RME Digiface Dante – 256-channel USB 3.0 interface for Dante networks with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports (redundancy and built-in switch functionality), switchable BNC Word Clock I/O / MADI I/O, DC-coupled headphone output, and TotalMix FX mixer. The unit streams Dante audio (up to 64 ch) and MADI audio (up to 64 ch) over USB, and can also operate standalone as a Dante↔MADI converter.
Digiface Dante combines RME’s stable MADIface-series drivers with Dante network control via Dante Controller. Two Ethernet port banks enable full redundancy or operate as a small switch (up to 4 lines). When USB is disconnected, the unit automatically works as a 64-channel Dante/MADI converter with an option to route a preconfigured mix to the analog output.
The front panel offers 4× RJ45 (100 Mb/s / 1 Gb/s), BNC for Word Clock/MADI, and a headphone output, while the rear panel includes USB 3.0 and power input. TotalMix FX provides full routing and submixing (no DSP effects), and remote control via TotalMix Remote is supported. The interface is also AES67-compatible within Dante environments.
KEY FEATURES
- 4× Gigabit Ethernet (802.3); two port banks for redundancy or as built-in switch (up to 4 lines)
- Via USB: up to 64 Dante channels and up to 64 MADI channels (simultaneous support)
- Standalone mode: Dante ↔ MADI (64 channels), with optional pre-mixed signal to analog output
- Two switchable BNC ports: Word Clock I/O or MADI I/O (coax)
- Line/headphones output (6.3 mm TRS), DC-coupled design
- TotalMix FX (routing/submixing without DSP FX) + remote control via TotalMix Remote; ARC USB compatible
- AES67 support via Dante; Class Compliant mode available
- Powered via USB 3.0 (bus-powered) or included PSU; USB error diagnostics
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Channels / sample rates (record/playback): Dante – up to 64 ch @ 44.1/48 kHz; 32 ch @ 88.2/96 kHz; 16 ch @ 176.4/192 kHz. MADI (coax BNC) – up to 64 ch @ 48 kHz; 32 ch @ 96 kHz; 16 ch @ 192 kHz
- Network ports: 4× RJ45 (100 Mb/s / 1 Gb/s, Auto MDI-X, link/act LEDs); Primary/Secondary redundancy mode
- MADI (BNC): high-sensitivity input (<0.2 Vpp), output 400 mVpp; supports 56/64 ch and 96k Frame modes; cable length up to approx. 50 m
- Word Clock: In (BNC, 10 kΩ, switchable 75 Ω termination, auto DS/QS → SS); Out (BNC, 5 Vpp / 4 Vpp @ 75 Ω)
- USB: USB 3.0; on USB 2.0, channel count reduced to 64 (Dante only)
- Phones output: 6.3 mm TRS, low impedance; max power ~50 mW @ 0.1% THD; can function as line output
- Clock sources: Internal, Dante, Word Clock, MADI
- Power supply / consumption: bus-powered or 12 V/24 W external PSU (included); typically ~3 W, max ~6 W (1.2 A)
- Dimensions / weight: 170 × 26 × 84 mm; approx. 500 g
- Operating temperature / humidity: +5…+50 °C; <75% RH (non-condensing)
