Yamaha NY64-D Dante Networking I/O Expansion Card for Yamaha TF1, TF3, and TF5 Mixing Consoles

Yamaha NY64-D: The Dante Card That Turns Your TF Console Into a Networked System

The Yamaha NY64-D is a Dante I/O expansion card built specifically for the TF1, TF3, and TF5 digital mixing consoles. It drops into the console's single rear expansion slot and adds 64 channels of Dante audio networking input and 64 channels of output at 24-bit / 48 kHz — uncompressed, full resolution, lossless across the network. Two etherCON RJ-45 connectors on the rear panel give the console either a Primary + Secondary redundant Dante topology for fail-safe live work, or a daisy-chain configuration that feeds a second console, recorder, or I/O rack from the same card. The NY64-D is the upgrade that turns a stand-alone TF console into a networked AV system without changing the console itself.

The Tio1608-D Pairing: One Ethernet Cable Replaces a 32-Pair Analog Snake

The most common deployment of the NY64-D is with the Yamaha Tio1608-D stagebox — a 1U rack unit with 16 D-PRE mic/line inputs and 8 outputs, also Dante. Mount the Tio1608-D in a stage-side rack, run one Cat5e/Cat6 ethernet cable back to FOH, and the band's mic signals reach the TF5 with the same D-PRE preamps and the same 24-bit conversion as if the mics were plugged directly into the console. The traditional 32-pair analog snake — heavy, expensive, frequency-response limited, susceptible to ground hum, two crew members to coil — is replaced by a single piece of network cable. Add a second Tio1608-D for 32 inputs total, or scale to three Tio1608-D2 units for a 48 mic/line input + 24 output system on a single TF5 console.

etherCON Redundancy: Production-Critical Reliability for Live Work

The dual etherCON connectors are not just convenience — they are the production-critical feature for live work where a single network drop cannot end the show. Configure the NY64-D in Dante Redundant mode and the Primary and Secondary ports run two independent network paths to a redundant pair of switches. If the Primary path fails — broken cable, dead switch, kicked patch panel — the Secondary takes over with no audio interruption. This is the same redundancy topology the major rental companies and broadcast facilities require on every Dante system, and it is built into the NY64-D as a checkbox option in the card's Dante Controller settings.

Network Integration With Any Dante-Enabled Gear

Once installed, the NY64-D becomes a Dante endpoint on the network alongside any other Audinate Dante-enabled device — Shure ULX-D wireless receivers, Sennheiser EW-DX systems, Audinate Avio adapters, Q-SYS processors, Tesira DSPs, the Focusrite RedNet PCIe card for studio recording, the Yamaha R Series I/O racks, dedicated Dante Virtual Soundcard installations on broadcast booth computers. Routing is handled centrally in Audinate's free Dante Controller software — any input on any device can be patched to any output on any device on the network with a click. For pro AV installs this means the TF console with NY64-D becomes a node in the facility's audio network, not a stand-alone console — overflow rooms, broadcast feeds, video rooms, and recording can all pull from the same patch.

Who the NY64-D Is For

The NY64-D is the upgrade for the house of worship A/V team placing stagebox I/O at the stage and running one cable to FOH, the theater install eliminating the multi-snake run under the stage trap, the pro AV integrator networking the TF console into a Dante-enabled facility (broadcast booth, overflow rooms, recording feeds), the live sound rental company standardizing on Dante across multiple consoles and stageboxes for fast load-ins, and the educational install sharing one audio backbone across auditoriums, gyms, and chapel spaces. If the TF5 is on the desk and the source mics are more than 25 feet away, the NY64-D is the next purchase. Order the card today and run one cable instead of a snake.