Rane DRAG NET 4 User Manual

Version 4 Data Sheet

The best customizable DSP solution for small to medium installations

• Drag Net™ drag and drop software is used to configure, control and monitor Rane’s
Programmable Multiprocessor (RPM) family of fully-configurable DSP products.

• Uses standard 10Base-T Ethernet connectivity for PC to RPM unit communication.

• Windows® 98, 2000 & XP compatibility. New algorithms downloadable via Ethernet.

Drag Net

SOFTWARE

Fast • Easy • Awesome

Drag Net™ incorporates
familiar Windows® file
management tools and
shortcuts. Easily self-taught
or factory trained over the
internet in just an hour.

DSP audio solutions for

Restaurants
Clubs
Hotels
Churches
Schools
Libraries

Project window

• Easy project
management for
Drag Net congu­rations, proposals,
drawings and web
links using the
Shortcuts folder.

• Allows oine
setup at the oce
for later download
into live devices.

Sport Clubs

Retail Stores

Offices

Conferencing

Theme Parks

Malls

Inputs: Up to 8 mic/line plus
AES3 digital (depending on
the RPM model). Daisy-chain
more with AES3 I/O.

Device Configuration window

• What you see is what you get – If a control is shown and DSP usage <100%, use it!

• Multi-select cut/copy/paste and block alignment tools.

• Remotely addressable Level & Preset recall controls.

• Tags on processing blocks display the last recalled preset.

10Base-T Ethernet

• View the Preset elements from the Processing Map or from the Preset block list.

Remotes: End-user Levels
and Presets can be assigned
to Remotes, installed near the
source or inside the zone.

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Outputs: Up to 8 balanced
line outputs plus an AES3
digital output (depending
on the RPM model).

Meter Window

• Consolidates all
input and outputs
into a resizeable
and dockable
meter bridge.

Preset window

• Preset overlay feature allows changing
one, some, or all parameters.

• Settings can be stored in 24 internal,
non-volatile Presets.

• Recall the rst 8 Presets via remote con­tact closures (see Remote Mapping).

Parameter window

• Displays a tree structure view of all used
signal processing and control blocks.

• Associates parameters to remote controls
(contact closures, Smart Remotes).

• Drag-and-drop into the Preset window
to quickly build Presets.

Palette window

• Lists signal processing blocks
used to create the audio ow.

• Drag and drop blocks from the
Palette to the Device Con­guration window to build your
custom audio system.

Drag Net

SOFTWARE

Processing Blocks

Inputs and Outputs

• Input block features vary depending on RPM hardware.
 RPM 88/44/22/2m: mic or line, +48V Phantom Power.
 RPM 88/44/22: AES3 digital I/O with sample rate conversion.
 RPM 26z: line-level only, analog gain trim.
 RPM 2: line-level only.

• Software controlled mic/line Inputs (RPM 88/44/22/2m):
 -128 dBu EIN (mic) with +48 VDC Phantom Power.
 Coarse Gain from +15 to +60 dB in 15 dB steps.
 Fine Trim from +16 to -20 dB in 1 dB steps.

• Line-level Balanced Output Trim maintains highest signal-to-

noise for all gain settings.

• Intuitive gain structure GUI.

Priority Auto Mixer / Ducker

• Advanced music and paging processor, with all the elements for

multi-zone paging and priority program management.

• A variety of In/Out combinations are available, up to 8 x 8.

• Automatic detection of input signal with noise immunity.

• Push-to-Talk operation from VIP Port contact closure.

• Forced on from properties window.

• Cross-point assignment of any input to any output.

• Eight priority levels for each input, arbitrated at each crosspoint.

• Priority based Ducking at each crosspoint.

• Priority dependent NOM mode preserves gain-before-feedback.

Applications:

• Automatic, priority paging with auto detection or Push-to-Talk.

• Automatic, priority based program selection.

• Simple, priority based ducking.

• NOM-based automatic mixing.

More Select and Mix Blocks

Mix N x 1
Select 1 of N
Matrix Mixer

Deluxe Stereo or Mono Side-Chain Compressor

• Smooths out program dynamics, with soft knee adjustment.

• Uses true rms level detection. A side-chain allows lters in the

detector path as well as an input for ducking applications.

• Provides initial default settings for music and speech.

Ambient Noise Compensator

• Automatically boosts program levels to match changes in back-

ground noise level.

• Connect any music or paging source to the Program input, and

the noise sensing microphone to the Ambient input.

Automatic Gain Control (AGC)

• Versatile gain riding block helps maintain the appropriate signal

level and dynamic range for an application.

• Allows transparent control of both speech and music levels.

• Uses a side-chain with true rms level detection, allowing lters

in applications that benet from band-limited detection for
voice or instrument AGC. It is also possible for the detector to
use signals other than the gain-controlled-signal.

Up to 10 inputs / 10 outputs!

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Processing Blocks

Drag Net

SOFTWARE

Parametric Equalizer (PEQ)

• Add/Remove Filter feature easily changes the number of l­ters without deleting the block or recreating settings. Up to 15
lters can be added to each PEQ block. Adjust lter quantities
oine without redrawing blocks and signal ow.

• Each numbered icon in the graph represents an available EQ
lter. ese icons can be selected and dragged about the graph
to adjust the frequency (horizontal) and level (vertical) param­eters, or precise values may be entered.

• Separate views for Magnitude, Phase, Composite, and indi­vidual lters. Tab display of all lter parameters in list form.

Feedback Suppressor

• 5, 10 & 15 lter versions for optimum use of DSP resources.

• Fixed, oating and user-adjustable PEQ lter types.

• Reset oating lters on power up or user-dened timeout.

• Speech and music modes.

• Auto-setup mode with limiter for fast setup.

• Dynamic level control.

True Response Graphic Equalizer with Perfect-Q™

• Rane’s patent-pending Perfect-Q technology means Drag
Net equalizers have no band interaction, even with drastic
adjustments of adjacent bands (blue line). But you can still
select traditional Proportional Q if desired (red line).

Rane Perfect-Q™

Proportional-Q

2-way or 3-way Crossover

• Adjust crossover frequencies by selecting and dragging the
crossover point icon to a new location, or type in values. Fil­ters may be linked and adjusted simultaneously.

• In Simple Mode, all crossovers are Linkwitz-Riley, 24 dB per
octave.

• Advanced Mode may include any combination of:

Linkwitz-Riley 12 or 24 dB per octave


 Butterworth 12/18/24 dB per octave
 Bessel 12/18/24 dB per octave
 1st-order 6 dB per octave lter.

Additional Processing Blocks

Compressor
Limiter
Delay
Signal Generator
Level
Meter
Text Labels

Drag Net

REMOTES

Remote Controls

Depending on which remote is selected for the application, the
end user is presented easy access to a variety of functions such as
source selection, preset recall, and level adjustment. All remotes
mount in a standard U.S. electrical box with a minimum depth
of 2¼ inches, and covered with a standard Decora® plate cover.
Because of the display width, the SR 3 is the only remote that
can’t t next to itself in a 2-gang electrical box, but will t next
to any other remote.

SR 2

Smart Remote

SR 3

Smart Remote with LCD

Live Remote Mapping

• e Remote Map sets up the assignments, parameters and remote
devices used for control.

• Signal processing parameters (a Source Selector’s Input parameter,
for example) are linked to Remotes by creating Groups. ese
Groups are created by dragging items from the Parameter window
into the Group Assignment section of the Remote Map.

• From the Versatile Input Port, control almost any parameter from
pot-on-a-wall, contact closures, or pre-made Remotes.

• For more control, up to 8 optional Smart Remotes (SR 2, SR 3,
SR 4) can be connected to an RPM unit via the RW 485 Remote
Interface Port.

Smart Remotes

Smart Remotes are compatible with the RPM 88, RPM 44,
RPM 22’s Remote Interface Port, and electrically compatible
with standard RS 485 interfaces.

e various modes and parameters (e.g., Backlight Timer)
are set directly when connected to a live device. Congurations
can be created oine and saved as Storage les or user templates
for subsequent upload to the remote at the job site.

It is possible to assign a single
remote to one or more parameters
– to control a mono or stereo zone
level, for example. It is also pos-

Office
Small Dogs
Medium Dogs
Big Dogs
Chicken Coop
Pig Sty
Horse Barn
Goat Pen

SR 4

Smart Remote with LEDs

sible to assign multiple remotes to
control the same parameter, as in
a primary/secondary arrangement.
Remotes linked in this manner
automatically track each other’s
changes, remaining in synch at all
times.

Smart Remotes require
shielded CAT 5 cable with two
twisted pairs.

LEVEL

VR 2

4

268

0

10

Volume Remote

4

3

2

LRS 4

1

Level Recall Switch

MRS 4

Memory Recall Switch

VIP Remotes

Using any of the RPM series Ver­satile Input Port (VIP) voltage­controlled level inputs, the VR 2
provides a simple “pot-on-a-wall”
solution, and the LRS 4 and MRS
4 provide 4-way radio button
“switch-on-a-wall” solutions.

Only three wires are required
for connection.

Drag Net

SOFTWARE

Specifications

Parameter Specification Limit Units Conditions/Comments

Compressor rms detector

.....reshold Range +0 to -40 1 dB ½ dB steps

.....Ratio Range 1:1 to 20:1 plus innity:1 typ 29 steps between 1:1 & 20:1

.....Attack Time 0.5 to 100 typ msec 16 steps †

.....Release Time 1 msec to 5.0 sec typ 15 steps †

.....Gain reduction meter Inverted peak response indicates instantaneous minimum gain setting

Limiter peak detector

.....reshold Range +0 to -40 1 dB ½ dB steps; Ratio xed at innity

.....Attack Time 0.5 to 100 typ msec 16 steps †

.....Release Time 1 msec to 5.0 sec typ 15 steps †

Parametric EQ all except CD Horn EQ

.....Frequency Range 20 to 20,000 typ Hz Minimum step size 1 Hz

Band-pass (Presence) Bandwidth ref. to 3 dB from peak/notch level

.....Filter Level Range +12 to -15 dB ¼ dB steps

.....Bandwidth Range 0.025 to 2.025 oct. Q of 57.71 to 0.66; 80 steps total

Shelving

.....Filter Level Range +12 to -15 dB ¼ dB steps; ±3 dB slope

High cut & low cut

.....Filter type Butterworth 2nd-order

All-pass 1st-order unity gain magnitude response

.....Phase shift -90 Deg. at center frequency

All-pass 2nd-order Bandwidth refers to frequencies where the phase is +90 and -90 degrees with respect to the center

frequency. Maximum phase shift is ±180 degrees.

.....Bandwidth Range 0.025 to 2.025 oct. Q of 57.71 to 0.66; 80 steps total

CD Horn EQ
Frequency Range 2k to 5k typ Hz +3 dB corner freq.; 6 dB/octave slope
Crossover Filter Types

.....Bessel Corner FrequencyAttenuation

.....2nd-order -4.5 dB at selected frequency

.....3rd-order -6.25 dB

.....4th-order -7.5 dB

.....Butterworth corner frequency. -3 dB at selected frequency

.....Butterworth orders 2nd, 3rd & 4th 12, 18 & 24 dB/octave, respectively

.....Linkwitz-Riley corner frequency. -6 dB

.....Linkwitz-Riley orders 2nd & 4th 12 & 24 dB/octave, respectively

.....Crossover frequency range 20 to 20,000 Hz

.....Crossover freq. step size 1 Hz typ

Mix

.....Input Range -30 to 0 dB ½ dB steps plus Mute

.....Output Range 30 to +16 dB ½ dB steps plus Mute

Level

.....Input Range -30 to +16 dB ½ dB steps plus Mute

Delay

.....Delay Range 0 to 500 msec

.....Minimum Step Size 0.02083 msec 48 kHz sampling rate

.....Temperature Range -20º to 120º F deg. -29 to 49 C; 1º F minimum step size

Sine Wave Generator 20 to 20,000 Hz 1 Hz steps
Pink Noise: Type Pseudo Random (average) ½ dB error e phase between individual generators is likely to

be uncorrelated, but not guaranteed.

.....Period 167 typ sec

.....Crest Factor 4.9 typ

Meter: Range 60 dB Peak Response

Minimum System: Pentium 2 PC (266 MHz), 30 MB available disk space, 128 MB R AM, Windows 98(SE), 2000, XP, Vista or 7,

Internet Explorer 6 or higher, 10Base-T capable Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC)

Recommended System: Pentium 4 PC (>1.5 GHz), 512 MB RAM, Windows XP, Vista or 7.

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10

LEVEL

Basic Church System

dB Headroom

dB Headroom

dB Headroom

dB Headroom

3

6

12

24

Limit

1

Comp

Exp

Fault

Load

Ready

3

6

12

24

Limit

2

Comp

Exp

Fault

Load

Ready

3

6

12

24

Limit

3

Comp

Exp

Fault

Load

Ready

3

6

12

24

Limit

4

ON

Comp

Exp

Fault

Load

Ready

MA 4

Rane SR 4 Remote
at Pulpit to
change Levels
and Presets

Lavalier Only
Pulpit Only
Lav and Pulpit
Lav and Choir
Pulpit and Choir
All Mics On
All Mics o
Rapture

Rane RPM 44
Programmable
Multiprocessor

Rane MA 4 Amplier

Wireless

Lavalier

Mic

Wireless Receiver

INPUT

1 2 3 4

-4

-12

-48

OUTPUT

1 2 3 4

-4

-12

-48

Peak dBFS

Low

Low
(100W)

AES3

LOCK

A B

AES3

A B

Pulpit

Mic

-4

-12

-48

-4

-12

-48

Mid

Mid
(100W)

PRESET

High Cry

High
(100W)

Choir

Mic

VIP/VOP RW 485

Choir

Mic

ETHERNET

STATUS POWER

Room

Cry
(100W)

AMPLIFIER

MULTIPROCESSOR

DIGITAL

RPM 44

PROGRAMMABLE

Rane VR 2
Remote
in Cry Room
to change
Level

Main 3-Way Central Cluster Cry / Overow Room

Restaurant System with 10 Zones

Mic

1

Rane RPM 88
Programmable
Multiprocessor

Amplifiers

Six Zones share one of four input
sources: Mic (for meetings); Radio; CD
& MP3/ computer music. A Rane
MRS 4 selects what's heard in these six
zones.

Using two Rane SR 4 remotes (one in
the rack, one at the Host station)
permits independent Level control of
each of these six zones.

Mic

2

CD Changer

INPUT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

-4

-12

-48

OUTPUT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

-4

-12

-48

Dine 1 & 2

DVD Player

Peak dBFS

AES3

LOCK

A B

AES3

A B

Dine 3

XM

Sirius

VIP/VOP RW 485

MP3 from
computer

ETHERNET

STATUS POWER

RPM 88

PROGRAMMABLE

MULTIPROCESSOR

AES3

Satellite /

Radio Tuners

-4

-12

-48

-4

-12

-48

PRESET

To Remotes

Dine 4

Host

Patio Dining

Three more SR 4 remotes, one in each
of the remaining zones, allow
independent source selection & Level
control from within the zone.

Additional Drag Net system examples
can be found in the Applications
section at www.rane.com.

Entry

Kitchen

Bar South

Patio Bar

Bar North

Drag Net

INPUT

AES3 OUTPUT

1 2

A B

1432

6

5

LOCK

VIP POWER

ETHERNET STATUS

RPM 26z

PROGRAMMABLE

MULTIPROCESSOR

PRESET

24

24

INPUT

1 2 3 4

OUTPUT

1 2 3 4

PRESET

RPM 44

A B

A B

Peak dBFS

-4

-12

-48

-4

-12

-48

-4

-12

-48

-4

-12

-48

AES3

AES3

LOCK

PROGRAMMABLE

MULTIPROCESSOR

VIP/VOP RW 485

ETHERNET

STATUS POWER

INPUT

OUTPUT

1 2 1 2

VIP POWER

ETHERNET

STATUS

RPM 2

PROGRAMMABLE

MULTIPROCESSOR

PRESET

24

HARDWARE

RPM 2

RPM 2m

RPM 22

2 line-level analog inputs, 2 analog outputs

1 2

INPUT

1 2

OUTPUT

2 mic/line analog inputs, 2 analog outputs, AES3 output

2 line-level analog inputs, 6 analog outputs, AES3 input

INPUT

1 2

-4

-12

-48

OUTPUT

1 2

-4

-12

-48

Peak dBFS

AES3

A B

A B

MADE IN U.S.A.

RPM 2

RANE CORP.

FOR CONTINUED
GROUNDING
PROTECTION
DO NOT
REMOVE
SCREW

100-240V

20 WATTS50/60 Hz

A B

AES3

MADE IN U.S.A.

RPM 2m

RANE CORP.

FOR CONTINUED
GROUNDING
PROTECTION
DO NOT
REMOVE
SCREW

100-240V

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES FOR A CLASS 'B' COMPUTING DEVICE.

20 WATTS50/60 Hz

MADE IN U.S.A.

RPM 26z

RANE CORP.

FOR CONTINUED
GROUNDING
PROTECTION
DO NOT
REMOVE
SCREW

100-240V

20 WATTS50/60 Hz

LOCK

-4

-12

-48

AES3

-4

-12

-48

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DEFAULT

24

PRESET

DEFAULT

DEFAULT

PRESET

24

10Base-T

10Base-T

10Base-T

LINK

LAN

LINK

LAN

LINK

LAN

VERSATILE INPUT PORT

0-5V

1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8

1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8

VIP POWER

ETHERNET STATUS

AES3 OUTPUT

VERSATILE INPUT PORT

0-5V

1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8

1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8

AES3 INPUT OUTPUTS

VERSATILE INPUT PORT

0-5V

1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8

1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8

VIP/VOP RW 485

+5V
100 mA

REF

GND

REF

GND

+5V
100 mA

REF

GND

REF

GND

+5V
100 mA

REF

GND

REF

GND

ETHERNET

STATUS POWER

2 mic/line analog inputs, 2 analog outputs, AES3 input/output

COMMERCIAL AUDIO

EQUIPMENT 24TJ

R

100-240V

RPM 22

MADE IN U.S.A.

RANE CORP.

ACN 001 345 482

FOR CONTINUED
GROUNDING
PROTECTION
DO NOT REMOVE
SCREW

55 WATTS50/60 Hz

DEFAULT LAN

10Base-T

AES3 OUT AES3 IN

LINK

REMOTE INTERFACE PORT

CLASS 2 WIRING

(RW 485)

A B +V -V

A B +V -V

–+

VERSATILE OUTPUT PORT

CLASS 2 WIRING

OPEN COLLECTOR

+40 VDC / 100 mA MAX

1 2 3 4 5 76 8

1 2 3 4 5 76 8

RPM 2m

PROGRAMMABLE

MULTIPROCESSOR

2 1

– + + –

– + + –

– + + –

– + + –

12 2 1

3 4 5 6

– + + – – + + –

– + + – – + + –

RPM 22

PROGRAMMABLE

MULTIPROCESSOR

VERSATILE INPUT PORT

+12 VDC /
100 mA MAX

1 2 3 4 5 76 8

+12

GND

1 2 3 4 5 76 8

+12

GND

0-5V

INPUTSOUTPUTS

++ – – + –

OUTPUTS

– + + –

– + + –

REF

REF

+5 VDC /
100 mA

GND

GND

INPUTS

2 1 2 1

– + + –

– + + –

INPUTSOUTPUTS

2 1

– + + –

– + + –

INPUTS

2 1 2 1

– + + –

– + + –

This device complies with Part 15
of the FCC R ules. Operation is
subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not
cause harmful in terference, and
(2) thi s device must accept any
interference received, i ncluding
interference that may cause

undesired operation.

THIS DEVICE
COMPLIES WITH PART
15 OF THE FCC RULES

FOR A CLASS 'B'

COMPUTING DEVICE.

THIS DEVICE
COMPLIES WITH PART
15 OF THE FCC RULES

FOR A CLASS 'B'

COMPUTING DEVICE.

RPM 44

RPM 88 RPM 26z

4 mic/line analog inputs, 4 analog outputs, AES3 input/output

INPUT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

-4

-12

-48

OUTPUT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

-4

-12

-48

Peak dBFS

COMMERCIAL AUDIO

EQUIPMENT 24TJ

R

AES3

A B

A B

100-240V

AES3

RPM 44

MADE IN U.S.A.

RANE CORP.

ACN 001 345 482

FOR CONTINUED
GROUNDING
PROTECTION
DO NOT REMOVE
SCREW

55 WATTS50/60 Hz

LOCK

-12

-48

-12

-48

DEFAULT LAN

-4

-4

PRESET

24

10Base-T

AES3 OUT AES3 IN

LINK

REMOTE INTERFACE PORT

CLASS 2 WIRING

VIP/VOP R W 48 5

8 mic/line analog inputs, 8 analog outputs, AES3 input/output

REMOTE INTERFACE PORT

LINK

OUTPUTS

(RW 485)

B +V -V

A

B +V -V

A

4 3 2 1

+ – + – + – + –

VERSATILE OUTPUT PORT

CLASS 2 WIRING
OPEN COLLECTOR

+40 VDC / 100 mA MAX

3 4576 8

1 2

3 4576 8

1 2

COMMERCIAL AUDIO

EQUIPMENT 24TJ

R

100-240V

RPM 88

MADE IN U.S.A.

RANE CORP.

8 7 6 5

ACN 001 345 482

+ – + – + – + –

10Base-T

FOR CONTINUED
GROUNDING
PROTECTION
DO NOT REMOVE
SCREW

55 WATTS50/60 Hz

DEFAULT LAN

OUTPUTS INPUTS

34 12 4 3 2 1

–+

(RW 485)

A B +V -V

A B +V -V

+12 VDC /
100 mA MAX

GND

+12

GND REF

+12

ETHERNET

VERSATILE OUTPUT PORT

CLASS 2 WIRING
OPEN COLLECTOR

+40 VDC / 100 mA MAX

1 2 3 4 5 76 8

1 2 3 4 5 76 8

S TA TU S POWER

8 7 6 5

+ – + – + – + –

VERSATILE INPUT PORT

0-5V

3 4576 8

1 2

3 4576 8

1 2

++ – + –– + – + – + – + –

+12 VDC /
100 mA MAX

+12

GND

+12

GND REF

RPM 88

PROGRAMMABLE

MU L TIPROCESSO R

+5 VDC /
100 mA

REF

GND

GND

VERSATILE INPUT PORT

0-5V

1 2 3 4 5 76 8

1 2 3 4 5 76 8

INPUTS

This device complies with Part 15
of the FCC R ules. Operation is
subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not
cause harmful in terference, and
(2) thi s device must accept any
interference received, i ncluding
interference that may cause

undesired operation.

This device complies with Part 15
of the FCC R ules. Operation is

+5 VDC /

subject to the following two

100 mA

conditions: (1) this device may not

REF

GND

cause harmful in terference, and
(2) thi s device must accept any
interference received, i ncluding
interference that may cause

undesired operation.

GND

4 3 2 1

+ – + – + – + –+ – + – + – + –+ – + – + – + –+ – + – + – + –

+ – + – + – + –

AES3 OUT AES3 IN

CLASS 2 WIRING

All RPM units have Ethernet 10Base-T, 8 logic inputs, balanced Euroblock connectors.

For hardware details, see the Data Sheets and Manuals for any of these products, all available at www.rane.com

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