Product Guide: Dante USB & USB-C Audio Interfaces (AUD-DTE-USB, AUD-DTE-USBC)

Product Guide: Dante USB & USB-C Audio Interfaces (AUD-DTE-USB, AUD-DTE-USBC)

Product Guide

Dante USB & USB-C Audio Interfaces

AUD-DTE-USB · AUD-DTE-USBC — Bidirectional computer audio to Dante

The AUD-DTE-USB and AUD-DTE-USBC bridge a computer’s USB audio to the Dante network. Any Windows or macOS computer can send and receive audio over Dante — enabling software playback, recording, conferencing, and virtual sound applications without analog cabling.

AUD-DTE-USB — Dante 2-Channel USB Audio Interface

AUD-DTE-USB  ·  $299.95  ·  USB-A  ·  PoE powered

Bidirectional USB-A to Dante encoder/decoder. Appears as a standard USB audio device on Windows and macOS. PoE powered from the switch — no USB bus power drawn from the computer.

Use cases: Presenter laptop audio → Dante, conference room PC → Dante ceiling speakers, recording workstation receiving Dante sources, Teams/Zoom soft-codec via Dante infrastructure.

AUD-DTE-USBC — Dante 2-Channel USB-C I/O Adapter

AUD-DTE-USBC  ·  $249.95  ·  USB-C  ·  PoE powered

Driver-free — appears as a USB Audio Class device on Windows, macOS, iPadOS, and Android without any driver installation. PoE powered from the switch.

Use cases: Guest presenter with USB-C laptop, tablet-based presentation audio, driver-free deployment in managed IT environments where software installation is restricted.

Comparison

FeatureAUD-DTE-USBAUD-DTE-USBC
ConnectorUSB-AUSB-C
DirectionBidirectional (2CH in/out)Bidirectional (2CH in/out)
DriverStandard USB audio (Win/Mac)Driver-free (USB Audio Class)
PowerPoEPoE
Compatible OSWindows, macOSWindows, macOS, iPadOS, Android
MSRP$299.95$249.95

How It Works

Both devices present two interfaces to the computer: a USB audio playback device (computer → Dante) and a USB audio capture device (Dante → computer). Select the device in system sound settings or your DAW/soft-codec application. In Dante Controller, it appears as a standard Dante endpoint — route its transmitter channels to any receiver, and subscribe its receiver channels to any transmitter.

Setup

  1. Connect RJ45 (Dante) port to PoE-capable switch on Dante VLAN
  2. Connect USB-A or USB-C to the computer — device appears in OS audio settings automatically
  3. Set as default playback/recording device or select in your application
  4. In Dante Controller, subscribe and route channels as needed

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