Hear Technologies WSG Bridge for Dante Hear Technologies

Bridge up to 64 audio channels between the Waves SoundGrid and Dante protocols. The WSG Bridge lets you add real-time processing capabilities to a Dante network by using a Waves SoundGrid server dedicated to plugin processing.

‘Speaking’ both SoundGrid and Dante, the 1U rack-mountable WSG Bridge is the perfect way to bring Waves’ powerful, award-winning plugins and sound into your Dante network. Easily route any of the channels from your Dante network to the SoundGrid network for processing, and back to wherever they need to arrive.

• Up to 64 channels of SoundGrid
• Up to 64 channels of Dante
• Supported sample rates: 44.1–96 kHz
• Clock source: SoundGrid/Dante
• 1U rack-mountable
• Redundant power supply (optional, separate purchase)

 

Tech Specs

 

System I/O

Latency

• Typical Dante to WSG or WSG to Dante Latency:*
• io0.787ms @ 44.1kHz
• 0.778ms @ 48.0kHz
• 0.580ms @ 88.2kHz
• 0.520ms @ 96.0kHz

*For round-trip time, latency is exactly double

**Does not include any A/D or D/A conversion time or plugin processing time

Clock Source

• A: Input “A” as clock master (Dante)
• B: Input “B” as clock master (WSG)
• EXT: Future external clock input (optional future external word-clock I/O card)

Sampling Rate

44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz

 USB Port

USB 2.0 (for firmware updates and future connectivity)

Card Slots

Each slot can accept an analog or digital input card, output card, or 8-port Mixer network card

 HBUS Input

8-pin RJ45 jack (for future expansion)

 HBUS Output

8-pin RJ45 jack (for future expansion)

Waves SoundGrid Card

Audio Inputs

64 (8-pin RJ45 jack 1000BaseT Ethernet for WSG audio network)

Audio Outputs

64 (8-pin RJ45 jack 1000BaseT Ethernet for WSG audio network)

Sampling Rates (Supported)

44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz

 Dante Card

Audio Inputs

64 @ 44.1kHz or 48kHz; 32 @ 88.2kHz or 96kHz (8-pin RJ45 jack 100BaseT or 1000BaseT Ethernet for Dante audio network)

Audio Outputs

64 @ 44.1kHz or 48kHz; 32 @ 88.2kHz or 96kHz

(8-pin RJ45 jack 100BaseT or 1000BaseT Ethernet for Dante audio network)

Sampling Rates (Supported)

44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz

Physical

Dimensions

1.75” (44.5 mm) H x 19” (483 mm) W x 8.5” (216 mm) D

Unit Weight

6.3 lb. (2.8 kg)

Mounting

Standard rack mount, 1 RU

Power

Power Requirements

• 48 VDC, 400mA Main (primary power supply)
• 48 VDC, 400mA Secondary (redundant power supply)

External Power Supply Requirements

Input Voltage: 100VAC to 240VAC 50/60Hz