Audinate Releases Dante Via 1.1

Audinate has announced than an update to its audio networking software is now available worldwide.

The update – Dante Via version 1.1 – includes multi-channel application support (up to 16x16 channels per application), support for ASIO device drivers on Windows PCs, source mixes with individual level controls for stereo destinations, ability to append channels when adding sources to multichannel destinations, and Device Lock – which prevents unwanted changes to Dante Via 1.1 from other network users.

Dante Via connects all computer-based audio (including USB, Thunderbolt and PCIe devices, as well as audio applications), to any Dante audio network. The update automatically discovers audio applications, devices and Dante network endpoints, and also features a drag-and-drop interface. Support for ASIO-connected devices on Windows is also present, full multichannel functionality for audio applications, level controls on source mixes, and channel appending for multichannel audio destinations.

With increased performance and channel count, Dante Via 1.1 supports up to 16x16 channels of audio for each application and up to 32x32 for each connected device. Composers, performers and recording engineers can make audio connections between multiple applications and devices within one computer, or between multiple computers using Dante audio networking. By extending existing computer-based I/O over a Dante network, systems for overflow rooms in schools, business and houses of worship are easily created and deployed as needed, with only a few mouse clicks.

Additional features include Device Lock, which prevents unwanted changes to Dante Via from other computers on the network, and a new Mixer panel that enables level adjustments of multiple sources that are combined at stereo destinations. The Append Channels feature automatically assigns sources to available channels when connecting to multichannel destinations, allowing for quick and logical routing to DAWs and mixers.

Joshua Rush, VP of Marketing and Product for Audinate, commented: "Dante Via has already changed the way that integrators, sound engineers and consumers use computer-based audio devices and programs. With support for multichannel audio applications and ASIO devices, the latest version unlocks a host of new possibilities for computer-based audio."

Dante Via 1.1 is a free upgrade for existing users of Dante Via, who may obtain the new version by clicking 'Check for Update' in the Dante Via is priced at $49.95 USD.

A 30-day free trial is available at www.audinate.com/dantevia.

(JP/LM)