Upgraded control features from XTAs iCore 2
Published: PRODUCTS
Developed to provide the interface for sister company MC² Audio’s Ti Series and XTA’s DC1048 integrated audio management system, the new iCore2 package has been extended to support all 4Series products as well as adding a number of features designed to make operating systems simpler.
iCore2 sees upgraded control features including the control of 4 Series devices, Parameter Linking, Custom Control Panels, application auto-update, and wireless kit compatibility. Presets and memories (including those with locked parameters) can be uploaded from 4-Series devices to iCore. Settings can be copied and pasted from 4 Series memories and presets into DC1048 devices to assemble new configurations without having to start from the beginning.
The linking of parameters between units simplifies system control and becomes a useful tool when used in conjunction with custom control panels. Parameter linking allows continuously variable controls or on/off type controls to be linked together across any device on the system. In conjunction with custom panels, new controls can be created to use any linked parameter, and even restrict the range available so only trim controls are available to certain users.
iCore2 features the option of restricting user access to custom and device control panels. In Design Mode, custom panels can be created to control one or any number of units or parameters. With a library of faders, buttons, knobs and LEDs, sound engineers and designers can decide what they want to access instantly, or group together.
The upgrade now features an auto-update engine to alert the user when a new version of the software is available. For the Ti-Series (RS-485 connectors only), updating device firmware is performed through the network without having to disconnect everything.
With the exception of different drivers, the wireless kit for iCore is exactly the same used for AudioCore. It also features an image library to make professional looking control panels where images can be used both as backgrounds to the controls and for the controls themselves.
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