The look of the Eclipse GT represents a change from the earlier Eclipse, and the integration of practical features like a side rail to facilitate moving and carrying, as well as some sophisticated aesthetic touches accompany a new ‘feel’ to the console from an operator’s point of view. According to Innovason, ‘all of the knobs and faders have been especially selected to give the desk a significantly more expensive feel’.

In operational terms, the desk has the ability to control and memorise all parameters used by the new generation of digital microphones from Neumann/Sennheiser. The integrated digital workflow that results from using digital microphones significantly improves dynamic range and signal fidelity.

All of the features of the original Eclipse such as the Mars onboard multitrack recorder, Virtual Soundcheck and the Broadway function for seamless changeover from a live to a recorded soundtrack are an integral part of the Eclipse GT. In addition to offering recording facilities, Mars also provides unconditional failure safety, as the computer acts as a redundant control computer and can take over all control and display functions. Eclipse GT also retains Innovason’s SmartFade and Smart-Panel features for flexibility and configurability without the use of layers.

‘What we did was to take everything that customers loved about Eclipse – the new technology, flexibility, audio quality, production reliability and an excellent price/performance ratio – and then translated that performance profile into real technology,’ says Innovason Sales Director, Marcel Babazadeh. ‘We improved the areas that still needed improving, refined certain things and “lifted” the look and feel. In other words, we have optimised the potential of Eclipse and the result is Eclipse GT – a live console that significantly increases your fields of application and handles all aspects of everyday work with ease, from set-up to soundcheck through to production and performance. We are all proud of what we have achieved with Eclipse GT and we’re confident that our customers will feel the same.’

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