DirectOut has announced the introduction of HCONTROL.8, an new eight-channel remote controller for their PRODIGY Series that combined with PRODIGY.MP and globcon, turns the multifunction processor into a (mobile) mixing console. It’s on display at the ISE 2023 show in Barcelona at stand 7-F700.
HCONTROL.8 is designed to facilitate flexible mapping of audio channels and functions such as FlexChannels, Matrix Mixers, and Snapshots distributed over 12 layers. With its 100 mm faders, the controller is also able to receive data from PRODIGY.MP displaying fader status and level meter information in a tailored and fully integrated way.
Applications vary between fixed installations, where one PRODIGY.MP is controlled by several HCONTROL.8 throughout a conference set-up and remote productions, where several PRODIGY.MP in different locations are remotely controlled by only one HCONTROL.8.
Luca Giaroli, strategy and audio solutions manager at DirectOut, explains, “HCONTROL.8 is the answer to all our customers who want to add real faders to the PRODIGY platform. The tactile feeling is quite important in the audio world, especially when managing live or live broadcasted events having fingers on faders and eyes on the gig. The flexibility in mapping the controller via globcon perfectly fits with the PRODIGY hardware and software concepts. Combined with HCONTROL.8 responsiveness, it really makes it a great addition to our portfolio to tailor any kind of audio solution.”
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