The EVO was designed for maximum ease of use. Its user interface gives constant feedback over the current show or programming actions using plain English sentences. Thanks to the motorised faders, the user will be able to program scenes as on an analog desk or run entire cuelists from one submaster. ENTTEC have also included new features such as semi-automatic crossfades and web remote control. The EVO is not built around a PC, but uses an industrial real-time operating system for added reliability. Fixture libraries can be downloaded from the ENTTEC web services website or edited using an easy to use web editor.
After the initial release, the company plans to develop the software to include networking programming, where multiple desks on the same network could be used to program the same show, or remote Ethernet-based processing nodes to upgrade the processing power. A range of add-ons and options are also in the pipeline, including an offline editor, an expansion wing with more faders, buttons and a trackball, low cost playback unit and expansion modules such as sound inputs and a VGA video output.
The Evo can be seen on stand S8 at EnTech.
(Ruth Rossington)
