Ravenna is being called ‘the next revolution in the audio industry.” The Ravenna desk is a solution for real-time distribution of audio and other media content in IP-based environments. The new technology was presented at IBC 2010 last month.
Ravenna utilises existing network infrastructures. Its power and capacity adapt to the performance of the underlying network architecture. The desk meets the high demands of professional audio applications, including particularly low latency, full signal transparency and high reliability.
It is targeted at the professional broadcast market, but can be also used in other pro-audio fields, for example, live sound, fixed installations and recording. Fields of application include flexible setups at venues, live events and OB van support, as well as in-house signal distribution in broadcast centres, theatres and music halls, and via WAN connections. Ravenna is aiming to establish “a completely new way of handling audio, allowing for faster and more flexible workflows.”
All protocols and procedures used by Ravenna are based on widely distributed and established IT and audio methodology.
The desk uses an open technology standard, which is why Lawo has decided, along with other well-known companies, to support the new technology.
Other companies that are first in line to take up the Ravenna technology are Merging Technologies, Innovason, DirectOut, LSB/VSM Control and DSA Volgmann.
Lawo iPhone Remote App
At IBC Lawo also introduced a free app for the iPhone that enables remote control of a mc² series console and the Nova73 HD router, which allows users to operate every fader on a mc² console. The app follows the mixing console’s layout, and a simple swipe will navigate you from left to right of the control surface. This makes it possible for the iPhone to act, for example, as a monitor panel for the director, or as a remote control for a GPI remote control.
The Lawo Remote app (pictured above) will be available, free of charge, from the Lawo App Store from the end of 2010.