Jeff Rocha, EAW vice president and general manager, stated, "Our partners, Lab.gruppen and Powersoft have developed new firmware for their DSP-enabled amplifiers that allows direct importation of standard EAW Greybox files - the very same files that you can currently load into an EAW UX8800 Digital Signal Processor.
"This brings the power of EAW Focusing to a wider range of hardware platforms and provides a huge advantage for end users in terms of compatibility and consistency. Any files that we have created to date and any files that we will create moving forward will be fully compatible with both manufacturer's DSP enabled amplifier platforms."
The latest version of the Lake Controller Software (v5.7), featuring accompanying firmware for both Lab.gruppen's PLM products and the LM 26 Digital Audio Loudspeaker Processor, was developed by engineers at Lab.gruppen and Lake, working alongside EAW engineers and leading end users.
The software is designed to offer "even greater flexibility and compatibility for end users, further optimising system audio performance". New levels of functionality are provided as PLM Series products now support a new processing module type. The new module, among other benefits, is capable of supporting EAW Focusing through the direct recall of EAW Greybox files into any PLM Series device via the Lake Controller software.
Håkan Gustafsson, product manager for Lake, stated, "The supporting of EAW Focusing, coupled with the Lake Mesa EQ and the powerful performance of the PLM Series, means that we can provide the end user with the kind of functionality that is simply unrivalled in the world of pro audio."
Powersoft has adjusted the firmware in K Series DSP amplifiers to accommodate EAW's specific requirements. Users are now able to obtain Greybox files from EAW and load them into the Powersoft K Series DSP platform. File upload and system management happen with Armonía Pro Audio Suitesoftware, Powersoft's highly intuitive user interface. Both the latest Armonía version as well as the required amplifier and DSP firmware are available as free downloads from the Armonía Support Forum within Powersoft's website.
"EAW users benefit greatly from Greyboxes residing inside K Series DSP," noted Thomas Mittelmann, Powersoft business development manager. "The close cooperation of EAW and Powersoft engineering is manifesting in product now playing together like it was made for each other."
(Jim Evans)
