iLive AP7141 manual System example, Find out more about using the iLive, Monitor System

System example

The following is just one of many system combinations possible with iLive. Here, two MixRacks are linked for digital mic split from one set of preamps feeding two independent mixers, one for FOH, the other for on-stage monitors. One engineer uses a compact T80 Surface to mix the house sound, the other uses a wireless laptop to mix monitors on stage.

MONITOR SYSTEM	FOH SYSTEM
Laptop	T Series Surface
EDITOR	ACE

48 mic inputs

iDR-48

Port B

ACE

Network

Bridge

Wireless router for PC running Editor

	control	audio
Local FOH audio
	iDR-16
		Port B
		ACE
digital mic split (48 mics)	Network
tunnel FOH outputs back to stage	Bridge
network link

Master system The iDR-48 provides a large number of mic inputs for sources on stage, and plenty of outputs to feed the wedge and IEM monitors.

Port B provides a digital mic splitter. In this example ACE™ is used. Alternatives are MADI or EtherSound. Patch the MixRack Inputs to Port B using the OUTPUTS screen. This takes the signal straight after the preamp so that each engineer has their own channel Trim control.

The NETWORK is shown bridged at both ends to the ACE™ cards using short CAT5 cables. This is only necessary if you want your laptop to be able to access both systems via the wireless router. Make sure each MixRack, Surface and network device has a unique IP address. If you need just audio then leave the Bridge sockets unplugged.

This example shows a compact two engineer system with wireless laptop controlling monitor mixes. Alternatively you could connect another Surface to the iDR-48 so that each engineer works with their own Surface. A laptop can be added at either or both ends in addition to or instead of the Surface.

Slave system The tiny iDR-16 with its 64x32 DSP can mix a full 64 channels even though it has just 16 inputs. It gets the 48 mics via the Port B digital split. The T80 provides 8 more inputs at the Surface for local sources. With the 8 internal FX returns this is the equivalent of a 64 channel analogue mixer.

Because the 48 mic sources are received via Port B it is necessary to patch Port B inputs to the iDR-16 channels instead of the local sockets. Do this for individual channels using their PREAMP screens, or for a range of channels from the MIXRACK SETUP / Mix Pref screen Quick Input Setup function.

Feeds to the house PA can be routed from FOH or tunnelled back to the stage via Port B. These are patched to Port B at the sending end at to the iDR-48 sockets at the receiving end using the OUTPUTS screen.

The audio clock is set to sync off Remote Port B derived from the iDR-48 master. Set this using the MIXRACK SETUP / Mix Pref screen.

Find out more about using the iLive

We hope that this guide has given you a quick start to mixing with the iLive. Take some quiet time to familiarise yourself with the more advanced functions and utility screens. For further information please refer to the TouchScreen HELP manual in the UTILITY screen and other user resources which can be downloaded from the Allen & Heath web site. Share experiences and tips with other iLive users by visiting our online User Forum.

Happy mixing!

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