Sennheiser has announced its support for the Dante multichannel audio networking standard. ‘By joining this standard, we will be able to optimally cater for our customers in the broadcasting and live sound worlds,’ explained Claus Menke, Head of Portfolio Management Pro for Sennheiser’s Professional Division. The first product to make use of the network technology will be the company’s Digital 9000 wireless microphone system. A Dante-enabled expansion card for the receiver will be launched in summer 2014.
Sennheiser Electronic signed the Dante License Agreement with Audinate at ahead of the 2014 NAB Show. In 2013, Sennheiser had signed the Ravenna Partnership Agreement with ALC NetworX, following its subsidiary Georg Neumann. Sennheiser has also been a member of the AVnu Alliance since 2010.
‘The future belongs to digital networking,’ Menke says. ‘We see the digital distribution of audio and control signals becoming more and more widespread in all areas of production. The flexibility and modularity of our Digital 9000 wireless system allows the seamless integration of networking technologies, making this and subsequent microphone systems a future-proof investment.’
‘Sennheiser is recognised globally for its uncompromised performance,’ says Audinate CEO, Lee Ellison. ‘The Sennheiser Digital 9000 microphone receiver combined with Audinate’s Dante networking further enriches the broad suite of Dante products available for audio over IP networks in broadcast, live sound, theatre and professional audio markets.’
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