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LAWO

THE MC²56 – PERFORMANCE, PURE & SIMPLE

This console brings you the same processing power that already distinguishes the mc²66 and mc²90. What makes the new mc²56 different to its siblings is its compact layout. In a width of only 1.2 metres, it provides 32 faders (64 faders fit in an OB van).

NOVA73 HD ROUTING SYSTEM

Nova73 HD is a high-capacity audio routing matrix – a perfect solution for mission-critical signal transmission. With a capacity of more than 8K inputs/outputs in a single core it is possible to create a fibreoptically linked network infrastructure, or to connect multiple Nova73s over WANs.

Nova73 HD integrates seamlessly into an existing infrastructure, and can be controlled remotely – this enables complex switching and workflows to be reduced to the simple push of a button. Via an intuitive display, the mxGUI package enables control from any

PC of all functions, offline preparation, or even online operation. Nova73 HD is based on Lawo’s STAR² technology with an internal dual star architecture that supports comprehensive redundancy options for almost every active component. Hotplugging, status monitoring of all components, or reconfiguration and expansion of the system during run-time is possible, even when on-air.

MXGUI

The mc² series is equipped with an mxGUI providing many useful features:

•Offline preparation: from console layout to matrix control, partial snapshots and preamplifier settings, through to the creation of complete snapshot and production data.

•Online remote: maintenance, service, or configuration. Access to the console via a laptop. Up to 16 mxGUI clients can simultaneously sign on to the control system for secondary users service technicians to support the audio engineer, even during live broadcasts.

CRYSTAL – WELCOME TO

DIGITAL BROADCASTING

Introduced in late 2008, crystal has developed to become a proven standard console in many broadcast and production studios around the world. Breaking new ground with a highly ergonomic and revolutionary design, and with a

price range that should allow everyone to

surface – guaranteeing a short training curve and the best operational security.

SAPPHIRE – A STEP AHEAD	technicians will be assured by maximum
The sapphire, Lawo’s top of the line on air	flexibility and sophisticated functionality,
and production console, combines proven	broadcasters will be continually impressed by
cutting edge technology and an eye-catching	the modern control surface, which makes
new design. Up to 60 motor faders may be	working with the new sapphire fun. The
housed in an impressively shallow chassis that	sapphire delivers top quality, intuitive user
can be placed on your desk or fixed into the	guidance and neat solutions, all of which
furniture. The sapphire comes with	guarantee even greater working efficiency.
networking capabilities unparalleled when
creating radio or production studio
environments
Nova29,
can be
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V__PRO8

The V__ perfect environments,

matrix with 3G SDI I/Os and a 384x384 audio matrix using MADI or RAVENNA for audio connection plus comprehensive video processing.

Highlights: colour correction per video channel, up to two channels of high quality format conversion, video and audio delay for any channel, framestore per input, 2x

downmix per output, Quadsplit and	INFORMATION
Thumbnail preview of all video outputs,
and Waveform and Vectorscope for the
selected video.
The V_pro8 is operated by using a
simple web browser on a modern touch
GUI based on HTML5.	Lawo AG (Headquarters)
	Am Oberwald 8,
	76437 Rastatt,
	GERMANY
	[phone]
	[e-mail]
	W: www.lawo.de
	Sales
	[phone]
	[e-mail]
	For international sales contacts
	please consult the Lawo website

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MANDOZZI ELETTRONICA SA

Tourism Lugano by Copyright

Intelligent Mixer and Router Systems

The engineers working for the Swiss enterprise Mandozzi Elettronica SA near Lugano are inspired by the beautiful landscape to design intelligent solutions that satisfy all operational and technical requirements of the users.

PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS FOR AUDIO BROADCASTING

Due to the close contacts with the customers over the last thirty years,

Mandozzi’s broadcasting products have matured to offer comfortable features that satisfy all technical and operational requirements.

Mandozzi Elettronica is the ideal partner for realizing custom designed audio products

THE INTELLIGENT AUDIO ROUTERS IDEA

Mandozzi’s routers are best suited for switching centres, or for serving several mixers in a radio house. They are known for the extremely high reliability that is reached, among other reasons, by redundant vital modules, and for their comfortable control surfaces. The two redundant halves of the router can be installed in separate rooms for immunity against incidents. The IDEA routers offer a great variety of interface modules including 2 Mbps and audio over IP modules with integrated audio codecs. All routers feature comfortable scheduling functions and contain DSP power for performing any signal processing up to complete mixer functions. The routers of several radio stations can be interconnected to control each other and can be monitored via SNMP and controlled by other systems via IP, serial interfaces, GPIO, etc.

IDEA routers are the ideal heart of complex radio house installations

Sixteen IP codecs installed into an IDEA router

THE DIGITAL MIXERS GMIX

GMIX mixer at Swedish Radio Luleå

Mandozzi designed the GMIX system to realise radio stations with a maximum of interoperability between the mixers.The mixer consoles are mere remote control elements of the DSP and switching circuits that are installed in the central router.The router manages all audio and GPIO signals of the station, i.e. the ones of the studios and mixer control rooms as well as the external signals.The audio and GPIO interface modules of the studio and mixer room signals are either built into concentrators (I/O boxes) that are installed locally, or - if the distances are short - directly into the router.The concentrators are connected to the router via redundant optical fibres or CAT5 cables.

The centralised architecture of the GMIX system offers a lot of very important advantages. Every mixer has access to any signal of the radio house.This allows a mixer to manage several studios that are easily selected by loading into the mixer pre-recorded snapshots.The intercom between the studios is integrated, so there is no need for a third-party intercom system.

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Every mixer console can take over the job of any other one by a few key strokes using the snapshot functions. A mixer can also send the configuration of a fader channel to any other mixer.The sound engineer can remotely control from his own mixer a fader channel of a DJ mixer.The mixers remotely control Mandozzi’s audio over IP codecs as well as thirdparty codecs and telephone hybrids that are installed in the central router room. GMIX mixers perform audio measurements according to R128.

GMIX mixers are ideally suited for large broadcast installations with interacting mixers.

THE NEW SMALL DIGITAL MIXER

The small digital mixer is so new that it does not even have its own name yet. Mandozzi’s engineers are working hard on it, and it will be ready by mid 2014. We want it to be a big surprise for all broadcasters, therefore we do not yet show any pictures. The mixer will consist of a table top console with the fader and control modules, and a separate small I/O box. As all Mandozzi mixers, the new product can be integrated into Mandozzi’s audio router concept.

The new mixer is best suited for customers with a lower budget, but it offers many features of the GMIX or SERIX mixers.

THE DIGITAL MIXERS SERIX

The SERIX mixers were developed to satisfy the customers looking for stand alone mixers that work autonomously and do not necessarily depend on a central router. These mixers allow the customers to start by installing a few single mixers and to expand the station step by step later on. But SERIX mixers are also well suited to realise complex radio house installations with a central router. In this case, the SERIX mixers remotely control the router in order to select the input and output lines, for intercom connections between the mixers, as well as to remotely control the microphone pre-amplifiers, the mute and the GPIO of the other mixers, etc. Mandozzi’s audio over IP codecs can also be controlled by the SERIX mixers.

The SERIX mixer surface is composed of modules of four motorised faders and of a central module for configuration, communication and monitoring, plus a touch screen to display the parameters, timers, etc., and to set up the mixer. The modules are either supplied as individual mixer units that can be built into the console furniture at any place desired by the customer, or assembled into a metal frame to obtain a table top mixer.

The SERIX consoles offer an easy and comfortable operation due to the touch screen. The functions of the control keys and knobs are freely configurable by the user. SERIX also offers the processing of 5.1 signals and audio measurements according to R128.

SERIX mixers are best suited for small to large broadcast installations, for

DJ and assisted operation.

Mandozzi’s new small digital mixer

SOME MILESTONES OF MANDOZZI ELETTRONICA SA

Mandozzi Elettronica SA was founded 1965. Due to its close contacts with the customers, the enterprise realised the following milestones during its evolution:

The first analogue audio router was installed in 1982 in Rome

(Italy), and the first digital routers in 1994, also for RAI in Italy. In 2001 Mandozzi supplied the first radio station with five interlinked routers and 11 GMIX mixers to the German ORB. The first 2 Mbps audio codecs COMBIMUX were supplied to German Telekom in

1999. Since 2002 Mandozzi has been supplying to Swedish Radio 25 digital radio stations that are composed of a redundant central matrix and up to 12 GMIX mixers plus up to 6 SERIX mixers. In 2007 the

Swiss Broadcasting Corporation ordered a radio house with a redundant central router and 33 SERIX mixers for Lausanne.

Mandozzi developed in 2009 the Audio over IP codecs UMAC that can be integrated into and controlled by Mandozzi’s routers and mixers and have the unique feature of self-configuring. Since 2009, Mandozzi has successfully promoted a software tool to generate RDS texts for FM transmission and PAD contents for DAB. In 2010,

Mandozzi supplied to Austrian Telecom a redundant router with 240 integrated redundant analogue line equalisers. In the year 2011 we received the order from Hessischer Rundfunk Frankfurt to replace the whole audio system of their radio house by a redundant matrix that is installed in two separate rooms, and 20 SERIX mixers.

INFORMATION

Mandozzi Elettronica SA via Volta 2

CH - 6946 Ponte Capriasca Switzerland

T: [phone]

F: [phone]

E: [e-mail]

www.mandozzi.ch

SERIX mixer at Hessischer Rundfunk Frankfurt a.M

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PRESONUS AUDIO ELECTRONICS, INC.

StudioLive Systems -

The Power of Integration

PreSonus StudioLive™ and

StudioLive AI-series digital mixing systems integrate hardware and software to seamlessly handle mixing, recording, wireless control, and audio analysis. Designed for both live sound and studio recording, they employ a familiar, analog-like mixing surface.

PreSonus® StudioLive™ 32.4.2AI,

24.4.2AI, 16.4.2AI, and 16.0.2 digital mixers integrate hardware and software to seamlessly handle mixing, recording, wireless control, and audio analysis. These affordable mixers are designed for both live sound and studio recording, without compromising the requirements for either.

StudioLive mixers incorporate a multi-channel FireWire interface and come with PreSonus Capture™ recording software for Mac® and Windows®, which is

preconfigured so it needs no setup. You also get PreSonus’ Studio One® Artist DAW, which auto-configures to the mixer using a template. StudioLive AI-series mixers have FireWire 800 and Ethernet ports on option cards that can be upgraded to Thunderbolt, AVB, and Dante.

ANALOGUE FEEL, DIGITAL PERFORMANCE

The StudioLive operates much like an analogue console. You use a familiar mixing surface for core mixing functions, not a menu-based screen.

The Fat Channel features extensive equalisation and a separate compressor, limiter, and gate/expander for every input channel and aux output, the FX outputs, and the main outputs. Every channel has a highpass filter. The Fat Channel sports clearly labeled, physical knobs; a multifunction, 16-ladder LED display; an in-your-face Selected Channel display; and a horizontal pan display. It’s easy to access any function and get clear, visible feedback. StudioLive AI-series mixers let you create two sets of EQ and dynamics-processor settings for every channel and bus and make A/B comparisons at the touch of a button.

StudioLive AI-series mixers offer four programmable, 32-bit, stereo effects engines

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SL Remote for iPad provides almost complete control over the StudioLive mixer. This Overview screen presents the channel faders, mutes, panning, and four-band parametric EQ (top).

(two reverbs, two delays) on dedicated buses, while StudioLive 16.0.2 has two dedicated buses. All come with 50 reverbs, delays, and time-based effects with easy-to-use parameter adjustment, tap tempo, store, and recall.

With AI-series mixers, you get graphic EQ on every aux bus and on the mains—all at the same time, without compromising other resources. In addition, each graphic EQ has an

A/B option. The StudioLive 16.0.2 simply offers a stereo graphic EQ on the main bus.

All StudioLive mixers have security permissions that let you lock all or parts of the mixer with a password and manage access from wireless devices.

WELCOME TO THE FUTURE

Using the included Virtual StudioLive-AI bidirectional control and editor/librarian software for Mac and Windows® (VSL for the 16.0.2), you can control almost the entire mixer wirelessly or from a FireWire-connected laptop, quickly and easily load and save named mixer scenes and individual processor and channel presets via drag-and-drop, and visually edit processing.

VSL/VSL-AI also integrates Smaart

Measurement Technology™ from Rational Acoustics. Smaart® is a collection of visual audio-measurement tools for sound-system

QMix for iPhone/iPod touch enables musicians to control their own monitor mixes. Once you have chosen which channels are “me”—say, your vocal and guitar channels—you can use the Wheel of Me (shown) to control the blend between “me” and the rest of the band.

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The PreSonus StudioLive 32.4.2AI’s inviting, analog-like mixing surface provides quick access to all core mixing functions, including levels, routing, and signal processing. The 32-channel model also has mute groups and convenient Quick Scenes, which are not available on the smaller models.

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VSL/VSL-AI presents a visual representation of the StudioLive AI-series mixer. Quickly and easily load and save named mixer scenes via drag- and-drop, visually edit signal processing, use the integrated Smaart audio-analysis features, and much more.

analysis and optimization that makes tuning the system, squelching feedback, and more easy. It includes a spectrograph and real-time analyser that make fine-tuning your mix easy because you can see what you’re hearing. These features work with all StudioLives.

In addition, VSL-AI includes three Smaart System Check Wizards and a pink-noise generator with which StudioLive AI mixer users can view the frequency-response trace of a venue and adjust the parametric EQs to get rid of unwanted room anomalies; verify that

StudioLive AI system outputs are routed correctly and are passing signal; and calculate and set delay-system timing for satellite speaker systems using the mixer’s subgroup-output delays. (The Wizards are not compatible with the StudioLive 16.0.2.)

For more information about the StudioLive Smaart features, visit www.presonus.com/ products/Virtual-StudioLive-AI/Smaart.

GO REMOTE

With most mixers, it’s risky to leave front-of- house to check the monitors and listen to the system in various parts of the room. But with free SL Remote-AI for iPad®, you can control any StudioLive AI-series mixer from anywhere in a venue, using a wireless router. You also can control Smaart and the System Check Wizards. (With StudioLive 16.0.2, SL Remote controls VSL, which controls the FireWire-connected mixer.)

You can even control VSL-AI, and hence, the mixer, over the Internet, using third-party VPN software. Contractors can create and load scenes and presets for clients and can, to a large extent, troubleshoot a StudioLive system from a remote office.

GIVE THEM THE ROPE

Increasingly, musicians want to create their own

monitor mixes, but most personal monitor systems are expensive and require wiring. With free PreSonus QMix™-AI software (QMix for

StudioLive 16.0.2), musicians can wirelessly control their StudioLive AI monitor (aux) mixes using an iPhone® or iPod touch®.

Up to ten iPhones running QMix-AI can control the StudioLive AI via a wireless network. (With StudioLive 16.0.2, QMix controls the auxes in VSL, which controls the FireWire-connected mixer.)

Portrait view presents the Wheel of Me, which lets you select multiple ‘Me’ channels and turn them all up in your monitor at the same time, while controlling the relative balance between ‘Me’ and the rest of the band.

Landscape view provides control of the aux-mix send level and panning (for linked auxes) for each channel and aux. Here, you set up your monitor mix. Using the mixer’s security features, you can let each musician create a personal monitor mix—or restrict them to the Wheel of

Me while you create their mix.

StudioLive AI applications communicate with each other and with the mixer. Save and load scenes with Capture™ 2.1 and share presets between the Fat Channel plug-in in Studio One 2.6 and VSL-AI. Channel names entered in the mixer or any AI app (including Capture) are broadcast throughout the network.

When recording with Capture 2.1, you can save the StudioLive AI mixer scene along with the Capture Session. Studio One 2.6 can import Capture Sessions seamlessly, and when you import a Capture Session that includes a StudioLive AI mixer scene, the Studio One mixer is set to match your StudioLive AI mix scene, including fader values, mutes, pan, and

FX send mixes. Fat Channel settings are loaded into Studio One’s new Fat Channel Native

Effects™ plug-in. You can listen to your mix on your laptop, just as it sounded during the gig, even if the StudioLive AI mixer is packed and

on its way to the next gig.

SOUNDS LIKE A WINNER!

Ease of use, remote control, integrated software, and generous amounts of signal processing are very important but the bottom line for audio equipment is still the sound. The StudioLive’s outstanding sound quality, with Class A XMAX™ preamps and Burr-Brown converters with 118 dB dynamic range, makes it suitable for studio use, yet its feature set and layout fully support live applications. You can easily save and recall full mixer scenes and presets.

This combination of analogue-like design; fast workflow; high-definition audio; integrated recording, computer control, and wireless control; and Smaart analysis sets PreSonus StudioLive mixers apart. And it does so at an amazingly low price.

For more information,visit www.presonus.com/ products/StudioLive-AI-Series.

INFORMATION

PreSonus Audio Electronics

7257 Florida Blvd.

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

USA

T:. [phone]

www.presonus.com

Source Distribution

Unit 7 Pembroke Buildings

Cumberland House Business Park

London, NW10 6RE

UK

T: [phone]

www.sourcedistribution.co.uk

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SOUNDCRAFT / STUDER

BEYOND INTUITIVE

DIGITAL LIVE SOUND MIXING THE WAY IT SHOULD BE

Soundcraft consoles combine pristine sound quality, tour-proven reliability and unique operational features to deliver digital live sound mixing the way it should be.

With groundbreaking Soundcraft® Vistonics™ and FaderGlow™ technologies combining visual information and operational controls in one area, Vi Series live sound consoles remove the burden of complex mental mapping, freeing the operator to concentrate on the mix. A simple touch of the screen is all it takes to access channel functions including routing, input gain, digital gain trim, delay, high and low pass filters, 4-band parametric EQ, compressor, limiter, gate, de-esser and pan.

Partnering compact control surfaces with a powerful SCore Live processing engine and up to 5 stageboxes, Vi2, Vi4 and Vi6 (pictured in use at top of page) deliver up to 96 channels to mix with 35 output busses. Pristine sound quality is assured by ultra-low noise mic amp designs and advanced 40-bit floating point digital audio processing, while FX come courtesy of 8 independent Lexicon multi-FX units, with BSS graphic EQ on every bus output. Rapid configuration and powerful automation features, radio mic status monitoring and extensive ViSi Connect I/O expansion complete the package.

Pictured above, the compact Vi1 provides a ‘one box solution’, with processing and connectivity built directly into the control surface.

Si Expression exploits cutting-edge DSP technology, classic British sound quality and the equivalent of no less than 392 rack-units of built-in FX, GEQ and Dynamics from our friends at Lexicon, BSS and dbx to deliver Soundcraft’s most powerful, cost effective, small format digital console ever. A range of three mixers is identical in features, the only decision being how many faders and local mic amps are required.

With a massive 66 input processing channels, all Si Expression consoles have busses, output processing and connectivity to match the versatility of the inputs. A range of ViSi Connect cards dramatically expands I/O options (see below) while Compact and Mini stageboxes further extend I/O power and flexibility. A Multi Digital card enables live multitrack recording to a DAW.

Intuitive, analogue-style control lies at the heart of the Si Expression concept, with features like assignable fader layers, a colour touchscreen and Soundcraft® FaderGlow™ lighting the way to a better mix, while ViSi Remote Control allows mixing on an iPad® from anywhere in the venue.

With up to 80 channels to mix, intuitive analogue-style operation, built-in Lexicon FX, sophisticated 4-band fully parametric EQ, full dynamics processing, a comprehensive range of ViSi Connect expansion options, flexible routing and grouping and remote iPad® control, the Si Performer is a remarkable live sound mixer. But that’s just the beginning.

The unique integration of a DMX512 port and lighting control interface into an intuitive control surface that enables sound and lighting fader functions to be combined in layers, delivers comprehensive show control in a single, compact package.

The possibilities are endless. From theatre productions to gigging bands and music venues, houses of worship to live productions and corporate AV events, any ‘single-operator’ application in which sophisticated digital audio mixing is a pre-requisite can now be enhanced with integrated lighting control, where freely assignable fader layers allow inputs, busses and DMX controls to be conveniently assigned anywhere on any fader layer. 24 and 32 mono mic input versions are available.

ViSi Connect expansion cards include: AES, Firewire/USB/ADAT, AVIOM™, CobraNet™, BSS BLU Link, Dante™ and CAT5 or optical MADI. iPad® is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.

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LIGHT SPEED

BROADCAST SOUND MIXING FOR TODAY’S WORKFLOW

Powerful, flexible and dependable, Studer consoles integrate seamlessly into the modern broadcast workflow, empowering operators to mix free from the burden of complex, counterintuitive routines.

The Studer Vista Digital Mixing System combines advanced ergonomic design and groundbreaking Vistonics™ user interface with complete system flexibility, failsafe redundancy and pristine audio quality to create a range of consoles fit for a new age of broadcast and live production.

Features include powerful automation, comprehensive surround sound management, a wide range of I/O options and Studer RELINK networking capabilities, along with extensive audio and loudness metering. Vista FX™ adds Lexicon high quality broadcast surround effects and graphic EQ, while VistaMix™

is essential for live, unscripted, multi-mic events such as talk shows, where it mimics the actions of a highly skilled human operator to increase gain for talking mics and reduce gain for others, automatically producing a clean mix.

A range of three systems is available: Vista 9M2 QS (pictured above) and Vista 5M3 use the SCore Live processing engine and D21m I/O system, while the Vista 1 (pictured below) is a ‘standalone’ console with all I/O and processing self-contained.

Studer OnAir consoles provide a flexible and powerful audio mixing solution for a range of broadcast applications.

The OnAir 1500 (pictured below) is a compact, 12-channel, 6-fader (expandable to 12 fader) console, designed as a versatile, hybrid solution for radio broadcasting and production. With 12, 18 and 24fader versions available (plus a modular version), the OnAir 2500 is a totally self-contained console for radio broadcast, while the OnAir 3000 (pictured above and also available in a modular format) extends Studer’s ‘Touch n Action’ philosophy into a larger console for radio and TV applications.

INFORMATION

Harman

Cranborne House,

Cranborne Road, Potters Bar,

Hertfordshire EN6 3JN, UK

T: [phone]

E: [e-mail] E: [e-mail] www.soundcraft.com www.studer.ch

Harman

8500 Balboa Boulevard,

Northridge, CA 91329, USA

T: [phone]

E: [e-mail] E: [e-mail] www.soundcraft.com usa.studer.ch

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SALZBRENNER STAGETEC MEDIAGROUP

Innovative Touch-Sensitive or

Traditional: Digital Desks at their best

SALZBRENNER STAGETEC MEDIAGROUP is a strong consortium of three professional audio enterprises. The audio mixing consoles of the MEDIAGROUP are legendary and dominate the digital pro-audio market since 20 years now. More than 900 consoles have been sold since then and are in daily use in broadcast OB vans, musical shows, theatres, and sports arenas.

POLARIS touch

The latest addition to the mixing console range is the POLARIS touch series. The new arrival can have panels with or without hardware controls. The main control panels are multi-touch enabled display screens which can be combined in many different ways. Freedom of choice also prevails for the audio-processing with options of a multiclient enabled server solution or a NEXUS XCMC card.

A typical POLARIS touch installation includes one or more multi- touch-enabled 22" screen modules. Each module offers 16 dual encoders for controlling parameters such as filter settings or dynamics in the usual way. Basically, such a module can control all the functions of a console!

To build a mixer in the classic form two modules are joined together at an angle with one screen as meter bridge while the other provides instant access to the channel strips. This pair can be enhanced with a master module with 12 motorised faders, each with two physical buttons, and a master section with 32 assignable keys and a trackball.

EASY TO USE: ON AIR 24

The ON AIR 24 is the youngest and smallest console by STAGETEC.

It offers easy configuration both for self-op or studio clusters.

ON AIR 24 is a modular, flexible and scalable system consisting of very compact fader panels with four faders each, plus a monitor panel. It can be expanded from the smallest version with only four faders up to 24 faders. The modules are installed directly into the presenter’s table and can be arranged as desired around the table surface. This concept even supports more complex programmes, for example two-hander presentation or presenter with producer and occasional technical assistance. For ON AIR 24, an intuitive control surface for touch-screen operation is available. This can be used in addition to the hardware modules and increases the flexibility of the mixer still further.

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POLARIS touch

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THE CLASSICAL STAGETEC MIXING CONSOLES

It is now 20 years ago that STAGETEC introduced the idea of a consistent separation of digital audio routing and the actual mixing functions. At that time, this principle devised a new approach that enabled technically streamlined and highly integrated large digital mixing consoles to be built for the first time. Since then it has been employed on all STAGETEC mixing-console systems.

The STAGETEC console family has grown over the last two decades and now covers all applications from small self-op desks to the largest production console. With two audio-processor types and three types of mixing console surfaces, four different mixing systems are available for a wide variety of applications. The console spectrum ranges from the large AURUS to the CRESCENDO and AURATUS to the most recent and smallest addition to the family, the ON AIR 24.

MINI BUT MIGHTY: AURATUS

AURATUS is a production, broadcast and live console with 54 input channels and a fixed bus layout. A single plug-in card hosted on a standard NEXUS Base Device provides mixer control and audio processing. Thus, AURATUS integrates seamlessly into any NEXUS network even without a NEXUS STAR. The control surface is available as stand-alone or as drop-in unit with 8, 16, or 24 channel strips.

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COMPACT AND POWERFUL: CRESCENDO

CRESCENDO sits between the AURUS and AURATUS in terms of feature set and functionality. It uses components from the two other systems. AURUS contributes the controller (RMC) and audio-processor (RMD) cards and the control surface uses AURATUS hardware, which can however be extended up to 48 channel strips. The advantage of this combination is that the console is just about 60 cm deep making it eminently suitable for situations where space is at a premium. CRESCENDO configurations support up to 300 audio channels and

128 summing buses, making the console appropriate even for very large scale mixing projects.

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CRESCENDO

ALWAYS SUPREME: AURUS

AURUS impresses immediately with its large, user-friendly control surface and powerful audio processing. Each channel strip is equipped with 11 dual encoders and numerous keys, thus avoiding assignment of multiple functions to the same controls. The unusually large number of controls give direct access to all channel parameters. The largest AURUS console built to date has a total of 96 channel strips. Slot-in cards hosted by a NEXUS STAR take care of mixer control and audio processing.

The RMC controller card and up to seven RMD processor cards provide

AURUS with scalable performance capable of processing up to 300 audio channels. Among the STAGETEC consoles, the AURUS offers the largest feature set including a variety of automation modes, an extensive mix-minus matrix and comprehensive system-configuration options, including DAW control.

STAGETEC products have received prestigious international awards, starting already in 1997 when the first STAGETEC console, CANTUS, received the IF Award for outstanding product design in 1997. In 2006, the flagship AURUS received the Gold IF Award and on the 14th of August 2010 NEXUS won the Emmy® Engineering Award,

America’s most significant TV award.

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ABOUT THE MEDIAGROUP: MORE THAN JUST CONSOLES

SALZBRENNER STAGETEC MEDIAGROUP is a strong consortium of independent professional audio enterprises. Together, these companies are pan-European market leaders in audio, video and intercom technology. Combining forces in a business group generates a highly effective synergy and enable the MEDIAGROUP to offer a broad range of dovetailed products and services perfectly complementing each other – from a simple sound-reinforcement installation all the way up to the design, construction and project management of extensive multidisciplinary solutions for broadcasters, theatres, stadiums and multipurpose venues.

Founded back in 1963 by Friedrich Salzbrenner as a repair and maintenance shop for radio broadcast systems, the MEDIAGROUP today consists of three enterprises each of which contribute specialised expertise to the consortium’s broad range of products and services.

STAGETEC Entwicklungsellschaft in the German capital Berlin is specialised in the design of digital audio technology. Besides the professional mixing consoles AURUS, CRESCENDO, AURATUS and

ON AIR 24, STAGETEC’s product range include the routing systems

NEXUS and NEXUS STAR.

SALZBRENNER STAGETEC AVM based in Buttenheim focuses on highly integrated audio and video solutions for theatres and operas, multi-media presentation installations in museums, exhibition halls, convention centres, multi-purpose venues and large installations for broadcasting and professional video production. SALZBRENNER STAGETEC AVM is also the manufacturer of POLARIS touch.

The MEDIAGROUP also satisfies the immense demand for intercom systems in broadcasting, TV-production, and theatres. This intercom technology market segment is served by DELEC with the oratis intercom and commentary systems as key products.

SALZBRENNER STAGETEC MEDIAGROUP	INFORMATION
AURUS

SALZBRENNER STAGETEC MEDIAGROUP

Industriegebiet See

D-96155 Buttenheim

Germany

T: [phone]

F: [phone]

E: [e-mail]

www.stagetec.com

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ADT AUDIO SYSTEMS

ADT offers a range of modular mixing consoles and processing modules for the pro industry, claiming ‘the very highest level of sonic and build quality’ at a reasonable price. www.adt-audio.com

AEQ

Manufacturing for the broadcast industry for over 25 years from its Madrid HQ, AEQ products including the Phoenix Studio Codec and Titan router are used by audio pros around the world.

www.aeqbroadcast.com

ALESIS

Established in 1980, Alesis was founded on innovative semi-conductor chip technology that brought high-end products to entry-level musicians and recording artists. Today Alesis remains committed to delivering innovative and inspiring pro gear to all audio levels, including the MultiMix range of mixers. www.alesis.com

ALLEN & HEATH

A UK-based company, Allen & Heath has been building mixers for 40 years and remains passionate about its consoles, each of which has a ‘uniquely fabulous’ sound. Makers of the XB-14, Zed and GLD series mixers, Allen &

Heath has a reputation for keeping its customers happy. www.allen-heath.co.uk

ALTO PROFESSIONAL

A relatively new Taiwanese brand launched in 2000, but a fast grower and accumulator of positive market feedback, ALTO has built a complete product line-up to meet the growing needs of audio pros that includes the Lynx and

ZMX Series of mixers. www.altoproaudio.com

AMS NEVE

AMS Neve boasts an enviable reputation, with its uncompromising recording and mixing equipment used in countless top-name productions. The Genesys and DFC Gemini are just two consoles that have epitomised the pinnacle of AMS Neve’s award-winning achievements over its 40 years. www.ams-neve.com

APB-DYNASONICS

Designing and manufacturing its Spectra series of analogue consoles inNew Jersey since

2004, APB-DynaSonics has come to receive recent critical acclaim. It now has a solid range of new mix products. www.apb-dynasonics.com

API (AUDIO PROCESSES INC.)

API launched in 1968 and became known for its 2520 amplifier, which still forms the heart of all its discrete products. It now has over 700 API consoles around the world, and forms part of the ATI group.

www.apiaudio.com

AUDIENT

Audient was formed in 1997, with its founders setting the performance standard of mixing consoles in the 80s and 90s. Its flagship product is the ASP8024 large-format recording console.

www.audient.co.uk

AUDIO & DESIGN

Audio & Design was successful with its range of transistordesigned limiters and compressors in the 1970s, but has evolved to become one of the major consultants and installers for the broadcast market. www.proaudio.uk.com

AUDIO DEVELOPMENTS

A leading manufacturer of portable audio mixers, Audio Developments has been established for over 35 years and has supplied mixers to every continent in the world. www.audio.co.uk

AUDIONICS

Founded in 1987 in Yorkshire, England, Audionics initially designed and built products for its own Yorkshire Radio Network. With its skills growing in demand by outside customers, Audionics has built up a reputation as an innovative and practical broadcast manufacturer.

www.audionics.co.uk

AVID

Avid’s pro-audio solutions can be found at the heart of most studios around the world, not least through its ubiquitous Pro Tools software. There’s much more to Avid though, and the company’s newest endeavours, the S6 and S3L, represent the company at the fore of the consoles market.

www.Avid.com

AXEL TECHNOLOGY

An Italian broadcast solutions company founded in 1996, Axel’s client list includes

Deutsche Telekom Germany, RAI TV Italy, and Radiotelevisione Italiana. www.axeltechnology.com

AXIA AUDIO

Axia is the studio audio division of Telos

Systems, specialising in digital audio routing, mixing, and distribution systems. Its modular

Element is a popular console, with fully mixable, matchable, and combinable components for individuality. www.axiaaudio.com

BEHRINGER

Founded 20 years ago because Uli Behringer couldn’t afford good equipment to become a sound engineer, Behringer’s aim today is to offer the best equipment at fair prices.

Its range covers everything from mixers to instruments.

www.behringer.com

CADAC

Cadac consoles, manufactured in the UK, are famous for their use in large-scale musicals, but have in previous years been renowned for studio use. The company specialises in live sound mixing consoles such as the CDC Eight and Live 1.

www.cadac-sound.com

CALREC

Calrec’s focus has been on broadcast audio mixing consoles since 1971, although it has been manufacturing high-quality audio products since 1964. Its well-respected consoles today include the recently launched Callisto.

www.calrec.com

DATEQ

DATEQ was started in the 1970s with production of audio equipment for DJs and pro end users; today the company’s mixers are still aimed squarely at broadcast and disco markets. www.dateq.nl

CLYDE BROADCAST

Clyde Broadcast is a radio specialist, operating as a manufacturer, consultant, and system integrator for the industry’s radio stations big and small.

www.clydebroadcast.com

CREST AUDIO

Founded in the 1970s producing amplifiers for tours, Crest Audio is now part of the Peavey family. The company produces consoles alongside many other products designed‘to

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