Hi Guy, A few thoughts:
The Cisco switch (or equivalent) that Axia requires is just a standard pro-grade Ethernet switch. It performs automatic Ethernet and IP switching for any computer or Axia device (which our just special purpose computers) connected to it. All devices connected to this switch have the capability of communicating with each other by default, be it Audio communication or Internet traffic. In an AoIP system, audio is more or less treated just like other Ethernet network data. The Cisco switch is not an audio switch or other device that could be, or would need to be, controlled by Rivendell or any other special software. It's role is largely passive in an Axia setup. The kind of switching it sounds like you're talking about (controlling which Livewire audio inputs get sent to which Livewire audio outputs) is a function of the Livewire AoIP system. No special "switching" device is needed to enable this functionality. All Livewire devices connected to the Cisco Ethernet switch have the ability to arbitrarily route audio amongst themselves. I believe that Rivendell can issue commands to control this routing (but Fred, et. al. should confirm). These commands are sent from Rivendell to the specific Axia devices effected by the routing, not to a central switching device. As long as all Axia devices and any Rivendell boxes are all sitting on the same Ethernet network (i.e. all connected to the Cisco switch), then Rivendell should be able to control the routing of audio between Axia devices. We use Rivendell for our main playout utility and Axia as our station's audio backbone. They work great together. Also, though we don't currently use Rivendell to control any of the Aixa routing (our Axia audio routes are largely static), we have explored this possibility of doing so. We are considering doing something like this in the future to allow Rivendell to activate a backup audio source in our tower in the event that something catastrophic goes wrong in our studios. Hope this explanation helps. Let me know if I've misunderstood your intentions or question. Thanks, Andy WMFO Medford, MA www.andysayler.com On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 10:51, Guy Curtis <[email protected]> wrote: > > basically, We want to use the Axia systems. Does the switcher component of > Rivendell control the Axia Audio router or the cisco switch. So would it be > possible for the studio setup and the rivendell computer to be plugged into > the switch and the switch send the data to the Audio Router with the > Rivendell machine controlling which input (rivendell or studio) is being sent > to the audio router. > > ________________________________ > From: Brooks Whiteford <[email protected]> > To: Guy Curtis <[email protected]>; User discussion about the > Rivendell Radio Automation System <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, 19 April 2012, 19:14 > Subject: Re: [RDD] Anyone using rivendell with an Axia Livewire Setup > > Hey Guy, > We run Axia Livewire with RD at our station. Could you explain what > you're trying to accomplish and perhaps I can shed some light on how it might > be accomplished? > > Thanks, > Brooks > > On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Guy Curtis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > We are about to upgrade our studio equipment and instigate the Axia Livewire > and incorporate it with the Rivendell System. Does the Livewire Switcher/GPIO > control the Cisco switch or the Axia Routing Control? Could it be set so that > the rivendell computer & studio setup run into a switcher and the switch > leads to the routing control and the routing control to the transmitter with > rivendell switching the switch between rivendell and studio. > > That was hard to write so if it is not clear please ask me to explain > differently. > > Guy Curtis > > _______________________________________________ > Rivendell-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Rivendell-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
