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  • Page 1 StudioLive Series III ™ AVB Networking Guide ® English www.presonus.com...
  • Page 2 StudioLive CS18AI, and AI-series consoles equipped with the SL-AVB-MIX option card) are not 1722.1 AVDECC compliant and can only be used with each other. These products are not compatible with IEEE 1722.1 devices like the StudioLive Series III mixers or other third-party AVB products that follow the 1722.1 AVDECC standard.
  • Page 3 Overview StudioLive™ Series III What is AVB? AVB Networking Guide What is AVB? AVB (Audio Video Bridging) is an extension to the Ethernet standard designed to provide guaranteed quality of service, which simply means that audio samples will reach their destinations on time. AVB allows you to create a single network for audio, video, and other data like control information, using an AVB-compatible switch.
  • Page 4 It should be noted that an AVB device, like the StudioLive Series III mixers, can be both a talker and a listener. For example, StudioLive 32 can simultaneously “Talk” (send channels out to the network) and “Listen”...
  • Page 5 In the case of the latter (as when using a StudioLive Series III rackmount mixer as a stagebox for a StudioLive Series III console mixer), this function is not exposed to the user and is set automatically.
  • Page 6 Overview StudioLive™ Series III Timing is Everything AVB Networking Guide Precision Time Protocol (PTP) 1.3.2 Precision Time Protocol or PTP is used to synchronize clocks throughout a computer network. PTP is capable of achieving clock accuracy in the sub- microsecond range, making it suitable for local area networks that require tight timing.
  • Page 7 Overview StudioLive™ Series III Timing is Everything AVB Networking Guide • Fail. When a Fail declaration is sent, one or more Listener has requested a stream and every Listener that has done so does not have sufficient bandwidth or resources in the network path to attach to the desired stream. End-to-end stream reservation is successful as soon as the Listener receives the Talker’s Advertise Declaration and the Talker receives the Listener’s Ready Declaration.
  • Page 8 AVB Streams can be thought of as the pipeline that carries a predefined number of channels between two or more AVB devices. In a PreSonus StudioLive Series III mixer, for example, there are seven input streams and seven output streams are available, each carrying eight channels.
  • Page 9 AVB Networking Basics StudioLive™ Series III Channels and Streams AVB Networking Guide AVB Networking Basics AVB networks behave very much like an analog audio system. Like an analog audio system, audio networks consist of sources, destinations, and intermediate processing along the way. Let’s look at a simple live-sound setup: stagebox active sub...
  • Page 10 The PreSonus SW5E adheres to the AVB standard and provides Power Over Ethernet (PoE) for devices that require it. This 5-port switch is compatible with all PreSonus AVB devices. SW E AVB SWITCH WITH P Blue= PoE On White= PoE Off...
  • Page 11 AVB switch, you would still need to connect both the Audio Network and the Control port to a network configured in this manner. Because of this, PreSonus recommends that you create two networks for your StudioLive mixer: one dedicated to control data and a second dedicate d to AVB data.
  • Page 12 AVB Networking Basics StudioLive™ Series III Choosing the Right Cables AVB Networking Guide Inside your Ethernet cable Solid core Stranded To prevent electromagnetic interference, shielded twisted-pair (STP) cables are recommended. Unlike their unshielded cousins, STP cables have shielding that reduces noise. Like a balanced analog cable, STP cables have to be grounded, so you’ll need to use STP-compatible RJ45 or EtherCon connectors.

  • Page 13: Making The Connections

    Using AVB with a StudioLive Series III mixer and a Mac StudioLive Series III mixers allow you to record and playback audio over AVB on any Mac that supports AVB. A single computer can be used both to control and to record from the StudioLive, or separate computers can be used for control and audio.
  • Page 14 3. Check the box next to “StudioLive 32” to enable the mixer to be used as a Core Audio device (this may take a moment). Once your computer has successfully connected to your StudioLive Series III mixer, your mixer will appear in Audio MIDI Setup as an available audio device that you can...
  • Page 15 Integration, and XMAX are trademarks or registered trademarks of PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc. Capture, Impact, Mixverb Presence, RedLightDist, SampleOne, Studio One, and Tricomp are trademarks or registered trademarks of PreSonus Software Ltd. Mac and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft, Inc., in the U.S.
  • Page 16 StudioLive Series III ™ AVB Networking Guide 18011 Grand Bay Ct. • Baton Rouge, ® Louisiana 70809 USA• 1-225-216-7887 Version 2.0 - 19102017 www.presonus.com...

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