Following a major software release for its Montone.42 Audio-over-IP bridge, DirectOut has announced a further major improvement in adding support for Merging Technologies’ Aneman Audio Network Manager.

Aneman is freely available software from Merging Technologies bringing centralised stream configuration and device management across an entire network, mainly but not exclusively supporting Ravenna/AES67 devices. A typical routing matrix configuration allows crosspoints to be set between different networked audio devices, independent of the manufacturer or device type – there is no requirement to individually address each device involved to set up streams. Complex connections and system infrastructures can be organised in groups, saved and restored at any time.

‘We have been seeing increasing demand for a simple and centralized way to organise Ravenna devices and streams,’ explains DirectOut Networked Audio Specialist, Claudio Becker-Foss. ‘Aneman is a perfect tool to configure a Ravenna set-up with just a few mouse clicks, and we are more than happy to support Merging Technologies’ initiative to significantly improve the handling of Ravenna set-ups.’

‘With Aneman, Merging Technologies is providing a new and simpler user experience to audio networking,’ says Nicolas Sturmel, Aneman Product Manager and Senior Technologist at Merging Technologies. ‘We are pleased to welcome Direct Out as a new compatible manufacturer into this open and shared ecosystem. Working together for a better user experience with AES67 will improve our products and make them easier to use.’