UK manufacturer Audient has been tinkering with its ONE loudspeaker control solution, contributing to the general trend towards cutting down set-up times and generally making it easier and more intuitive to navigate around PA systems - a bit like the way digital recording packages help you navigate around your session.

"We now have control software so you can run every parameter in the box from a PC, using a really slick user interface," explained Audient-LA Audio product specialist Ross McFarlane. "You can do that to control a single unit, already built into the box, or with an optional network card you can do it for up to 100 units. It looks and behaves much like a Pro Tools plug-in, so it's really easy to understand."

It also allows you to store and recall banks of programs, so with multiple units in comparable systems it's possible to transfer data from one environment to another. For the record, ONE is based on a proprietary, data-only protocol connected via RS485 over Cat-5.


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