Behringer Digital SnakeE S16 Owner's Manual

DIGITAL SNAKE S16 User Manual

DIGITAL SNAKE S16 User Manual

The S16 is in Standard (default) mode when all the configuration STATUS LEDs 

on the front display are off. This is useful for using the unit as a digital snake 

along with the X32 console to conveniently transfer 16 channels from the 

stage to FOH, and send 40 total channels back to the stage. The sends to the 

stage are arranged as AES50 channels 1-8 which appear on the 8 analog XLR 

OUTPUTS, AES50 channels 17-24 and 25-32 which appear on the ADAT OUTPUTS, 

and AES50 channels 33-48 appearing at the P16 OUTPUT. The specific routing 

of the AES50 channels can be configured on the X32. 

To make use of the S16’s full potential, up to 3 units can be cascaded to allow 

48 channels of bidirectional audio. Any AES50 signals cascaded from one S16’s 

port A to another S16’s port B are automatically shifted up 16 channels, 

allowing the last S16 in the chain to transmit all audio channels to and from the 

stage via its AES50-A port. The X32 Routing home page allows selection of the 

incoming AES50 signals that can be connected to the channel processing. 

The routing of the audio sent from console to stage box can be adjusted on the 

X32 Routing AES50 pages, respectively.

 

Signals sent from the X32 to the stage are seen the same on all S16 units in the 

chain. AES50 channels 1-8 will appear on the XLR OUTPUTS of each unit. 

To achieve maximum output to the stage, the 2nd and 3rd units in the chain 

must  have their physical OUTPUTS set to OUT +8 and OUT +16 respectively.

The following chart details the signal flow to and from the stage when 

using 3 S16 units.