic and instrument
I/O in the iso booth.
8pre-es Studio room Local inputs and monitoring system
for musicians.
8M Studio room More mic inputs, or additional mic
inputs for drum kit
Stage-B16 Studio room
drum kit
16 more mics on the drum kit
24Ai Machine room Analog inputs for hardware synths,
outboard returns, etc.
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