This is a simple 2 way splitter with no external switches/boxes. The 2 ports (Link 1 and Link 2) on the Mamba Digital
Snake are configured as Link 1 to FoH and Link 2 to Mon Mix. The key advantage is that no external boxes needed thus
avoiding potential additional point of failure as well as another box to carry and maintain. The disadvantage is that no
cable redundancy. It is a compromise for customers to choose. You can have an extra CAT-5 already in place and in the
event of a break in main cable, you just need to plug in standby cable. It is not automatic, but faster than installing
another snake.
This is a 2 way splitter with external switches if you need cable redundancy per each splitter drop. You need to use, 2 set
of switches and connect each drop via pair of switches. Between the pair of switches, you can run 2 CAT-5 thus providing
the automatic cable redundancy. The switches can be any standard 100 Mbps switches available in the market ranging
from $10-$100. Please note that these switches have to be dedicated to Mamba or use managed GbE switches with
VLAN setup if you plan to share with other traffic.
This is a multi-way splitter with an external 100 Mbps Ethernet switch if you need to split the Stage inputs to multiple
locations. The switch can be a simple 4 or 8 or 16 or 24 port 100 Mbps switch available off-the-shelf. The same 64
channels (if you are using Mamba 64LLS or 64MLS) will be available to all the nodes connected via the switch. The Mon
Mix split will be available as shown in the picture as a direct drop from Stage box (not via Switch).
The advantage of this setup is that you can split the stage inputs to 3 or more drops with a simple and inexpensive
switch. The returns from Mon Mix will be available at the Stage as usual.
The one condition with this setup is that the only one drop from the switch can return channels to Stage. For example, in
the setup shown below, ONLY FoH will be allowed to return 32 channels (64LLP case). All other nodes such as
Recording, Truck 1 will not be able to send Returns to stage. You can call them as simple passive receivers.
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