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Operating Manual - digiMIX24 Digital Mixer
7.1a Dante Controller
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The Dante-32 module allows the
digiMIX24 to receive and transmit audio with other Dante devices.
Configuration of Dante audio streams requires the use of Dante
Controller. This free software from Audinate is available for both
Windows® and Mac®. Dante Controller uses a simple matrix (see
figure 7.1a) to connect Dante audio transmitters with receivers.
The Dante-32 provides access for up to 24 digital audio input
channels and 32 digital audio output channels on the digiMIX24.
Any Dante transmitter channel can be assigned to one or more
Dante-32 receiver channels, but each Dante receiver channel can
have only one transmitter as its input source.
The Dante-32 resolution & sampling rate is 24bit / 48KHZ.
Dante-32 modules are compatible with AES67.
Dante latency
can be observed and configured for individual
Dante devices within the Dante Controller Network Status tab.
Total system latency adopts the slowest latency found among all
devices linked in the transmitter/receiver stream.
Note that when the Dante-3
2
module is installed, it must always
be the master clock.
7.1b Dante Virtual Soundcard
(not shown)
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The
Dante Virtual Soundcard, purchased separately from Audinate,
allows a Windows or Mac computer to act as a Dante audio
source. Any sound the computer generates (background music,
announcements, VoIP sessions, etc.) can be routed to a Dante receiver
via the Dante controller.
NOTE: The Dante Virtual Soundcard audio stream may not automatically start up after digiMIX24 is powered on. If this happens,
cycle the mixer power again or restart the Dante audio stream.
8 DIGITAL AUDIO with USB-32 (optional)
Digital audio workstations (DAW) often use multitrack USB audio streams for I/O. The USB-32 module provides the digiMIX24 with
up to 32 digital outputs and 24 inputs. See section 7 for details on how digital input and output channels are routed within the
mixer, or refer to the block diagram in section 13.
The USB-32 resolution & sampling rate is 24bit / 48KHZ.
Typical applications include multitrack recording from the mixer to a USB
audio device, or playback of pre-recorded music from a USB audio device. One
particularly useful application is to record a band live onto a multi-track DAW, then
play it back through the mixer later for a "virtual" soundcheck before the musicians
arrive. Visit the Ashly website knowledge base to review the Ashly application
note digiMIX-AN-2 for virtual soundcheck details.
8.1 USB-32 Device Driver
- Purchase the USB-32 audio interface module from an Ashly dealer and install in the digiMIX24
mixer as instructed in section 3.15. An ASIO device driver is required for Windows computers but is not required for Mac.
The USB multi-channel ASIO Windows device driver can be downloaded from the Ashly website Software > digiMIX Downloads
section. Install the device driver on the PC
before
connecting it to the
digiMIX24. The device driver will appear as an "ASIO" type
device in the audio software's device list.
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Detailed USB multichannel device driver installation and virtual soundcheck instructions are found in the Ashly application
note <digiMIX AN-2>, available in the Ashly website's digiMIX page Knowledge Base.
8.2 DAW Hardware Configuration
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The digiMIX24 cannot re-configure it's internal channel mapping. You must have a working
knowledge of your specific DAW hardware and software for proper configuration of channel mapping, recording, and playback properties.
USB-32 Module
7.1a: Dante Controller
