Connecting Dsnake Remote Audio; Connecting To A Remote Audiorack - ALLEN & HEATH Qu-16 User Manual

5. Connecting dSNAKE Remote Audio

The Qu mixer provides local sockets on its rear panel for all audio inputs and outputs. It can also work
with remote audio by connecting over a single cable 'digital snake' to an Allen & Heath AudioRack, or to
the Allen & Heath ME Personal Mixing System.

5.1 Connecting to a remote AudioRack

The Qu can connect to an Allen & Heath GLD-AR2412 or GLD-AR84 AudioRack so that the audio can be
plugged into a rack on stage and routed to the mixer over a single Cat5 cable 'digital snake' plugged into
its dSNAKE port.
dSNAKE carries:

Up to 30 remote input signals

Up to 16 remote output signals

40 personal mixing sends

Preamp control – Gain, Pad, 48V
The Qu mixer provides a locking Neutrik
EtherCon socket to protect the
connections and ensure suitability for
touring. Use a touring grade cable fitted
with locking EtherCon plugs.
The following remote AudioRacks are available:
AR84 main rack
AR2412 main rack
Qu Mixer User Guide
The 'digital snake' – dSNAKE provides a convenient,
single Cat5 cable alternative to the typical heavy
analogue copper multicore to connect many inputs
and outputs on stage. One cable carries multiple
channels of audio in both directions together with
remote control of the preamps.
Cat5 cable – Use STP (shielded twisted pair) Cat5e or
higher cables. Those with both foil and braided
screens provide shielding from interference and are
generally more rugged. Stranded core cables are less
prone to damage when kinked or repeatedly coiled.
Maximum cable length = 120m (396')
Remote Inputs - dSNAKE inputs are mapped one-to-
one to the Qu input channels.
Note - dSNAKE does not add channels to the mixer.
Choose either Local (rear panel) or dSNK (remote)
input for each channel.
Remote Outputs - Qu mix and LR outputs are
mapped to the output sockets on the AR rack. These
duplicate the outputs on the Qu-16 rear panel.
CH 1-8
CH1-16, ST1-3
13
Mix 1-2, LR
AR84 expander or ME-1
Mix 1-10, LR
dSNAKE link
ME-1
Monitor
AP9372 iss.1