AM1 & AM2
AUTOMIXERS
Data Sheet - 4
RADs
An entire family of RAD models interface with HAL or Mon-
goose Systems for digital conversion at the wall. Each converts
analog audio to and/or from 24-bit, 48 kHz digital audio.
Shielded CAT 5e (or better) cable and termination transport four
digital audio channels – two channels each direction – as well as
power, ground and a communications channel, with status indica-
tors at each RAD, host unit, and host software. All RADs are
both “location-aware” and hot-swappable with 500-foot homerun
connections (66% farther than Ethernet). Most RADs mount in
standard US electrical boxes, and are available in white, ivory, or
black, with a matched Decora™ plate cover included.
Mongoose
Mongoose can replace the analog mic and line level portions of an
audio system with digitized audio over shielded CAT 5e cable (or
better). Mongoose can be used with or without CobraNet.
The Mongoose’s 32-by-32 digital audio matrix router receives
its first 16 audio channels from up to eight RADs via the eight
rear panel 8P8C (RJ-45) Remote Audio Device ports. The second
16 matrix input channels come from two eight-channel CobraNet
receive (Rx) Bundles via standard CobraNet Primary and Second-
ary/backup ports. The 32 matrix router outputs transmit 16
channels to eight RADs and 16 more channels to two CobraNet
transmit (Tx) Bundles. Mic inputs can be greatly increased by
connecting a RAD output from an AM1 and/or cascaded AM2s.
Find out more at rane.com/mongoose
HAL1
Meet HAL, an expert in room combining, paging and distributed
audio systems. This groundbreaking architecture is dimensions
beyond any other solution. HAL easily guides even novice us-
ers through what used to be complex tasks in just minutes. No
intricate matrix mixing or presets are required for room combin-
ing and paging. No virtual wiring required to distribute pages and
background music to multiple zones.
AM1 and AM2 as RADs with Mongoose or HAL
Seamlessly interface HAL to your facility with a broad variety
of peripheral devices including smart Digital Remotes, RADs,
portable and in-rack automixers, audio I/O and control logic ex-
pansion devices, wall sensors, ambient sensing mics, small remote
amplifiers, and an advanced Paging Station.
The HAL and Halogen software check the status, location,
CAT 5 wiring integrity, and that audio is flowing in all peripheral
devices, so you know your system is properly connected and ready
to go. HAL is more than just another DSP drag-and-drop system
— it has revolutionized system design and installation.
Three HAL Multiprocessors provide various audio I/O and
control options for both large and small installations, with
expandable systems capable of hundreds of mics (HAL1) or eco-
nomical and adaptable 4 in x 8 out (HAL3).
Find out more at rane.com/hal
AM Automixers with HAL
An AM1 is a RAD, and an AM2 is a RAD, and the final output
of cascaded AM mixers is a RAD. Any of these allow the manu-
ally created mono mix to be sent digitally to a Rane HAL’s RAD
port via a shielded CAT 5e cable (or better). The Rane RADX
supports doing so portably – with the AM mixer(s) in a padded
rack or on a portable AV cart, for example. Once the AM mix is
in the HAL, additional signal processing such as EQ and com-
pression can be added. Control of the mix’s level using Rane’s
DR1 or DR3 Digital Remotes is a breeze.
AM1 use with HAL
The AM1 does not have a Cascade Out Port, therefore it is not
possible to cascade the AM1 mix into Halogen’s Gain-Sharing
Auto Mixer or Room Combine Processor. You must use the AM2
mixer for cascading with these DSP blocks.
AM2 use with HAL
The AM2 mixer digitally cascades into Halogen’s Gain-Sharing
Auto Mixer or Room Combine Processor. This means the gain-
sharing algorithm automatically treats AM2 microphones and any
other microphone wired into these DSP blocks as being part of
the same gain-share. This provides superior gain before feedback
since all mics in the room, regardless of where and how they are
plugged in to the audio system, all work as one. This maintains
your feedback stability margin.
To maintain PAG & NAG like you never have before, connect
the AM2’s Cascade Out jack with a shielded CAT 5e (or better)
cable into any HAL’s RAD port. In Halogen software, in the Pro-
cessing Workspace, drag the AM2 onto the Cascade In on either a
Gain-Sharing Auto Mixer or a Room Combine Processor.
You can cascade as many AM2 mixers into these two DSP
blocks as you have RAD Ports available. With a maximum of 36
total RAD ports in a HAL1 full with EXP1s, and a maximum of
8 AM2s cascaded externally, over two thousand possible channels
are possible!
