What Audio Engineers Should Know About IT & Networking

Understanding essential IT concepts is crucial for audio engineers. Learn audio-over-IP (AoIP) basics and how to troubleshoot networked systems in this video. Enroll in the Dante Certification Program here: geni.us/QOkUq
Thanks to ‪@audinate‬ for making this video possible and supporting Audio University.
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00:00 Understanding Audio-Over-IP
03:07 IP Address, Subnet, & DHCP
04:51 Subnet and Subnet Mask
06:05 DHCP and IP Address Assignment
07:23 Identify & MAC Address
10:20 Outro
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[@Trian0ng]

"Yo bro wake up. Audio University uploaded"

[@CIA_Agent_Chan]

Getting sponsored by Dante is crazy 😧

[@danielfernandes1010]

I learnt computer networking this semester, and I must say your explanation was really solid.

[@Kingyoshi999]

This was a great intro video for audio techs who have never worked with networks. I would strongly suggest making a separate video about some of the challenges when implementing Audio over IP, such as latency, lost packets, network congestion/interference etc. I would also explain that,in the real world, you should NEVER connect a audio network to a non-audio network without significant segmentation. (Or you could end up with large headaches where you can spend days or even weeks troubleshooting trying to find out which non-audio device connected to your network is causing interference that negatively impacts the quality of the audio you are sending over the network.) This is quite a complex topic and not something I would suggest most audio engineers implement without learning the ins and outs of computer networks. -This is coming from someone who has worked on implementing large corporate audio and video networks.

[@AudioUniversity]

You can certainly implement protocols like Dante on corporate networks, but I agree that requires more configuration. But on a home network or studio network, it doesn't require much setup at all. The challenges on corporate networks are more a function of the corporate network than they are a function of Dante. haha. Thanks for the thoughtful comment. You are correct that there is varying complexity, depending on the deployment.

[@Douglas_Gillette]

To clarify, “over an IP network” is a phrase you used. Most Dante use cases involve using only switches. Switches understand Ethernet frames. They do not process or understand IP packets. I personally don’t like the phrase “IP network” to describe the devices that move data. If you want to use that kind of phrase, “Ethernet network” would be better.

[@TheGospelGuitarist]

Seen these adaptors on amazon and wondered what the deal is with those. Just learned basic IT networking a bit on my own studies. Now I can use IT knowledge my second love (computers) with my first love (audio.) I need to get into those free courses! At 63 I still want to learn, very cool. Love it.

[@btraker]

1) Analog audio over twisted pair network cable. 2) Digital audio over twisted pair network cable. 3) Digital audio over IP. 1 and 2 have NOTHING to do with Ethernet. It's akin to calling cable terminated with 5-pin XLR a "DMX" cable. DMX runs ON the cable, Ethernet runs ON the cable. Hope this helps.

[@Douglas_Gillette]

Great clarification. Ethernet is not a medium like copper, fiber or radio. This video has several inaccuracies.

[@noUGames]

You should definitely keep going with this series, very helpful and the future

[@welderfixer]

Networked audio use in Home Theater installs is gaining popularity. It is something I think I need to learn ASAP.

[@paulrobertson3326]

Thanks for that concise outline of a complex system. Also thanks to Dante for sponsoring a video that was not full of hype - just the facts 🙂

[@JMSoloBassist]

Great intro video! As a full-time network engineer, and part-time audio engineer, this is something I am very interested in.

[@joshuahendrickson8694]

It is highly recommended that you use a standalone Dante network. If you just plug in Dante devices to a larger network, you might end up with an effective broadcast storm.

[@michaelm1]

I AM an IT and networking engineer:-) Musician is what I want to become. Notes, I need some notes, notes to build chords, chords to build songs, that's the way it goes.

[@aldair_amado]

Am whatchin you from Angola, África 🇦🇴 Keep going🤙🏾

[@StephanneZillions]

Love the clear explanation - as someone with Dante I & II, this really covers the essential bits that are often hard to explain to entry-level audio engineers who haven't yet dipped their toe in networking. Thanks as always for the great content.

[@decloset9703]

Thank you Audio University I just finished one of the course 🙏🙏

[@liseeistrupschrder4888]

Thank’s for a comprehensive review of IP and Dante. Watching from Norway 🇳🇴

[@jd-xe4rn]

I loved this video! I got into learning audio over a decade ago by teaching myself audio production and recording using Ableton. I fell off of music making for a few years when I started building a family with my wife. Then last year I started working as an electricians apprentice, and I learned a lot about construction and electrical theory. I eventually learned of the structured cabling company that I now work for, and knew that this is the field that I wanted to work in. Our bread and butter is pulling Cat6 and fiber optics for network and telecommunications cabling, but we also do door access, security cameras, and PA audio systems. Now I get to work with my hands, doing things like bending conduit, building and installing network racks, fishing cables down walls, etc. AND I get to work on computer and audio systems. I want to become the companies go-to audio guy and hopefully give the company the ability to secure more and bigger A/V contracts, and be able to integrate those with our network systems, and this channel has helped a lot with learning more about audio systems and how electrical theory applies to audio. I can’t wait to go through the Dante certification courses and add that, along with my BICSI certification, to my resume.

[@TheRandomSpectator]

AU: "I won't go into the math on this..." Me, a programmer by trade: "Why? This is easy, basic stu....oh right, I'm not exactly the target audience."

[@angarakchari108]

Never leaving any video, it's always great to watch these , even if it's not understandable to me sometimes. I have a request by the way, i would really like a video dedicated on DSP's and every function of them .

[@ADINSX3]

Some notes about the arp command: On some systems (most linux distros), you will need to run "arp" with sudo (edit: this is untrue, see comments below), for security reasons. Also, the arp table won't necessarily show all devices on the network. It is only populated with devices that your system has sent an arp request for and received a response. For example, I just ran arp on my system, and it didn't see the IP/mac of my doorbell camera listed. After pinging that IP address though, that device *is* listed in my arp table. Things can get more even more fuzzy when things like vlans and layer 2 vs layer 3 switches are brought into the conversation. And then there's IPv6... Great video though, despite my nitpicking.

[@Douglas_Gillette]

This applies when your are modifying the arp cache. In this context only reading it, sudo is not required.

[@ADINSX3]

@@Douglas_Gillette You are correct. My arp command is in /usr/sbin, which isn't part of my non-root-user path. So I jumped to the conclusion I *needed* root. My bad.

[@bentoguarabyra5875]

Love the new thumbnail format!! Claim a lot more attention in my feed. W

[@BORRICCUA]

thank you....for the info...i'm gonna try to enroll for the Dante Certification.

[@FallenStarFeatures]

This is enough background information for an audio engineer to understand what your network admin is talking about when your Dante network craps out.

[@_kenula_damsith_]

Lots of love from Sri Lankaaaa your videos are extremely informative & useful thank Ü🎉

[@Galileocrafter]

For completeness you should have mentioned IPv6, it doesn’t change much but it’s good to know when you see an IPv6 address. Specifically, no NAT, so every GUA address is visible / accessible from the outside -> proper firewall configuration!! (should have been the case for IPv4 already..) There are „private“ addresses in IPv6, they are called ULA and don’t route outside. You can have a LAN with only those. IPv6 is best left to setup itself -> SLAAC. Many more options to consider for IPv6 dual-stack / mostly / only networks. Afaik, Dante supports IPv6 dual-stack / mostly / only networks, so you will see those addresses. Also huge, they have 128-Bits 64 of which are the client addresses and the other 64 are the subnet. So you get 2^64 addresses for one subnet. This is useful for audio networks, because you don’t run into a address space problem ever again.

[@Douglas_Gillette]

Dante is only IPv4.

[@JerridFoiles]

I've been kicking around the idea of a Focusrite's Rednet line because they offer control surfaces with the interfaces, but when people talk about Dante Networks, I send out a 422 error code. Thanks for the introduction. Dante now feels a lot less intimidating.

[@KristoffKuche]

Keep it up , this is good information , thanks !

[@iLightSoundGeometry]

i made it through digital 1 in college but couldnt get through digi 2 and a few other high level physics classes for the bachelors in electronic engineering .. the shit gets deep

[@AG-mz7vm]

Great video thanks!

[@chandanrocky7532]

thank you much needed

[@BackstageAudio]

Interesting video!

[@j7ndominica051]

Logically assigned static addresses are easier to keep track of. 255 is broadcast and 254 is by usual convention an upstream router. I don't think 0 is necessarily reserved. You can also manage the addresses on the router with a MAC table to avoid them being random.

[@ryangatling2973]

General rule is to avoid the first and last numbers on the subnet. In "Ye Olden Days..." these were used as broadcast addresses within the subnet, and .1 and .254 were for routers. Or for failover .2 and .3 for physical interfaces and .1 for the virtual interface.

[@yungifez]

Colputer nerd here Nice explanation

[@BarrieCitadel]

Thanks for adding actual captions for the Deaf

[@AnanyaMusicBD]

oh man... you are awesome..

[@yungifez]

Lets go Dante

[@stevenpaul9307]

I'd prefer to list all MACs before installation and setup a ARP bonding table on the router pages, so that all devices get static ip address. for short, plan before you do.

[@foxx8905]

I have a question ? How can we use Dual Speaker on single passive network. Means single will be of 8 ohm so in parallel so they will 4 ohm so I want to use 2 LF driver on single channel at 4 ohm !

[@MichaelStoddardIA]

Other than less hassle with the setup, is there a reason you're using DHCP vs static addresses?

[@C.S.Argudo]

Not me, getting a degree in computer science at 28 because making custom tools is the wave

[@mugtunes]

Turning 28 in a month and considering computer science degree, do you mind elaborating on what you mean by custom tools is the wave?

[@srrrb5953]

Might sound stupid but. Does knowing ip adress of someone who use this allows me to "connect" with them even if we are like whole neighborhood apart or even whole continent?

[@AudioUniversity]

No. You’d need to use a router and public IP address for that, because it’s outside the LAN. This is covered in the Dante training.

[@Douglas_Gillette]

Your statement about `arp -a` is inaccurate. The command shows a cache of IP address-to-MAC address mappings. It does not show all available devices on the network. You would have to do something like a ping sweep to see all available devices on a subnet. Immediately after you do the sweep, an `arp -a` would show those devices.

[@sankarn.s5645]

How many audio channels AES can support?

[@AudioUniversity]

It depends on which protocol you’re referring to - AES3, AES67, AES50, etc.

[@AffluentSB]

What are the chances that I was looking for videos on Dante and AU posts a video about it exactly a day later…

[@GrandNebSmada]

I wish Dante devices were 25% to 30% less expensive. I'd own so many Dante devices but its cost prohibitive to adopt.

[@sankarn.s5645]

What is difference between AES3 vs AES67 VS AES 50

[@AudioUniversity]

There are lots of differences - connector types, channel count, etc. I’d recommend doing some research on these protocols. It’s too much info for a KZbin comments section.

[@arashik3958]

❤❤

[@sumonrm94]

What about latency?

[@AudioUniversity]

The typical default latency for a Dante audio device is 1ms.

[@k3nnytm]

Man i am a network engineer whose biggest love is music, where do i fucking apply for jobs in audio over ethernet????

[@AudioUniversity]

Check out the AV integration industry. AV, as in audio-video.

[@MaDmanEXE]

This was way overcomplicated for most use cases

[@Bradleybrookwood]

I think the music in the background is really distracting. You're better without the music