quick rundown on what that looks like on the burger bar analogy, Dante is able to support (including Allen & Heath) even offer some
tech side? ‘condiments' well beyond the core burger and amount of multitrack recording right on the
bun of the basic FOH/monitor split. I’m not sure desk. But Dante takes it up another notch in
[Jeff Hawley] Just like the do-it-yourself if that answers the question, but it did make me the possible number of recorded tracks, the
burger bar where we had our fabulous NAMM hungry! The Audinate website has a number ease and speed of utilizing those tracks in the
lunch, there is an almost infinite number of ways of great technical diagrams of systems of all recorded mix process, and the flexibility around
to configure the tech to meet your particular shapes and sizes. sample rates and formats etc.
digital console at FOH and a digital console in [WM] Many churches are capturing a two- I think you nailed it on the ‘record-ready’
monitor world share visibility of audio inputs track mix from the board, but that is a lot description. With Dante, you can route the
and outputs with Dante as the tech backbone. different than having the ability to access multi- audio to a laptop and record directly into your
This could be as simple as a point-to-point track audio. In addition to virtual sound checks, favorite DAW and simply pick up the mixing and
CAT 6 cable. this has a huge range of potential benefits for mastering from there. I have also heard really
tastes. In the most basic designs I’ve seen, a
the pre-production and recording process that wonderful applications of the Dante virtual
Most console manufacturers offer some form range for working a song into 'record-ready' sound check functionality being used to train
of simple native console-to-console digital split shape, to capturing that actual drum take from volunteer audio staff. Without having to bring in
functionality like this with their own proprietary a Sunday morning. I'd love to get your insights the worship band, it is very easy to play back
tech, but Dante really shines when you want about all of this! multitrack audio from a DAW into the console
to hop onto that same network and record
and play with the various levels and EQs
the tracks to a laptop, and/or bring into [Jeff] As with basic audio split functionality, and effects and walk over to the stage at the
wireless mic input digitally, and/or feed your many console manufacturers offer built-in musician’s playing position and really allow an
main speakers digitally, etc. To go back to the two-track recording to a thumb drive. Some engineer to learn at their own pace and develop
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