The Smart Console™, the first mixing control surface incorporating patented ARC technologyTM. Smart AV has created a new breed of console that sets a new standard of ergonomic efficiency associated with mixing and editing large numbers of channels.

Extended information

ARC Technology uses a physical ARC to present and unify the functions of interrogation and channel selection into a spatially fixed array providing instant access to any channel or combination of channels. Simply touch the strip, the desired channel and the channels surrounding it immediately appear in front of the operator, as though he/she had instantaneously moved in front of those channels on a traditional long console. With this single touch, 800 previously out of reach controls snap to within reach. Even the handwritten channel description is transferred to the strips in front of you. Alternatively, the sound engineer can access channels in any order as easily and as quickly as a musical director can point to his players.

The Smart Console is the first audio console design to both reduce the number of knobs on a panel AND reduce the number of actions required in order to gain access to out of reach controls. Compared with Long and Assignable consoles, the Smart Console exhibits a five-fold reduction in console demands to achieve a given task.
The Smart Console is designed as an ‘open platform’ to capitalise on the strengths and experience of other leading audio manufacturers. Building on the partnerships we already have, we are actively seeking out further products to work with the Smart Console family. Our goal is to give the user access to the best of all audio worlds.
The Smart Console is initially available for use with the following mixing engines:
- The Logic Pro 6™ from emagic
- The VADIS System™ from Klotz Digital
- The Pyramix Virtual Studio™ from Merging Technology
- The QDC engine™ from Fairlight
- The DME64N and DME24N™ from Yamaha

Technical specifications

ARC:
• 96 x 26 segment programmable tri-colour Meters with adjustable calibration LEDs
• 96 x User Programmable Overview, Fader Touch, Fader Up, Fader Down , Solo and Mute indicators
• 96 segment Optical Touch Strip for channel selection
• ARC length touch sensitive Chrome Modifier as global shift key for ARC functions
• 15 x buttons tailoring ARC response and function
• 9216 Channel capable

EXPERT PANEL:
• 40 x buttons controlling console operating modes and functions such as grouping, storage and recall of Ergonomic Spreads, Solo Modes, Automation Functions, ARC Functions, Smart Shortcuts and Modes
• Automation Snap Knob
• Solo Clear Touch Point and Solo Master indicator
• Group Mode indicators

CHANNEL STRIP:
• EQ Section
- Dedicated Hi Band dual concentric touch sensitive EQ Encoder with 70 x LED EQ Fan display including Shelving indicator and Extended Range Light
- Dedicated Mid Band dual concentric touch sensitive EQ Encoder with 70 x LED EQ Fan display including two Extended Range Lights
- Dedicated Low Band dual concentric touch sensitive EQ Encoder and 70 x LED EQ Fan display including Shelving indicator and Extended Range Light
• Aux Section
- 9 x Aux Select buttons and Aux Active indicators
- Aux On/Off button
- Penny and Giles motorised touch-sensitive Aux Send knob
- Aux Pan Left and Right buttons
• Pan
- Dedicated touch sensitive Pan Encoder with 31 LED Surround Pan display
• Fader Section
- 64 x 32 Vacuum Fluorescent Display for the display of scanned images of user handwriting
- Solo Touch Point
- Group Bus, Aux Bus,Master Bus, Extra indicators, 7 segment LED Channel Identification display
- Mute button
- Inject Touch Point
- 53 x segment programmable tri-colour Meter with adjustable calibration LED
- 100 mm Penny and Giles touch sensitive motorised Fader Hold button

UPPER ACTIVE PANEL
• 6.5” 640 x 480 TFT LCD Touch Screen for total surface access to additional engine parameters
• 8 x dedicated touch sensitive dual-concentric encoders for:
- Dynamics: Attack, Release, Ratio, Knee, Threshold, Make-up Gain
- EQ: Frequency, Gain, Q, EQ Type, LPF Frequency, HPF Frequency, Master Gain
• Self-Assigning active controls: touch sensitive Active Encoder, Motorised Active Pot and Active Button
• Timmometer knob
• 8 x Programmable Macro buttons and 8 x Screen control buttons

LOWER ACTIVE PANEL
• Channel routing and pan controls for up to 6 x 6 way stems as well as 24 x dedicated buttons for Record Group Busses, Smart, Phase, Solo, Mute, Compare, Insert and Interrogate buttons.
• Penny and Giles motorised touch sensitive Joystick for Pan Control
• Vertical and Horizontal Pan Control function buttons
• Transport Controls and 5 Smart Locate buttons

MONITOR PANEL
• 6 x 53 segment programmable tri-colour Meters with adjustable calibration LEDs
• 6 x Tape Select buttons
• 6 x Mix Stem Select buttons
• 6 x Speaker Mute buttons
• Flexible talkback block with TB on/off, Slate, Cans, Bus buttons
• Dedicated Dim button and rotary encoder
• Monitor Volume control
• Reference Level, Mono and Big,Mid and Small Speaker select buttons
• Locate Block with transport controls, 8 character timecode display as well as sophisticated location storage, cycle, interrogation and offset functions

POST PANEL (optional)
• 95 x user programmable buttons with LED status indicators
• Jog/Shuttle Controller
• 12” 1024 x 768 TFT Monitor
Note: Post Panel, when installed, replaces 8 channel strips

MISCELLANEOUS
• 2 x Optional Monitor Arms each holding up to a 19” TFT Display (11kg)
• Communications from Console to PC is standard Ethernet Cat-5 cable running 100Base-T proprietary protocol.
• External connection to engine is ethernet using Merging-Oasis, QDC-Rapid, Yamaha Proprietary Protocol, Logic Midi Ethernet Hybrid or Klotz Digital - Media Control Protocols depending on engine installed.
• Power Consumption 500 watts