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Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, has installed a comprehensive system of Focusrite RedNet Dante -networked audio converters and interfaces in its Full Sail Live 1 building, which is home to the university's Show Production Bachelor of Science degree program. Incorporating RedNet MP8R 8-channel Mic Pre and A/D converters, RedNet D64R 64-Channel MADI-Dante Bridges, RedNet HD32R Pro Tools | HD/HDX Bridges and RedNet 2 16-channel remote-controlled analog interfaces, the new Focusrite system not only provides networking throughout the facility, but also offers students practical experience with the Dante Audio-over-IP protocol.
An equipment rack featuring Focusrite RedNet components, recently employed at Full Sail University.
Full Sail Live 1 encompasses a large production space and a variety of ancillary show production-related rooms in a facility where students learn about sound reinforcement, lighting, live video and multimedia, automated lighting, concert touring and audio measurement systems. We were looking for a solution to connect all those different rooms together over IP. RedNet was that solution for us, says Vince Lepore, Course Director of the Show Production Systems course at Full Sail University.
The RedNet system allows diverse live audio production equipment from a variety of manufacturers to interoperate on the Dante network, including Yamaha CL5, DiGiCo SD7, SD8 and SD9, and Avid Profile mixing consoles, Lepore elaborates. We also have a Calrec Summa console that has a Hydra 2 I/O box with a Dante card installed, so that's on the network as well. And we have Lab.gruppen LM44 and BSS Audio Soundweb London BLU-806 loudspeaker processing on the network, which in turn feed loudspeaker systems by Dynacord, Meyer, JBL or L-Acoustics, he says.
At the front end of the system, five RedNet MP8R microphone preamplifier units are installed at the stage as a Dante splitter system for the entire building. All of our sources hit the MP8R head amps, which are controlled by a Yamaha CL5 at our front-of-house position, explains Lepore. All of the other rooms within the building are fed gain-tracked splits of those microphone inputs. The audio quality is great, and we've had great feedback from instructors and students alike, specifically about the MP8Rs. Those five units are the core of the system.
In that same rack is a RedNet 2, which enables audio to be returned to the stage from any console or other audio device on the Dante network. Three RedNet D64R interfaces are in place to convert Dante audio channels to MADI for input into the DiGiCo consoles.
We also have three RedNet HD32Rs, which connect our Pro Tool systems to the network, continues Lepore. We can now record from anywhere on the network and we can playback to anywhere on the network from any of our Pro Tool systems. That's really given us a lot more flexibility to our Pro Tools workflow.
Lastly, he says, We have a RedNet 2 unit in our video control room that takes sources from the video control room, such as playback feeds, and puts them onto the network. They are then available to all the different consoles throughout the building.
Lepore comments, The flexibility of the RedNet system overall has been really tremendous. More than anything, the scalability is really nice. I see this as just the start to the system; it can grow with us.
There was previously an AoIP networking solution installed at Full Sail Live 1 according Mark Johnson, Program Director, Show Production Bachelor of Science degree program at Full Sail University. We had some reliability issues, so just getting the RedNet solution in place was a real benefit for us. The bonus was that it is a contemporary, well-known networking system that is used prominently in the professional industry. It works for us in a practical way, so that we can get signals from A to B and have the systems talk to each other. But it's also the perfect vehicle for teaching about networking and about Dante. The students are really thrilled about the application and the ability to learn new technology.
Approximately 200 students pass through the Show Production Bachelor of Science degree program every year, says Johnson, and every single one gets hands-on experience with the RedNet system and Dante networking. It's a 20-month program and when you get out at the end you're equipped with a solid skillset in production in general. Even if you're interested specifically in lighting or audio or video, you get exposed to the whole program offering. That gives you an advantage once you get out in the field, because you understand how the other guys are working.
Fortuitously, Focusrite RedNet Product Specialist Shilpa Patel is located very close to the Full Sail campus, says Johnson. She has been really key, and can be over here in an instant to help us. She's been really instrumental in helping us get the system up and running, and has even exposed us to some of the capabilities of the system that we weren't aware of.
Full Sail University currently has a student population in excess of 15,700 and boasts an alumni body of more than 54,900 graduates. Full Sail University is a Graduate and Undergraduate degree-granting institution offering on-campus and online degree programs in areas related to Art & Design, Business, Film & Television, Games, Media & Communications, Music & Recording, Sports, and Web & Technology. Full Sail graduate credits include work on OSCAR , Emmy , GRAMMY , ADDY , MTV Video Music Award, and Video Game Award nominated and winning projects.
Pictured L-R: Vince Lepore, Course Director of the Show Production Systems course at Full Sail University, and Mark Johnson, Program Director, Show Production Bachelor of Science degree program at Full Sail University, pictured with an equipment rack f
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