Clara Emin
The inexpensive access to the Dante universe with up to 256 channels
- 24 Bit / 192 kHz Resolution
- 2 MIDI In- and Outputs ("+" version)
- Dante Connector for up to 256 channels
- AES67 Support
- Dual Ethernet Port for Redundancy
- Fanless Design
- Cascadeable (via TDM SyncBus)
- Compatible with current Thunderbolt PCIe Adapters
- Optional I/O Extension via Daughterboard
- Wordclock / Superclock In- and Output ("+" version)
- Windows Driver
- Linux Drivers
- Mac driver in development
- free life-long quality support
Features
Up to 128 bi-directional channels, long distance connectivity through low cost network cables and infrastructure, sample rates up to 192 kHz, auto-configuration – all these advantages of the Dante protocol are now available with the Clara E at an amazingly affordable price. Unlike virtual solutions, the Clara E offers the security of the redundancy of 2 separate network connections and, in conjunction with the reliable PCIe interface, latencies of 1 ms.
Precision Clock
The internal clocking of the Clara sound system offers an incredibly low jitter of less than a nanosecond. This means that it often has a much better clock than the other connected devices in the studio and can therefore be used without concern instead of expensive external clocks to synchronize these external devices.
Expansion options
An optional plug-on module serves as a bridge to the classic audio formats and expands the Clara E with AES/EBU, ADAT or analog interfaces. In the routing and in the Beast Mixer the signals of these interfaces are available as well and can thus be integrated into the Dante network.
If several Clara E are installed in one computer, they are synchronized via the TDM SyncBus and appear as a combined sound system to an ASIO application. In the Beast Mixer, up to 32 audio signals can be exchanged with other Clara sound systems (e.g. Clara Dmaj) and thus also be integrated for use with ASIO.
Sound system with a +
The “+” version includes an extension that adds a word clock input and output and 2 MIDI inputs and outputs to the sound system. This expansion card is connected to the sound card via a ribbon cable and may then be freely positioned in one of the slots of the computer housing.
Fast and Reliable Multi-Client Treiber Suite
The continuously enhanced driver includes multi-client support for ASIO 2.2 as well as multi-channel WDM audio / WASAPI with the lowest latencies in all software environments. This ensures that multiple audio applications can access the sound system simultaneously via the same or different driver interfaces.
Powerful and Future-Proof
This sound system is a quality product developed 100% in Germany and manufactured according to DIN EN ISO 9001. This is guaranteed by its warranty period of 5 years.

Funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Technical specifications
- PCIe Audio Interface
- 4 Lane (PCIe 4x) according to PCI Express Base Specification 2.1
- Power Consumption 12V: 580mA; 3,3V: 240mA
- PCIe Busmaster DMA with Direct ASIO Support
- Sample Resolutions of 8 to 32 Bit towards the Audio Application
- Support for AES67
- Beast DSP powered
- TDM SyncBus
- Multi-Card Support
- Wordclock / Superclock Input
- BNC Input: without DC offset, Schmitt-Triggered, Over Voltage Protection
- BNC Input Frequency Range: 0 to 30 Mhz
- BNC Input Impedance: 5 kOhm, Software Controlled Termination to 75 Ohms
- BNC Input Voltage Range: 1,5 Vss to 5,0 Vss
- Clock Jitter
- Dante™ Status LEDs and MARIAN System Status LED
Digital Inputs
- 2x Dante RJ45 via Gigabit Ethernet (redundant)
- Up to 32 Channels via TDM SyncBus
- BNC WordClock ("+" version)
- 2x MIDI ("+" version)
Digital Outputs
- 2x Dante RJ45 via Gigabit Ethernet (redundant)
- Up to 32 Channels via TDM SyncBus
- BNC WordClock ("+" version)
- 2x MIDI ("+" version)
Manuals
Drivers
Windows 10/11
Systems: Windows Server, Windows 10 (32 / 64 Bit), Windows 11
Interfaces: MME, WASAPI, WDM Kernel Streaming, ASIO 2.2, DirectSound
Version 4.61
Size: 21.756 kB
Clara E Linux
Systems: Ubuntu 20.04 - Kernel 5.15, Ubuntu 20.04 - Kernel 6.2, Debian 11 - Kernel 5.10 RT, Debian 12 - Kernel 6.1 RT, Armbian 23.8.3; Kernel 6.1 on a ROCKPro64
Interfaces: Alsa
Version : Open Source Project hosted on github.com