The HOME mc² DSP app can be used together with mc² mixing consoles or to instantiate a (virtual) mixing system at the press of a button wherever audio processing is required at short notice.
Lawo has introduced the HOME mc² DSP app, a microservice-based counterpart to its A__UHD Core. This latest addition to the HOME Apps family offers an ultra-low-latency, server-based audio engine, combining the renowned audio processing quality of Lawo with the flexibility of the HOME Apps platform.
Designed for use alongside mc² mixing consoles or to create a virtual mixing system on demand, the HOME mc² DSP app is suitable for converging video/audio production environments. It brings all the features of Lawo’s A__UHD Core FPGA processing platform into a CPU-based package, enabling operators to deploy mc²-grade DSP processing with granularity.
As part of the HOME Apps platform, the HOME mc² DSP app benefits from Lawo’s Flex licensing and subscription model, allowing users to allocate subscription credits to any available HOME App for budget control and flexibility in resource allocation. Whether in a production hub, OB truck, or remote location, the app provides seamless audio processing wherever it’s needed.
With its CPU-based technology, the HOME mc² DSP app delivers ultra-low latency performance comparable to its hardware counterpart. Operators can easily switch between the app and the hardware-based A__UHD Core using the HOME UI, ensuring continuity and flexibility in audio processing workflows.
The HOME mc² DSP app automatically scales with future CPU developments, offering support for mono, stereo, 5.1, and NGA Immersive Mixing formats, flexible AUX, GRP, and SUM busses, and more. Operators can stop any HOME App at any time to free up server capacity, Flex Subscription credits, and reduce power consumption.
Christian Struck, Lawo’s Senior Product Manager, Audio Infrastructure, said: “HOME mc² DSP leverages the unique granularity and flexibility of the HOME Apps platform regarding input and output media transport protocols. It will support mixed-format SMPTE ST2110, NDI, and SRT production environments, and newer formats that may become relevant further down the line. There are no plans to discontinue the A__UHD Core as it remains the processing tool of choice for audio-only workflows in a live-sound context.”
Lucas Zwicker, Senior Director, Workflow and Integration, CTO Office at Lawo, added: “The introduction of the HOME mc² DSP app is the next milestone in Lawo’s audio history. This is not a lift-and-shift implementation of an existing product: HOME mc² DSP has been carefully re-engineered from scratch to cope with tomorrow’s requirements regarding converged audio, video and commodity-based processing infrastructures. Of course, we deliver the sonic performance our customers have come to expect from mc² mixers.”
