Your DAW allows you to select which RedNet audio channel feeds each track. Please refer to your DAW’s documentation or Help files if you are unsure about this.
The RedNet PCIeNX card will be detected by your DAW and added to the list of available audio sources. Select RedNet PCIeNX (macOS) or Focusrite Thunderbolt ASIO (Windows).
Audinate Dante Controller is installed on your computer as part of the RedNet Control 2 installation. You can open Dante Controller either by going to its shortcut (in Applications on Macs or in All Programs in Windows), or in RedNet Control 2 clicking Dante → Dante Controller in the menu bar.
The Routing tab is arranged as a cross-point matrix. Audio inputs are listed horizontally (called Dante Transmitters) and audio outputs are listed vertically (called Dante Receivers).
You can expand the I/O matrix for each RedNet and Dante device – to reveal its full set of inputs or outputs – or collapse by clicking the appropriate ‘+’ or ‘-’ symbol against each device’s name. Some devices may have only inputs or outputs.
The RedNet PCIeNX card appears as a device with Dante Transmitters and Dante Receivers, as it has both inputs and outputs.
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To create an audio connection (called a subscription), click on the appropriate crosspoint between the RedNet PCIeNX card and your other Dante I/O device. When the connection is made (a successful subscription), a green tick icon
will appear.
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For incremental 1:1 routing within a single RedNet device, Ctrl-click on the first subscription cross-point
Note
For further details on how to configure a RedNet/Dante audio network, including ‘How to' animations, please see the Audinate website at: audinate.com
You can pay to upgrade the channel count of your RedNet PCIeNX from 128×128 channels to 256×256 channels (up to 96kHz, the channel count remains 128×128 at 176.4/192kHz). You can do this paid upgrade using Audinate's Dante Activator software.
To upgrade the channel count of your RedNet PCIeNX:
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Log in or create an account with Audinate: my.audinate.com/user/login.
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Install the latest version of Dante Controller: my.audinate.com/support/downloads/dante-controller.
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Ensure you have the latest firmware for your RedNet PCIeNX. Install and run the latest version of RedNet Control (you will be automatically prompted to apply an update by RedNet Control if your current firmware is out of date - follow all steps to upgrade before continuing): downloads.focusrite.com/focusrite/rednet.
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Open Dante Controller and click the “Dante Activator” icon
in the top bar:
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Find your RedNet PCIeNX in the Devices → Upgrade Available section and click it:
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Select the 256×256 upgrade option (pricing may differ in your territory and non-USD pricing is based on live exchange rates) and click Add To Cart:
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Log in to your Audinate account and proceed to the checkout.
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Complete the transaction, your RedNet PCIeNX briefly disappears from your Dante network. When it comes back, it should have 256×256 channels (44.1-96kHz sample rates).
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To make the new channels appear in your DAW software, you need to restart the computer the RedNet PCIeNX is connected to. We recommend fully powering down the system and then waiting a few seconds before powering it on again - some systems do not power cycle PCIe devices during a system restart, a full “cold” power cycle is required.