Bringing Dante connectivity directly into Grass Valley’s AMPP, Audinate has announced the integration of native Dante audio networking that allows users to discover, manage and route Dante audio streams. With support for up to 128×128 bidirectional channels and latency as low as 1ms, the integration delivers robust audio capabilities across any AMPP-powered workflow.
The strategic collaboration means customers can now incorporate Dante audio into their software-defined workflows with no extra hardware or long-term commitments. Other highlights include flexible licensing with hourly and monthly access models and deployment across cloud, on-prem, or hybrid environments.
Will Waters, Principal Product Manager, Audinate, said: “It's not just about the technical I/O; it's also about delivering commercial flexibility. In partnership with Grass Valley, this is the first time Audinate is offering a pure, by-the-hour consumption service and it's that kind of flexibility that broadcasters need. Whether they're utilising the AMPP infrastructure on prem, in a truck or in the cloud, it's all usage based. It’s really important to address that need.”
Stand Number: 2.G105b, 8.A9, 8.MS9
Company: Dante by Audinate
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