Avatus treads the boards

Stage Tec’s Avatus IP-based mixing console has been repurposed for use in the theatre. The new version has detachable screens, allowing mixing engineers to see the stage over the top of the desk, depending on the layout of the room.

‘In many theatres, due to structural conditions, control rooms are built such that the sound engineers cannot see over their mixing console to the stage,’ the German manufacturer explained. ‘Avatus offers a solution to this problem. The theatre version of Avatus is designed so that the upper screens are removable. Since the IP console is connected via standard TCP/IP interfaces, each module has its own IP address. This enables the screens to be installed anywhere within the Nexus network.’

Avatus, originally released in 2017, was the world's first audio console without a centre section and comprises just three modules. It is available in myriad sizes between 12 and 96 faders.