Crystal Lawo
Versatile Broadcast Console
To achieve the highest productivity levels, your tools must operate as extensions of yourself, irrespective of the application. With two distinct modes of operation—Power Core and Controller—Crystal is the perfect companion for a variety of broadcast applications for radio, TV and beyond small to midsized on-air studios; regional studios; news and commentary suites; smaller production studios; MCR control and OB vehicles; podcast recording studios; remote production applications; backup and disaster recovery sites; DAW control and integration as well as workflow uniformization.
UNIQUE CRYSTAL LAWO FEATURES
- High-density control surface with a minimal footprint
- Light and dark surface options with motorized faders for perfect optical integration into any application scenario
- High-quality parts and components in a cost-effective package
- Consistent workflow and layout, pioneered by diamond
- The same DSP capacity and assistive mixing technologies across all studios and setups
- Unified mixing engine, I/O device and configuration software across all setups: crystal, diamond, and virtual interfaces
- Built on broadcast and open IP standards for modern infrastructure, including wide-area applications
- Shared user, rights and snapshot management across all studios and setups
TWO MODES
KEY FEATURE POWER CORE MODE
- Touch-sensitive, motorized 100mm faders with selectable 0dB-notch and over-press function
- Lawo Crystal Apps for integrated workflows, either via the Virtual Extension module or external display features: Channel strips with User Labels and status info PPM and/or loudness input and output meters
Graphical parameter control for DSP settings,
source assignments and audio routing
Clock, date, configurable timers, on-air and
system health monitoring
User keys, video thumbnails and previews
Centralized and shared snapshot management
and user authentication
Integrated web browser with user bookmarks
- Context-sensitive full-colour displays
- Lawo’s AutoMix and AutoGain assistive mixingtechnologies
- Programmable multifunction keys on each faderstrip and a central section with standard region-specific or customized labels
- Integrated Mix-Minus (clean feed); conference logicwith independent conference busses
- Rotary encoders for parameter control and monitoring
- Mixer and user snapshots for instant recall of console layouts, DSP parameters, user settings, etc.
- Lawo Crystal Apps (powered by Lawo VisTool) for integrated workflows, either via the Virtual extension module or external displays
CONTROLLER MODE
In response to the request for a small IP-native extension panel for mc² audio production consoles, a crystal Main or Fader module can be used as a control panel for a mc²/A__UHD Corebased back-end. In Controller mode, crystal is the perfect tool for second-row/grams mixer applications, or as a dedicated control surface for an otherwise headless system.
KEY FEATURE CONTROLLER MODE
- Use crystal as an OSC (Open Sound Control) hardware controller based on a fixed OSC command syntax provided by crystal
- Map mc²/A__UHD Core SEL/Access, Mute, AFL/PFL and Fader User functions and control parameters like preamp gain, panning, contribution levels, etc.
- Configuration from the Custom Functions section of the mc² GUI
- The buttons of Crystal’s master section are available for banks and layers**, user buttons, and monitoring sources alongside the CRM section
- Support for any integrated application
