may 2009 - auvitran newsletter

NewsletterMay 2009

Bringing new support to our distribution network Since its creation in 2003, AuviTran has focused on providing audio networking capabilities to the pro audio industry. EtherSound is more and more becoming a standard in the live audio applications:

• More than 30 pro audio manufacturers providing EtherSound connectivity • More than 100 pro audio products EtherSound enabled, covering all needs from sources to destinations • More than 15 000 EtherSound enabled devices installed, which means more than one million audio

channels connected through this technology. AuviTran is serving pro audio manufacturers through its OEM modules and end users thanks to you, our distribution network. After the tragic passing away of Wlodek, this newsletter is the opportunity for me to introduce our new Business Development Manager, Patrick Tardy. We met in Digigram where Patrick worked as sales manager for the broadcast market, and Patrick is very happy to work with us since April 1st. Patrick is based in France with direct access to the AuviTran team and he will be your primary contact for all distribution business issues. Do not hesitate to contact him for any question or request: Patrick Tardy E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +33 6 37 90 58 23 We want to thank you again for your continuous support in promoting AuviTran in the pro audio market, and stay tuned for exciting news from AuviTran in the coming weeks.

Managing Director Yves Ansade

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NewsletterMay 2009


EtherSound evolution: from ES v1 to ES100 Since its creation in 2001, EtherSound has constantly evolved, in order to better answer to the pro audio industry needs. Major milestones of this evolution include: • 2003 : bidirectional functionalities added to EtherSound (ES v2)

Up to 64 audio streams upstream and up to 64 audio streams downstream on one Cat5 cable

• 2006: ES100 launched, allowing ring topologies and PC control on 3rd port from any device in the network • 2007: : Managing star bidirectional architectures and routing up to 320x320 audio channels through

the new AuviTran AVM500-ES (5xES100 Matrix Router), first AuviTran ES100 enabled product.

2001First presentation

2003Early adopters

2006 ES100 launch

2007 AuvitranES100 MatrixUp to 320x320 channels

2009 More than15 000 devicessold

More thanone million audio channelsinstalled

V2

128 channelsV1

monodirectionnal64 channels

bidirectionnal

Major enhancements:* ring topologies* PC connection on 3rd port for control anywhereon the network

The EtherSound momentum

AuviTran team, always at the forefront of EtherSound developments, worked hard to provide ES100 enabled products, keeping in mind that these new products must be backward compatible with former EtherSound versions. Today, the full range of AuviTran products is ES100 based.

• All AuviTran new products launched since 2007 are ES100 ready and enabled. o AVY16-ES100: ES100 mini YGDAI card with 3rd port for Yamaha mixers and processors o AVX48-ES100: ES100 card for TASCAM X48TM multitrack recorder o AVI64-ES100: ES100 card for RME i64 slot enabled RME mic pre amps

(DMC842, ADI8, MICSTASY) o AVM500-ES: 5xES100 Network Matrix Router

Managing and routing up to 320x320 audio channels, upstream and downstream

• We launched new ES100 evolutions of older products : o AVKit-ES/ES100: ES100 AVKit for Yamaha AD8HR o AVRed-ES100: ES100 AVRed redundant link (EtherCon or OpticalCon connectors) o AVB32-ES/ES100: AES/EBU to ES100 bridge

NewsletterMay 2009

The ES100 upgrade program in details We want to provide you with the possibility to upgrade your existing AuviTran products to the new ES100 standard, and we therefore propose you an upgrade program: Upgrade your products to the latest version of EtherSound standard (ES100) at an exceptional fixed low price: 250 € (EXW) each. This operation aims at cleaning up your inventory, and at rewarding your customers for their fidelity, by updating former ES Auvitran products to ES100 enabled AuviTran products.

The ES100 upgrade program is only available until October 2009. We already started upgrading products with some of you

What products are eligible to this update program? If you bought one or more of these products between 2004 and 2007, you may take advantage of the upgrade program: AVY16-ES / AVKit-ES / AVRed-ES / AVB32-ES

How does the ES100 upgrade program work? Product

concerned Procedure Price

(EXW) AVY16-ES Standard Exchange

You send us the AVY16-ES and we return you one AVY16-ES100 250€

per card AVKit-ES for AD8HR

Upgrade Kit You send us the AVKit-ES We return you an upgraded AVKit You then have a AVKit-ES/ES100 (ES100 enabled)

250€ per upgrade kit

AVB32-ES Upgrade Kit You send us the internal EtherSound card as described here:

We return you the ES100 card You then have a AVB32-ES/ES100 (ES100 enabled)


AVRed-ES Upgrade Kit You send one of the two internal EtherSound cards as described here:

We return you the ES100 card You then have a AVRed-ES/ES100 (ES100 enabled)


Interested by this upgrade program? Any further question? Please contact:

Patrick Tardy E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +33 4 76 04 70 69



NewsletterMay 2009

AuviTran activity: OEM modules AND ready to use distributed products

Since its creation in 2003, AuviTran has focused on providing audio networking capabilities to a growing list of the pro audio companies.

AuviTran serves this market through two complementary channels:

1. OEM modules, incorporated by pro audio manufacturers

As of 2009, more than 30 companies of this industry rely on EtherSound for providing this audio networking capability, and the vast majority of EtherSound enabled products use AuviTran OEM modules.

More than 30 pro audio manufacturersprovideEtherSoundconnectivity

They trust AuviTran for theirEtherSoundenabled products:


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2. Ready to use EtherSound products, through our distribution network

The launch of the AVY16-ES in 2004 marked the kick off for the use of EtherSound live applications. It was also for AuviTran the first of a range of off the shelf EtherSound products, and the start of AuviTran distribution network. Today, this range has evolved and covers the following products:

• EtherSound card for Yamaha mixers and processors: AVY16-ES100 • EtherSound bridges to mic pre amps: AVKit-ES100 for Yamaha AD8HR and AVI64-ES100 for RME i64

slot based RME mic preamps • EtherSound card for Tascam X48 multitrack recorder: AVX48-ES100 • EtherSound bridge to AES/EBU: AVB32-ES/ES100 (three models: 32 in or 32 out or 16in/16out) • EtherSound redundant link for improved security: AVRed-ES100 (optical or Cat5 connectors) • EtherSound matrix router for 5xES100 networks, for managing star bidirectional architectures and

routing up to 320x320 audio channels (upstream and downstream): AVM500-ES

AuviTran is committing to help its distribution network with new investments:

New services / New support / New products


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New investments for our distribution network

• Free technical and pre-sales training sessions for our distributors We moved to larger offices and we have now training facilities Training is free of charge for our distributors (just the travel expenses are at your charge). Training session content (one day):

o Theoretical aspects of EtherSound and new features of ES100 o The different network architectures that can be used: daisy chain, star with switch, ring,

new bidirectional star using the AVM500 or mixed architecture ring + star + daisy chain. o ESMonitor in depth training (ESService, ESEditor, NetPatch, Online/Offline mode) o ESMonitor hands on exercises with different types of architectures

Next training session planned: Tuesday, June 2nd If you are interested, contact us at [email protected]

We can also organize training sessions at your request for your dealers and end-users. For a commercial proposal, contact us

• New off the shelf products for live and installed sound market: two major new products will be launched before PLASA 2009, and you will get full details in a specific newsletter.

• New AVS-ESMonitor software developments and new software development engineer hiring All EtherSound enabled products are monitored and controlled through AuviTran AVS-ESMonitor software, which has become the de-facto standard of the industry. In order to help Olivier Schneider in providing new software features, AuviTran decided to invest in a new software development engineer: Olivier Choquet who starts in AuviTran on May 1st.

• New communication and promotion tools The AuviTran web site will be revamped this year, and we want to provide you more communication and promotion tools. You will be contacted in the following weeks for asking your requests and proposals. Don’t hesitate to provide us any idea on this subject

• New person at your disposal for sales and business development issues

Patrick Tardy started working with us on April 1st as Business Development Manager

Patrick is based in Grenoble, France, where he has direct access to the AuviTran team.

Patrick will be your primary contact for any sales issues (pre sales support, architecture proposals logistics…)

Don’t hesitate to contact Patrick for any question, request or proposal Patrick Tardy Tel: +33 6 37 90 58 23 Mail: [email protected] or [email protected]





NewsletterMay 2009

New AVY16-ES100 firmware with redundant link management

AVY16-ES100 is the new AuviTran EtherSound Interface for Yamaha Mini-YGDAI slots. It is available since July 2008.

New features of AVY16-ES100 include:

• Fully ES100 compliant (Ring, Control of the network from anywhere) • 3rd Ethernet Port for ES100 Network remote control from a PC on a device connected anywhere or in

ring • Management of 88.2/96KHz Frequency • Remote Serial Port tunnelling with backward compatibility with previous Auvitran products and new

Yamaha devices • Multi tunnelling allowed even on a non Primary Master • New: redundant link management for improved security, available since firmware version 0xE02

(Available via AVS-Firmware Updater v3.8) An AVY16-ES100 device can be set to work like a combination of AVY16-ES100+AVRed-ES100. The In/A and Out/B ports can be used as redundant links similar to the A and B links of an AVRed-ES100 and the 3rd port is then used as a In or Out port depending on the configuration.

Example of configuration using redundant link capability of the AVY16-ES100


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AVS-ESMonitor 3.52 is able to manage this new functionality of 0xE02 firmware, as described below in the control page:

Redundant link Management

This product remains at the same public price of 850€ (ExW), and is available only through AuviTran distribution network


NewsletterMay 2009

AVS-ESMonitor – new features

AVS-ESMonitor is now released in version 3.52 New features include:

• Vista integration AVS ES-Editor

• New templates available o Yamaha SB168-ES o AuviTran AVRed-ES100 o AuviTran AVkit-ES100 for AD8HR

AVS ES-Monitor

• Improved new smart NetPatch algorithm • New Macro commands for quick load/save configuration (could be use as quick patch buttons) • New devices available for control

o AuviTran AVRed-ES100 o AuviTran AVKit-ES100 for AD8HR o Yamaha SB168-ES

• New tunneling functionalities inter devices • Control pages improved for:

o NEXO NXAmp o NEXO NX242 o AuviTran AVI64-ES100 o AuviTran AVM500-ES o AVY16-ES100


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Full public price and release date

EtherSound ES100 products (backward compatible with EtherSound V2) Reference Description of product Price

(EXW) Release

date AVY16-ES100 ES100 mini YGDAI card with 3rd port 850€ Available AVRed-ES100/EtherCon ES100 CAT5e Redundant link with 2xEtherCon connectors on rear face 2495€ Available AVRed-ES100/FoNeutrik ES100 Optical fiber Redundant link with 2xOpticalCon connectors in front face 3750€ Available AVM500-ES 5xES100 Network Matrix Router 4750€ Available AVPSAUX-E45/EB External Auxiliary Power for AVM500-ES and AVRed-ES100 235€ Available AVB32-ES/ES100-ASio ES100 AES/EBU bridge for 16 mono inputs and 16 mono outputs 3150€ Available AVB32-ES/ES100-AS2o ES100 – AES/EBU bridge for 32 mono outputs 2950€ Available AVB32-ES/ES100-AS2i ES100-AES/EBU for 32 mono inputs 3350€ Available AVX48-ES100 ES100 card for TASCAM X48 1170€ Available AVI64-ES100 ES100 i64 card for RME DMC842, ADI8, MICSTASY 690€ Available AVS-ESMonitor v3.52 Vista/XP software for remote monitoring and control of EtherSound Network Free Available

Notes: All Prices are Manufacturer Suggested Public Prices and Ex works (EXW).

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