DiGiCo extends choice of interfaces with Aviom's A-Net

At Plasa 2005 digital mixing console manufacturer DiGiCo has announced a strategic alliance with US-based audio solutions manufacturer Aviom Inc. to allow musicians to create custom monitor mixes controlled straight from DiGiCo's consoles. "The interface between Aviom and DiGiCo data transmission protocols enables artists to personally control and mix their own monitors via the Aviom A-16II Personal Mixer," says DiGiCo's managing director Bob Doyle. "Both DiGiCo and Aviom regard this as an important step in providing real audio solutions for their customers." DiGiCo will be exhibiting at LDI, Orlando, booth #1810. The system comprises an Aviom D-16c card that takes up two slots in a DiGiRack, utilizing the MADI or optical interfaces employed in DiGiCo's consoles, and delivers 16 channels of digital audio, allowing the musician the ability to create and control their own personal mix via an Aviom Personal Mixer. At Plasa there were three consoles on the DiGiCo stand, each sharing the same pre-recorded 56 track data. A fourth monitor console shared the same data and send the multitrack via the Aviom card up to Plasa's upper deck where Aviom mixers were available, each with a set of headphones. Viisitors could create a personal mix of the multitrack data. A further Cat 5 run went to Amber Sound's stand where personal mixers demonstrated the ability to carry signal over considerable distances. According to Aviom's Marketing Product Manager, Ray Legnini, "We're excited to have high-end digital console manufacturers such as DiGiCo requesting Aviom monitoring solutions for their products. This is the start of a powerful alliance between the two companies."