The snake comes with high quality pre-amp
Unlike analog multicore snake cables,
RSS Digital Snake systems are equipped
with high quality and remote-controllable
mic pre-amps. The pre-amps of RSS
Digital Snake systems have been
specially designed for live audio
applications and is made of high
quality components carefully selected
by Roland's engineers.
High Resolution Sound Quality
By having high quality mic-pres on stage, the sound is amplified and
converted at the closest point to the sound source, providing the best
possible quality audio. By using Cat5e cable instead of large multi-core
copper cable, the S-1608/0816 digital snake system is immune to the
"hums and buzzes" caused by electrical noise and ground issues.
Create Multiple Stage Configurations
Use Multiple S-1608/0816 Digital Snake System to create multiple
stage configurations such as Left, Right and Center stage unit
positions. Simply run Cat5e cables to FOH units in Front of House
position for easy cable management.
Ideal Channel Count Expansion for the S-4000
Digital Snake System
The S-1608/0816 Digital
Snake System can be
used easily expand the
channel count of the S-
4000 32x8 Digital Snake
System to 48x16 or more.
Mix and match S-4000
and S-1608/0816 Digital
Snake systems for
customizable rental and
installation systems.
Easy and Expandable

Remote-controllable
S-4000R or S-4000RCS provide easy
remote control of all input gain
adjustment, phantom power and PAD
settings.

REAC technology will make easy recording split ![]()
Because REAC is based on standard Ethernet technology, the
individual audio inputs coming into S-1608/0816 digital snake
system can be recorded via the Gigabit Ethernet port of PC
computer. DAW software to capture the audio signal is now under
development by Cakewalk and will be released in the near future.
This will make multi-channel live recording easier than ever before.
