DANTE LEVEL 1 CORE EXAM MANUAL UPDATED STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Dante Via - ✔✔Allows patching between objects plugged into the computer and
programs within the computer
Offers a mixer to balance the levels of different sources
Includes sample rate conversion
Supports up to 32x32 in total, 16x16 for any individual program or device
Medium latency - processing takes time
✔✔Dante Application Library (DAL) - ✔✔Software developers can include a virtual
Dante interface built-in with DAL - no separate software required
Featured in ZoomRooms and Intellimix Room
✔✔Dante Avio Adapter - ✔✔Bluetooth or USB-C Dante adapter to plug any device into
the Dante Network
Provides USB 5V power while connected
Ideal for smartphones or tablets
✔✔PCIe-R Soundcard - ✔✔Hardware multichannel Dante interface
128x128 @ 24-bit 96kHz
✔✔Pro Tools I/O - ✔✔Allow for Dante connection without artificial channel restrictions
Hardware solutions offered by Focusrite, Apogee, and Avid
✔✔A 1Gbps network switch can manage more Dante channels than a single 1Gbps link
can:
- True. A non-blocking network switch will be able to handle the total of all ports capacity
at all times
- False. The maximum amount of channels in a 1Gbps network switch is 512x512 at
96kHz - ✔✔True. A non-blocking network switch will be able to handle the total of all
ports capacity at all times
✔✔What audio sample rates are supported by Dante?
, - Dante supports only 48kHz and 96kHz, the professional standards
- Dante supports exclusively 44.1kHz, the CD-quality link
- Dante supports most common sample rates from 44.1kHz to 192kHz
- All audio is resampled to 48kHz for easy connectivity between Dante devices -
✔✔Dante supports most common sample rates from 44.1kHz to 192kHz
✔✔If we increase the sample rate of a device from 48KHz to 96KHz, what is the impact
to the network?
- A 96kHz subscription will require (roughly) twice as much bandwidth as a 48kHz
subscription
- A 96kHz subscription will require (roughly) doubled the latency of a 48kHz subscription
to handle the additional DSP demand and network management
- A 96kHz subscription will reduce the maximum CAT or fiber optic cable length by 50%
compared to a 48kHz subscription to manage the higher frequencies
- Devices are renamed to reflect the new sample rate - ✔✔A 96kHz subscription will
require (roughly) twice as much bandwidth as a 48kHz subscription
✔✔An audio subscription (connection) can be established between two Dante
interfaces operating at different bit depths:
- True. Like most digital audio devices, Dante devices will usually be able to add
missing bits or truncate extraneous bits to match the expected internal operation
- False. Dante chipsets, firmware and software options do not provide bit depth
conversion - ✔✔True. Like most digital audio devices, Dante devices will usually be
able to add missing bits or truncate extraneous bits to match the expected internal
operation
✔✔The sample rate of an audio system dictates:
- the resolution of the audio signal's amplitude. A greater sample rate increases
dynamic range
- the audio resolution in time. According to the Nyquist Theorem, the sample rate must
be at least twice the highest audio frequency to be captured
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Dante Via - ✔✔Allows patching between objects plugged into the computer and
programs within the computer
Offers a mixer to balance the levels of different sources
Includes sample rate conversion
Supports up to 32x32 in total, 16x16 for any individual program or device
Medium latency - processing takes time
✔✔Dante Application Library (DAL) - ✔✔Software developers can include a virtual
Dante interface built-in with DAL - no separate software required
Featured in ZoomRooms and Intellimix Room
✔✔Dante Avio Adapter - ✔✔Bluetooth or USB-C Dante adapter to plug any device into
the Dante Network
Provides USB 5V power while connected
Ideal for smartphones or tablets
✔✔PCIe-R Soundcard - ✔✔Hardware multichannel Dante interface
128x128 @ 24-bit 96kHz
✔✔Pro Tools I/O - ✔✔Allow for Dante connection without artificial channel restrictions
Hardware solutions offered by Focusrite, Apogee, and Avid
✔✔A 1Gbps network switch can manage more Dante channels than a single 1Gbps link
can:
- True. A non-blocking network switch will be able to handle the total of all ports capacity
at all times
- False. The maximum amount of channels in a 1Gbps network switch is 512x512 at
96kHz - ✔✔True. A non-blocking network switch will be able to handle the total of all
ports capacity at all times
✔✔What audio sample rates are supported by Dante?
, - Dante supports only 48kHz and 96kHz, the professional standards
- Dante supports exclusively 44.1kHz, the CD-quality link
- Dante supports most common sample rates from 44.1kHz to 192kHz
- All audio is resampled to 48kHz for easy connectivity between Dante devices -
✔✔Dante supports most common sample rates from 44.1kHz to 192kHz
✔✔If we increase the sample rate of a device from 48KHz to 96KHz, what is the impact
to the network?
- A 96kHz subscription will require (roughly) twice as much bandwidth as a 48kHz
subscription
- A 96kHz subscription will require (roughly) doubled the latency of a 48kHz subscription
to handle the additional DSP demand and network management
- A 96kHz subscription will reduce the maximum CAT or fiber optic cable length by 50%
compared to a 48kHz subscription to manage the higher frequencies
- Devices are renamed to reflect the new sample rate - ✔✔A 96kHz subscription will
require (roughly) twice as much bandwidth as a 48kHz subscription
✔✔An audio subscription (connection) can be established between two Dante
interfaces operating at different bit depths:
- True. Like most digital audio devices, Dante devices will usually be able to add
missing bits or truncate extraneous bits to match the expected internal operation
- False. Dante chipsets, firmware and software options do not provide bit depth
conversion - ✔✔True. Like most digital audio devices, Dante devices will usually be
able to add missing bits or truncate extraneous bits to match the expected internal
operation
✔✔The sample rate of an audio system dictates:
- the resolution of the audio signal's amplitude. A greater sample rate increases
dynamic range
- the audio resolution in time. According to the Nyquist Theorem, the sample rate must
be at least twice the highest audio frequency to be captured
