Using Magewell Pro Convert AES67 to Encode and Transmit AES67 Streams

The AES67 standard was designed to enable high-performance audio-over-IP streaming interoperability between various IP-based audio networking technologies such as RAVENNA, Livewire, Q-LAN and Dante. In this blog, we will introduce how to use Magewell's Pro Convert AES67 IP audio converter and capture device to encode and transmit AES67 streams over a local area network (LAN).  

Devices Used:

• Two Magewell Pro Convert AES67 converters
• An audio source (a mobile phone playing music is used in this example)
• An audio playback device (headphones are used in this example)
• A laptop, several network cables and audio cables

Steps:

Our content flow is outlined in the device connection diagram below.

1. Use the laptop to log into the Web GUI of the first Pro Convert AES67 unit (“Device A”), and go to the "AES67 TX" tab. Click "Add Session".

2. Check "Enable" and click "Apply".

3. Go to the "Matrix" tab. Click to expand the "In-Unbalanced" and "Out-AES67" channel lists, then check the boxes to pair the left and right channels of the Unbalanced input and AES67 output (see the screenshot below).

4. Log into the Web GUI of the receiving Pro Convert AES67 unit (“Device B”), and go to the “AES67 RX” tab. Click "Add Session".

The pop-up page will list all AES67 streams discovered on the LAN. Select the AES67 stream sent by device A, then click "Apply".

Go back to the “AES67 RX” tab and click "Apply". "Success" will be displayed in the "Sessions Added" list.

5. Go to the "Matrix" tab of device B. Click to expand the "In-AES67" and "Out-Unbalanced" channel lists, then check the boxes to pair the left and right channels of the AES67 input and Unbalanced output (see the screenshot below). At this time, you will hear the music played by the mobile phone via the headphones plugged into the unbalanced audio interface of device B .