Specifications

The RAVE models and how they work

There are currently six RAVE models, and each one handles 16 audio channels. Three have analog inputs, outputs,

or both, and the other three are digital, using the AES3 (also known as AES/EBU) format. The AES3 digital inputs

and outputs are dual channel or stereo.

The models are:

RAVE 88 Four digital (AES3) inputs + four digital (AES3) outputs

RAVE 81 Eight digital (AES3) inputs

RAVE 80 Eight digital (AES3) outputs

RAVE 188 Eight analog inputs + eight analog outputs

RAVE 160 16 analog outputs

RAVE 161 16 analog inputs

The main functional differences among the

models lie in the different I/O sections, as

these block diagrams show. Analog units have

internal jumpers for setting operating levels;

details are in the RAVE User Manual.

RAVE units use detachable power cords, and

their internal power supplies will automati-

cally adapt to any AC line voltage from 90 to

240 volts.

Internal block diagram of a RAVE unit; chief difference among the different models is the

audio I/O (below)

Each RAVE unit has an RJ-45 jack on its rear panel

for connecting 100baseTX Category 5 (CAT5)

network cable. Audio inputs and/or outputs are

also on the rear panel, as is an RS232 port for

transmitting serial data over the RAVE network

from one RAVE unit to another. A pair of BNC jacks

provide a sync output and a “slave” input. More

details on the “slave” feature follow later in this

book.

You can use RAVE units in any combination that

is useful to you. If you need to take 16 analog

signals in one location and send them elsewhere

to digital inputs on a tape recorder, for example,

you only need to make sure you have the appro-

priate RAVE models—in this case, a RAVE 161

and a RAVE 80—to do the job.

RAVE 80: 8 AES3 outs RAVE 81: 8 AES3 ins RAVE 88: 4 AES3 ins + 4

AES3 outs

RAVE 160: 16 analog outs RAVE 161: 16 analog ins RAVE 188: 8 analog ins + 8

analog outs