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Dante

Audinate · 2006 development; first commercial deployment 2008

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A widely adopted IP audio networking technology with software-based routing and synchronized transport.

Introduced
2006 development; first commercial deployment 2008
Category
Audio-over-IP networking platform
Intended use
Multichannel live, broadcast, and installed audio transport over Ethernet
Production
2008 onward

Equipment photographs · 1

Dante audio networking logo

1 / 1 · Dante audio networking logo

Dante audio networking logo·Audinate Pty, Ltd.·Public domain

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    Moved multichannel audio distribution onto standard routable IP networks.

  2. 02

    Device discovery and software routing reduced the operational friction of replacing analog multicore snakes.

Engineering record

Transport
Dante carries synchronized, uncompressed multichannel audio over Layer 3 IP networks.[1]
Routing
Endpoints advertise themselves and routes are created between named transmit and receive channels in Dante Controller.[2]

Original pricing

No single retail price applies

2026 equivalent

Not calculated without a reliable original price.

Dante is licensed to equipment manufacturers and implemented in products, modules, and software.

Use in the field

The Dolby Lake Processor became Dante's first commercial deployment in 2008; adoption subsequently spread across console, microphone, amplifier, and processor manufacturers.[1]

Manuals & original documents

Sources

  1. 1Dante Audio: A Brief HistoryAV Network · reference
  2. 2The Rise of Audio NetworkingAudinate / RH Consulting · technical paper · 2015

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