First anounced in April 2026 at NAB, Fairlight Reside is a brand new audio mixer designed for broadcast and stay occasions from Blackmagic Design. As of now, the ultimate model of Fairlight Reside is obtainable as free software program that you would be able to obtain at this time, with hyperlinks forward. Fairlight Reside can deal with 1000’s of channels when working on trendy Mac and Home windows computer systems. Particularly, Fairlight Reside requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later and an Apple Silicon (M-series) Mac… or Home windows 10 Creators Replace… or Home windows 11. (See my latest articles concerning the «secret», superior Home windows 11 variations.) Presently, there isn’t any model for Linux. Fairlight Reside natively helps stereo, encompass, and immersive audio, with highly effective options together with third-party plug-in help, AFL/PFL Solo, talkback, and superior enter controls like distant acquire and twin inputs. You additionally get a cue participant, snapshots, inside matrix and extra. It helps routing audio to and from ATEM Mini switchers through USB, and you may run a number of programs for simultaneous customers or full redundancy.

Blackmagic additionally simply launched ATEM Switchers 10.3 which provides help for USB digital audio output to be used with Fairlight Reside to supported ATEM switcher fashions together with ATEM Mini Professional, ATEM Mini Excessive, ATEM SDI Excessive, ATEM Tv Studio and ATEM Constellation 4K fashions. This replace additionally provides help for streaming straight out of your ATEM switcher to Blackmagic Cloud Stream Router, permitting you to route your stay manufacturing globally and ship to a number of streaming platforms on the identical time. ATEM Tv Studio HD8 ISO and ATEM Mini Excessive ISO G2 can even obtain distant sources from the Cloud Stream Router, so you possibly can convey stay feeds from anyplace on this planet straight into your manufacturing.

Fairlight Reside key options

• Full featured software program based mostly broadcast mixer for prime finish stay audio.
• Helps a whole bunch of channels with large format and complicated mixes.
• Helps mono, stereo, LCR, 5.1 encompass, immersive and ASAF.
• Optimized low latency operation on each macOS and Home windows.
• Direct ATEM connectivity through USB with computerized template help.
• Helps standalone use, Fairlight Reside panels, or MCU consoles.
• Appropriate with Core Audio, ASIO and 2110 interfaces.
• Native help for encompass, immersive and spatial audio workflows.
• Snapshots save mixer state for recall throughout stay performances.
• Digital Sound Test ISO recording for rehearsal and calibration.
• Devoted Cue Participant for sound results and stingers.
• In depth integration for Native, AU and VST plugins.
• Devoted help for distant iOS and Android pill controllers.

Broadcast and system options

• Optimized for stay broadcast and stay manufacturing reliability.
• On Air mode prevents unintended management adjustments throughout stay feeds.
• Direct routing, audio I/O and AFV management to ATEM through USB.
• Audio Observe Video syncs audio fades with video switcher transitions.
• Combine Minus buses removes commentator voices from return feeds.
• Prolong on talkback to take care of communication throughout particular cues.
• A/B enter for fast number of another redundant enter.
• Inner sign generator for calibration and testing.

Bus sorts

• Help for dozens of foremost output mixes.
• Sub combine teams through direct patch and publish fader.
• Aux combine teams pre and publish fader with stage and pan controls.
• Full combine minus help for talkback teams.

Channel strip and processing

• A/B enter choice, distant acquire, supply patching and general ranges.
• Built-in compressor, gate or expander and limiter.
• Devoted and built-in 6 band equalization interface per channel.
• Excessive decision stage and dynamics metering shows.
• Devoted Fader, Pan, Choose, Mute and Solo controls.
• Built-in 1D, 2D and 3D panner with immersive workflow help.
• Mono type energy meters for ambisonic channel stage indication.
• Help for 4 plugins, plus ChainFX for as much as 24 slots per channel.

• Fader flip management to reassign fader {hardware} to aux, matrix or combine minus sends.

• Enter administration of acquire and delay for lip sync.

• VCA teams for single fader management of a number of channels.

Monitoring and Solo Logic

• PFL and AFL monitoring indicators earlier than or after the fader.
• Hybrid and Backstop PFL for superior soloing from fader positions.
• Solo Inject and Outs permit devoted routing for engineer monitoring.

Routing and Mixing

• Auxes and subs routing for impartial monitor mixes.
• Secondary dialogs for stage, pan and pre and publish fader switching.
• Solo and Mute instant channel isolation or silencing.
• Digicam quantity choice for Audio Follows Video automation.
• Studio and management room monitoring help.
• Loudness meters and system standing controls.

Channel Format and UI

• Visible channel identifiers embody shade, quantity and customized naming.
• Full channel index checklist for renaming, reformatting and rearranging.
• Inspector for audio parameter controls together with ASAF controls.
• Excessive visibility meter bridge overview of all sign ranges.
• Sign stage meters together with energy meters for immersive audio.

Talkback

• In depth and versatile talkback performance.
• Built-in talkback communication routing for expertise or crew.
• Speak direct to any channel.
• Combine Minus for fast instantiation and removing of fresh feed busses.
• Standing indicators for 4 impartial talkback teams.

 

Operational modes

• Major mode for regular mixer operation.

Worth and Availabilty

As of now, the ultimate model of Fairlight Reside is obtainable as free software program that you would be able to obtain at this time right here. The guide is obtainable right here.

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