Apr 15, 2005 12:12 PM

INNOVASON DIO CORE
September 2006—InnovaSon (www.innovason.com) celebrates 10 years since unveiling Sentury, the world's first live digital console in 1996, with a buy-back deal offering generous trade-ins on previous models. New are the EtherSound-enabled Dio Core remote I/O stage boxes for its current Sy40, Sy48 and Sy80 mixers. These feature up to 64 I/Os, digitally processed bus and direct outputs for remote/stage locations; additional Dio Core units or other EtherSound-enabled devices using standard Cat-5 Ethernet are also available.

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INNOVASON SENSORY ANNIVERSARY
May 2006—At Musikmesse/Pro Light+Sound 2006, InnovaSon celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Sensory, its first digital live board, and showed its new EtherSound-enabled Dio Core stage boxes for its current Sy40, Sy48 and Sy80 mixers.

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INNOVASON DIO CORE
October 2005—Dio Core is the first modular 64-channel EtherSound-enabled stage box compatible with InnovaSon I/O modules using InnovaSon’s recently released Dio ES multichannel audio interface module. Dio Core can be used with InnovaSon Sy80 and Sy48 digital live mixing consoles and/or as a remote I/O box for other EtherSound-enabled devices. Dio Core features up to 64 I/Os; digitally processed bus and direct outputs for remote/stage locations; and additional Dio Core units or other EtherSound-enabled devices using standard Cat-5 EtherNet networking.

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INNOVASON SY80
September 2005—InnovaSon’s Sy80 provides 80 inputs, 80 outputs and 48 mix buses operating at 48 kHz/24-bit, with 32- to 40-bit internal processing. Fader-per-channel architecture provides simultaneous access to all 80 channels. In addition to the motorized fader, each channel has a dedicated LED meter and Cue/Select/Mute buttons. A Channel Control section provides instant, dedicated control over channel settings, while a 15-inch retractable screen displays channel information. InnovaSon’s XFAD™ expansion fader combinations allow an engineer to group several sources for control under one input fader. The Sy80 is controlled by Sensoft 8 PC-compatible software for editing and archiving of up to 1,000 pages per show. Export and import functions allow file transfers from console to PC and vice versa.

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INNOVASON SY48
September 2005—Housed in a compact package, InnovaSon’s Sy48 provides 64 channels with 48 local mic/line inputs, 16 local line inputs and 16 local line outputs for aux, inserts and bus sends. The Sy48 maintains InnovaSon’s fader-per-channel architecture, with Level Meter, Mute, Cue and Select buttons per channel. Faders are user-configurable as inputs, VCAs, groups, buses, aux, XFAD, matrix or crossfaders. Console features include a central control panel for channel parameters, 12-inch fold-down screens and stereo monitoring with PFL, AFL and APL (After Processing Level) listening on headphones or via allocated outputs. The Sy48 includes InnovaSon’s Sensoft management software, facilitating instant recall of console configurations; snapshot automation with manual or MIDI synchronization-enhanced Q/Page display and control for theater applications; and offline programming for show preparation.

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INNOVASON DIO-ES
July 2005—An upgrade for InnovaSon's Sy80 and Sy48 digital mixers, Dio^™ multichannel audio interfaces simplify connecting systems with third-party — compatible products while greatly increasing the console's I/O capabilities. The first product in the range, Dio-ES can link 64 bi-directional EtherSound audio channels between two InnovaSon DSPs, letting users share audio resources between one or more consoles. This same interface can also access up to 64 channels of audio from external devices via EtherSound or connect to a second InnovaSon Stage Box, which will be available shortly after Dio ships in Q3 2005.

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INNOVASON SY48
November 2004—A variant of the Sy40 console, the Sy48 is suited for mixing touring front of house or monitors and fixed installations. As a stand-alone console, the Sy48 is equipped with 64 channels with a total of 48 local inputs (32 mic, 16 line). The optional stage box moves 48 inputs to stage with 16 local mic/line inputs, while the LEM option (Local External Mix box) allows up to 64 local mic inputs. InnovaSon's operating system, Sensoft Version 9, adds a raft of new hardware control and software features.

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INNOVASON SY40-8 UPGRADE
April 2004—The new Sensoft 8.1 software package adds a host of new features and flexibility to existing InnovaSON Sy40 consoles, including the ability to freely configure the most suitable console layout and I/O arrangement for any application: touring, installation and broadcast. New InnovaSon consoles featuring the benefits of Sensoft 8.1 will be sold as Sy40-8 units. However, the upgrade kit, comprising software, hardware, manuals and documentation for existing Sy40 and Compact Live users, is also sold separately. Upgrade kit: $1,425.

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INNOVASON SY80
October 2003—The InnovaSon Sy80 digital console allows an unlimited number of inputs to be “stacked” beneath a single “development” fader for control by that fader, allowing the user to designate a “deployment” zone of faders anywhere on the console. Featuring 80 inputs, 80 outputs, 80 faders and 48 mix buses housed in a new chassis and weighing less than 176 pounds (80 kg.), the Sy80 combines an upgraded Sensoft 8 software with a new DSP module.

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INNOVASON COMPACT SY40
December 2002—The latest digital live performance console from InnovaSon, the COMPACT Sy40 is housed in the same chassis and offers the same footprint and number of faders as the Compact Live. Distributed in the U.S. by Sennheiser, the InnovaSon COMPACT Sy40 is configured with 40 input channels and 27 mix buses. As a stand-alone console, the COMPACT Sy40 supports 40 inputs and 16 outputs through 47 faders: 32, including eight stereo, for the 40 input channels, 12 stereo mix buses, plus three for the mono LCR masters. If linked to the InnovaSon Stage Box, the COMPACT Sy40 can be expanded to up to 72 inputs and 48 outputs.

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INNOVASON SENSORY GRAND LIVE
October 2000—Designed for installed or touring sound, the mixer features 72 inputs, 48 faders and 24 outputs. All inputs offer 5-band parametric EQ, compressor, noise gate and routing. Combining full digital snapshot reset capabilities, the Grand Live maintains an analog feel with motorized faders, knobs and switches, channel-to-channel copying, offline editing and patch settings. The Grand Live Console provides a remote stage box with a 450-foot co-axial snake.

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INNOVASON COMPACT SENSORY LIVE
April 2000—InnovaSon Compact Live Sensory Having made significant inroads in the U.S. market last year with its Sensory console—now distributed by Sennheiser USA—Innovason showed an early prototype of the new Compact Live Sensory, a 32-input, single top-panel version of the standard 48-input Sensory, in a slick ergonomic package with integrated view screen and pull-out keyboard drawer. TO READ THE REVIEW, CLICK HERE.