Yes the Biamp Tesira Amp 8175r has 8 analogue inputs as well as 8 avb inputs. It has 8 analogue speaker outputs cf. back of the device picture: https://www.biamp.com/images/default-source/hero/products/tesira/tesira_amp8150r_back.jpg
2017-06-29 12:24 GMT+01:00 Augustine Leudar <augustineleu...@gmail.com>: > Guillaume -Im assuming this has analogue as well as digital outputs for > each channel (I looked but couldnt find the specs) > > On 28 June 2017 at 22:17, Guillaume Le Nost <guillaume.len...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Here is a link to a 8x 175w avb amplifier: > > https://www.biamp.com/tesira-amp-8175r > > > > Guillaume > > > > > On 28 Jun 2017, at 22:06, Augustine Leudar <augustineleu...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi Richard - > > > There is lots of things that pan all around the room but the soundscape > > is > > > designed in pre production for this installation and then its just a > > > multichannel file (or seperate mono ones). Other installations I do are > > > interactive and so sounds are processed and panned in realtime around > the > > > space depending on the sensors used etc. Certainly the AVB thing might > be > > > good for some less inhospitable environments- I especially like the way > > > power can be taken to the the speakers via the ethernet cable..... > > > > > >> On 28 June 2017 at 21:16, Richard Foss <r.f...@ru.ac.za> wrote: > > >> > > >> Hi Augustine, this sounds like an interesting application. I was > > recently > > >> at the Buddhist rhythm garden in Hong Kong and experienced a > > multi-speaker > > >> system within the garden - it was very effective. The UTrack24 looks > > great, > > >> and affordable. Do you control the internal DSP mixer to have sounds > > moving > > >> across speakers or would this be pre-mixed into the channels you > send? I > > >> have been using mixer matrices within the N-DAC8s and SPK-4Ps to > provide > > >> immersive effects. The nice thing here is that you have a standard > > protocol > > >> to enable this. To use the N-DAC8s for your application you would > indeed > > >> need to have 3 x N-DAC8s ($900) and a computer. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>> On 2017-06-28 09:11 PM, Augustine Leudar wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Hi Richard and Guillaume, > > >>> Interesting stuff. Two things to note - the installation is in a > > tropical > > >>> botanic garden so I am using a certain type of speaker that is pretty > > >>> resilient (used in saunas etc) whci is passive (for obvious reasons) > > and > > >>> connected by speaker cable . The AVB amps sound interesting - any > > links to > > >>> the highest channel count ones ? I am not quite sure what advantage > 4 > > * > > >>> N-DAC8 > > >>> ($1200) + computer ($ ???) would get me over one Utrack 24 or even a > > Joeco > > >>> other than the fact its connects via ethernet rather than USB , > > bearing in > > >>> mind that the speaker will be connected analogue via a a couple of > > >>> multichannel amplifiers..... > > >>> > > >>> On 28 June 2017 at 19:55, Richard Foss <r.f...@ru.ac.za> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Yes, I agree with Guillaume - AVB is a good option. miniDSP sell an 8 > > >>>> channel box AVB box, the N-DAC8, for $299. > > >>>> > > >>>> With three of these you have 24 channels, and they all run off the > > same > > >>>> network clock. You would also need a small (4/5 port) switch. > > >>>> > > >>>> A more expensive, but also easily configurable option is their > SPK-4P > > >>>> Power over Ethernet option ($395). For 22 channels, you would then > > have > > >>>> 22 > > >>>> speakers connected to a 24 port switch. Power, audio, and control > then > > >>>> all > > >>>> travel over one cable, which makes for easy configuration. Again, > all > > >>>> speakers are synced to the same network master. > > >>>> > > >>>> Richard. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> On 2017-06-28 07:39 PM, Guillaume Le Nost wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> Aside from dante, AVB is another option for multichannel audio over > > >>>>> ethernet. > > >>>>> It is now available as standard (and for free) in any Mac running a > > >>>>> recent os, and several options for avb enabled amplifiers are > > available: > > >>>>> biamp, crown, l-acoustics to list a few. > > >>>>> If converters are required, the Motu AVB series can help, and is > > >>>>> relatively inexpensive. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Guillaume > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On 28 Jun 2017, at 18:00, Jörn Nettingsmeier < > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> netti...@stackingdwarves.net> wrote: > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>> On 06/27/2017 07:52 PM, Augustine Leudar wrote: > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> see my post before last for what went wrong. How much are the > > Joecos ? > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> https://www.thomann.de/gb/joeco_bbr64_dante_blackbox_ > recorder.htm > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> However, if you go the Dante route, you might as well use an old > > >>>>>> Minimac > > >>>>>> with a virtual soundcard (if 32 ch out is enough) and an > appropriate > > >>>>>> Dante > > >>>>>> converter. Should be cheaper, if you have the Mac lying around, > and > > no > > >>>>>> less > > >>>>>> robust if the hardware is otherwise ok. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> -- > > >>>>>> Jörn Nettingsmeier > > >>>>>> De Rijpgracht 8, 1055VR Amsterdam, Nederland > > >>>>>> Tel. +49 177 7937487 > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Meister für Veranstaltungstechnik (Bühne/Studio), Tonmeister VDT > > >>>>>> http://stackingdwarves.net > > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>>> Sursound mailing list > > >>>>>> Sursound@music.vt.edu > > >>>>>> https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe > > >>>>>> here, > > >>>>>> edit account or options, view archives and so on. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>> Sursound mailing list > > >>>>> Sursound@music.vt.edu > > >>>>> https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe > > here, > > >>>>> edit account or options, view archives and so on. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> -- > > >>>> Professor Richard Foss > > >>>> Computer Science Department > > >>>> Rhodes University > > >>>> Grahamstown 6140 > > >>>> South Africa > > >>>> > > >>>> Tel: +27 46 6038294 > > >>>> Cell: +27 83 288 9354 > > >>>> email: r.f...@ru.ac.za > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>> Sursound mailing list > > >>>> Sursound@music.vt.edu > > >>>> https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe > > here, > > >>>> edit account or options, view archives and so on. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> -- > > >> Professor Richard Foss > > >> Computer Science Department > > >> Rhodes University > > >> Grahamstown 6140 > > >> South Africa > > >> > > >> Tel: +27 46 6038294 > > >> Cell: +27 83 288 9354 > > >> email: r.f...@ru.ac.za > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Sursound mailing list > > >> Sursound@music.vt.edu > > >> https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe > here, > > >> edit account or options, view archives and so on. > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Augustine Leudar > > > Artistic Director Magik Door LTD > > > Company Number : NI635217 > > > Registered 63 Ballycoan rd, > > > Belfast BT88LL > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > > URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/ > > attachments/20170628/b5df6b66/attachment.html> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Sursound mailing list > > > Sursound@music.vt.edu > > > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe > here, > > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/ > > attachments/20170628/cf7945ee/attachment.html> > > _______________________________________________ > > Sursound mailing list > > Sursound@music.vt.edu > > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > > > > > > -- > Augustine Leudar > Artistic Director Magik Door LTD > Company Number : NI635217 > Registered 63 Ballycoan rd, > Belfast BT88LL > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/ > attachments/20170629/46db49b6/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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