Riedel Communications has announced the MN-ST-AL-2, a MediorNet expansion card for Studer digital mixing consoles, allowing a console to become a part of a signal distribution infrastructure.

The card supports all Studer Vista 5 and Vista 9 consoles, as well as OnAir 3000 consoles.

The MN-ST-AL-2 card provides two ports, each with redundant interfaces, for connecting Studer mixing consoles via the Studer A-Link protocol. The interface supports up to 384 channels per connection, and represents significant cost saving in cabling and maintenance as well as providing MediorNet flexibility and signal quality. Routing of the audio stream is handled by the MediorWorks control and management software via drag-and-drop programming, which makes last-minute changes easy and intuitive. Additional routing adjustments can be performed via Pro-Bel commands or the new Ember+ remote control protocol in MediorNet.

One MediorNet Modular frame equipped with A-Link interface cards becomes a cost-efficient audio router with 4,608 inputs and outputs in just two rack units.