Dante Via enables USB, FireWire® or Thunderbolt™ devices — including microphones, legacy mixing consoles or I/O boxes — to join any Dante audio network. The new software also allows a Dante network to be created without the need for dedicated Dante hardware, providing a straightforward approach to routing audio using only computers. Sporting an intuitive, easy to use ‘drag and drop’-style interface, Dante Via enables rapid discovery and simple connection of devices and applications.
[embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCiXDh8Lj4M[/embedyt]Expand your Dante network
Dante Via enhances any USB or Firewire audio device with network connectivity, allowing you to easily expand your Dante system with hundreds of readily available products. Simply connect your device and check "Enable Dante" in the Dante Via interface, and it's ready to connect with your entire network, unrestrained by short cable runs.
Route your applications
Dante Via isolates and routes audio from applications. Eliminate unwanted system audio sounds by choosing only the applications you wish to connect to your Dante network, and send their audio anywhere you need it. You can even send audio from different applications to different locations at once.
Monitor Dante channels
Use Dante Via to connect local headphones or speakers directly to a Dante network, so you can easily monitor Dante devices and channels from anywhere on the system with no need for dedicated hardware.
Create standalone audio networks
Connect computers running Dante Via together to create an instant Dante audio network, for cost-effective real-time sharing of microphones, interfaces and applications.
Features & Specifications
Discovers all connected audio devices and applications
Connects devices and applications to an existing Dante network
Security settings to control distribution of audio
Routes audio from devices and applications to one another
Creates audio networks containing only computers running Dante Via
Works on Windows and Macintosh computers
Intuitive drag & drop interface for connection management
Hardware
- PCs running Windows 7, 8.1 or 10
- Macs running OS X 10.9.5 or higher
- Core I5 CPU, 64-bit
- 4 GB RAM
Network Audio
- 100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
- Software time-stamping, supporting sample accurate playback
- Support for unicast and multicast flows
Audio Interface
- Up to 32 x32 channels from connected audio hardware devices
- 2 x 2 channels per audio application
- Up to 48 x 48 channels total
- 48 kHz sample rate
- 24 bit sample depth
Control
- Auto-discovery of audio devices and applications
- Drag & drop UI for signal routing
- Secure publishing of applications or devices to be shared on network
- Compatible with Dante Controller for advanced routing
Dante Virtual Soundcard vs. Dante Via
Dante Virtual Soundcard is a robust, high channel count application with the single purpose of getting a large number of channels in and out of a computer, while Dante Via allows for a much more diverse set of devices and applications to be routed and networked, but at a lower channel count.
| Dante Virtual Soundcard | Dante Via | |
| Connect audio applications to a Dante network | ✓ | ✓ |
| Channels of application audio | Up to 64 | 2 |
| Connect USB/Firewire audio devices to Dante network | ✓ | |
| Isolate audio from individual applications for use on a Dante network | ✓ | |
| Create standalone Dante network using only computers | ✓ | |
| Route audio between devices and applications within a computer | ✓ | |
| Drag and Drop routing | ✓ | |
| Dante Via routing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controlled sharing of audio sources on a network | ✓ | |
| Mix audio sources | ✓ |
Get Dante Via
Download and Try or Buy a License for $49.95 USD
