SOUND4 ULA8 - Playout derives its name from the idea of Universal LAN Audio and is dedicated to the concept of compatibility of different standards, which means that it allows you to use a Livewire source and send it in a Ravenna network. It has an impressive capacity, with 8 stereo inputs (for the Play function) and 8 stereo outputs (for the Record function), in addition to the 8 ULA inputs and outputs (Livewire and Ravenna).

It guarantees very low latency of just 1.3 ms and is 100% compatible with Link & Share. As this is a hardware solution, it also offers great stability. Its Matrix engine has a special 3D Mode that introduces a notion of priority when connecting sources to destinations, with the order of priority ranging from 1 (lowest) to 9 (highest priority). This makes it possible to establish source scenarios for backup and mixes groups directly in the heart of the 3D matrix, which greatly simplifies operation.

The 3D audio matrix also has a Mix Engine with the capacity of 16 inputs to 16 outputs. Cross-fades are assignable separatel for each source. Thanks to this tool, it is no longer necessary to use an external mixing engine to mix Playput sources with ULA sources (Livewire or Ravenna).

SOUND4 ULA8 - Playout is also 100% compatible with Link & Share - the SOUND4 protocol that provides "read and write" access to all parameters of the company's products and allows users to directly send commands to one or more SOUND4 cards.

It can generate Livewire both Standard and Live(.25ms) feeds, or AES67 Standard, Low and Very Low Delay multicast feeds, and can reference and be a master to Livewire or PTP AES67.