User Manual

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USING DANTE VIRTUAL SOUNDCARD
If your RedNet system is to be based on Dante Virtual Soundcard instead of a RedNet PCIe/ PCIeR
card, you will need to download the application from the Audinate website, www.audinate.com, and
install it. Each RedNet I/O interface is supplied with Dante Virtual Soundcard download instructions
and a software license. Having registered your purchase with Focusrite, you will be able to access
the activation code for Dante Virtual Soundcard in the “My Products” area of the Focusrite website.
A comprehensive User Guide for Dante Virtual Soundcard is also available from the Audinate website.
Dante Virtual Soundcard users are recommended to download this document as well and read it
thoroughly.
Once Dante Virtual Soundcard is installed, your RedNet system will operate in a very similar manner
to that already described for systems using the RedNet PCIe/ PCIeR card. Note that RedNet Control
will still need to be installed for a Dante Virtual Soundcard-based system. There will be no differences
in RedNet Control’s operation.
The fundamental difference between a Dante Virtual Soundcard-based system and a RedNet PCIe/
PCIeR card-based system is that Dante Virtual Soundcard imposes certain restrictions on the
system’s maximum capabilities. The most important of these are:
• Dante Virtual Soundcard supports up to 64 x 64 audio channels at 44.1/48kHz, 32 x 32 audio
channels at 88.2/96kHz and 8 x 8 audio channels at 176.4/192kHz,
• Dante Virtual Soundcard will impose higher latency on system operation, but is a good
alternative for mobile recording
IMPORTANT NOTE: Dante Virtual Soundcard is a product of Audinate Pty Ltd., and
is NOT a Focusrite product. As such, variation to the specification and development
of the product is subject to change which is out of the control of Focusrite.
Intending Dante Virtual Soundcard users are recommended to obtain any additional information
required from www.audinate.com.
USING DANTE CONTROLLER
Audinate Dante Controller is installed on your computer as part of the RedNet Control installation.
You can launch Dante Controller either by navigating to its shortcut (in Finder > Applications on
Macs or in All Programs in Windows), or by selecting ‘Launch Dante Controller...’ from the
right-click Utility menu in RedNet Control.