{"id":63851,"date":"2026-10-16T17:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T16:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/?p=63851"},"modified":"2026-10-16T17:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T16:10:21","slug":"ferrofish-vertopro-flexible-digital-i-o-for-dante-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/2026\/10\/16\/ferrofish-vertopro-flexible-digital-i-o-for-dante-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrofish VERTOpro: Flexible Digital I\/O for Dante Networks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"article-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"header-img quote-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofsih-VERTOpro-Series-hero-IMG.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>Digital Connectivity, Simplified<\/h2>\n<p>Ferrofish&#8217;s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/ferrofish\/ferrofish-digital-format-converters\/\">VERTOpro series<\/a> brings a deceptively simple idea to the world of Dante: make it easy to connect, convert and route the digital formats that are already found throughout a modern studio, live or broadcast system.<\/p>\n<p>The range comprises three compact half-width 1U units: the VERTOpro 32, with 32 x 32 ADAT connectivity at 48 kHz; the VERTOpro 64, which expands that to 64 x 64 ADAT channels; and the VERTOpro MX, designed around dual MADI connectivity. All three provide up to 64 x 64 channels of Dante I\/O at 48 kHz, with support for redundant Dante networking and AES67.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ferrofish VERTOpro Series Overview: Compact and Flexible ADAT, Dante &amp; MADI Converters\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zPpraBXIYso\" width=\"1840\" height=\"1035\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-wrapper\">\n<h2>Route It Where You Need It<\/h2>\n<p>What makes the VERTOpro concept particularly interesting is its routing flexibility. Rather than simply acting as a format converter, the units allow signals to be routed in blocks of eight or most notably, individually channel by channel.<\/p>\n<p>That means an ADAT input can be sent to a Dante channel &#8211; or a Dante channel can be sent back to ADAT &#8211; without having to treat the entire interface as one fixed-format conversion path. With the optional MADI functionality installed, the same approach extends to MADI routing.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone working with complex digital systems, this could be the real headline feature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-single-channel-routing.jpg\" alt=\"Hand turning encoder on Ferrofish VERTOpro \" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-single-channel-routing.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-single-channel-routing-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-single-channel-routing-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-single-channel-routing-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-single-channel-routing-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-wrapper\">\n<h2>A Digital I\/O Utility Box<\/h2>\n<p>The VERTOpro is particularly useful as a kind of digital I\/O utility box. An existing ADAT-equipped interface, converter or digital mixer can be dropped into a Dante network, while individual channels can be patched wherever they are needed.<\/p>\n<p>In a larger system, that flexibility could make the VERTOpro useful for connecting legacy digital equipment, creating additional I\/O at a remote location, or simply solving those awkward routing requirements that arise when several digital formats need to coexist.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>A Compact Companion to the A32pro Dante<\/h2>\n<p>There is also a clear family resemblance to the digital connectivity side of Ferrofish&#8217;s A32pro Dante.<\/p>\n<p>The A32pro combines analogue conversion with ADAT, MADI and Dante, whereas the VERTOpro concentrates specifically on the digital side. In that sense, the new units can be thought of as compact, dedicated digital I\/O and routing sections: less about adding analogue channels and more about making existing digital channels accessible on a Dante network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-Series.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-Series.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-Series-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-Series-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-Series-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-Series-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-wrapper\">\n<h2>Plenty More Than Conversion<\/h2>\n<p>The VERTOpro units also bring some useful practical touches to what could otherwise be a fairly utilitarian piece of rack hardware. A 3-inch IPS colour display provides access to routing, metering and clock information directly from the front panel, while an integrated headphone output allows individual digital channels to be monitored.<\/p>\n<p>Word Clock I\/O, MIDI control and USB-MIDI are also provided, and the units support sample rates up to 192 kHz, with the available channel count reducing at higher rates.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Small Box, Big Possibilities<\/h2>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest attraction of the VERTOpro series is therefore its lack of a fixed workflow. It is not simply \u201cADAT to Dante\u201d or \u201cMADI to Dante\u201d; it is a configurable digital patching environment in a very small box.<\/p>\n<p>For studios, live systems, broadcast facilities and installation work where Dante is becoming the central audio network, that ability to move individual channels between formats could prove considerably more useful than the headline channel counts suggest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Ferrofish VERTOpro Series is available now. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/ferrofish\/ferrofish-digital-format-converters\/\">Find out more here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-digital-IO.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup of Ferrofish VERTOpro MADI SFPs and network I\/O\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-digital-IO.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-digital-IO-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-digital-IO-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-digital-IO-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ferrofish-VERTOpro-digital-IO-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-wrapper\">\n<h2>About Ferrofish<\/h2>\n<p>Ferrofish is a renowned developer of advanced audio solutions, specialising in high-quality AD\/DA converters, digital audio networking tools and more. 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