Lawo will use ISE 2026 to demonstrate how IP-based technologies are transforming production environments across live events, theatres, opera and stadiums. The German manufacturer will showcase its scalable mc² mixing console range with extensive integration options, alongside the Home Platform and Home Apps ecosystem delivering both audio and video processing.
From the smallest decentralised application using a fully virtual software panel or hardware-based mc² crystal controller, through to the portable mc²56 MkIII 16-fader Extender, up to a fully-fledged mc²56 MkIII console surface – mc² provides the right-sized front-end for any application. All solutions will be on display in Barcelona, featuring newly introduced fader bay pop-ups with touch control for faster, more intuitive operation in distributed setups – ideal for dual-operator workflows in large venues or portable solutions in smaller environments.
In combination with either the A__UHD Core or the Home mc² DSP app, or both, the frontend is as flexible as its backend. New: Home Apps can now run in converged setups, where Home and Home Apps are hosted on the same physical machine, reducing weight, rack space, and power consumption. While the physical footprint continues to shrink, mc² processing power has reached new heights with the addition of three dynamic filter bands to every EQ module.
The Lawo Home Apps platform offers a wide range of audio and video processing tools – including audio shuffling and mixing, multiviewing, format conversion, color correction, downstream keying, essence delay, and stream transcoding. As the pro-AV and broadcast industries moves towards virtualisation and cloud-native workflows, the ecosystem adds processing to a network, by providing modular, software-defined tools based on standard COTS servers, allowing it to process SMPTE ST2110, AES67, SRT, WebRTC and NDI signals, with native Dante support being added moving forward.
