MT48, H9000 and Dante

[jerzythepeddler]

I just purchased a Neumann MT48 and it’s somewhat of a Swiss army knife, kind of like the H9000. I’m thinking about connecting the H9000 via Dante to really unlock the potential of both with a crazy number of inputs and FX routing.

 

I haven’t purchased the Dante card for the H9000 yet, because I wanted to confirm it will do what I’m thinking it will do.

 

The MT48 has 32 ins and 16 outs via DANTE when connected to the computer with a USB C cable. So I’d like to use the H9000 to add to the physical inputs (only 4 physical on the MT48). And I also have an RME A to D converter that I would like to use the ADAT on the H9000 to connect it to so I can send a total of 16 channels down the Dante ethernet cable back to the MT48.

 

Is this a pretty straight ahead setup and easy to get working correctly? I’ve used it kind of like this with USB and ADAT. Does it basically work in a similar way, but I just choose DANTE instead of USB for the routing? As far as clocking, would I just clock the RME to the H9000 and then the DANTE card takes care of clocking to my MT48?

 

I’m just wanting to make sure I’m thinking correctly before I purchase the card.

 

Thanks!

[gustebeast]

Could you make a diagram showing what will be connected to what with what protocols? I use my H9000 dante card to move audio around to computers with the dante virtual soundcard and to other dante enabled hardware devices and it works great.

[joecozzi]

jerzythepeddler wrote:

The MT48 has 32 ins and 16 outs via DANTE when connected to the computer with a USB C cable. So I’d like to use the H9000 to add to the physical inputs (only 4 physical on the MT48). And I also have an RME A to D converter that I would like to use the ADAT on the H9000 to connect it to so I can send a total of 16 channels down the Dante ethernet cable back to the MT48. Is this a pretty straight ahead setup and easy to get working correctly? I’ve used it kind of like this with USB and ADAT. Does it basically work in a similar way, but I just choose DANTE instead of USB for the routing?

Using H9000’s direct I/O it can act as digital patchbay. This allows you to route signal from H9000’s analog and digital inputs directly to Dante outputs so that audio can be routed on the network. The Emote controller makes it simple to visualize the connections. Yes, it sounds like you’d be doing the same thing you’ve been doing with routing USB.

jerzythepeddler wrote:

As far as clocking, would I just clock the RME to the H9000 and then the DANTE card takes care of clocking to my MT48?

Yes, that is correct. The Dante card’s clock is set in Audinate’s Dante Controller. Dante Controller’s Clock Status tab displays the current clock source of the Dante card. This clock source can be set with the “Enable Sync To External” checkbox. However, to sync the H9000 to Dante, set the H9000’s clock source to “Exp A/B/C (Dante)”, and uncheck “Enable Sync To External” for the Dante card in Dante Controller. Please note: The Dante card’s sample rate must be set manually under the Device Config tab in Dante Controller’s Device View. If the H9000’s clock syncs to Dante, then the H9000’s clock will automatically follow Dante’s sample rate.

[jerzythepeddler]

joecozzi wrote:

jerzythepeddler wrote:

The MT48 has 32 ins and 16 outs via DANTE when connected to the computer with a USB C cable. So I’d like to use the H9000 to add to the physical inputs (only 4 physical on the MT48). And I also have an RME A to D converter that I would like to use the ADAT on the H9000 to connect it to so I can send a total of 16 channels down the Dante ethernet cable back to the MT48. Is this a pretty straight ahead setup and easy to get working correctly? I’ve used it kind of like this with USB and ADAT. Does it basically work in a similar way, but I just choose DANTE instead of USB for the routing?

Using H9000’s direct I/O it can act as digital patchbay. This allows you to route signal from H9000’s analog and digital inputs directly to Dante outputs so that audio can be routed on the network. The Emote controller makes it simple to visualize the connections. Yes, it sounds like you’d be doing the same thing you’ve been doing with routing USB.

jerzythepeddler wrote:

As far as clocking, would I just clock the RME to the H9000 and then the DANTE card takes care of clocking to my MT48?

Yes, that is correct. The Dante card’s clock is set in Audinate’s Dante Controller. Dante Controller’s Clock Status tab displays the current clock source of the Dante card. This clock source can be set with the “Enable Sync To External” checkbox. However, to sync the H9000 to Dante, set the H9000’s clock source to “Exp A/B/C (Dante)”, and uncheck “Enable Sync To External” for the Dante card in Dante Controller. Please note: The Dante card’s sample rate must be set manually under the Device Config tab in Dante Controller’s Device View. If the H9000’s clock syncs to Dante, then the H9000’s clock will automatically follow Dante’s sample rate.

 

Awesome Thanks for this.

[jerzythepeddler]

Here’s a super quick diagram. But I think it gives you an idea. Basically I’m trying to use DANTE like a glorified ADAT optical cable, that can handle more channels and it can be a longer cable.

 

So I’m not using the DVS, but the MT48 acts as a DANTE interface over USB C. This should also allow me to use the internal mixer of the MT48 to set up headphone mixes with DANTE inputs too.

 

Thanks!

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[tbskoglund]

Hi there,

Sorry for the late response, but yes, this setup looks like it should work just fine.

You’ll just need to configure all of the I/O routing using both the H9000 (Direct I/O or FX Chains) and Dante Controller.

Let me know if you need further assistance.

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