Soundcraft 5036922-03.V - Dante 64 x 64 Expansion Card with Worldclock for Vi Stagebox

The Soundcraft 5036922-03.V Dante 64 x 64 Expansion Card is designed for use with the Soundcraft Vi Stagebox, providing seamless integration into Dante audio-over-IP networks. This high-performance card allows the Vi Stagebox to send and receive up to 64 channels of audio in each direction, ensuring maximum flexibility and connectivity in professional live sound, broadcast, and recording environments. With built-in worldclock functionality, the expansion card ensures precise synchronization between the Vi Stagebox and other Dante-enabled devices, delivering reliable and low-latency audio transport over standard Ethernet infrastructure.

Dante, developed by Audinate, is widely regarded as the industry-standard protocol for high-quality, low-latency audio networking. By installing the 5036922-03.V Dante Expansion Card in your Vi Stagebox, you can instantly connect your setup to a Dante network, allowing for the distribution and routing of up to 64 audio channels to and from other Dante-compatible devices, such as consoles, amplifiers, stageboxes, and recording systems. The Dante protocol significantly reduces the need for traditional analog cabling, streamlining complex audio setups while maintaining superior audio quality and reliability.

The 5036922-03.V Dante card supports a full 64-channel input and output configuration, offering a total of 128 channels of bidirectional audio. This high channel count is particularly advantageous in large-scale productions, such as live concerts, festivals, or broadcast events, where managing numerous audio sources is essential. The card allows audio engineers to efficiently route multiple audio signals across the network, whether distributing audio between different areas of a venue, integrating audio with broadcast feeds, or recording multi-channel audio for later post-production.

With the inclusion of a worldclock output, the 5036922-03.V ensures that all devices connected within the Dante network remain in perfect sync. Accurate synchronization is crucial in digital audio systems to prevent timing errors, such as jitter or dropouts, that could compromise audio quality. The worldclock functionality enables the Vi Stagebox to serve as the clock master for the network, ensuring that all connected devices, from mixing consoles to recording interfaces, are synchronized for optimal performance.

The expansion card features dual Cat5e Ethernet ports, which support both primary and secondary Dante network connections. This dual-port design provides redundancy, ensuring continuous operation even if one network connection fails. The redundant network capability is particularly valuable in mission-critical environments, such as live performances or broadcast productions, where uninterrupted audio transmission is essential. By automatically switching to the secondary network in the event of a failure, the 5036922-03.V Dante card guarantees a smooth and reliable audio experience under all conditions.

The 5036922-03.V card is fully compatible with Dante Controller, Audinate's powerful software application for managing Dante networks. Through Dante Controller, audio engineers can configure audio routes, monitor network performance, and manage connected devices from a centralized interface. The software offers an intuitive user experience, simplifying the process of routing audio channels between devices, setting up network redundancy, and monitoring the health of the Dante network in real-time.

One of the key advantages of the 5036922-03.V Dante Expansion Card is its AES67 compatibility. AES67 is an open standard that enables interoperability between different IP-based audio networking systems, such as Dante, Ravenna, and others. With AES67 support, this card allows the Vi Stagebox to integrate seamlessly into hybrid audio networks, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of audio-over-IP systems. This feature makes the card a future-proof solution, ideal for environments where interoperability between different IP audio protocols is required.

The 5036922-03.V is designed specifically for the Soundcraft Vi Stagebox, ensuring seamless integration and reliable performance. The card installs easily into the Vi Stagebox expansion slot, and no additional software or complex configuration is required to get up and running. Once installed, the card is automatically recognized by the system, and you can begin routing audio across the Dante network immediately. This plug-and-play functionality makes the card an ideal choice for audio engineers who need a powerful, yet user-friendly, networking solution for their Vi Stagebox setup.

Whether you're working in live sound, broadcast, or studio recording, the 5036922-03.V Dante 64 x 64 Expansion Card for the Vi Stagebox provides the ultimate flexibility and connectivity for professional audio applications. Its high channel count, worldclock synchronization, dual redundant networking, and AES67 interoperability make it a versatile tool for managing large-scale audio productions and ensuring the highest quality audio transport across IP networks.

Features

• 64-input/64-output Dante Expansion Card for Soundcraft Vi Stagebox
• Provides low-latency, high-quality audio transport over standard Ethernet networks
• Supports 64 channels of bidirectional audio (128 channels total)
• Includes worldclock output for precise synchronization of audio devices across the network
• Dual Cat5e Ethernet ports for primary and secondary Dante network connections, ensuring redundancy
• Compatible with AES67 for interoperability with other audio-over-IP protocols, such as Ravenna
• Fully compatible with Audinate's Dante Controller software for audio routing and network management
• Easy installation in the Vi Stagebox expansion slot with plug-and-play functionality
• Ideal for live sound, broadcast, and recording applications requiring high channel counts and network flexibility
• Streamlines audio setups by replacing traditional analog cabling with Dante networking

Specifications

• Compatibility: Vi Stagebox