Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Audinate Co-Founder & Senior VP of Product Engineering Chris Ware looks back on 20 years of Dante and how the technology has reshaped audio-over-IP for live sound, broadcast, and installed AV. From early skepticism about IP networks to today’s software-driven platforms and Dante AV, this conversation explores what made Dante an AV industry standard.

Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
0:48 – What Is Dante? Audio over IP Explained
2:37 – How Dante Became the Industry Standard
4:45 – Early AoIP Development & Industry Challenges
6:27 – The First Dante Product (Dolby Lake Processor)
8:32 – Making IP Audio Reliable for Live Sound
11:43 – How the Yamaha CL Series Changed Everything
13:42 – Interoperability in AV & Broadcast Systems
15:41 – Designing for Users, Not Just Manufacturers
17:42 – Dante in Installed AV Systems
19:33 – Why Integrators Trust Dante
22:19 – Dante vs AES67 & Other AoIP Technologies
24:05 – Audinate’s Shift Toward Software
25:56 – Cloud Monitoring and Network Management for AV
26:52 – The Role of Video-Over-IP in the Dante Platform
28:51 – What the Next 20 Years Look Like for Dante
31:10 – Final Reflections on Dante’s Legacy

Interview by AV Technology.

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