LAWO

Lawo mc²36 xp

The Lawo mc²36 xp desk is a welcome addition to Lawo’s top-of-the-line audio production console range.

Product code: MC²36-XP
Category: Audio
Weight: 55 kg

Specifications

CONTROL PANEL

Frames with 16, 32 and 48 faders; 6 banks each with 2 layers; 100 mm fader + 1 assignable rotary knob + channel display for each channel with sense-triggered change of module display (48-fader version: 32x as above; 16x 60 mm faders, Input Gain encoder, channel display; in upper left half)
TFT metering: Mono, stereo or immersive, including bus assignment, gain reduction for dynamics, AfV status, VCA assignment, Mix-Minus, Signal Patching, Meter selection, Automix state; GUI page output, e.g. metering, on an external monitor; 10 Central user buttons, 2 Central user encoders, 1 talkback button and 2 fader user buttons with 8 functions each
Optional: Script Tray, Dynamic TC Automation

SIGNAL PROCESSING

40-bit floating point; 256 DSP channels (number of inputs and busses depends on A__UHD Core or HOME mc² DSP and its configuration); immersive audio support up to 9.1.6; Up to 240 inputs with A/B input, up to 256 AUX busses, up to 96 groups, up to 96 main Sums, up to 32 Automix groups per virtual mixer, up to 128 VCA groups with metering, 256 GP channels; 3D multichannel downmixing for all supported immersive channel counts; Rapid switching of channel and bus to mono / stereo / surround
2 AFL: 1 immersive 24-channel, 1 stereo 2 PFL stereo; Audio-follows-Video with 255 events, control via Ember+, GPI or matrix connection, envelope up to 10s fade time
Supported audio formats: A__UHD Core – SMPTE ST2110-30/31 (incl. RAVENNA, AES67) HOME mc² DSP – SMPTE ST2110-30 (incl. RAVENNA, AES67), NDI, SRT and Dante*; Solo In Place
5 independent dynamics modules: expander, gate, compressor (incl. parallel compression), limiter, de-esser; image, meter, direct out; multi-channel processing; Adjustable INPUT, PF, AF, DIROUT, TRACK meter point in channel display; Loudness metering according to EBU R128 and ATSC A/85, momentary or short term in every channel, integrated measurement on sum channels with display of integrated LUFS value in headline
Modules: INMIX with MS decoder, digital amp, 2-band fully parametric filter, 4-band fully parametric EQ, 2-band fully parametric side chain filter, insert, delay up to 1800 ms – switchable units: meters, milliseconds, frames; (*) Dante support for HOME mc² DSP is a future product development. For A__UHD Core, it requires a Power Core with a Dante card, which is readily available.

AUDIO HANDLING

HOME – Routing with dynamic support of network resources; Internal matrix for RX and TX audio; A__UHD Core stream sizes from 1 up to 128 audio channels HOME mc²DSP stream sizes from 1 up to 64 audio channels
A__UHD Core: Up to 96kHz, 24-bit HOME mc² DSP: Up to 48kHz, 24-bit; Downmixing from immersive audio to stereo; Integrated monitoring devices for remote locations, e.g. director’s room; Internal loop-backs; Full Snapshot and production portability independent of matrix and DSP size

WAVES® PLUGIN INTEGRATION

Waves SuperRack SoundGrid® and SuperRack LiveBox using new Waves ProLink API; synced snapshot generation in Waves

INTERFACES

Mic/Line In, Line Out, AES3, MADI, ST2110-30/-31/AES67/ RAVENNA, GPI/O, MIDI

Headphones

SYNCHRONIZATION

Blackburst*, Wordclock, PTP Slave and Grandmaster modes

(*) Blackburst supported by future hardware revisions.

REDUNDANCY

PSUs, Network Interfaces (SMPTE ST2022-7 Class C)

CONTROL UNIT

Global A/B/C input switching

Enhanced mix-minus control with independent off-air conference

Fader control of all level parameters

Diverse tally and fader start modes

Program switch

DAW Machine control

Audio-follows-Video, up to 128 camera tallies, Ethernet or GPI controlled

Camera mic remote via GPI or voltage control

REMOTE MAINTENANCE

Connection via mxGUI remote software

Software updates, error diagnostics, remote assistance

EXTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS

Remote control of all routing, matrix monitoring units and channel parameters via Ember+ control protocol
mxGUI: remote control via Windows® or macOS laptops; External Broadcast and Automation Controllers: Lawo VSM, EVS Cerebrum, Broadcast Solutions Hi, GV Ignite, Ross Overdrive & Acuity, Vizrt Viz Mosart, and others

DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT

16 Fader STUDIO / LIVE VERSION
Dimensions: 833 x 820 x 380 mm / 32.8 ” x 32.3 ” x 15.0 ”
Weight: 38 kg / 83.4 lbs; 32 Fader STUDIO / LIVE VERSION
Dimensions: 1343 x 820 x 380 mm / 52.9 ” x 32.3 ” x 15.0 ”
Weight: 54 kg / 119.1 lbs; 48 Fader STUDIO / LIVE VERSION
Dimensions: 1343 x 820 x 380 mm / 52.9 ” x 32.3 ” x 15.0 ”
Weight: 56 kg / 123.5 lbs; 16 Fader OB TRUCK VERSION
Dimensions: 765 x 821 x 362 mm / 30.1 ” x 32,3 ” x 14.3 ”
Weight: 37 kg / 81.6 lbs; 32 Fader OB TRUCK VERSION
Dimensions: 1275 x 821 x 362 mm / 50.2 ” x 32,3 ” x 14.3 ”
Weight: 53 kg / 116.9 lbs; 48 Fader OB TRUCK VERSION
Dimensions: 1275 x 821 x 362 mm / 50.2 ” x 32,3 ” x 14.3 ”
Weight: 55 kg / 121.3 lbs

Specification from Lawo