bitwerk Cat-Snake

Concept

bitwerk Cat-Snake

Four analog lines over one thin, robust Cat cable instead of a heavy multicore.

Status: concept

The Cat-Snake needs no software and is planned as one of the simpler devices. There is no prototype yet; designs can still change.

Made for

Stage to front of house, the recording room to the control room, and fixed installations that reuse Cat runs in the building on dedicated, labelled outlets.

Highlights

• Four channels per cable: balanced microphone or line signals over one shielded Cat cable with locking connectors.
• Passive: no power, no latency, nothing to configure. With a shielded cable, 48 V phantom power passes to the microphones.
• Stage and console versions: female XLR for the stage, male XLR for the console, with a ground-lift switch.
• Rack version with twelve channels in one rack unit.
• Clearly marked: colour-coded boots and cables, printed as analog audio, so nobody plugs a snake into a network switch. It is not a network device and never goes into one.

Matching Cat cables in any length and colour come from the cable builder.

Plan your snake with us

Tell us how many channels and how long the runs are. We keep you posted and reserve a place in the first batch.

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