Episode 1

What is Dante, and why should a studio care? Dante is an audio-over-Ethernet protocol that moves your music from point A to point B using regular networking equipment. In Part 1, Fab Dupont delivers the version for musicians, not the dry technical one you can find anywhere else.

Fab starts with the problem Dante solved: heavy, failure-prone analog snakes between a stage and a console, replaced by a single cheap, readily available network cable. Then he shows how he adapted it at Flux Studios NYC, in the heart of Manhattan, to connect multiple rooms and share equipment. A single Ethernet cable between his interface and his converters carries his analog summing rig. He can also record a piano on another floor without running any extra cables. His workflow is now cleaner and much easier.

You will get familiar with:
• The fundamentals of Dante and how audio over Ethernet works
• The essential hardware and software: managed switches, Ethernet cables, Dante Virtual Soundcard and Dante Controller
• How transmitters, receivers, subscriptions and clocking work together to route audio across a network
• How to build a reliable Dante network and troubleshoot common setup issues
• How Dante compares with AVB, Milan, AES67 and Ravenna

The goal is simple: the 20% you need to know to run a Dante network in your studio. It might feel like a trip through hell to set up, but you end up in paradise.

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