PCMsoundie Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 If i were running say a very small Dante network with 1 or 2 Audinate ADP-AES3-AU-2X2 AVIO AES3 to Dante end devices configurable via “Dante Controller”: • Encoding (audio bit depth) :16,24,32 For a very small closed network if I needed to set a mic pre where i couldn’t get to it later and use say a lower mic signal and my device outputs 24-bit AES3 If my Dante network is set to 32 encoding would that allow makeup gain after Dante to be any less noisy since the Dante transmitter & receiver would both use 32-bit ? Even best-case scenario in a anechoic chamber (quieter than a studio…) also does anyone know if Sound Devices 8-series accept and process native Dante 32-bit fixed PCM data? Or will 32-bit integer data be truncated to 24-bits from Dante before the 8-series internal 32-bit processing? Has anyone done this with other DAWs and and Dante running at 32 encoding? Quote
nickreich Posted March 1, 2022 Report Posted March 1, 2022 If your initial device, with the Analog to Digital convertor is outputting 24-bit AES, having a larger bit depth available in the transport or recording path isn't going to help you. AVIO AES devices automatically ASRC (Asynchronous sample-rate convert, aka 're-clocking') the AES to match the Dante Network clock and settings - but that doesn't increase the dynamic range originally converted. Quote
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