--- title: "Send 8 channels of audio in one stream from xNode and receive with IP Driver" slug: "send-8-channels-of-audio-in-one-stream-from-xnode-and-receive-with-ip-driver" updated: 2024-12-30T11:33:37Z published: 2024-12-30T11:33:37Z canonical: "docs.telosalliance.com/send-8-channels-of-audio-in-one-stream-from-xnode-and-receive-with-ip-driver" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.telosalliance.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Send 8 channels of audio in one stream from xNode and receive with IP Driver ## Scope This document will go over a workflow where the xNode sends a multichannel stream, and a Windows PC with IP Driver receives that stream and records the 8 independent channels ## Description The Axia xNode has the ability to send multichannel audio in a single Livewire channel/AES67 stream using Surround or 8-Channel Stream Mode. Utilizing the xNode cross-point mixer, its possible to mux other 1 or 2 channel streams into a new single 8 channel stream. This can be useful for multitrack session where local xNode inputs needs to be packed into a single multichannel stream for better source to source time alignment. ## Prerequisites - xNode running firmware 2.4.7 or higher - xNode must be AES or Analog model. Not Mic, xSelector - xNode with Source #5 thru 8 NOT in use - Axia IP Driver for Windows running version 2.11.0.10 or higher (latest release version recommended) - Audio editing/recording software that can support sound devices with 8 Channels, 16bit, 48000Hz format - An editing workstation that can keep up with near real-time audio processing and network processing tasks ## Step by step example This example is using an AES xNode. The routing is flexible, and we take advantage of that: AES Input #1 will be muxed into Multichannel Channel 1,2 Stereo Destination 2 will be muxed into Multichannel Channel 3,4 Destination 3, LEFT channel will be muxed into Multichannel Channel 5 Destination 4, LEFT channel will be muxed into Multichannel Channel 6 Stereo Destination 5 will be muxed into Multichannel Channel 7,8 #### Step 1: **Enable custom mix mode** Go to the Mixer Page and select "Enable Custom Mode" ![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/92bdd44a-00fd-45b9-b2c9-a1d8227ddcae-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A25%3A11Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A25%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4V7Bk%2FRspgDbFcqiVt%2FdgTnygpha2jHrnLoLEOGQ6Js%3D) #### Step 2: **Enable Source 5 to send Surround audio** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/5332ea66-b4b7-46ae-9c55-8fe6e2f086af-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A25%3A11Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A25%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4V7Bk%2FRspgDbFcqiVt%2FdgTnygpha2jHrnLoLEOGQ6Js%3D) #### Step 3: **Make any Destination configuration changes if needed** Here, I have AES 3 and AES 4 (also Destination 3 and 4) set to receive two different phone hybrids ![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/b370b0b0-a282-40c0-b25b-1067739c22b8-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A25%3A11Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A25%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4V7Bk%2FRspgDbFcqiVt%2FdgTnygpha2jHrnLoLEOGQ6Js%3D) #### Step 4: **Adjust the Mixer to route Inputs and Destinations to the desired surround channels** We start with the xNode mixer like this, without any changes ![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/6adad228-c176-4b8c-864d-1b5255b903a5-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A25%3A11Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A25%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4V7Bk%2FRspgDbFcqiVt%2FdgTnygpha2jHrnLoLEOGQ6Js%3D) We make adjustments and end up with the xNode mixer looking like this: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/bb6c4635-3609-4364-8db4-c0ca3c9780c8-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A25%3A11Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A25%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4V7Bk%2FRspgDbFcqiVt%2FdgTnygpha2jHrnLoLEOGQ6Js%3D) #### Step 5: **Receive the multichannel Livewire channel into IP Driver** Here we receive Livewire channel 805, but we change the receive mode from the default "From Source" to "8-Channel" ![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/9b3f28af-df9a-4422-a7a1-1d40a52b4cb5-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A25%3A11Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A25%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4V7Bk%2FRspgDbFcqiVt%2FdgTnygpha2jHrnLoLEOGQ6Js%3D) #### Step 6: **Adjust Windows Recording Device for multichannel support** Go into Windows Sounds, go to the Recording Tab Since we are receiving the multichannel on Livewire In 1, select that and click Properties ![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/08af2eb7-8ea0-4c4d-b725-1834755b5307-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A25%3A11Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A25%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4V7Bk%2FRspgDbFcqiVt%2FdgTnygpha2jHrnLoLEOGQ6Js%3D) Go to the Advanced tab, and change the Default Format to 8 Channel, 16 bit, 48000Hz. This option is ONLY selectable if Livewire Drive has its corresponding destination set to 8-Channel mode ![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/f3d96f13-56c0-44b1-b34b-35d6c64c9147-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A25%3A11Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A25%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4V7Bk%2FRspgDbFcqiVt%2FdgTnygpha2jHrnLoLEOGQ6Js%3D) #### Step 7a: **Configure Audacity for multichannel recording support** Audacity 3.2.1 was used at the time of making this helpdoc Select WASAPI as the audio host ![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/425fad93-5e2f-4ce0-a4a5-b36009ae9a2a-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A25%3A11Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A25%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4V7Bk%2FRspgDbFcqiVt%2FdgTnygpha2jHrnLoLEOGQ6Js%3D) Select Livewire In 01 as the Recording Device ![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/0669326c-2a33-4dcb-8de7-058db6d7bcfb-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A25%3A11Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A25%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4V7Bk%2FRspgDbFcqiVt%2FdgTnygpha2jHrnLoLEOGQ6Js%3D) Select Recording Channels as 8 ![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/adfb1876-5428-4496-9a42-e3a1e1a964fb-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A25%3A11Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A25%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4V7Bk%2FRspgDbFcqiVt%2FdgTnygpha2jHrnLoLEOGQ6Js%3D) Start Recording Tracks 1 and 2 are silent because AES 1 input was silent at the time of recording All 8 tracks are represented indepently in the recording ![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/e6caba6c-0eff-4c96-aefa-128787f9888b-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A25%3A11Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A25%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4V7Bk%2FRspgDbFcqiVt%2FdgTnygpha2jHrnLoLEOGQ6Js%3D) #### Step 7b: **Configure Adobe Audition for multichannel recording support with Axia ASIO support** Go into the multitrack editor Click on the Input selector for the first track, select Audio Hardware ![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/8785c1eb-a484-44ef-a939-d989ac18d0f1-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A25%3A11Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A25%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4V7Bk%2FRspgDbFcqiVt%2FdgTnygpha2jHrnLoLEOGQ6Js%3D) Select ASIO as device class. Select Axia ASIO as Device. You may need to increase I/O Buffer Size if recording has dropouts ![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/e40151e0-1dea-47ce-be39-8ff1a7a130ca-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A25%3A11Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A25%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4V7Bk%2FRspgDbFcqiVt%2FdgTnygpha2jHrnLoLEOGQ6Js%3D) For the Track 1, Click on the Input Selector Again Under Mono you can access all 8 channels (01M thru 08M) Add 8 Mono Tracks and set them to Record 01M to 08M Alternatively you can use Stereo Inputs 01S thru 09S. These will gang the two channels together as left and right. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/9f96e328-db28-4ac0-b27a-15d3206915f0-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A25%3A11Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A25%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4V7Bk%2FRspgDbFcqiVt%2FdgTnygpha2jHrnLoLEOGQ6Js%3D) Press Record: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/5bda9266-cad0-4d0b-8b7c-54e203ae5432-image.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T16%3A25%3A11Z&se=2026-11-12T17%3A25%3A11Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=4V7Bk%2FRspgDbFcqiVt%2FdgTnygpha2jHrnLoLEOGQ6Js%3D)