Digital mixing has revolutionized virtually everything in the live-entertainment production workflow. Now we have come up with the perfect solution for connecting the onstage talent with your Front of House (FOH) console, and the rest of the world – the ultra-cool and ultra-affordable S16 Digital Snake! The S16 provides 16 MIDAS-designed remote-controllable mic preamps, plus 8 balanced analog XLR returns at the stage end – and all it takes is a single Cat 5e cable. While KLARK TEKNIK, the industry-leader in high-end digital audio processing, invented the SuperMAC technology that made it all possible – our superb scale of production makes the S16 so very affordable.

When used as part of a complete X32 system, two S16 Stage Boxes can be cascaded via the built-in AES50 ports, providing connectivity for up to 32 mic/line inputs, 16 balanced outputs and the awesome POWERPLAY P-16 Personal Monitoring System – which can feed up to 48 individual monitor mixers. We also included 2 optical ADAT sockets for connecting channels 1 - 8 and 9 - 16 to outboard devices, a convenient USB port for system updates via your PC – and MIDI I/O for lighting systems and sound module control.

Features:

16 MIDAS-designed, fully programmable mic preamps for audiophile sound quality

8 analogue, servo-balanced XLR outputs

AES50 network ports featuring KLARK TEKNIK’s SuperMAC networking capability for ultra-low jitter and latency

ULTRANET connectivity for BEHRINGER's P16 personal monitoring system

Digital audio and control connectivity for TURBOSOUND speaker systems with ULTRANET networking capability

Dual AES50 ports for cascading additional S16, SD16 or SD8 stageboxes—no merger or router required

Precise LED metering plus 7-segment displays for signal control on stage

Dual ADAT outputs providing 16-channel digital output on two optical TOSLINK* connectors

Phones output assignable to any of the inputs/outputs for on-stage monitoring

MIDI In/Out for bi-directional communication between BEHRINGER X32 Series console and on-stage MIDI devices

Remote operation via shielded CAT5e cable up to 330 ft / 100 m length

USB connector for system updates via PC

"Planet Earth" switching power supply for maximum flexibility (100 - 240 V~), noise-free audio, superior transient response plus low power consumption for energy saving

"Built like a tank" yet compact, all-steel 2U rack-mount chassis

Conceived and designed by BEHRINGER Germany