Download Halogen Installer 1.0.1The .NET Framework 4 will be installed if not already on your PC, requiring additional download time.
Meet HAL, an expert in room combining, paging and distributed audio systems. This groundbreaking architecture is dimensions beyond any other solution.
HAL easily guides even novice users through what used to be complex tasks in just minutes. No intricate matrix mixing or presets are required for room combining and paging. No wiring required to distribute pages and background music to multiple zones.
Seamlessly interface HAL to your application with a broad variety of peripheral devices including smart Digital Remotes, Remote Audio Devices (RADs), portable and in-rack auto mixers, bus Expansion devices, and an advanced Paging Station.
In addition, the HAL1 and Halogen software check the status, location, CAT 5 wiring integrity, and that audio is flowing in all peripheral devices, so you know your system is properly connected and ready to go.
HAL with Halogen software is more than just another DSP drag-and-drop system. It will revolutionize the way you design and install systems. HAL is fully compatible and easily integrated with existing Rane products like gain-sharing auto mixers and Rane's almost endless variety of RADs.
HAL is a technology finalist via the InAVate DigITal newsletter! We encourage you to take a moment and vote for HAL. Voting will close on Sunday 15th of January, and the winners announced on Wednesday 1st February at ISE 2012.
The HAL1, EXP1, PAGER1 and Digital Remotes are shipping now!
HAL1's DSP brain can handle 80 by 48 audio channels (and has over 5 times the DSP horsepower of the RPM 88)
But remember, just because a single blue RAD port is 2 digital in and 2 digital out, the cascadeable AM1 and AM2 Automixers offer up to 64 mic inputs for a single RAD port!
The Rane HAL1 has four RAD ports: from 2x2 I/O to 64 inputs each. Eight Digital Remote Ports allow simple user control wherever it is needed.
Add up to four EXP1 Expansion Units with Firewire daisy-chain connection, providing 8 more RAD ports each. Connect a multitude of RADs and Digital Remotes wherever they are needed.
Halogen SoftwareThe Halogen software application is your home for designing, configuring, and controlling your HAL audio system. Halogen's easy-to-use graphical user interface simplifies the design and configuration process so much that your only concern will be deciding how to use the extra time you suddenly have!
The Halogen software manages global tasks such as discovering, connecting to, and applying configurations to HAL devices. The interface is divided into two main sections: the Hardware Workspace and the Processing Workspace.
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Hardware Workspace |
Specify, configure, and troubleshoot the physical hardware components of your audio system. |
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Processing Workspace |
Wire together the audio processing components of your system, adding and configuring standard processing blocks such as equalizers, matrix mixers, compressors, limiters, and so on. Manage and configure control links and presets here. Halogen also provides innovative processing blocks that simplify complex paging and room combine scenarios. |
Notice that Halogen separates the hardware view from the processing view of your audio system. A key benefit of this separation is the flexibility it provides when configuring the system's various inputs and outputs. For example, suppose you have a RAD2 in your audio system. You drag the RAD2 device into the Hardware Workspace but then go to the Processing Workspace to configure the RAD2's line input and mic input. This separation of hardware from processing allows you to work with each input and output individually instead of having to work with the hardware device as a single entity. It also allows you to focus on hardware in one place and audio flow and processing in another place—simplifying your job as a result. Brilliant!
Workspace Layout
As you may have noticed in the images above, the Hardware Workspace and the Processing Workspace have similar layouts. On the right is the actual workspace itself in which you create your system. Associated with each workspace is a palette of objects on the left, and at the top a toolbar specific to the workspace. To add an entity to your audio system, you drag one or more objects from the palette to the workspace.
A simple way to think of the Halogen workspaces is that you use the Hardware Workspace to create and connect all of your physical hardware, while you use the Processing Workspace to select, configure, and connect the processing blocks and controls.
Processing Block Gallery
Click 'Run' to install. An internet connection is required. The .NET Framework 4 will be installed if not already on your PC, requiring additional download time.
System requirements: Computer running Microsoft Windows XP SP3 (32-bit) or Vista SP1 (32 or 64-bit), or 7 (32 or 64-bit) with an Ethernet port.
Version 1.0.1 contains several minor bug fixes.
1.0.1 Known Issue
"Non-US English" versions of Windows exhibit problems when dragging blocks onto the Processing Map. We recommend changing the Windows setting that changes the symbol used for "decimal points" from a comma ( , ) to a period ( . ). This temporary workaround fixes the problems until an updated release is available.
The problems encountered are: adding a ducker, gate or limiter block displays an error that corrupts the configuration file. The delay block resources used value is calculated incorrectly. And Level control links and parametric EQ bandwidth values behave incorrectly.
Here's where to find the settings in the German version of Windows. Make these changes, then open Halogen:
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From the Systemsteuerung, open Region und Sprache
Click on Weitere Einstellungen… the button in the lower right corner of the screen (on the Formate tab)
Replace the ‘,’ in the Dezimaltrennzeichen field with a ‘.’
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Systemsteuerung -> Regions und Sprachoptionen
Click on the Anpassen… button next to the region
Change the dezimaltrennzeichen value to ‘.’ Instead of ‘,’Windows Vista:
Systemsteuerung -> Regions- und Sprachoptionen
Click on the Dieses Format anpassen… button in the lower right of the dialog
Dezimaltrennzeichen field
If you prefer not to install Halogen now, the complete and current Help is here online:
Three Digital Remotes simplify end user control and eliminate installer brain fatigue. Use Digital Remotes for volume control, preset recall, source selection, or resetting or toggling system states. All offer customizable backlit LCD screens for intuitive end user labeling. Home run shielded CAT 5e connections to the HAL1 or EXP1 eliminate addressing, external power, and the need to test the cables.The displays have a backlight for readability that turns on when used, then dims after a short time period. All fit in standard U.S. electrical boxes, come with a matching Decora plate cover, with a shielded CAT 5e run up to 1,000 feet (304 meters) away.
The Rane DR1 is a Level Control remote with several features that make it stand out against any other wired remote. The LCD display shows the name of the Zone or Group that it is connected to, customizable in Halogen Software to anything you like. The Level value is also shown, and updated dynamically when it is changed elsewhere, such as in a linked group with multiple Remotes connected.
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The DR2 offers Single Selector and List of Toggles/Commands behaviors.
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The three DR3 behaviors are Single Level & List of Toggles/Commands, List of Levels for either multizone volume control or input source mixing, and Single Level plus Selector.
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The DR remotes fit in any standard electrical box with a minimum depth of 2.25 inches (57 mm). Click on the graphic to zoom in.
Drag the purple control chain icons atop one another to create links. This screen shot shows linking a DR1 volume onto the Meeting Room Output Level control. Four Control Link types and behaviors are supported: Level, Select, Toggle or Command. Activation and Priorities work together for incredible flexibility.
PAGER1This RAD is a mic preamp and a paging zone(s) [Scenario] selector with integrated push-to-talk switch. Busy, Caution and Ready indicators inform end users when priorities clash.
The PAGER1 accepts any standard gooseneck mic (not included) and has built-in selectable 24 V Phantom Power and a 13 dB pad. It normally sits on a desk or table, and has lockdown features for security.
The PAGER1 chassis is painted steel, measuring 4.5" x 6" x 2" (11.4 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm). Unit weight is 20 ounces (567 grams).
Wiring system-wide background music sources into the single Distributed Program Bus automatically wires all music sources to every output zone. The blue Distributed Program Bus label represents bus output and input to blocks.
Paging Station and PAGER1 input DSP blocks automatically connect input page sources (lime green labels) to zones requiring paging.
Thus, wiring from all page sources through the Paging Manager to all page zones – including rooms that combine – is automatic. The Paging Manager easily maps all page sources to any combination of zones when using the Paging Zone, Emergency Page, Zone Processor and Room Combine Processor blocks.
The Room Combine Processor supports custom wall layouts and auto-activation of independent room processors for each possible physical room as walls open and close. Control linking between Rane's Digital Remotes to wall open/close toggles and room volumes is exquisitely intuitive. Gain-share auto mix mics in combined rooms and separate the mix automatically as walls close. Use Rane's AM2 Automixer which gain-shares automatically with in-room mics when cascaded into the HAL1's room combine processor. Control links to Digital Remotes also combine and separate automatically as wall states change. No presets required. Easily change signal processing settings as walls open and close.
The entire family of RAD models interface with HAL for digital conversion at the wall. Each converts analog audio to or from 24-bit, 48 kHz digital audio. Shielded CAT 5e cable and termination transport four digital audio channels – two channels each direction – as well as power, ground and a communications channel, with status indicators at each RAD, HAL or EXP unit, and Halogen software. HAL auto-checks the CAT 5 crimp and verifies audio. All are hot-swappable with 500-foot homerun connections (66% farther than Ethernet). Light sensors dim the RAD indicators in dark rooms. Except for the RAD16, AM1, AM2, and PAGER1, all RADs mount in standard US electrical gang boxes. These RADs are available in white, ivory, or black, with a matched Decora™ plate cover included.
AM1 Four-Mic Automixer with Line and USB Audio Inputs
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AM2 Eight-Mic Cascadable Automixer
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This RAD is a mic preamp and paging zone(s) [Scenario] selector with integrated push-to-talk switch. Busy, Caution and Ready indicators inform end users when priorities clash. The PAGER1 accepts any standard gooseneck mic (not included) and has built-in selectable 24 V Phantom Power and a 13 dB pad. It normally sits on a desk or table, and has lockdown features for security. The PAGER1 chassis is painted steel, measuring 4.5" x 6" x 2" (11.4 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm). Unit weight is 20 ounces (567 grams). |
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The RAD1 has two balanced XLR mic inputs.
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The RAD2 has one balanced XLR mic input and one mono'ed unbalanced line input from a 3.5mm mini or RCA jacks.
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The RAD3 has two balanced XLR line inputs.
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The RAD4 has two balanced XLR line outputs.
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The RAD5 has AES3 digital input and output jacks.
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The RAD6 has one stereo line input from a 3.5mm stereo or pair of RCA jacks, and a stereo line output from a 3.5mm stereo or pair of RCA jacks.
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The RAD7 has one balanced XLR mic input, and one balanced XLR mic output.
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The RAD8 has one balanced XLR mic input, and an unbalanced stereo line output from a stereo 3.5mm mini or pair of RCA jacks.
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The RAD9 has one balanced XLR mic input, and one balanced XLR output.
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The RADX extends a RAD port to a wall plate, allowing integration of mobile AM1 and AM2 Automixers for special events.
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The RAD11 has one balanced XLR mic input, one mono'ed unbalanced line input from a 3.5mm mini or RCA jacks, and one stereo line output from a 3.5mm stereo or pair of RCA jacks.
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The RAD12 has two balanced XLR mic inputs, and two balanced XLR line outputs.
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The RAD14 has a balanced XLR mic input, an unbalanced mono'ed line input from a 3.5mm mini and RCA jacks, and dual XLR line outputs.
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The RAD15 has two balanced XLR line inputs, and two balanced XLR line outputs.
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The RAD16 has two balanced inputs on Euroblock connectors that are software-switchable mic or line level, and two balanced line outputs on Euroblock connectors. LEDs indicate Mic or Line level for each input. The RAD16 is only available in black. Mountable to any flat surface, it measures 4.92" x 3.31" x 1.05" (12.5 x 8.4 x 2.7 cm). The RAD16 is plenum rated UL 2043.
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The RAD18 has one balanced XLR mic input, and one balanced 1/4" TRS line input.
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The RAD23 has one balanced XLR mic input, and one balanced XLR line input.
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JPGs and DWGs are available in each color in the RAD and DR sections on this page. |
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