AES White Paper: Best Practices in Network Audio

Bouillot N, Cohen E, Cooperstock JR, Floros A, Fonseca N, Foss R, Goodman M, Grant J, Gross K, Harris S, et al. AES White Paper: Best Practices in Network Audio. J Audio Eng Soc. 2009;57(9):729-741. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=14839

@article{Bouillot2009_14839,
  author = {Bouillot, Nicolas and Cohen, Elizabeth and Cooperstock, Jeremy R. and Floros, Andreas and Fonseca, Nuno and Foss, Richard and Goodman, Michael and Grant, John and Gross, Kevin and Harris, Steven and Harshbarger, Brent and Heyraud, Joffrey and Jonsson, Lars and Narus, John and Page, Michael and Snook, Tom and Tanaka, Atau and Trieger, Justin and Zanghieri, Umberto},
  title = {{AES White Paper: Best Practices in Network Audio}},
  journal = {Journal of the Audio Engineering Society},
  volume = {57},
  number = {9},
  pages = {729--741},
  year = {2009},
  month = sep,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=14839}
}

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AU  - Gross, Kevin
AU  - Harris, Steven
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AU  - Jonsson, Lars
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AU  - Page, Michael
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AB  - [Feature] Analog audio needs a separate physical circuit for each channel. Each microphone in a studio or on a stage, for example, must have its own circuit back to the mixer. Routing of the signals is inflexible. Digital audio is frequently wired in a similar way to analog. Although several channels can share a single physical circuit ( e. g., up to 64 with AES10 ), thus reducing the number of cores needed in a cable. Routing of signals is still inflexible and any change to the equipment in a location is liable to require new cabling. Networks allow much more flexibility. Any piece of equipment plugged into the network is able to communicate with any other. However, installers of audio networks need to be aware of a number of issues that affect audio signals but are not important for data networks and are not addressed by current IT networking technologies such as IP. This white paper examines these issues and provides guidance to installers and users that can help them build successful networked systems.
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