Horus has been designed as a stand-alone converter of the highest quality, but its utility is hugely increased by becoming an IP 'node' on a RAVENNA network. Combined with Merging's MassCore, performance and flexibility takes on another dimension and allows comprehensive routing and control of the astonishing I/O capability of the converter, says the company.
This highly scalable solution has applications right across the industry from the simplest location recording and mastering to major broadcast facilities, OB vans, live sound and large installation projects. Ease of installation and set-up makes Horus an obvious choice by saving large quantities of cable, minimising rack space and increasing reliability.
The Ovation Media Server and Sequencer is quickly gaining ground in a wide array of applications due to its open architecture and the flexibility of its audio engine. In its latest guise, Ovation 3.0 has already proven to be a major leap forward in the control of audio in major venues such as theme parks. The theatre industry is also embracing the power of the system and the ease of editing the tracks and adjusting the cues. These features are of major benefit to the live events and music venue operators and being incorporated into a networked audio system with Horus offers possibilities that have been dreamt about for years.
Ovation3 also provides an easy to use and easy to configure remote interface for the system with the WebServer option. Using any web-enabled device, it is possible to connect to the Ovation show over http and access all the firing controls through any standard web interface. And, as the WebServer option is connected using JavaScript, a white paper provided with each Ovation3 system allows the possibility for the creation of custom interfaces using basic web page design.
(Jim Evans)
