DirectOut expands PRODIGY SERIES with PRODIGY.MP MULTIFUNCTION PROCESSOR

DirectOut expands PRODIGY SERIES with PRODIGY.MP MULTIFUNCTION PROCESSOR posted: 24/01/2019

DirectOut's new PRODIGY.MP multifunction audio processor follows the successful launch of its sister product, the PRODIGY.MC - a revolutionary modular audio converter that spearheaded the recent introduction of the PRODIGY Series.

All the ingredients were already there, explains DirectOut Business Development Manager, Luca Giaroli. For more than a decade, we've been offering unrivaled highly reliable audio format converters with the highest quality sample-rate conversion and redundant backup technologies available. We felt it was the right time to take a quantum step forward and add innovative processing power to the package. The result is a device designed to be the central hub of any audio system.

PRODIGY.MP is a multifunction audio processor that shares its 2U-high compact mainframe and modular design with the PRODIGY.MC, but adds FPGA-based DSP for EQ, delays and summing matrices. This powerful addition also offers greater flexibility in heterogenous systems and independent clocking by adding SRC capabilities.

The unit has four converter slots for analog line-level, microphone input and AES3 option modules, providing up to 32 local inputs and outputs. The hardware also supports two MADI and two Network Audio options. The MADI slots are available as BNC, SC optical and SFP modules, while two optional Network Audio boards can be equipped with Dante, RAVENNA (AES67) or SoundGrid, increasing maximum channel capability to 416 inputs/420 outputs.

Both PRODIGY.MP and MC can be controlled locally via a 5-inch touchscreen on the front panel, or via globcon, a unified remote-control platform that allows all DirectOut devices to be managed simultaneously. In addition, PRODIGY.MP can be accessed via its integrated web server, with remote access via HTML and JavaScript-based user interface.

Third-party remote-control protocols may also be added for increased system integration and signal management capabilities.

Flexibility and reliability are two of the main characteristics needed to make a device successful, states Claudio Becker-Foss, CTO of DirectOut. PRODIGY.MP offers both, allowing it to accept and manage different audio formats and clock domains simultaneously, while enabling users to plan and configure their own clock redundancy strategy. globcon provides quick and efficient system management when PRODIGY.MP is used as the core of a complex audio system - alongside other products from a multitude of well-known manufacturers.

The audio industry, with its complex and diverse technology demands, is rapidly evolving, adds Giaroli. But with the modularity of the PRODIGY family, and with globcon quickly adapting and evolving, DirectOut is ready and very well equipped to meet these challenges.

PRODIGY.MP will be shown at NAMM (10501) and ISE (15-R267).

About DirectOut GmbH

DirectOut GmbH was founded in 2008 by a team of professional sound engineers headed up by Stephan Flock. The company specializes in developing essential pro audio connectivity, networking and bridging solutions for broadcast, studio, live and installed sound applications. Unique in that all members of the DirectOut development team are still active professional sound engineers, the company is thus fully focused on real-world demands and problem solving. The product range, marketed under the brand of DirectOut Technologies , offers solutions that build bridges between different audio worlds and make systems and formats more flexible. Audio formats supported include MADI, SoundGrid, Dante, RAVENNA and the standards AES67 and SMPTE ST2110-30. Headquartered in Mittweida, Germany, DirectOut products are distributed worldwide.

About globcon

A new, free, global control software platform for the management of professional entertainment equipment, globcon was conceived and designed from the end-user's point of view to allow consistent and coherent control of multiple pieces of equipment from different brands as if they were just one. The goal of globcon is to offer to professional users an ever-increasingly powerful tool to manage environments of any size in a modern, ergonomic, flexible, efficient and cost-effective way. There is no requirement to understand or program using complicated and diverse protocols, and no custom solution is needed - just plug-and-play!

Available for Mac, PC and Linux, globcon enables several end-users to share the control of locally-connected devices using a standard Ethernet infrastructure.

German pro audio manufacturer, DirectOut GmbH, is the first adopter of globcon. A public beta version of the software is now available, providing integrated control and management of several DirectOut devices via a local USB port or a network.

By the end of 2018, the complete DirectOut product portfolio will be supported by globcon, and from the beginning of 2019, devices from a variety of other manufacturers will be added progressively.

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