Audinate Announces AVIO Adapters Series
Audinate has introduced Dante AVIO, cost-effective endpoint adapters that enable audio professionals
to easily connect legacy analog and digital audio equipment to Dante networks. This series features
six new adapters including line-in and line-out analog adapters, a bi-directional AES3/EBU adapter
and a bi-directional stereo USB adapter.
Audinate states that each Dante AVIO adapter acts as a completely independent Dante network device,
allowing legacy gear to enjoy the benefits of networked audio. These devices can now seamlessly
transmit high quality, uncompressed audio streams over long distances without the noise and ground
issues common to analog connections. It also allows for nearly unlimited scalability while
providing incredibly low latency and easy configuration.
“Audio networking has been growing rapidly, but we recognize there are still millions of legacy
endpoint devices that could benefit from the flexibility and scalability Dante delivers,” stated
Lee Ellison, CEO of Audinate. “Our new line of Dante AVIO adapters enables live sound engineers,
systems integrators and even home recording enthusiasts to easily integrate their audio equipment
into a Dante network.”
Key Features Include:
The Dante AVIO Analog adapters are available as dedicated inputs or outputs with one or two channels
of audio. Analog input adapters allow mixers, mic preamps, stage DIs and more to connect to a Dante
audio network, while analog output adapters are perfect for driving amplifiers, powered speakers or
recorders. Long runs of noisy analog cable can be eliminated and all signal routes are managed via
Dante Controller software.
The Dante AVIO USB adapter connects any computer to a Dante audio network without additional
software, providing class-complaint stereo input and output that can be used by any audio
application. Ideal for presentations and conference rooms, the Dante AVIO USB adapter may be
passed between computers without altering networked audio connections.
The Dante AVIO AES3 adapter provides stereo input and output, preserving investments in
AES3-connected DSPs, mixers, compressors, preamps and more. Any AES3 device may be fully
connected to any Dante network with no degradation of signal due to extraneous D/A and A/D
conversion.