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Radio Mixing Console

THE MIXING CONSOLE, EVOLVED

 

Ask any broadcast professional, and they’ll agree: Radio today is completely different than 30 years ago. We’re creating and delivering more exciting, engaging content than ever before, using technology that seems to be evolving – getting smarter – every day. Lawo thinks it’s time the console evolved too, so our designers spent countless hours analyzing the way talent works, and they came to a conclusion so obvious it’s startling: the mixing console is no longer the center of the studio — the computer screen is.

Meet ruby, the mixing console that truly meets the demands of modern radio by blending the hands-on immediacy of physical faders with the context-sensitive efficiency of multi-touch controls. Ruby frees your talent to create easily, naturally, effortlessly — in the way that suits them best.

ruby is intuitive, uncluttered, powerful — yet so refined. Designed with RAVENNA / AES67 and ST2110-30 baked in for flawless networking. With AutoMix smart mixing and a context-sensitive GUI. No other console is this smart. Smooth, sleek, and German-engineered. It’s the AoIP console you’ve been waiting for.

WE CALL IT RUBY. YOU’LL CALL IT AMAZING.

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Get ready for a whole new kind of radio console. One that meets and exceeds the demands of today’s radio workplace, with physical and virtual controls that complement each other. We call it ruby; you’ll call it amazing.

OVERVIEW

4 to 60 physical faders

Up to 80 summing busses

Multiple license packages tailor capabilities to cost

Up to 32 DSP blocks for bus processing

Up to 1,920 x 1,920 crosspoints

Intercom matrix with capacity for up to 78 clients

Up to 96 DSP channels

Native RAVENNA / AES67 and ST2110-30 compatibility

FEATURES

BUILT FOR SPEED

When you’re live, there’s no time to search for the right control. No room for errors, either. Beneath Ruby’s svelte surface lie color-programmable visual cues, context-sensitive displays and custom workflow options. All to help ensure that your hands always find the control you need, first time — every time.

The ruby mixing surface has a sleek, modern look that’s both functional and beautiful, designed for fast, accurate operation. From the high-resolution OLEDs that display sources and settings to the programmable function buttons and big, tactile ON/OFF and PFL keys with LED backlighting, ruby looks and feels great. Built in Germany to exacting Lawo standards, ruby features all-metal construction, premium 100 mm faders with built-in dust shield, ergonomic wrist-rest and ultra-reliable switches and rotary controls. There are smart tools like AutoMix, an intelligent algorithm that automatically maintains the balance of multi-mic productions so that creative staff an focus on what they do best — create.

THIN IS IN

ruby is simply stunning; streamlined from every angle. Optimized controls — everything you need, nothing you don’t. Only 5 cm (2″) tall, from the bottom of its exquisitely cast side frames to the tops of its rotary selectors. Slim, trim, and as sharp as the cutting edge.

But good design goes beyond good looks. Ruby controls are perfectly placed. They fall to hand naturally, easily. Designed for speed. Designed for accuracy. And of course, premium, Lawo-grade displays, faders and switches. Because there’s no such thing as too much uptime.

VISUAL CONTROL

Today, board operators interact as much (or more) with screens and displays as they do with the mixing console. So we’ve integrated mixing tools and other console controls into ruby’s multi-touch enabled display (powered by VisTool, our amazingly powerful GUI-building software). No hunting for buried options: multi-touch controls instantly give what’s needed. Control studio devices. Tweak dynamics. Adjust virtual faders. Add true loudness metering. The optional VisTool Unlimited software upgrade even enables you to design context-sensitive screens customized to your station’s unique operating style. The possibilities are virtually limitless.

AoIP DONE RIGHT

Lawo believes in standards. So much so that we were an integral part of developing and ratifying the AES67 standard. So it should be no surprise to learn that ruby was designed from the ground up with AES67 in mind, from its built-in high-capacity AES67 I/O to its routing capabilities. And, because ruby is a Lawo radio console, it’s equally at home in traditional environments where MADI plays a big part. ruby is even ST2110-30 compliant, which makes it the perfect radio console for bridging legacy baseband audio formats with radio’s standards-based digital future.

Here are more broadcast companies who believe open standards are the only way to go.

THE PERFECT MIX, AUTOMAGICALLY

Keeping mic levels levelled can be a real chore — especially when half a dozen people are talking at the same time. AutoGain and AutoMix take the sting out of producing multi-mic talk shows.

They’re simple to use: Have talent talk into their mic and start AutoGain. Voila — mic preamp levels are perfectly set, automatically. Then, for the perfect mix, place talent mics in AutoMix mode, and weight each one – more or less important – within the mix. A sophisticated gain-riding algorithm automatically maintains the balance and reduces ambient noise from open mics — leaving talent free to concentrate on content.

SPECIFICATIONS

Control Surface
Features

  • Desktop or flush-mount versions in 4, 8, 12 and 16 fader frame sizes, plus standalone 4 and 8 fader and Master Control extenders for localized control placement in multi-user studios
  • Multiple frames may be combined for systems up to 60 faders
  • Single-frame or split-frame configurations
  • Motorized 100 mm faders, touch-sensitive to allow instant override of pre-programmed levels
  • SmartSnaps dual-purpose snapshots with on-air + production modes and fader maps (supports up to 120 virtual faders)
  • 6 console snapshots for custom fader layouts that can be recalled with a single button press
  • Console Designer software for system and logic programming
  • VisTool Standard software for control and visualiation of console functions; optional VisTool Unlimited upgrade for construction of completely customized controls screens
  • Integral web server for system diagnosis, dedicated software tool for software updates, remote maintenance via VPN

Dimensions

  • Frame: 49.2 cm front-to-back. End-plates: 0.8 cm each
  • Modules: 18.5 cm x 37.4 cm
  • Height: 51 mm / 2.0” incl. controls

Control

  • Integrated discovery and direct networked routing control of AES67 / RAVENNA streams
  • Supports popular RAS and Ember+ control protocols for playout control over IP or serial connections
  • Programmable logic core (for “On-Air” tallies, Fader Start commands, Talkback integration, etc.)
  • TCP/IP remote control for connected Lawo matrix
  • Integrated mix-minus (clean feed) / conference logic (2 independent systems)
  • Integration with radio automation systems via serial & TCP/IP

Configuration & Maintenance

  • Ships with standard configuration for fast setup
  • Expert setup options for advanced system and logic programming
  • Integral web server for system diagnosis
  • Dedicated software tool for software updates
  • Remote control and maintenance via VPN
Power Core

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VisTool GUI Builder

VisTool comes in Standard and Unlimited versions. A VisTool Standard license is included with all Lawo mixing consoles and includes a number of standard, preset controls. VisTool Unlimited unlocks the full potential of VisTool and allows creation of custom GUI control screens to suit your specific needs.

VisTool Standard features include:

  • Real-time visualization and control of broadcast audio devices for single- or networked multi-studio applications
  • Intuitive, context-sensitive touch-enabled GUIs
  • Dynamically switch between a full-screen GUI, or docked / windowed mode
  • Networked device control via Lawo DMScontrol protocol
  • Global snapshots for recall of saved settings & screens from any studio
  • Multi-level user rights-management system tied to Windows login
  • Input source selection and parameter controls
  • Onscreen meters (VU, PPM, Loudness, Channel, Gain Reduction)
  • Graphical faders, sliders and rotary encoders
  • Comprehensive routing matrix source / destination controls
  • SDI group / stream selectors
  • Clocks and event timers
  • Monitor, PFL and Talkback controls
  • And much more…

Click here for a detailed description of Vistool capabilities and features.

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