The Sonifex AVN-PD8TD is a web-enabled mix engine that allows you to stream any of its 8 digital AES3 stereo inputs or 16 AoIP (Audio over Internet Protocol) digital input channels to any of its 8 digital AES3 outputs or 64 AoiP (Audio over Internet Protocol) streaming channels. The unit allows you to alter the signal gain at the input, the mix point, or the output and apply a high-pass filter to all inputs and outputs. This version includes a color metering display and features terminal block connectors for the AES3 digital inputs and outputs.

The AVN-PD8TD supports the RAVENNA and AES67 protocols, and AoIP input streams are discovered and output streams are advertised using Avahi/Bonjour and SAP, allowing the unit to support AES67-enabled Dante networks. The flexible design allows the portal to be used in a variety of applications including generating stereo clean feeds, sending IFB streams to connected beltpacks, 8-output zone mixing, and distributing mixes to headphone monitoring stations.

Mix and Route Audio via AoIP    Supports RAVENNA, AES67 & Dante    16 x AoIP Input Channels, 8 x Streams    64 x AoIP Output Channels, 8 x Streams    8 x Digital I/O, AES3 Terminal Blocks    Color I/O Metering Display    Dual 1Gb Ethernet Ports, 1Gb SFP Port    Webserver Software Router/Mixer    Dual AC & DC Power Supply Inputs

• Responsive webserver software mixer/router to mix any input to any output
• 8 x stereo digital AES3 inputs and 8 x stereo digital AES3 outputs on terminal block connectors, paralleled with 8 x RJ45 connectors using StudioHub pinout
• Up to 8 AoIP AES67 input streams with a maximum of 16 input channels to be routed
• Up to 8 AoIP output channels with a maximum of 8 channels each, providing up to 64 stream outputs
• Input/output full-scale line-up
• Input and output gain adjustment
• Output connections capable of supplying analog power to satellite headphone amplifiers, the AVN-HA1 and AVN-HD1
• Uses SNMP V2 for GetRequest, SetRequest, and Trap PDU types
• Ember+ remote control
• Dual 1Gb Ethernet ports and single 1Gb SFP port
• Dual AC & DC power supply inputs
• 10 user-assignable GPIO ports and relay output via terminal block connector
• Housed in a 1 RU rackmount chassis with OLED screen
• Color metering display with selectable individual detail view

• Generate 8 stereo clean feed channels
• Send 64 streams of IFB to connected beltpacks
• 8-output zone mixer
• Input mixer with AES67 stream generation
• Multichannel line mixer
• Distribute 8 stereo channels of audio over an SFP fiber connection
• Headphone distribution system with separate feeds to each headphone output

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. What are the specs on the transmitter power supply?

A: Detailed information on the specs of the CAD GXLIEM4 Quad-Mix In-Ear Wireless Monitoring System's power supply has not been provided by the manufacturer.

Q: 2. Will this work with a soundcraft ui16? We have 4 aux sends (xlr) and want to have 4 independent channels that can each have its own mix.

A: Yes, the CAD GXLIEM4 Quad-Mix In-Ear Wireless Monitoring System will work well in a scenario where four independent auxiliary mixes are needed for in-ear monitoring. The auxiliary outputs of the Soundcraft Ui16 16-Input Remote-Controlled Digital Mixer would pair directly with the four inputs on the CAD GXLIEM4.

Q: 3. Thanks for the review man, I have question about MIDI recording. So can I play my MIDI keyboard thru this mixer only, with no usage of audio interface and have low latency?

A: Unfortunately the ZED-10FX isn't capable of receiving or transmitting MIDI information.  The USB interface on the console can only be used to record or playback up to 4 channels of audio. If your keyboard does produce audio, then yes, you could use one of the stereo 1/4" inputs on the console to record that audio signal via USB.

Q: 4. Hosa Technology GPP290 Monaural Male 1/4" Phone to Stereo Female 1/4" Phone Adapter Can the above adapter be used to insert headphones into the adapter re the Zedi 10 FX's "aux out" quarter inch jack? Would this, notwithstanding the need for a converter, to convert line level signal to headphones level signal, work? If headphones are inserted into the aux out jack directly, the result is audio in the left ear only.

A: First, let's make clear that headphone signal is line level and headphone outputs typically use a stereo connector. The aux output on the Allen & Heath ZEDi-10FX is sending a mono line level output signal via a 1/4" TS (mono) jack, so that is why you only hear audio through the left side of your headphones when you connect the stereo plug to the mono output. The Hosa Technology GPP290 Monaural Male 1/4" Phone to Stereo Female 1/4" Phone Adapter (B&H # HOAPMSPF) will convert the stereo plug on your headphones to mono and that will allow you to hear mono audio through both sides of you headphones (same audio through both sides) when you connect the stereo headphones to the mixer's mono aux output. If you need to connect two sets of stereo headphones to the ZEDi-10FX, a better option would be to use a stereo splitter connected to the mixer's headphone output. The Hosa Technology 1/4" Male to Two 1/4" Female Y-Cable (B&H # HOYCSPM2SPF) will allow you to connect two sets of stereo headphones without sacrificing tone, volume or stereo separation. If you need to accommodate more than two sets of headphones, the best option is to use a separate headphone amplifier connected to the mixer's headphone jack. The Polsen HMA-41 4-Channel Stereo Headphone Amplifier (B&H # POHMA41) or the Mackie HM-4 4-Way Headphones Amplifier (B&H # MAHM4) are good options for this purpose. The headphone amplifier will give each user their own headphone jack as well as an individual volume control to set the volume level for their headphones fas desired.

Q: 5. Is this compatible with online karaoke subscription services?

A: No, this is intended to be used with discs only; DVD, DivX, VCD, CD+G, MP3, and CD.

Q: 6. Can you use it with your phone

A: No it cannot. Bluetooth, cellular, Wi-Fi and cellular radio waves cannot penetrate water.

Q: 7. Can a GXLIEM Single-Mix Transmitter Station send the same signal to 4 bodypack receivers all set to the same channel?

A: Yes, there is no limit to the number of receivers the CAD GXLIEM Single-Mix In-Ear Wireless Monitoring System can transmit to.

Q: 8. I see full mix control for Str input 1 and mix control fot St 3. Is there no trim control for Str input 2?

A: Yes, there is no trim control for the ST2 input on the Allen & Heath ZEDi-10FX Compact Hybrid Mixer/USB Interface (with On-Board Effects Engine).

Q: 9. Can the mix in the usb out of the ZEDi10 FX replace my iOS camera mic for live streaming? I have been using an Apple camera connector cable with no luck so far.

A: Yes, you can use the usb out for streaming. ZEDi can be used like an interface in DAWs as well recording individual channels. To my knowledge, OBS only supports a stereo sum of a usb audio signal. If that’s still the case, you could use a ZED10fx if your intent is only for streaming and not recording. The usb put on the ZED10fx sums to stereo over usb

Q: 10. Can I buy extra body packs to connect to the quad mix system and just use it on the same channel as one of the other four body packs?

A: Yes, you can add additional CAD GXLIEMBP Bodypack Receiver with MEB1 Earbuds units to work with the CAD GXLIEM4 Quad-Mix In-Ear Wireless Monitoring System.