Digital Audio Denmark is bringing standards-based audio over IP to its Thunder|Core and Penta-series audio interfaces with a new ST 2110-30 expansion card. The company plans to show it at NAB Show New York, Oct. 21-22 at the Javits Center, in Booth 761 as part of the Dale Pro Audio booth.
According to DAD, the new 128-channel ST 2110-30 RAVENNA I/O card adds AoIP connectivity with AES67 and RAVENNA capabilities built in. The company is aiming it at broadcast installations and other facilities that use the interfaces for A/D and D/A conversion, remote-controlled microphone preamps, monitor control, routing, and format and sample-rate conversion.
For engineers weighing a move off point-to-point AES and analog wiring, the standards matter. SMPTE ST 2110-30 covers uncompressed audio in IP-based broadcast plants and is built around AES67, the interoperability standard that lets audio-over-IP gear from different manufacturers exchange streams on a common network.
The interfaces themselves offer both digital and analog inputs and outputs. DAD said every signal passes through an internal routing matrix that can handle up to 2,048 by 2,048 non-blocking connections, depending on how the inputs and outputs are configured. The matrix also has a 64-channel bus summing system and Pro | Mon functions for summing and monitoring setups that can be tailored to a given workflow.
Mikael Vest, COO of DAD owner NTP Technology, said the company builds its interfaces for broad compatibility. "We design our audio interfaces with the idea of the widest possible format compatibility in mind so that we can best serve the needs of audio professionals in every corner of the industry," he said.