Electro-Voice and Audinate have developed the DM-1 Dante audio network card for the EV NetMax hardware family. The DM-1 may be installed in the N8000 or N8000-1500 chassis to provide high-resolution, low-latency audio transmission over IP networks.
Audinate’s Dante solution provides a self-configuring, plug-and-play digital audio network that uses standard Internet Protocols. Dante is a scalable solution that works on both 100Mbits and 1Gigabit Ethernet. In addition, incorporated within Dante is an innovative automatic device discovery and system configuration capability, allowing set-up and management of an audio and video media network can be undertaken by engineers without specialist training.
The DM-1 is also fully compatible with Audinate’s Dante Virtual Soundcard, which turns a PC or Mac into a Dante-enabled device. The Virtual Soundcard has many of the characteristics of a physical soundcard or audio interface, including the ability to play and record audio using any Windows audio application with standard ASIO multichannel audio support, or any Core Audio Mac application. It uses the Ethernet port on the computer to communicate with a network of other Dante-enabled devices without the need for expensive soundcards. No special hardware is required other than installing Dante Virtual Soundcard on a conventional PC or laptop.
‘Audinate’s Dante and NetMax are a perfect fit,’ says Ethan Wetzell, Electro-Voice Global DSP Product Manager. ‘Where NetMax provides highly-sophisticated, custom DSP solutions for a variety of applications, we have always strived to provide a higher level of ease of use and quality. Dante has raised the bar in audio networking with truly IP-based technology that fully aligns with what we and our customers are looking for.’
‘This increases available Dante solutions for digital audio routing and matrixing for applications such as broadcast, stadiums, club sound, houses of worship, and concert systems,’ adds Mary Cudmore, Director of Products at Audinate.
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