Yeah thanks Gil. The thing is that I want to achieve a 64 ch split monitor system with two surfaces and be able to multi track record. With my IDR48 and IDR16 connected in dual mixrack mode via an ACE card you can’t connect two surfaces. If the mixrack’s are connected together via two ace cards you can do a full foh/mon split with two surfaces but you then can’t multitrack record as both port B slots are used. I think however that if you connect the two IDR mixracks via Dante cards you should be able to route the IDR16’s mic inputs to the IDR48 for the FOH mix (via port B Dante), have a full two surface 64ch monitor split AND record with Dante virtual sound card.
I think the down side is the FOH surface will not have control of the IDR16 mixrack’s headamps. They could be controlled by an editor session or from the monitor console though.
Can anyone from A&H confirm that this is possible/correct?

Cheers

Richard Howey
Audio Dynamite Ltd
IDR48/IDR16/T112/R72

I bought my iDR32 on Friday (straight after we had a demo with the Australian distributor – I set it up at the local university & had a bunch of techs come in and we were all falling over ourselves to play on it!)…I’ve got it now & am really just waiting on the Dante to go fully operational – the distributor here said that A&H are still not providing exact costings but he’s seen the pre-release of it and it looks like the best thing available (as he said, they’re going to find it VERY hard to sell the Ethersound cards!)… he also saw the pre-release of the iPhone app & said that he figured anyone using an iLive that didn’t already have an iPhone would buy one when they saw the app!
Happy days…

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I think the down side is the FOH surface will not have control of the IDR16 mixrack’s headamps. They could be controlled by an editor session or from the monitor console though.
Can anyone from A&H confirm that this is possible/correct?

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Hi Richard,

I’m not from A&H but you are correct. Control of the iDR16 would come from your second surface, or Editor.
You can also try to upgrade to the iDR64. []
Dante cards on both racks will give you the split + recording. Don’t even have to get a giga switch, because of the extra ports on the cards.

If only the iDR racks had one more card slot…… i know.. I can dream.

cheers.

Gil Parente
Design & Integration
Entertainment Arts, Inc.

Hi All

There seems to be some confusion between the V1.7 software release, and the Dante Option Card release. The V1.7 software will support the Dante card, and will be released in the next few weeks. The actual Dante Option Card hardware is in the prototype phase, and so will not be available at the time of the V1.7 software release. We will also want to carry out thorough testing of the card before it is released. We do not currently have a release date for the card, but I will try to keep you up to date.

Cheers

– Jeff, A&H

Audinate folk, if you’re reading this and need a beta tester close to home I’m happy to guinea pig for you

iDR32 mixrack
Asus N61 Laptop (x2 wireless)
Sennheiser IEM (for PFL)
Dante card (soon!)

I have been really talking up the Dante option for us too. We have sound from playback devices for background / pre-service, then feed to and from the video / CG area plus a requirement for other recording. plus other ins and outs around the building – cafe, overflow, balcony, …

I look forward to when it comes – we’ll almost definitely want a couple of slot B cards.

Yours expectantly,

Duncan