Unfortunately I was having all sorts of troubles trying to update net framework on those two machines as well.
To begin with, the Dante controller software that the sound card manual said must be installed first installed fine on one machine but would not install on the other two. I had not yet figured out that I needed Dante Via at all.
The information on the Dante site about configuring such a set up seems very vague. I would like to ditch them altogether at some point.
Right now the machines are connected via ADAT thru ProFire Lightbridge firewire interfaces. I want to get audio out of the dedicated sound generators into the Daw obviously. I have three computers I want to test this out on, two are dedicated sound generators and one is a Daw.
Those devices can bridge legacy analog or digital devices (ADAT, MADI, analog, etc.) into the Dante network so you don't have to sell your valuable current gear to enter the amazing Dante universe.Īs a side note: Once you have your gear connected via ethernet, you can also use the same cabling for studio-wide MIDI networking using the free CopperLan app! Of course, you can also use a dedicated spare Dante audio channel to easily distribute SMPTE/LTC timecode.
Auto-discovery of Dante devices that are powered up or are plugged into the network switch garantees that all devices can immediately exchange audio if desired.įor those folks who already own a bunch of non-Dante devices (analog or digital), I'd recommend taking a look at the Ferrofosh Verto series or bridging devices from other manufacturers. Routing flexibility is limitless and is done entirely via free Dante Controller software, so entirely without the need for expensive hardware routers/splitters. For me, it's the ideal environment and I'm more than happy to work in this environment since 2014. You don't need to be an IT nerd to get it running smoothly. Note that Dante Via and DVS, both being purely software-based solutions running on top of the computers NIC port management, yield a higher latency than Dante-enabled hardware devices! The minimum latency of Via/DVS is around 5-10 ms (depending on the computer's power) while Dante hardware (PCIe card also) deliver latencies down to 0.15 ms!Ī Dante network is really easy to setup. It can also establish audio connections between multiple audio applications on the same computer. Further more, it is capable of aggregating all USB/Firewire interfaces connected to a computer and make all their ins and outs accessible on the entire Dante network in addition to the "regular" Dante channels it also provides.
It just works.ĭante Via is similar to DVS, however, it is capable of providing Dante-PTP-clocking for an entire network. In my setup, there are over 150 audio channels constantly running between multiple devices and booths in the background at all times! I don't even think about it. No issues at all even when streaming several HD videos on youtube simultaneously while doing a large audio mix over the network. My internet router is also connected (DHCP server). In my config, I have a digital console (Ymaha DM1000), a computer fitted with a 128-in/out-channel Dante PCIe card, a Dante-enabled converter (Ferrofish A32 Dante) and a laptop running DVS connected via 2 Cisco SG200-08 manageable gigabit switches via cat6a cables. For smaller networks (below 25 Dante peers) it is not required to configure QoS, however QoS will ensure that IP audio packets and especially PTP-based Dante clocking will be prioritized. It is important to turn off any "green ethernet" and energy saving functionality which could lead to unwanted data throttling and thus may risk audio drop-outs. Regarding switches, you'll need a standard manageable gigabit switch. However, you can connect multiple computers running Dante Via OR multiple computers running DVS and one Computer running Dante Via as Dante Via does have clocking master capabilities. You cannot connect two or even more computers only by running DVS on them because DVS requires at least one Dante hardware device or another computer running Dante Via software present on the network to be properly clocked. Obviously, you need another Dante-enabled device at the other end of the ethernet cable.
Dante Virtual Soundcard (DVS) is a device driver that turns the NIC port of your Mac or PC into a 64圆4 in/out ASIO/WDM audio interface. I have an entirely Dante-based studio consisting of Dante-enabled audio hardware and Dante Virtual Soundcard since 2014 and tested multiple configurations over time.