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C A S Q U A R T E R L Y W I N T E R 2 0 1 6 13 A b y M a t t F o g l i a C A S A The Dante AV Networking Tour Stops in Nashville Attendees chat with sponsors Audinate's audio over Ethernet Dante protocol has been growing exponentially over the past couple of years—for understandable reasons. Its ability to transfer up to 512, uncompressed, 48 kHz/24-bit channels in each direction over a single Ethernet cable—with minimal latency—is extremely impres- sive. Take a second to process that spec. (Note: While the channel count is based on manufacturer licensing, and some do make devices handling those higher track counts, most devices utilize 64 or fewer bidirectional channel counts.) There are about 130 licensed manufacturers who have released over 500 Dante-enabled products. These include high channel count Dante-enabled consoles for live sound and broadcast, recorders used for reality TV such as Sound Devices' 970, remote preamps, cards for your 01V, single channel Dante-enabled microphones from Shure and Audio- Technica, and Dante-enabled loudspeakers to name but a few. If it's a pro piece of gear and has an audio connection point, it's very possible that a Dante-enabled version could be manufactured. Given the prevalence of Dante in the audio industry, and my curiosity with how we could implement the technology at MTSU where I'm a professor, I was excited to hear that the Dante AV Networking World event was making a stop in Nashville. Arriving at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts (which is a beautiful museum that you should check out if you're ever in Music City), the main hall was lined with manufacturers who helped sponsor the event. One of my colleagues on the sound reinforcement front showed me the Dante-enabled Yamaha console we recently purchased, then we worked our way around the room checking out products from Focusrite, Lectrosonics, Attero Tech, and SSL among others before entering the very full conference room. Attendees were asked to bring their laptops with the free- ware Dante Controller installed. Controller is, basically, a virtual audio router. Tables of six were set up with each table having a router. After connecting my laptop to the router