RAVENNA Showcases Interoperability Demo Rack with MNA at ISE 2017

Interoperability continues to make headlines for RAVENNA at ISE 2017. Taking pride of place on the RAVENNA stand (7-V210) in partnership with the Media Networking Alliance (MNA) is a RAVENNA demo rack that will be used to demonstrate AES67 interoperability. Another important product for members of the RAVENNA community is the new RAVENNA Audio Network Manager tool developed by Digigram and Merging Technologies that will be presented on the Merging stand (7-C169).

At IBC 2016 (8-13 September) there be will one of the strongest showings ever for audio-over-IP network technologies and IP interoperability efforts, now extending also into broadcast and video production infrastructures. Multiple companies involved in the RAVENNA/AES67 efforts are promoting demonstrations and introducing new products at their own booths, as well as participating in the Media Networking Alliance (MNA) and Alliance of IP Media Solutions (AIMS) IP Interoperability Zone.

DirectOut Technologies and Merging Technologies have announced high-performance interoperability of both their in-house developed audio network cores using RAVENNA technology. DirectOut’s new MONTONE.42 audio-over-IP bridge supports low-latency streaming of 256 audio channels to and from Merging’s Pyramix Virtual Studio DAW.

Major broadcasters and manufacturers are among the latest members to join the Media Networking Alliance, recently formed by leading industry proponents, adopters, developers and suppliers of media networking technologies to promote adoption and support adopters of the newly ratified AES67 audio networking standard.

At the end of October, the AES hosted its first AES67 interoperability “PlugFest” at the IRT in Munich. 15 people from 10 different companies gathered for 4 days, testing 15 different AES67 implementations for basic interoperability. The result was very promising, as all the implementations were able to interoperate with each other.

German interconnectivity and audio transport specialists, DirectOut, announced a brand-new handheld MADI analyzer and signal generator for professional applications with MADI signals. The new product is called ANNA-LISA and “her” debut will be at the IBC2014 Show in Amsterdam.

Billed as the “Synthesis of Technology, Art and Music,” Moogfest is a fabulously quirky celebration of electronic music, geekiness and the legacy of synthesizer legend, Bob Moog. For the first time, two DirectOut MADI systems were used for the live recording of two of the main festival venues.