Audinate and OEM partner Four Audio have announced the launch of two new Dante networking enabled products at the upcoming Prolight+Sound show in Frankfurt, Germany.
The first new product is the DBS1, a 2-channel breakout box built on Audinate’s new Dante Ultimo solution.
It’s metal housing is smaller than a 9.5 inches and offers two balanced symmetrical analog inputs with programmable sensitivity (-46 to +14 dBu), switchable 48-volt phantom power, a low-cut filter, and has 118 dB dynamic range. The two balanced analog outputs deliver 14 dBu maximum output.
“The DBS1 is ideally suited for providing a small, inexpensive audio connection anywhere without much infrastructure,” says Rainer Thaden, Four Audio managing director. “We put a lot of attention on high audio quality to make it usable in PA systems. The DBS1 is also an ideal external 2-channel sound card for PCs or notebooks.”
For OEM/high volume customers, Four Audio offers designs tailored to their needs to eliminate unnecessary costs.
“Since the launch of Ultimo in January 2013, we are seeing rapid adoption from our OEMs developing new and innovative products”, says Lee Ellison, Audinate CEO. “Four Audio has shown an ability to understand what the market needs, and getting it to that market in record time.”
Four Audio will also be making available two new configurations to its DBO1 breakout box, a Dante-enabled unit providing eight analog output channels and optional four AES outputs.
The new configuration will offer four balanced symmetrical analog inputs from -46 to +14 dBu and either 48-volt phantom power or ICP constant current supply.
The DBO1 with ICP supply is well suited for industrial measurement applications with many widely distributed sensors. It enables to connect measurement microphones, piezo transducers, accelerometers, to a sensor network over Ethernet, allowing remote measurements over large distances with no trouble.
See the new products at the Four Audio display (Hall 8, Stand E36) at the upcoming PL+S show.
