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RockNet

Riedel · 2000s

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

Riedel's RockNet carries up to 160 channels of 24-bit/48 kHz audio over one Cat5 cable in a self-healing ring, behaving like an analogue split without the bulk. Riedel added the RockNet 100 stage box for Yamaha consoles in 2009.

Introduced
2000s
Category
Digital audio network and stage boxes
Intended use
Touring and installed signal distribution
Production
Riedel Communications

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    It let crews retire heavy multicores while keeping plug-and-play simplicity.

  2. 02

    Ring redundancy suited it to FOH and monitor splits.

Engineering record

Capacity
Up to 160 channels, 24-bit/48 kHz, on one Cat5 ring[1]
Topology
Self-healing ring of up to 99 devices[1]
RockNet 100
3RU box with 16 mic/line in and 8 out for Yamaha consoles[2]

Original pricing

No reliable period price located

2026 equivalent

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Use in the field

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Manuals & original documents

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Sources

  1. 1ROCKNET Digital Audio NetworkRiedel Communications (archived) · archive
  2. 2Riedel debuts RockNet 100 for Yamaha digital mixing consolesTV Tech · archive · 2009-06-11

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