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Audinate Virtual Soundcard is available for download from the Audinate website. A 30-day fully functional trial is available.

For decades, professional audio was tethered to physical limitations. If you wanted to get audio in and out of a computer using a networked audio protocol like Dante, you needed a piece of hardware—a Brooklyn module, an expansion card, or a dedicated USB interface. That meant higher costs, supply chain delays, and physical ports dictating your workflow. audinate virtual sound card

Under the hood, DVS converts your computer’s standard network interface card (NIC)—whether built-in Ethernet or a high-performance Thunderbolt adapter—into a Dante endpoint. It captures the audio from your application, packetizes it using the Dante protocol, and sends it across a standard IP network to any other Dante device (Yamaha console, Shure wireless mics, QSC amplifiers, or another computer running DVS). Audinate Virtual Soundcard is available for download from

| Feature | Dante Virtual Soundcard | Ravenna/AES67 Virtual Audio | NDI | Physical Dante PCIe Card | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | $49.99 USD | Free (but complex) | Free | $500+ | | Channel Count | 64x64 | Varies | Up to 16 (audio only) | 128x128+ | | Latency (Lowest) | 4ms (usually 6-10ms usable) | 1ms possible | 16ms (audio typical) | Sub 1ms | | CPU Usage | Moderate | Moderate | Low (video codec heavy) | Zero | | Reliability | Good (wired only) | Excellent | Fair | Excellent | If you wanted to get audio in and