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OVERVIEW
The Glensound DARK16AO is a digital to analogue converter designed to connect
outputs from a DANTE®/ AES67 audio network to line level analogue audio inputs
on 3
rd
party equipment.
DANTE® network audio is a common protocol for distributing high quality linear
audio over standard IP networks and it is widely used by many audio equipment
manufacturers. The DARK16AO DANTE® audio interface is compatible with all
DANTE® audio interfaces across all manufacturers. Further details of DANTE®
network audio can be found at
Intended for live on-air broadcast applications, the DARK16AO has been designed
with multiple redundancy capabilities. It has 2 mains power sources and it also has
fully redundant network connections for both Copper & Fibre circuits.
The DARK16AO provides 16 analogue line level (0dB) outputs from the DANTE®
network. These outputs are provided on rear panel electronically balanced XLRs.
Internally the DARK16AO features a Brooklyn module from Audinate (the company
behind Dante®). This module can be set such that it is AES67 compliant, and as
therefore it can be integrated in an AES67 AoIP network instead of a DANTE® one if
required.
