Dante Networking

Here at Lambda AV we always want to be incorporating the newest and best technology into the systems we design and install. One of the products we love is Dante!! So, what is Dante and why do we love it so much? ​

Dante is an uncompressed, multi-channel digital media networking technology, with near-zero latency and synchronization. Whew! It’s a mouthful! Dante been adopted by more pro-audio AV manufacturers than any other networking technology. There are over 1,600 Dante-enabled products available, enabling you to mix devices from multiple manufacturers and use the same network. This is a huge plus for us as it allows us to use Dante and customize it specifically for your particular needs without being tied to one brand. ​

One of the other benefits of Dante is that huge cable snakes are now a thing of the past because all of the audio travels over an ethernet cable. Dante integrates media and control for your entire system over a single, standard IP network. Dante systems can easily scale from a simple pairing of a console to a computer, to large capacity networks running thousands of audio channels. ​

Because Dante uses logical routes instead of physical point-to-point connections, the network can be expanded and reconfigured at any time with just a few mouse clicks. Signal routing and system configuration with Dante is fast, simple, and incredibly flexible. Setting up a Dante network is typically just a matter of plugging devices into an Ethernet switch and connecting a computer to the network. All Dante devices are automatically discovered and displayed in Dante Controller, so you can be up and running in seconds.
So, next time you see Dante, hopefully you’ll know a little more about what it’s all about!