ALLEN&HEATH M-Dante is a ground breaking, Ethernet compliant audio networking technology developed by Audinate to satisfy the increasing demands of the live sound industry for high performance audio, routing flexibility and affordable direct to computer recording. It uses CAT5 cable and standard networking components to distribute multiple streams of audio plus integrated control data with sub millisecond latency.
M-Dante is one of a range of digital audio networking options available for iLive and GLD to enable integration with other systems, digital mic splitting, multi-track recording and system expansion. It implements the new Brooklyn II chipset from Audinate which takes Dante technology to a new level with a full 64 channels of bi-directional audio. It can be fitted to the Port B expansion slot in iLive fixed format MixRacks (iDR-16, iDR-32, iDR-48, iDR-64) or expander (xDR-16), Port A/B in iLive modular MixRacks (iDR0, iDR10) and Port A of iLive modular surfaces if they are fitted with the new RAB-2 standard. It can also be fitted to the I/O Module expansion slot in a GLD-80 mixer.
Dante Virtual Soundcard is software from Audinate that lets you connect up to 64 channels of iLive audio directly to your PC or Mac via its Ethernet port, ideal for multitrack recording and playback, or working with popular processing plug-ins. One Dante Virtual Soundcard licence is provided free with M-DANTE. More can be purchased from Audinate.
Features:
Dante benefits for iLive and GLD
64 channel bi-directional audio plus control over CAT5
Dante Controller software available for setting up the network
LINKING CONSOLES - SINGLW CAT5 CABLE
Consoles can be linked for FOH/Monitor operation to share
one set ofmic preamps and to transport
signals between them. Dante allows up to 64 channels of audio in each direction
connected using a CAT5 cable up to 100m (330’) long. This example shows two
iLive systems linked.
Linking consoles – Two CAT5 cables
This example shows two iLive systems linked using two CAT5
cables, one as a redundant backup. If one cable becomes damaged or unplugged the other automatically takes over without any
interruption to the audio.
Connecting to a single device
This example shows connection to a PC or Mac for multitrack
recording. Use the M-Dante Primary port. Route signals to the device
using the iLive OUTPUTS screen Port B tab. Route signals from the Dante
channels to the device using Dante Controller
Using a switch to connect multiple devices
This example shows connection to a PC or Mac for multitrack
recording as well as two other Dante equipped devices such as signal
processors or amplifiers. Route signals to Port B using the iLive
OUTPUTS screen Port B tab. Route signals around the Dante network using
DanteController.
FOH/Monitor linking through a switch
This example shows two iLive systems using Dante as a
digital mic splitter to share the Mic Preamps for FOH and Monitor
mixing. The Gigabit switch is needed if you want to add recording and
other Dante equipped audio devices