Technology: Signal Routing

Thanks to the inherent routing capabilities of computer networks, input and output allocations in an EtherSound network may be easily defined and updated without physical changes to the system's topology.

All channels are independent from each other and can be routed individually across the network. Up to 64 (256 for ES-Giga) channels of 24-bit/48 kHz PCM audio, plus embedded control and monitoring data, can be transported via a single cable. The total channel count of an EtherSound network may exceed 64 (256 for ES-Giga) by "overwriting" existing channels in parts of the network. Depending on the sampling frequency other maximum channel counts per cable are possible, i.e. 32 channels at 96 kHz. In a bi-directional daisy-chain, all channels are available to all connected devices. In star architectures, all channels are available to all devices "downstream" of the input device.

Signal routing in an EtherSound network