Soundweb Omni: BBS open architecture digital signal processor

The new Soundweb Omni series of BSS Audio, company Harman Professional Solutions, combines enterprise-grade processors, I/O expanders, Dante/AES67 network audio to meet the sound needs of corporate sectors, hotelier, events…

BBS Soundweb Omni has been developed to respond to the specific needs of audiovisual system designers, integrators and end users to avoid common problems that often arise when creating systems.

To do this, it combines enterprise level processors, versatile I/O expanders, Dante/AES67 network audio, a script engine developed by AMX, as well as an extensive library of processing objects, including multimedia playback, acoustic echo cancellation and VoIP, inter alia, allowing integrators to choose the right topology for each installation.

The platform is easily managed through AVX Architect y AVX Control, some new software packages developed from scratch to integrate installation products most recent of Harman Professional, as is the case of BSS Soundweb Omni, what this manufacturer marks “the beginning of a new era of installed audiovisual software”.

BSS's commitment to supporting control systems programmers is reinforced with the introduction of HControl, a standards-based, developer-friendly API. Soundweb Omni also supports the processing to 48 kHz y 96 kHz.

The Soundweb Omni Series from BBS Audio, brand represented by Earpro, It has two processing devices: 512p y 256p, offering DSP capability and a high number of Dante/AES67 channels, up to 512×512 a 96 kHz.

These features surpass those of previous models from the brand and ensure that Soundweb Omni can respond to both today's complex demands and future IT and AV needs..

Besides, two I/O expanders are available: models 32e and 16e. The format of each port can be configured as analog or AES3 digital stereo. It is also possible to configure some audio I/O ports and all GPIO ports as inputs or outputs, and all are easily managed by software on each port.

The package of AVX software speeds up setup, control and monitoring of Soundweb Omni systems through two applications: AVX Architect, that allows generating system diagrams, configure devices, manage networks and design custom user interfaces.

AVX Architect offers users the ability to add an unlimited number of processors and expanders to a single project file and, both, continue to enjoy the simplicity of having a single canvas on which to configure devices.

For your part, The AVX Control app provides easy access to custom user interfaces to control and monitor devices across all platforms., including Windows touch panels, iOS, Android y AMX Varia.

These custom user interfaces can be used with Soundweb Omni devices, but also with DCi amplifiers Crown and with the previous generation of Soundweb London devices from BBS, thanks to the fact that they use protocol bridging technology developed by AMX.

“BSS has laid the foundation for signal processing innovation with several products that have been the driving force behind some of the most prestigious installations in the world,” he says. Phil Scobee, director of installed audio de Harman Professional Solutions-. Being the new standard in open architecture DSP, “Soundweb Omni incorporates this legacy to improve and optimize system design for integrators and end users.”.