Dante Virtual Soundcard

Dante Virtual Soundcard

Dante Virtual Soundcard is a software-based virtual audio interface that allows you to route audio over a standard Ethernet network using the Dante audio networking technology. It connects to Dante-enabled audio devices and applications on the same network.
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Dante Virtual Soundcard: Software-Based Audio Interface for Ethernet Networks

A software-based virtual audio interface connecting Dante-enabled devices and applications over standard Ethernet networks.

What is Dante Virtual Soundcard?

Dante Virtual Soundcard by Audinate is a software application that enables you to route digital audio over standard Ethernet networks. It works using Audinate's Dante audio networking technology and provides a virtual soundcard on your computer that can transmit and receive audio channels to and from other Dante-enabled devices.

Some key features of Dante Virtual Soundcard include:

  • Allows you to route audio between Dante-enabled devices over Ethernet without needing dedicated audio cabling
  • Works with common audio applications like DAWs by appearing as an audio interface to your computer
  • Supports up to 32 x 32 channels of digital audio at various sample rates
  • Extremely low audio latency for live applications
  • Redundant networking built-in for maximum reliability
  • Compatible with hundreds of existing Dante-enabled audio products
  • Software-based so no special hardware needed apart from a Ethernet port

Dante Virtual Soundcard is widely used in professional audio setups to route multichannel audio between devices like mixing consoles, PCs, audio interfaces, DSPs and amplifiers over a standard Ethernet network. It eliminates the need for costly analog or digital audio cabling.

Dante Virtual Soundcard Features

Features

  1. Allows routing of audio over standard Ethernet networks using Dante technology
  2. Replaces the need for physical audio cables and interfaces
  3. Compatible with other Dante-enabled devices and software
  4. Virtual soundcard acts as an audio interface for your computer
  5. Supports various sample rates and channel counts
  6. Low latency audio with high quality
  7. Can be used for live performances, recording, broadcasting etc.

Pricing

  • Subscription-Based

Pros

Cost effective compared to hardware audio interfaces

Flexible routing options

Scalable to large number of channels

Easy to configure

Reliable audio transmission

Interoperable with many pro audio devices and software

Cons

Requires a Dante-enabled network

Can be CPU intensive

Limited to audio-only, no MIDI or instrument connectivity

May require additional network configuration

Can introduce audio latency if not optimized


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