Merging Technologies MAD Infrastructure Pack - Merging Audio Device for Windows

The new Merging Audio Device replaces the legacy RAVENNA/AES67 ASIO Driver and provides owners of a Merging (Anubis, Hapi, Horus) or Neumann (MT 48) networked interface with more flexibility in their workflows.

The addition of the low-cost Infrastructure option offers broadcasters extremely cost-effective, controllable solutions to both the start and end points of any centralised IP network. The opening to data centers and server based installations with VM support, the enhanced security provided by ST2022-7 and the additional discovery and control possibilities created by the inclusion of NMOS and LAWO Home, reinforce Merging Technologies' position as a key solution provider for the broadcast and installation industries.

The first of the major enhancements is a multi-ASIO capability that allows different applications to run simultaneously sharing ASIO inputs and outputs. Additionally, internal bridging allows channels to be defined to send audio between applications concurrently using MAD. ASIO is the most popular driver option for the recording industry but there are other markets where the official Microsoft WDM (Windows Driver Model) is essential and this is now incorporated into MAD. This addition makes the MERGING+ANUBIS the definitive audio interface for gaming and Esports. The combination of ASIO and WDM gives enormous flexibility by allowing WDM channels to be sent or mixed to the same outputs as ASIO or redirected to the bridge channels. This permits these channels to be routed or recorded by the ASIO applications. The implications are huge because this enables the user to listen to his favorite DAW whilst comparing his track with playback from applications like Spotify or YouTube.

Delving a bit deeper into the capabilities of MAD, it is possible to have the ASIO and WDM applications at different sample rates as the WDM has its own Sampling Rate Converter which will automatically convert to the ASIO rate. This allows a recording to be compiled on the ASIO side with some files coming from a WDM source with a higher or lower rate.

Features:

• RAVENNA/AES67 support for all Merging AoIP interfaces.
• Multi-ASIO client support
• WDM Support
• Internal Bridging
• Integrated Discovery
• Two running modes available:
• General: Recommended for Anubis, Horus / Hapi users
• NADAC mode: Recommended for MERGING+NADAC users
• ST2022-7 Support
• NMOS IS-04 and IS-05 Support
• Supports Virtual Machines
• LAWO Home support