Audinate has announced the immediate worldwide availability of its new Dante Via software.
Dante Via software connects any audio application or device from a computer to a Dante network, and it 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.
It is fronted by an intuitive drag-and-drop style interface, helping foster rapid discovery and simple connection of devices and applications.
Dante Via also helps in creating and extending audio systems using cost-effective computer-based networked I/O to virtually anywhere. For example, a computer running Dante Via can be used by a corporate facility, school or house of worship to quickly and flexibly distribute audio to an overflow room.
With its ability to network software applications, Dante Via makes it easier for commonly-used applications, such as media players, to be individually played out across a public facility. The software isolates audio from one application — eliminating the system sounds from a computer’s general audio-out jack. A hotel, bar or restaurant might use Dante Via installed on a computer at the registration desk to route background music used in the lobby and other areas.
“The culture of Audinate has always been centered on inventing products that facilitate networked convergence, and Dante Via is the latest ground-breaking solution,” states Lee Ellison, chief executive officer of Audinate. “It is the bridge from analog to digital that makes networking the millions of legacy USB, Firewire and Thunderbolt devices literally as easy as drag-and-drop.”
The software runs on PCs running Windows 7, 8.1 or 10, and Macs using OS X10.9.5 or higher. It supports up to a total of 48 source and 48 destination channels, and stereo I/O for as many as 8 simultaneous applications.
Dante Via is priced at $49.95 USD, and a 30-day free trial is available here.