UNiKA UD-064 & UD-064D Switching Power Amplifier
Dante Audio Network Interface for UD-064D:
The UD-064D adopts Audinate Dante networking technology for AoIP (Audio over IP)
receiving. When the input of the amplifier sources from Dante audio network, a Dante
icon, instead of speaker icon, is shown on the upper left of
VOLUME menu on the display to remind users that the
digital audio from Dante network is selected as input. See
the illustration on the right for an example.
The UD-064D is by default configured to source audio from
analog inputs via XLR sockets. To source digital audio from
the Dante interface via RJ-45 ports, you need to switch the
INPUT setting item from ANA (Analog) to DNT (Dante) in
SETTINGS menu, as illustrated on the right.
The Dante interface is very network friendly with unlimited
flexibility in topology of deployment. It supports up to Layer
3 of IEEE 802.3 network standard, enabling you to organize
your audio network with the on-the-shelf Ethernet switches or to immediately transport streaming audio by
taking advantage of your existing installed network facility with no hassle. Even better, the UD-064D comes
with two Ethernet ports which allow you to physically cascade several UD-064Ds in the same network link
without an extra switch in between. Accompanying with Ethernet switches, this capability helps UD-064D
gaining flexibility and expanding territory in device deployment in audio networking.
The sample rate, as well as other configurations
such as device name and etc., for the Dante
interface of UD-064D are set via computer with
dedicated Dante Controller software. The
assignment of audio routing between UD-064D
and all the other Dante-enabled devices in the
same Dante network is also set via the Dante
Controller software. If you have a Dante Virtual
Soundcard software installed in a computer (or in
the same computer), you are even able to arrange
the audio routing with Dante Controller software
to have your DAW software direct play streaming
audio to UD-064D.
The Dante Controller software is available free
for download from the following Audinate webpage,
www.audinate.com/products/software/dante-controller
User's guide of Dante Controller can be found on the following webpage,
www.audinate.com/resources/technical-documentation
Among all the configurations and routing assignments in Dante Controller software, most importantly,
you
should set the operating sample rate of your UD-064D to align with the sample rate of your whole
Dante network.
Basically, all the devices in the same Dante network should be synced to the same sample
rate. You do not need to worry about the bit-depth of coding of your audio stream in network. Although the
UD-064D decodes audio in 24-bit PCM stream, it automatically does bit-depth converting when it streams
audio from other Dante-enabled devices manipulating audio data in different bit-depth.
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