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Dante Controller v4.16.0.5 Package (Windows)

Dante Controller v4.16.0 package delivers a range of new features, including significant user interface enhancements, improved support for Dante Director, and improved support for Dante AV devices.

The installer includes 3 applications: Dante Controller v4.16.0, Dante Updater v2.8.3 and Dante Activator v2.7.1.

Supported Platforms

  • Windows 11
  • Windows 10

Requirements

To operate Dante Virtual Soundcard software you must have a valid License ID, of the format: xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

If you already have a copy of Dante Virtual Soundcard installed on your PC, your existing License ID will be automatically used. If you do not have a License ID, you can purchase one or download a trial license.

Your License ID is entered using the Licensing tab in Dante Virtual Soundcard.

An internet connection is required for license registration and software activation.

Please note that for licenses other than DVS Pro, you MUST have a hardware Dante audio device or a separate computer running Dante Via on the network to act as a Leader Clock for Dante Virtual Soundcard to work.

Note regarding virtual machines: Dante Virtual Soundcard supports installation on virtual machines with DVS Pro licenses only.

For minimum system specifications, see the user guide.

Notes

Installing Dante Virtual Soundcard

Note: If you are upgrading to a new version of Dante Virtual Soundcard, you do not need to uninstall the previous version first. If you do uninstall the previous version before upgrading, you will need to re-enter your license key to activate the software. Check ‘My Account > My Products’ to view your DVS license ID.

To install Dante Virtual Soundcard on Windows:

Note: If you have Dante Virtual Soundcard selected as the default audio interface in Windows, upgrading to a new version of Dante Virtual Soundcard will reset the selection to an alternative interface, and you will need to reselect Dante Virtual Soundcard as the default interface following the upgrade.

  1. Ensure you are logged on to your PC as an administrator.
  2. Double-click the downloaded installer file. This will run the installer.
  3. Read the license text, and if you accept the terms of the agreement, click the ‘I Agree…’ checkbox. If you do not accept the terms, click Close to terminate the installation.
  4. Click Install.
  5. Accept / acknowledge any security warnings displayed by Windows.

New Features in Dante Controller v4.16.0

  • UI Enhancements:
    • Swap Routing View axes (available in the View menu)
    • Network View size can be customised by the user (available in the View menu)
    • Ability to copy and paste channel names and subscriptions from one device to another, or to a text file (in Device View)
  • Improve compatibility with Dante Director:
    • Persistent Login to Dante Director from Dante Controller
    • Improved communication between Dante Controller and Dante Director (reduced firewall configuration requirements, plus compatibility with standard security software)
  • Encryption status reporting – additional status reporting for encrypted flows
  • Improved support for Dante AV Ultra – new Video Config tabs for AV Ultra devices. HDMI input and output status tabs, TX Video processing tab for configuring video flow bandwidth, and RX Video processing tab for enabling fast-switching and configuring output video resolution
  • Support for Dante AV-A USB, AV-A IR and AV-A serial ancillary data types in the Advanced Filter
  • Support for serial configuration for compatible devices
  • Improved translations

New Features in Dante Updater v2.8.3

Dante Controller v4.16.0

  • CS-1519: Update Dante Discovery / mDNSResponder to resolve critical vulnerabilities
  • CS-1652: Dante Controller should give a warning when replacing an existing unicast TX flow with a multicast flow
  • CS-1660: Warn the user about conflicting TX channel names
  • CD-1665: Mention specific effects to audio when warning about unicast flow deletion
  • CS-1691: Fixed rendering issue on Clock Status Monitor Graph that occurs with large number of samples
  • CS-1709: Fixed rendering of 24-bit private encodings
  • ETS-5566: LSA (Local Security Authority) on Windows Blocks mDNS Dante Service

Dante Updater v2.8.3

  • CS-1230: Unsorted listed Domain
  • CS-1647 / ETS-4752: Show 3-digit product versions
  • CS-1713: Missing notification message to user when updating a locked device

Dante Controller v4.16.0

  • No new known issues

Pre-existing known issues (from Dante Controller v4.15.0)

  • CS-1704: Column headers are not translated when copying the table
  • CS-673: Windows About dialog incorrectly identifies OS version
  • CS-664: DC for Windows crashes with > 255 devices in a single unmanaged subnet (no DDM)
  • KAS-233: Unmanaged multicast bandwidth value does not include video media
  • CM-1402: DDM interop: Dante Controller incorrectly allows enrolled Brooklyn II devices at v4.0.9.2 firmware to create AES67 flows. Workaround: Reboot the Brooklyn II device.
  • CM-1424: DDM interop: The ‘Create Multicast Flow’ dialog incorrectly reports support for 64 channels / flow for SMPTE configs that only support 8.
  • CM-1432: DDM interop: Dante Controller shows SMPTE clock domains 1, 2 and 3 as sample rate pull-up clock domains in the clocking status tab.
  • CS-1191: On some systems the Dante Activator application can take up to a minute to launch

Dante Updater v2.8.3

  • No new known issues

Pre-existing known issues (from Dante Updater v2.8.2)

  • CS-1489: When a firmware file is uploaded in the Library, the device does not immediately display in the Imported Firmware Files section. Workaround: Toggle the network interface on DU to find the imported firmware file.
  • ETS-5541: Dante Updater does not work when a previously selected interface is no longer available
  • ETS-5547: Unable to update using local firmware imported to the Dante Updater Library
  • PP-78: DDM interop: No prompt shown when DDM is down
  • NIMBUS-670: The Select All Button in Library does not react to the search filter

Dante Activator v2.7.1

  • None

Audinate’s Support for Inclusive Language

To our customers: some of the terminology used in Dante products has been changed to align with modern usage. Specifically, areas related to Dante clocking now refer to “Primary Leader Clock”, “Leader Clocks” and “Follower Clocks” to describe the functions of each role more clearly.