Once upon a time, digital snakes were regarded as “why would I need that to just replace a cable?” But with the proliferation of digital mixers and simple interfacing via fiber or Cat-5 cabling, the idea started catching on. This was helped by their ability to reduce the FOH footprint with the ease of doing signal “splits” and the convenience of locating preamps in remote-controllable stageboxes; while replacing hundreds of pounds of copper with a lightweight reel — or two, for redundancy.
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When looking into a digital snake option, your best bet is starting off with your own console manufacturer, but with a number of solid third-party alternatives, it’s a buyer’s market. Speaking of purchasing, all the products here are scalable and/or expandable, so prices will vary depending on individual configuration requirements; however the option to build your system as your needs grow is a definite plus.
