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Configure Dante Follow

Dante Follow is a feature on the KLANG:kontroller that automatically connects its Dante interface to the appropriate mix on a KLANG processor. When enabled, the Kontroller’s control section identifies the processor it’s connected to and subscribes to a Dante transmitter with the same device name, updating the subscription whenever you switch mixes, so you don’t need to manually route audio through Dante Controller.

Dante Follow is NOT ACTIVATED by default on :kontroller.
When Dante Follow is activated, the control interface automatically communicates with the Dante interface and subscribes to a Dante transmitter whose device name matches the connected KLANG processor. Each time a different mix is selected on the :kontroller, it re-subscribes to that transmitter and adjusts the channels accordingly. So there is no need to manually route in Dante Controller.

STEP 1 | Enable Dante Follow

Ultimo :kontrollers (serial starts with KRA…) cannot subscribe to a channel number directly, but rely on the exact channel name. Hence, the Dante Transmitter’s Channel Names, need to remain on their defaults Output 01, Output 02, …
IPcore :kontrollers (serial starts with KRB…) subscribe to channel numbers instead and ignore the channel name entirely.

On :kontroller directly

CONFIG Menu (3sec) > AUDIO > Dante Follow > ON

via KLANG:app

via KLANG:app (connected to :kontroller) > CONNECT > DANTE FOLLOW or via CONFIG > INFO > Set Menu > DANTE FOLLOW

STEP 2 | Change Custom Dante Transmitter Name

Log in to the same KLANG processor with KLANG:app that the :kontroller should connect to. By default, the processor’s device name is used to search for Dante devices with the same name.

On KLANG:vokal with the new KLANTE Dante module, the Dante Transmitter Name will be detected automatically.
Other KLANG processors with built-in Dante, e.g. :fabrik, :vier, :vokal (without KLANTE Dante module) CANNOT automatically detect the Dante name and hence the Dante device name or Custom Dante Transmitter name have to be set manually (See below).

Go to KLANG:app > CONFIG > INFO > Set Menu > Custom Transmitter Name

Now enter the exact same name as shown in Dante Controller for the device that is transmitting the KLANG mixes to the Dante network and click SET. In this example we use customName.

  1. In Dante Controller, connect to Dante module associated with the KLANG processor, i.e. the Dante devices that sends the immersive mixes to the Dante network.
  2. Double Click on this device to open Dante Controller - Device View
  3. Go to the Device Config tab
  4. Under Rename Device make sure this name is identical to the custom transmitter Dante name in KLANG:app
Do not use special characters, as they will not be accepted properly. Make sure that both the KLANG Unit Name and the Dante Device Name are 100% identical for Dante Follow to work, with the exception mentioned above to not use braces for Dante names for a cascade of KLANG processors.
To use Dante Follow on a cascade of KLANG processors, make sure to use the name followed by the number in braces as the unit name, e.g. customName(1) and the name followed by only the number as the Dante device name, e.g. customName1. See cascade guide for details…
Newer :kontrollers with Dante IPcore (serial starts with KRB…) can automatically detect available Dante devices and also configure the Custom Dante Device name without the need for Dante Controller.

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