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All modules Module 25 · Control surfaces

Real faders.
Real keys.

Connect hardware panels and map their controls to the audio mixer, the vision mixer, replay, commentary positions and camera heads. Mackie Control over MIDI, OSC, and SKAARHOJ Raw Panel over the network.

Protocols

Three ways to connect a panel

A Behringer X-Touch connects over Mackie Control, with motor faders, scribble strips and meters. TouchOSC and Companion connect over OSC. SKAARHOJ panels connect by Raw Panel over the network, and the server finds them by itself.

  • Mackie Control over MIDI for Behringer X-Touch
  • OSC for TouchOSC and Bitfocus Companion
  • SKAARHOJ Raw Panel, with automatic discovery
Mapping

Touch a control to map it

The mapping editor shows every control on the panel and what it drives. Press Learn and touch a key, an encoder, a fader or a joystick: the editor selects that control. Start from a preset and change only what you need.

  • Starter presets for replay, a mixer M/E, a commentary booth and a PTZ joystick
  • Pages and modifier keys on one panel
  • Controls that do nothing are listed, not hidden
What a panel drives

Audio, vision, replay, cameras and commentary

A mapping points a control at a module. Change the target and the same panel does a different job.

Audio mixer

Faders, mute, solo and pan, with meters on the panel. Bank through the channels and buses of the audio mixer.

Vision mixer and replay

Cut, auto and the T-bar on the M/E you choose. Jog, take and cue for replay. One starter preset puts replay and mixer cuts on the same panel.

Camera heads and commentary

Pan, tilt and zoom on a joystick, with shot keys and Store. With follow on, the joystick moves the camera head that is on preview. A booth preset gives a commentator talk and cue keys.

Who holds the panel

Claim, pairing and audit

A panel on air must not change hands by accident.

Claim and hand over

Take control of a panel and other clients cannot drive or re-point it. They can request it, and the holder accepts or declines. A request lapses after 30 s. The panel’s own keys are never locked out.

Pairing and audit

A panel is paired to its server, and the pairing is stored in the database. Pairing, approvals, assignments and what a panel did are written to the audit log.

Shuttle controllers

Contour Shuttle jog controllers work in the browser, with no panel to pair. Use one to drive the prompter.


Find out more

Keep exploring the toolkit

Bring your own panel

Book a walkthrough with the engineers who built it, or look around the live demo.