Audinate Kicks Off 20th Anniversary at NAMM 2026

Audinate Group Limited will celebrate 20 years of redefining AV networking at NAMM 2026, January 22–24 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Over the past two decades, Dante has become the de facto standard of modern AV networking, powering stages, studios, houses of worship, corporate environments, and higher education campuses worldwide. At NAMM, experience that journey firsthand with direct access to Audinate’s experts, hands-on Dante training, and the opportunity to explore the latest Dante-enabled solutions from more than 60 OEM partners across the show floor.

See How Dante Transforms Live-Sound System Design

At booth #18106, visitors can explore how Dante simplifies live-sound system design. By moving audio over a standard IP network, Dante dramatically reduces the quantity and bulk of cabling required on a show, making load-ins faster and stages cleaner while enabling system scale far beyond what analog infrastructure can support. Designing with Dante also gives engineers access to a broad interoperable ecosystem of gear from capture and processing to playout, allowing every part of the signal chain to work together predictably, regardless of manufacturer.

Live demonstrations in Dante Controller will highlight how Dante maintains the reliability and performance demanded for live production, with ultra-low deterministic latency, automatic precise synchronization, and built-in redundancy. With Dante Controller, devices automatically appear in a single software interface where they can be discovered, named, configured, and routed, which means adding endpoints or adjusting the system does not require physical recabling.

AV-over-IP Has Never Been More Accessible

Dante AVIO Adapters will also be featured, illustrating how engineers can bring their trusted gear onto a Dante network without redesigning their entire rig. AVIO adapters let users build modern, scalable systems around the equipment they already rely on, making it easy to expand channel counts, clean up cabling, and move audio anywhere it needs to go using the network.

“Across live sound, touring, and event production, expectations for flexibility and scalability have never been higher,” says Joshua Rush, Chief Marketing Officer at Audinate. “NAMM 2026 allows us to show how the Dante platform has risen to the challenge for 20 years, not by adding complexity, but by removing it. Whether you’re building a small rig or a large system, Dante makes it easier to design, deploy, and manage audio networks.”

Don’t Miss Three Days of Free Dante Training at NAMM

Audinate will host three full days of free training in room 17730, featuring guest instructors and experts from leading manufacturers, including Allen & Heath, Digital Audio Denmark, EAW, and Solid State Logic. Sessions will explore practical AV networking workflows, deployment strategies, and best practices for engineers working across live sound, touring, and installed systems. Seats are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Learn more about the sessions here.

• Thursday, January 22nd

  • Dante Basics Workshop (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)

  • Dante Controller 101: A Beginner’s Walkthrough (1:00 pm – 1:45 pm)

  • Dante Diagnostics: Basic Troubleshooting with Dante Controller (2:15 pm – 3:00 pm)

  • IP Addressing: Choosing Between Static, Link-Local, and DHCP (3:30 pm – 4:15 pm)

  • Tuning Your Network: Dante and Latency Management (4:45 pm – 5:30 pm)

• Friday, January 23rd

  • Dante Basics Workshop (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)

  • Introduction to Dante Audio featuring DVS (1:00 pm -1:45 pm)

  • Keeping Systems Synchronized: Clocking with PTPv1 & PTPv2 (2:15 pm – 3:00 pm)

  • Dante Audio Flows: Configuration & Troubleshooting (3:30 pm – 4:15 pm)

  • Seamless Audio Management in the Cloud with Dante Director (4:45 pm – 5:30 pm)

• Saturday, January 24th

  • Dante Basics Workshop (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)

  • Components of the Dante Platform (2:30 pm – 3:15 pm)

  • From Small to Scalable: Managing Large Dante Networks (3:45 pm – 4:30 pm)

60 OEM Partners Showcasing Dante-Enabled Solutions

Attendees will find a broad range of Dante-enabled solutions throughout the NAMM show floor. 60 OEM partners will feature products powered by Dante, including mixing consoles, stage I/O, wireless microphone systems, loudspeaker processing, amplifiers, and more. This widespread adoption underscores the trust and innovation that has defined the Dante platform for 20 years.