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Audio Channels.
Use the "Audio Channels" drop-down menu to set the number of transmit and receive Dante
audio channels available and advertised on the network when working in ASIO mode. This
enables the number of channels shown in "Dante Controller" (and any connected audio
application) to be limited, if required. The maximum number of channels supported depends on
the interface type and the selected audio format.
In WDM mode this number is fixed: "Dante Virtual Soundcard" supports 16 channels (8 stereo
pairs).
Dante Latency.
The "Dante Latency" drop-down box allows you to view and set the device receive latency (time
before playout). A Dante device receiving audio from "Dante Virtual Soundcard" will use this
value (unless the receiving device only supports higher latencies). The latency compensates
primarily for computer scheduling jitter, as well as delay variations encountered in the network.
Supported values are:
• 4ms (low)
• 6ms (medium)
• 10ms (high)
As a rule of thumb, 4ms can be used where "Dante Virtual Soundcard" is running on a high-
spec PC with low scheduling jitter. Computers with poor scheduling performance may need to
use the 10ms Dante Latency setting.
NOTE: If the Dante Latency setting is set too low to compensate for network delay variation and
computer scheduling jitter, there is a risk of intermittent loss of audio.
Network Interface.
The "Network Interface" drop-down menu allows you to select the computer's network interface
that "Dante Virtual Soundcard" will use to transmit and receive Dante audio.
The available entries will be all the wired Ethernet network interfaces currently enabled on the
machine. For machines with only one Ethernet network interface enabled, there will only be one
option available.
The IP address of the currently selected interface is displayed below the "Network Status" field.
NOTE 1: "Dante Virtual Soundcard" does NOT support wireless, USB, Bluetooth or bridged
Ethernet Interfaces.
NOTE 2: All Dante applications on the same computer have a shared understanding of the
primary Dante interface. For example, if you have installed "Dante Controller" on the same PC
as "Dante Virtual Soundcard", and a new primary interface is selected from within "Dante
Controller", "Dante Virtual Soundcard" will automatically switch to the newly selected interface,
and begin operating on that interface.
IMPORTANT NOTE: "Dante Virtual Soundcard" does NOT support redundant operation.
Network Status.
The "Network Status" value indicates the link speed of the computer's Ethernet network
interface that is currently in use by "Dante Virtual Soundcard". It can have the following values:
• 1Gbps (1 gigabit per second).
• 100Mbps (100 megabits per second).
• N/A (no Ethernet network detected).
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