30/12/2025
Future-ready Lawo AoIP setup at Staatstheater Darmstadt 🎭
As part of an extensive modernization, the theater has implemented a fully IP-based audio infrastructure across its Small Stage, Main Stage, and Recording Studio—powered by Lawo.
Highlights of the new setup in the Kleines Haus (Small Stage):
• Two mc²56 MkIII consoles (16 faders each)
• Two 16-fader extender units for flexible positioning
• A__UHD Core licensed for 768 DSP channels
• Centralized control via HOME platform
• Multiple A__stage and A__mic8 stage boxes with ST2022-7 Class C redundancy
Built on RAVENNA/AES67 Audio-over-IP, the infrastructure ensures:
✔ Multi-user workflows
✔ Low-latency, fail-safe connectivity
✔ Full interoperability and scalability
Integration across all venues and the recording studio was handled by Digitech GmbH & Co. KG. The recording studio upgrade in 2024 followed the Main Stage modernization in 2023, creating a uniform user interface and centralized network architecture for seamless signal routing between all facilities.
Feature set includes Waves Audio SoundGrid, Lawo Virtual Sound Card for macOS, RTW TM7 loudness metering, and browser-based VisTool interface.