Zurich Opera House installs with Lawo IP audio consoles
The Zurich Opera House entered the 2017/18 opera and theater season following an extensive technical renewal that included new audio equipment, audio consoles for modernization of its workflows, and fresh approaches to its sound reinforcement. The Lawo mc²66 mixing console that was previously installed in the sound control room has been replaced with an mc²56, with a second an mc²56 also installed in the auditorium – making the sound control desk and auditorium desk mirrored consoles. Operated in mirror mode, the configurations, snapshots and adjustments of parameters that are performed on one console can also be recalled at the other. This ensures efficient preparation of performances, particularly where Microport systems are increasingly being used. Managed in this way, musical and children's opera projects planned for the future will be easier to mix in the hall. The new Lawo mixing consoles offer 48 faders in the control room – a 32-fader console with a 16-fader extender tha...