With software release 5.8 the consoles now feature Module ISO, which enables users to prevent certain settings from being loaded from snapshots, respectively create partial snapshots that only affect certain channels or modules. The update also provides seamless RAVENNA AoIP integration for Neumann DMI-8 digital microphone interfaces.
"We are seeing a significant demand from customers to use our audio consoles in install, HOW and live sound environments. Therefore, we continue adding features tailored to these kind of applications", explains Hervé de Caro, live sound specialist at Lawo.
In addition to the new feature set, Lawo also announced a new interface card for its modular Nova73 processing and routing core, providing native DANTE support for its mc2 mixing consoles. The 981/65 card features four redundant DANTE ports with 64 channels each, resulting in a total capacity of 256 audio channels per card.
"Whilst the broadcast industry embraced AES67 and RAVENNA as the AoIP standard, DANTE has a significant footprint in the install and live sound markets. With the new interface card customers can now connect their DANTE-based equipment directly to our mc2 consoles", says de Caro.
The Module ISO function and integration of Neumann DMI-8 support are part of the Nova/mc2 5.8 software release, available as of now. Lawo is further enhancing its features for live and theater applications and will add support for 96kHz RAVENNA operation in the upcoming weeks plus a sophisticated, network-optimized gain compensation, a significant theater automation update and the Lawo 981/65 DANTE card 1st quarter 2017.
(Jim Evans)
