DirectOut and Danish designer and manufacturer of universal broadcast control panels Skaarhoj have jointly developed a new means of control for the multifunction Prodigy.MP audio processor.
Skaarhoj has integrated DirectOut into the BluePill ecosystem, allowing customers to use Skaarhoj tactile panels to control multiple Prodigy.MP parameters from a desktop or rackmounted surface – any Skaarhoj panel talks directly to the Prodigy.MP via network. The integration of Skaarhoj’s audio controller series with DirectOut opens up new possibilities for users, such as the ability to perform live mixing.
‘We were looking to broaden the options of controlling our Prodigy Series via tactile solutions for different applications, matching with our customer’s requirements and habits, so it was really a great timing when Skaarhoj brought up the idea to integrate the Prodigy control protocol within their BluePill enabled controllers such as WaveBoard,’ says DirectOut CEO, Jan Ehrlich. ‘For our clients, it’s a perfect match: controlling the DSP resources of Prodigy.MP using a surface by Skaarhoj, an agile and solution-orientated company, always looking to provide customers with the best possible controller for the tasks at hand.’
Already a powerful solution in itself, Prodigy.MP paired with a Skaarhoj Wave Board or Wave Board Mini makes workflows in many applications still more convenient. The Wave Board does not stop at controlling Prodigy.MP. Due to their flexibility and compact form factor, Skaarhoj controllers and Prodigy.MP processing are a perfect fit – especially for OB broadcast and remote production systems where scalability at limited workspace are the boundaries to deal with. In live applications, motorised fader banks, encoders for gain/pan adjustments and buttons for mute/solo functions are availableto mix an event or tune a PA system.
‘Skaarhoj has built its reputation on video controllers for cameras and switchers – audio was always kept aside, but with the new WaveBoard hardware and the new BluePill software platform it was obvious that we should expand into pro audio applications,’ says Head of Global Sales & Support, Maciek Janiszewski. ‘DirectOut was the perfect partner to help us grow our business in that direction. The solution we created with a great help from Jan and the DirectOut team is well-received, and we see a bright future together.’
