Audio engineers and installers looking for flexible networking software to connect hardware and software applications will be impressed with Audinate's Dante Via, powerful software that enables flexible routing of multichannel computer-based audio, allowing audio applications and devices to be networked and interconnected easily and inexpensively.
The software allows you to discover and route audio from all connected audio devices and applications. Connect up to 16 channels of audio per application and up to 32 channels of audio per device. The intuitive drag-and-drop interface provides easy-to-use management software.
At a Glance
- Discover all connected audio devices and applications
- Route audio from devices and applications to one another
- Connect devices and applications to an existing Dante network
- Up to 16 channels of audio per application
- Up to 32 channels of audio per device
- Enables audio networks containing only computers running Dante Via
- Intuitive drag-and-drop interface for connection management
- Security settings to control distribution of audio
- Device Lock protects routing configuration
- Works on Windows and Macintosh computers
Benefits
- Extend the range and connectivity of any USB or FireWire audio device by connecting to a Dante network
- Monitor any Dante audio channels from local headphones or speakers
- Create ad hoc audio networks using only computers and Dante Via to share multichannel audio in real time
- Record and distribute audio directly from applications such as Skype or PowerPoint
- Distribute music from applications wherever desired, with no interference from other system sounds
- Discover new creative techniques and workflows, routing multichannel audio between applications on a single computer
Applications
- Enable overflow rooms easily with only a laptop computer, a connected loudspeaker and lightweight Ethernet cable
- Share presentation audio by connecting software directly to an audio network in an auditorium
- Extend the reach of USB and FireWire devices up to 300' using an ad hoc network comprised of only computers running Dante Via
- Record important calls directly from applications such as Skype, FaceTime, or Lync
- Create a background music system that is unpolluted by system sounds
- Record multichannel audio from music creation applications using a single computer
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 instantly integrated with your Dante network, unrestrained by point-to-point cable runs.
Route Your Application
Dante Via isolates and routes audio from individual applications, allowing multichannel audio connections between devices and applications on the same computer as well as to Dante devices and computers anywhere on the network. Unwanted system sounds are easily eliminated, and each application has its own independent channels.
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. Up to 16 channels per application and 32 channels per device can be shared.
Power and Intuitive User Interface
Dante Via's easy-to-use interface allows you to see at a glance what's playing on your computer and what devices are transmitting to the network. Routing an audio source to a destination is as simple as drag and drop—you can even drag multiple sources to a destination to append channels or create an instant stereo mix.