Dante & Yamaha Training at Rock Nashville

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Day 1 — Monday, September 21

Dante Controller A Beginners Walkthrough (9:00 – 10:15 AM)

Dante Controller is the central application used to discover devices, route audio, and manage Dante networks of any size. This session introduces the interface, walks through device discovery and naming, and covers the core routing and subscription concepts that every Dante user needs to understand. Attendees will leave with a clear mental model of what Dante Controller does, how it talks to devices on the network, and how to use it confidently in everyday workflows.

Dante Diagnostics Basic Troubleshooting (10:30 AM – 12:00 PM)

Beyond basic routing, Dante Controller offers a powerful toolset for managing larger and more complex networks. This session explores device configuration, latency settings, presets, multicast flow management, and the firmware updater. Attendees will see how experienced users leverage these tools to troubleshoot issues, optimize performance, and manage Dante networks with dozens or hundreds of devices.

Dante Network Essentials: Fundamentals of Network Design (1:00 – 3:00 PM)

This session introduces the networking fundamentals required for successful Dante deployments. Designed for AV professionals, system designers, and technical managers. This session explains network topologies, switches, IP addressing, and physical infrastructure considerations. Participants will learn how Dante operates within standard Ethernet environments and how to design reliable, scalable networks using best practices for topology, redundancy, and Power over Ethernet (PoE).

Mixing Miranda Lambert: A Q&A with FOH Engineer Todd Wines (3:30 – 4:30 PM)

Todd Wines mixes front-of-house for Miranda Lambert, running a Yamaha and Dante rig night after night across venues of every size and shape, from local festivals to global touring. In this Q&A session, Todd shares what life on the road looks like from behind the console, how the rig is designed for reliability and speed, and the lessons he has learned from real shows under real pressure. Don’t miss this rare look at Dante and Yamaha in the hands of a touring FOH engineer.

Day 2 — Tuesday, September 22

Dante Clocking: Why It Matters and How to Get It Right (9:00 – 10:15 AM)

Clocking is one of the most misunderstood parts of any Dante network, and one of the most consequential. This session demystifies how Dante synchronizes audio across devices using PTP, what a leader clock is and how it gets elected, and what happens when clocking goes wrong. Attendees will learn how to recognize clocking issues in the field, configure clock-related settings with confidence, and avoid the common mistakes that lead to audio glitches.

Switch Configuration for Dante (10:30 AM – 12:00 PM)

Switches are the backbone of every Dante network, and the way they are configured has a direct impact on audio performance. This session walks through the switch settings that matter most for Dante: QoS, IGMP snooping, VLAN configuration, EEE, and link aggregation. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of what to enable, what to disable, and why, regardless of which switch brand they are working with.

Third-Party Monitoring & Control with Yamaha & Dante (1:00 – 2:30 PM)

Yamaha consoles can monitor and control third-party hardware from a wide range of manufacturers, bringing external devices into the same workflow as the console itself. This session demonstrates that capability end to end using a Yamaha PM10 console, a Shure Axient Digital wireless system, and a Rupert Neve RMP-D8 mic preamp. Along the way, the session covers building the system from the ground up, applying IP addressing best practices, establishing Dante routing between the devices, and configuring monitoring and control of the Shure and Neve products from the PM10. This session provides a practical look at how Dante enables tightly integrated, multi-vendor productions.

Dante Redundancy: How it Really Works (3:00 – 4:30 PM)

Dante’s redundancy features are widely used and widely misunderstood. This session goes beyond the marketing slides to explain exactly how primary and secondary networks function, what redundancy actually protects against, and what it does not. Attendees will see how to configure redundant Dante networks correctly, how failover behaves in practice, and how to design networks where redundancy delivers the reliability it promises.

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