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You set up your system, expecting great Dante audio, but is full of stutters, popping noises and clicks. What went wrong? Probably clocking, so let’s

Latency is a term you’ll hear used in both audio and video systems. We all have some idea about what latency is, but when pressed the details get fuzzy. Let’s take a look at what it is and what is means – or doesn’t mean – for your system. 

Previous articles have discussed the importance of multicast traffic in media networking; it is a key part of how clocking, discovery and content itself are distributed efficiently around a network. 

So, you’ve just setup your Dante system. You’ve plugged Dante-enabled devices into network switches, perhaps you’ve made some adjustments to the switches, and then you fire up Dante Controller and see… nothing. Or perhaps you see some devices, but nothing works. That’s not very plug and play. What’s happening?