The Remote Record Interface provides a remote recording solution for all applications in native Mac or PC formats. It allows you to work directly with your preferred DAW and is made up of two parts:

• DiGiCo-Control software. This is free of charge and compatible with both Mac and PC. It allows you to control and setup SD Racks or D Racks via USB. When used in conjunction with the Dante DMI, it also allows control of the SD or D Rack via the standard Ethernet port on a computer.
• The Dante DMI (DiGiCo Multichannel Interface). This is a CAT5 solution which connects onto a high speed FPGA buss, allowing you to plug an SD or D Rack into a router/switcher, which can then be plugged into a computer (Mac or PC) Ethernet port. It not only allows you to control the rack – including the high quality pre amp gains and 48v - but to access audio data and interface it with your DAW of choice for recording.

A dual rack option, for example, utlises two D-Racks and would allow you to have 64 channels of audio to control and record to a simple laptop. Redundancy is also possible by simply plugging in another computer (with DiGiCo control and DAW software installed) to the router.

An added, but significant, benefit is the ability to control all functions of the rack utilising a building’s standard network infrastructure, without the need for any special equipment. This creates a fresh approach to multiple recording applications, including broadcast, live touring, studio recording, rehearsal room and multiple fixed installation environments - with no need for a console or other large-scale interface.

New Dante Interface Solutions

Adoption of Audinate’s Dante™ digital networking solution and two new new Dante implemented products.

• An eight channel I/O module for the SD-Rack, allows our users to drop audio on and off a Dante network for connection to system control, amplifiers and general audio networks
• A Dante DMI (DiGiCo Multichannel Interface) card. The Dante DMI card can be added to either a D-Rack or SD-Rack and allows the user to connect the I/O rack, via CAT5, to a standard PC or MAC.
  

Audinate is leading the way networks are connected by transporting high-quality media over standard IT networks. Its Dante products deliver a no-hassle, self-configuring, true plug-and-play digital audio network that uses standard Internet Protocols. Dante offers a market leading solution today, while de-risking the future by providing a migration path to upgrade to new standards such as the IEEE Audio Video Bridging (“AVB”).

Using the newly released DiGiCo-Control software, the user can control all the functions of the rack via a standard network connection. This control includes the high quality pre amp gains, 48v and access to most DAWs for recording via the Dante network you have. All of this is enabled via one CAT5 cable, with the ability to have a second connection offering redundancy of your recording.

Applications that can take advantage of this functionality and straight forward recording include broadcast, live touring, studio recording, rehearsal rooms and multiple fixed installation environments.