The 19-inch rack format with rack-units of 1.75 inches (44.45 mm) was established as a standard by AT&T around 1922 in order to reduce the space required for repeater and termination equipment in a telephone company central office. There is little evidence that the dimensions of these early racks were standardized. īy 1911, the term was also being used in railroad signaling. The term relay rack appeared first in the world of telephony. The industry-standard rack cabinet is 42U tall however, 45U racks are also common. The height of the electronic modules is also standardized as multiples of 1.75 inches (44.45 mm) or one rack unit or U (less commonly RU). 2.5.4 Fiberglass reinforced plastic case racksĮquipment designed to be placed in a rack is typically described as rack-mount, rack-mount instrument, a rack-mounted system, a rack-mount chassis, subrack, rack cabinet, rack-mountable, or occasionally simply shelf.For complete compatibility information, please visit help.uaudio.Although coaxial MADI cannot be connected directly, UAD-2 Live Rack is expected to operate with any digital audio device with MADI optical I/O using proper converters, cabling and/or adapters (such as the optical I/O of a MADI coaxial converter). UAD-2 Live Rack is compatible with the MADI standard protocol (AES10) via optical SC connections.

Multi-unit setups cannot use duplex (paired) MADI cables.

Thunderbolt 1 or 2 Mac can be used with appropriate adapters and cables.

Internet connection to download software and authorize UAD plug-ins.

MADI optical SC signal source & return (e.g., digital mixing console).

(2) single MADI Optical SC cables or (1) Duplex MADI Optical SC cable for each UAD-2 Live Rack unit.

Thunderbolt 3 cable for each UAD-2 Live Rack unit.

Apple Mac computer with available Thunderbolt 3 port.

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