Consisting of the S-1608 Stage and S-0816 FOH units, the S-1608/0816 Digital Snake System is ideal for bands, rental/staging houses, and venues such as Houses of Worship and Theatres. It can also be used in conjunction with an S-4000 Modular Digital Snake System to create a 48-input, 16-return high quality digital snake. When used in pairs or multiples, the S-1608/0816 Digital Snake System can be used for extremely flexible split-stage or stage zone set-ups.
Designed to deliver the highest quality audio signal available in a portable snake system, The S-1608/0816 Digital Snake System includes high quality remote controllable mic-preamps that amplify and convert the sound on the stage as close to the original source as possible. The input gain for the pre-amps can be controlled using the S-4000R remote controller or available remote software at stage or front of house offering fast and easy setup along with preset memories.
The audio signal between S-1608 and S-0816 is transferred over inexpensive and lightweight Cat 5e cable using Roland's REAC protocol preventing the signal loss and hum and buzz problems associated with analogue snakes. The S-1608 audio signal can be split using the RSS S-4000-SP Splitter or other standard gigabit switch to send a digital split to as many positions as desired such as monitor, broadcast or recording positions.
The S-1608/0816 is also compatible with Cakewalk REAC recording technology, which enables direct recording to a PC of up to 40 channels (in case connected with S-4000 system) of 24-bit 96KHz audio via a direct connection of a Cat 5e split to the PC's gigabit Ethernet port, say RSS.
(Lee Baldock)
