Waves Audio will be featured in the Sony booth (Central Hall #C8201) at the NAB Show 2024 in Las Vegas, where Sony will highlight the integration of the Waves Cloud MX Audio Mixer with its advanced M2L-X live production mixer for applications software. live production workflow.
This collaboration between Sony and Waves represents a major advancement in cloud streaming workflows, combining superior sound quality with advanced mixing management for streamlined and flexible operations.
Sony’s M2L-X offers more flexibility and capabilities for customers’ workflow, through its upcoming use of a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and virtual private cloud (VPC) environment.
This setup facilitates seamless integration with third-party applications such as Audio Mixer, Graphix and Multi-Viewer, encouraging an open collaborative ecosystem. The M2L-X is specifically designed to meet the changing demands of professional live production in the B2B space, where the demand for content continues to grow. Particularly in scenarios such as multilingual international sporting events and local sports content, M2L-X emerges as the ideal solution. It addresses large-scale live productions, providing adaptable workflows to meet today’s medium and large-scale live production challenges.
Cloud MX from Waves is a premier cloud-based audio mixer, expertly designed for the challenges of modern broadcast environments. It delivers impeccable sound, high-precision mixing control and creative processing capabilities, with full integration of Waves’ extensive catalog of audio plugins, all in a scalable, remote-controlled, ready-to-stream cloud workflow. Its seamless integration with Sony’s M2L-X vision mixer provides an optimal balance between high fidelity and operational efficiency, advancing the broadcast industry towards cloud production. This method emphasizes scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness, minimizing the need for on-premises resources and making delivery more accessible and cost-effective for various entities.
Users can enjoy a fast, streamlined workflow in the cloud, with unmatched audio quality and updated features including support for multiple touchscreens allowing users to combine two Waves FIT controllers on the same mixer for 32+2 faders and encoders per mix layer, or independently. where each FIT controls a mixing layer of the user’s choice. Plugins are controlled directly from the Waves FIT controller (and/or Mackie/MIDI controllers) providing a tactile experience of mixing with the plugins. Plugin parameters are automatically mapped to the FIT control surface, allowing users to mix with plugins conveniently without manual setup.
Masakazu Murata, Senior General Manager of Media Solutions Business at Sony Corporation, comments: “Sony strives to provide more efficient workflows through our Networked Live ecosystem, which includes solutions, products, services and partners, to transform production directly on site. / Hybrid cloud processing and operations with network connectivity. We are excited to align the M2L-X software mixer and the Waves Cloud MX audio mixer, as this collaboration helps us achieve our goal and enable our customers to produce high-quality content.
Noam Raz, General Manager of Waves Live Division, comments: “Our partnership with Sony at NAB, showcasing interoperability between Sony M2L-X and Waves Cloud MX, highlights our dedication and collaborative efforts with industry leaders of the production market. This demonstrates our commitment to supporting the industry as it transitions to cloud environments and workflows, while reaffirming our position as a pioneer in cloud-based audio solutions.
To learn more about the Waves Cloud MX broadcast mixer, click here.
To learn more about the Sony M2L-X, click here.