crystal Clear

The crystal Clear package delivers an unparalleled performance-to-cost ratio. It features both an intuitive Self-Op view designed for gifted radio hosts with little or no technical background, and a separate Broadcast Engineer view for more advanced operations. It offers assistive technologies for audio enhancements only a few physical consoles can provide, including automatic mic input gain control, automatic fade in/out, AutoMix groups for hands-free automated mixing of different source types, and more.

The new crystal Clear app works right out of “the box”, eliminating time-consuming setup and configuration sessions. This ease of installation translates into ease of use, as all views have been thoughtfully designed to display the required controls and options only when they are needed.

crystal Clear is the perfect control interface for Lawo’s Power Core Modular I/O and DSP device. Depending on the number of studios and channels you require, you can choose among the following Power Core licenses:

• Console Compact: Console sizes of up to 14 faders, for small self-op studios, talk studios, remote production and OB vans;
• Console MAX: Up to 4 independent studios sharing resources using the same core, for as many operators and crystal Clear interfaces.

With so many flexible options and an agile, streamlined user interface, crystal Clear is as intuitive as it is inspiring.

Feast your eyes on pure power — perhaps the most powerful mixing engine ever built for broadcast applications. With redundant IP networking and redundant power capabilities. Tons of built-in I/O, with room for even more. Dozens of DSP channels. It’s like 12 rack units of power, packed into only 1RU. Enough power to accomplish any task. Even the ones you haven’t thought of yet.

At just 1RU, Power Core‘s compact form belies the immense capabilities inside. On the front panel, a high-resolution color TFT display gives status and setup information. I/O includes four RAVENNA/AES67 Ethernet ports with SFP, capable of handling 256 bi-directional AoIP streams (512 audio channels), and four ports for high-density MADI signals (256 audio channels) — perfect for native MADI-to-AES67 AoIP conversion. It complies with the ST2110-30 standard too, ensuring seamless operation in combined radio/TV broadcast plants. ST2022-7 Seamless Protection Switching enables simultaneous dual-redundant network links, if you choose. Clock sync connections, an SD memory card and a USB interface for maintenance complete the scene.

Around back, auto-switching redundant power supplies are standard. Power Core’s internal auto-ranging AC power supply is complemented by an inlet that accommodates an external 12VDC backup power supply. There are also 8 expansion slots for a variety of optional I/O expansion cards.

One Power Core can handle thousands of simultaneous signals. As many as 96 channels of DSP input processing can be unlocked to use for anything from EQ to de-essing, from dynamics to delay sync. In fact, Power Core may be the most powerful audio signal processor ever made for broadcast.

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