Hello all,
I wanted to post a finding that I recently discovered. In the
multichannel studios I work at, everything uses Dante. Because of this,
I haven't really been able to output my laptop's audio directly, I have
to find workarounds like going to analog to another computer, and so on.
However, I recently found out a mixer that we have here, the Yamaha
TF-Rack with Dante card
<https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TFRackDanteBun--yamaha-tf-rack-40-channel-digital-rackmount-mixer-with-dante-card>,
actually has a USB 2.0 interface built-in and with the Dante card, a
Dante interface. It's expensive, but given that Dante interfaces can go
upwards of $1000 USD and you get a mixer with analog ins and outs, it
might be a pretty good deal.
I just tested it out and it works, effectively giving a Linux computer
32 channels of Dante output. It gives 32 channels of input too, but
since the Dante component uses the main 32 buses, I think to have input
you have to sacrifice your Dante outputs. BUT, I didn't test that part
as I was too eager to just get Dante output.
That effectively can make this mixer a 32-channel USB Dante interface. I
have been working here for 6 years and just discovered this. It's been
here the whole time!
I hope this information helps someone. Maybe mixers with Dante cards are
the way for USB dante interfaces on Linux.
(Lastly, I put the [LAU] in the subject line. Do I need to do this?)
Thank you very much for your time,
Brandon Hale