Announced at PLASA 2024, KLANG:technologies have launched a new software upgrade for their KLANG:vokal immersive in-ear monitor mixing system.
KLANG:vokal owners can quickly transform their existing processor into a KLANG:vokal+ processor, significantly increasing the KLANG:vokal’s input channel count from 24 to a full 64 channels for all 12 binaural mixes.
Available as an optional upgrade, KLANG:vokal+ is one of the key benefits of KLANG’s newest operating system, KOS 5.6, which itself is free of charge. The latest version of KOS brings the same root-intensity EQs found in the KLANG:vokal and KLANG:konductor natively to DiGiCo console worksurfaces, via the popular DMI-KLANG card.
“The DMI-KLANG was designed as a minimalistic-yet-powerful immersive processor for DiGiCo monitor desks, while KLANG:vokal was originally created to be the perfect match for our KLANG:kontroller as a personal mixing system,” says KLANG co-founder Dr. Pascal Dietrich. “We’ve had a significant number of KLANG:vokal customers tell us that the processor’s 24-channel limit per mix led them to consider using the DMI-KLANG instead, but they didn’t want to give up their EQs. So we had our team redesign and optimize the FPGA immersive audio core without incurring any compromises in audio quality or latency. Now, with the launch of KOS 5.6 and the KLANG:vokal+ software upgrade, it is possible to have the same input channel count—including our root-intensity EQs—on both systems with the original mix count of each product.”
The KLANG:vokal+ upgrade process takes only five minutes, with no hardware changes required. Following the online purchase, users receive a license file that can be dragged and dropped into KLANG:app when connected to the processor- directly activating the channel boost and unleashing the full potential of KLANG:vokal+.
“With the increased channel count on KLANG:vokal+ and our continuous goal to create a streamlined experience for our users, we are also introducing Group Spill on KLANG:kontroller with KOS 5.6. This feature provides users with easy access to all channels in a group through KLANG:kontroller’s channel banks. To complement this, KOS 5.6 introduces several Quick Setup Wizards, such as the Setup and IP Wizards, to make every setup easy and intuitive.”
KLANG KOS 5.6 is available as a free update for all KLANG immersive processors and allows interoperability of all related products and apps.
More information and download links for KOS 5.6 can be found here.
To upgrade your KLANG:vokal to KLANG:vokal+ visit the KLANG webshop.
