NDI for Audio

Our plug-and-play, interoperable IP connectivity technology is perfect for seamless, flexible on-premises and remote audio setups. Discover why the world of live audio is adopting NDI.

USE CASES

Audio over IP sounds good.

Connecting high-quality audio in real-time becomes simple and effortless from professional productions to consumers’ homes. Discover how NDI can help you connect your audio setup without deep technical knowledge or expensive software applications. 

BROADCAST AND LIVESTREAMING

One tech to connect them all

Whether running a sports broadcast or a live-streamed conference, with NDI, you can seamlessly manage your entire audio flow for commentary while distributing high-quality service video signals on-premises or remotely.

 

Since it offers extreme infrastructure simplicity and can be supported by just software applications, NDI is also the perfect solution for audio communications like Intercoms.

REMOTE AND CLOUD PRODUCTION

Take your productions everywhere

Our tech’s features are the perfect fit for remote audio workflows. Besides working in software-only solutions, NDI is natively unicast and doesn’t require strong synchronization technology, offering more reliability in Cloud productions.

 

The NDI Bridge tool enables sending virtually unlimited multichannel audio streams over the internet.

WEBINARS AND HYBRID LEARNING

Setups any tutor or student can use

An NDI-based workflow can bring professional-grade quality to a low-budget webinar and equip any classroom to stream remotely and record content with clear audio and video.

 

Our technology is changing the game by enabling plug-and-play setups and user-friendly products that can be operated by even non-technical users, like the NDI-enabled Mackie DLZ Creator.

PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS

Scale your PA infrastructure

Thanks to multicast support, NDI workflows can be easily implemented to share audio streams with a large number of receivers. There’s no wired infrastructure available? Not a problem for NDI, which can operate over wireless networks.

HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Add plug-and-play to high-fidelity

The same connectivity technology used in professional productions can seamlessly connect high-quality audio systems in any home.

 

With an NDI setup, devices are automatically discoverable* by the receiver, and no unwanted devices can unexpectedly join a network.

*Reliable discovery and registation service based on mDNS.

PODCASTS

Smooth setup for hosts and guests

NDI can enhance the production quality of your live and recorded podcasts, whether you’re running a local setup or seamlessly bringing in remote guests.

 

No more awkward setup time and connection issues. Anyone can get and send high quality audio — and HD video if you’re filming your episode —  without breaking the bank.
 

TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

What makes NDI perfect for audio?

Bandwidth control

Compatible with various codecs; officially, NDI supports PCM, AAC, and Opus, enabling choice of bandwidth.

Multichannel

NDI supports unlimited PCM channels or 255 channels for Opus, multiplexed into a single stream for channel alignment.

Flexible

NDI supports any audio sample rate for input and output, resampling if necessary.

High Quality

Audio is processed in 32-bit floating point format, with 16-bit support also available.

Software-Based

NDI doesn’t require specific hardware, as it works on generic hardware such as inexpensive Arm processors. Example code is ready to try in our SDKs.

Wi-Fi, LAN, Cloud

Works over Wi-Fi networks, wired networks, and across WAN or the Internet via NDI Bridge, and in the Cloud.

NDI-ENABLED AUDIO PRODUCTS

Discover the NDI ecosystem of products.

Discover new possibilities for audio streaming.

Play Video

Mike Russel form Music Radio Creative explains how the Mackie DLZ Creator, the first NDI-enabled audio hardware, can take your streaming setup to the next level.

For developers

Like what you hear? Integrate NDI.

If you’re a developer looking to integrate NDI in your audio product, you can start testing our updated SDKs right now.

For software

Enable your software to receive any NDI source and join our growing ecosystem of products offering seamless, real-time video IP connectivity to millions of users.

For HARDWARE AND software

Our commercial license contains a fully-featured SDK designed to enhance your products’ IP connectivity, and extended benefits like certification and dedicated technical support.

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