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Rackmount mixer that didn't fit in the rack!
By: Jeff Welsh
Submitted: 4/18/2017
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Quickly became disappointed by it's implementation and promptly returned the units.
The RML32AI didn't fit in my rack. The main chassis is about an 1/16 of an inch too wide and could not get past the rack rails. I swap out gear quite and bit and have never encountered this issue with any gear.
The integration between the CS18AI and the RML18AI isn't exactly clear in the documentation. I quickly discovered I had to directly connect the two units to get audio to pass between the devices. I can mark this up to lack of user education about AVB, but the manual didn't provide much assistance either.
The only other way to fully take advantage of the two devices and Studio One is to use wifi (somewhat unstable) or spend $400 on an AVB switch to assure no connection issues.
The lack of full, seemless integration between the units and Studio One at the purchase price ended up pushing me to switch to their StudioLive III 32 console for just a few bucks more.