How to use Dante to connect a mixer to a laptop

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Dante is one of the most powerful tools in live audio right now and understanding how to use it can make playback during gigs and soundchecks so much easier.

In this video, we'll connect a Yamaha QL1 mixer to a DAW using the built-in Dante card. I'm using Reaper but this should work with any DAW. If you have a different mixer with a Dante card inserted then the process should be similar.

If you missed the first video in this series check it out here:

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[landondale]

SUPER helpful! I have used Dante to do multitrack recordings from our Allen & Heath GLD-80 mixer (with Dante card) into a DAW, but I wanted to reverse the flow to be able to do trainings to teach folks in our church how to mix music in our auditorium without having a live band on stage. I hoped it could be done, and this video showed me how (with a few tweaks specific to our GLD mixer). Thank you!

[foxyfella]

Thanks for making the video. Clear and concise and Very well done!

[ΣταμΔετσης]

really enjoying ur channel, how would u run a virtual sound check using dante?

[delsurmusic]

Thank you for the great video!!. I definitely would like to see more videos about Dante!!

[Photo-zlwt]

The Dante setup was the only thing that didn't quite hit the mark. But the gear itself was awesome! I had to use Dante Controller software because it wasn't built-in to the mixer. I'm gonna look for a video on setting up a virtual sound check with Dante playback and saving it as a scene. That way, I can keep the same channel EQ for the show and not have to double-check everything before the band gets there and I switch to the show scene.

[soocmedia]

Fantastic video, it was very well explained. Many thanks SM

[thalesglima]

Thanks for the great tips! Do you know if it's possible to have one Yamaha Rio connected to the primary port, for example, and connect my laptop to the secondary port?

[RichardCowdrey]

Thank you for this video! I the opposite true, whereby you record incoming tracks from your mixer, to the Danate virtual card, and onto the laptop and Reaper?

[ordie]

You know what I was looking for the reverse process tutorial as to how to multitrack record to the DAW. I also use Reaper (which I hate rofl) and need to know what I'm doing wrong as all my Dante seems properly setup. I also use a Yamaha DM2000 V2 which is way more complex it seems.

[ellenkneefel]

Hi, thanks for the tutorial.. I see that you use Reaper for DAW.. I want to ask, is it also can to be used with Nuendo?

[AnthonyBalogun]

Thanks for this video. I want to get a completely isolated mix for my live streaming systems without using the mix from the FOH mixer. I want to get a separate mixer for this purpose. What options do I have with Hardware audio mixer over DAW? Which is a better recommendation for Hardware mixer between Behringer X32 and Midas M32? What DAW works very well on Dante networked audio?

[uptownphotography]

Great information and timely for me.
I am trying to figure a way to use my PC Laptop (running Studio One) into my analog mixer. The sound card I am considering uses DANTE and MADI and I did not know how i can connect the PC Laptop with the 32 I/O sound card until I saw your video. (I am still on the fence which sound card to buy until I figure out the best way to do this on cost).
Question Please:
Does anyone make an external device to run DANTE with a PC Laptop?
Also, if you have any recommendations on a sound card that will give me 32 channels Out (for analog console mixdown) I would appreciate your advice. Thanks in advance.
Philip
NYC Area

[dariocirillo]

Hello mate, thanks you for the video, realy good. I got a question if you don't mind, I am trying to run Reaper with Dante Virutal Sound Card, but when I am going to select Dante on Reaper nothig is going on play, so I can not test nothing (I got same configuration in your video) You think could be a License problem (I got trial for now) or any tips?
Thank you in advance

[kevincollins]

Hi Andrew, great tutorial. After watching I started wondering if you could offer me some suggestions as to where I might be going wrong in my set up. I have a Dante card in my Allen & Heath GLD-112 mixer a laptop with the DVS drivers installed and I am using Reaper as my DAW. I'm using the Dante Controller software as well. My mixer and laptop are both connected to a switch so my audio is networked. I can get all of the channels into reaper but I'm unable to monitor the audio at the laptop witch is not near the mixer and I cannot get the audio back into the mixer from the laptop so that I can preform virtual sound checks. I have configured the I/Os for Direct and I am using a 1 to 1 patch throughout. Forgive me for the long-winded explanation but wanted to be as detailed as possible just in case you would want to offer some advice.

[audioboylanre]

can someone run some channels processing plugins from the laptop back to the console, just the way you routed it here, can someone run live professor like this

[keithholmes]

Can I use my MacBook Pro running DVS to host plugins such as Waves Tune for my Allen & Heath SQ5 with Dante card. Thanks

[Jumpy]

Forget not the Latency in the Dante Controller.

[amalgami]

thanks for the video. How much round trip latency you are getting using virtual dante driver? I think using a pcie card might get u much lower latency. whats your experience? thanks

[SabrinaBarrineau]

Will this work with a Soundcraft si profermer

[mikejones]

I have an ILIVE board hooked up to Dante the computer is reading Dante but I’m not getting any audio. Please help