Virtual Devices

DDM supports the sharing of audio between domains using the concept of 'virtual' devices.

A virtual device is a 'projection' of a real device, which can appear in multiple domains simultaneously, and can be subscribed to by real devices in those domains. It presents in Dante Controller as an independent transmitter, but is really just a logical entity which acts as a subscription proxy for a real device.

Virtual devices are instantiated when real devices are shared between domains using DDM. They cannot be created using Dante Controller.

Using DDM, you can control the domains in which a virtual device appears, and which channels on the real device are exposed by the virtual device. Virtual devices can be assigned their own individual device names.

In Dante Controller, virtual devices are represented using green device names. The number of transmit channels they present is dependent on the number of channels that have been shared on the real device (using DDM).

When you subscribe to a virtual device, the audio you receive is from the real device. Virtual devices cannot subscribe to other devices.

Note:  The usual configuration options are disabled for virtual devices.