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The biggest advantage of the

Digital Snake is the fact that

the preamps are at the stage

end, closer to the microphones

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The S-4000R optional remote – well worth the extra dosh.

Price

S-1608: $2795; S-0816: $2495;

$4995 for the S-1608/0816

bundle (cable optional extra);

S-4000R (optional remote):

$695.

Contact

Roland Corporation

(02) 9982 8266

[email protected]u

www.rolandcorp.com.au

Pros

Easy to configure.

Sounds great.

Low latency.

No induced noise/hums.

Excellent preamps.

Useful remote.

Cons

Gain control is fiddly, especially

in a dark venue.

Summary

The Digital Snake is an afford-

able option that’s well suited to

a wide variety of applications.

It’s a doddle to install and

a breeze to carry around. If

there’s one product the digital

age has replaced that surely

no-one would bemoan the loss

of, it’s the backbreaking heavy

analogue cables we all used to

lug around!

NEED TO KNOW

to the desk to check on a channel’s status – more looms

should have this feature. As previously mentioned, the

system remote also connects at either end of the system.

So in a typical stage/FOH configuration, you can initially

monitor the channel levels at the stage (for instance) before

unplugging the remote and adjourning to front-of-house.

You can also opt for a second remote if you wish to

permanently locate one at either end. In this dual-remote

configuration, when one is being used the other will lock

to prevent two people ‘fighting’ over the controls. This is a

great concept.

REMOTE BEAUTY

The remote control also allows you to save presets of gain,

phantom power and pad settings. This is where any digital

audio equipment really comes into its own, of course.

Working at a concert involving several different acts or

wherever the stage setup changes, presets can be used to

save all your settings from the soundcheck. Being able to

recall these settings later during the show is extremely

useful and efficient.

One difficulty I had with the system, however, involved

altering the gains on individual channels. To do this you

must first select the channel you want to adjust using

the rotary Channel Select knob, which is quite fiddly.

I’d much prefer to see a gain control on each channel –

wouldn’t we all? Altering gain structures mid-gig became

particularly difficult in the dark, as the numbers on

the display of the remote aren’t visible, only the selected

channel number is illuminated. What this perhaps suggests

is that these Digital Snakes are ideally suited to situations

involving a digital desk, where the gain for each preamp is

integrated within the console itself. Alternatively, gains can

be selected and modified via the free software that displays

40 inputs on-screen, which I unfortunately didn’t have for

the review.

The stage box (S-1608) features LED indicators on all the

channels. There are three: signal level, clip indicators, and

+48V phantom power. This is a very useful feature as it

allows the stage crew (etc) to easily see what’s going on.

When changing sets during a concert, for example, they’re

able to see whether phantom has been powered off on the

right channels before switching input devices. If you had

another remote on the stage and FOH has either forgotten

or simply made the wrong changes, the stage crew could fix

the mistake themselves.

CLASS ACT

As far as the sound quality goes, I’m really pleased to report

that it’s superb. There wasn’t a great deal of difference

between the sound of the analogue multicore and the

Digital Snake; the signal from the Digital Snake had

slightly more clarity in the top end and there was no sign

of any analogue hum. The biggest advantage of the Digital

Snake is the fact that the preamps are at the stage end,

closer to the microphones. This means the signal is at its

optimum before it’s transferred to the desk.

I also wanted to hear how the system reacted to being

driven ‘into the red’ – let’s face it, you’ll always go into the

red at some point. Digital clipping is never going to sound

desirable, but some A/Ds can be particularly harsh in the

way they limit ‘Over’ signals. The RSS system sounds very

‘analogue’ in this respect, which was definitely a good

thing. If you do have a channel clipping, the remote will tell

you straight away via a red LED.

TIP THE SCALES

Before I conclude this review, I’d like to reiterate where this

product really comes into its own. For full-time in-house

installations, the Digital Snake will be particularly effective,

especially if you also use a digital console. It will also be

ideally suited to anywhere that you might need to transfer

audio signals over a long distance or your installation

doesn’t permit a large heavy cable. The digital signal

transfer of audio over large distances is a far better solution

to using analogue multicore as there’s no signal loss.

If you’re looking for a system to take on the road then the

Compact Digital Snake has a lot going for it. With only

three portable boxes and lightweight cable to lug, it’s a

low-profile, high-quality, robust solution. It would also suit

outside broadcast trucks, as the ‘FOH’ S-0816 unit can stay

mounted in the truck and the crew can lay out the Ethernet

cable and connect up the S-1608 in a matter of seconds.

With a bit of imagination you can split the Digital Snake’s

output to as many S-0816 units as you like (with additional

switching hubs), allowing you to run independent devices

such as multitrack recording, broadcasting, or a monitor

console, with each output being completely independent of

the rest and with no loss in the signal every time it’s split.

COME SLITHER

I think it’s safe to say that the Roland RSS Compact

Digital Snake is easier to set up than I first expected,

although, if you’re going to upgrade to a digital snake

you’d do well to consider upgrading to a digital desk at the

same time, to reap all the benefits the digital system offers.

This is a really great product; a well built, easy to use, and

reliable piece of kit.

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