Audinate has announced the immediate worldwide availability of Dante Via v1.1, a major update to the Dante audio networking software. New features of the update include: multichannel application support (up to 16x16 channels per application), support for high performance ASIO device drivers on Windows PCs, source mixes with individual level controls for stereo destinations, the ability to append channels when adding sources to multichannel destinations, and Device Lock, which prevents unwanted changes to Dante Via 1.1 from other network users
Dante Via connects all computer-based audio, including USB, Thunderbolt and PCIe devices, as well as audio applications, to any Dante audio network. With automatic discovery of all audio applications, devices and Dante network endpoints and a drag-and-drop interface, Dante Via is fast and easy to use.
With increased performance and channel count, Dante Via 1.1 supports up to 16x16 channels of audio for each application and up to 32x32 for each connected device. Composers, performers and recording engineers can now make audio connections between multiple applications and devices within one computer, or between multiple computers using Dante audio networking. By extending existing, cost-effective computer-based I/O over a Dante network, systems for overflow rooms in schools, business and houses of worship are easily created and deployed as needed, with only a few mouse clicks.
Additional features include Device Lock, which prevents unwanted changes to Dante Via from other computers on the network, and a new Mixer panel that enables level adjustments of multiple sources that are combined at stereo destinations. The new Append Channels feature automatically assigns sources to available channels when connecting to multichannel destinations, allowing for quick and logical routing to DAWs and mixers.
‘Dante Via has already changed the way that integrators, sound engineers and consumers use computer-based audio devices and programs.’ Says Audinate VP of Marketing & Product, Joshua Rush. ‘With support for multichannel audio applications and ASIO devices, the latest version unlocks a host of new possibilities for computer-based audio.’
The software runs on PCs running Windows 7, 8.1 or 10, and Macs running OS-X 10.9.5 or higher. It supports up to 48 source and 48 destination channels, and 16-channel I/O for as many as four simultaneous applications.
Dante Via 1.1 is a free upgrade for existing users of Dante Via. It is priced at US$49.95 for new users, and a 30-day free trial is available.
