IBC 2013 – Audio Report – Bonus Content

In this International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) 2013 report, audioXpress editor-in-chief João Martins looks at how the industry transitioned to 4K and how audio is following with new solutions for multichannel production and distribution. The article was published as Bonus content to existing subscribers with audioXpress Jan. 2014.

An impressive Dante deployment at the Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney used Harman’s BSS BLU digital signal processing units to create an audio distribution network of 160-plus channels across 200 acres. The Dante enabled BSS units increased quality and control while minimizing labor and installation costs.

Audinate announced a new software-based Dante audio network that runs on any PC or Mac. It’s called Dante Via and it creates a flexible software audio bridge for any computer to connect with local USB, FireWire, Thunderbolt and analog audio interfaces, transforming them into Dante networked devices.

Digital Audio Labs is now shipping their much-anticipated Livemix personal monitor system with both analog and Dante digital inputs. Designed from scratch with a networked based approach, Digital Audio Labs managed to implement one of the most versatile monitoring solutions we have seen so far in the market.

Studio Technologies will showcase new Dante-enabled products at Audinate’s 2014 AV Networking World Conference, as well as at InfoComm 2014, including a full range of announcer’s consoles, party-line intercom interfaces, headphone/line output interfaces and analog input interface units.

Audinate announced a new High Capacity (HC) reference design solution for OEMs, in line with previous platforms available for manufacturers wanting to implement Dante network audio. The difference is the support of up to 512 x 512 redundant bi-directional uncompressed audio channels on a single Xilinx FPGA.