The Nemesis range of show control hardware was created to address a specific gap in the market for powerful, reliable and flexible show control and audio playback solutions. Designed specifically for the challenging theatre and live entertainment environments, and manufactured to the highest British engineering standards, the Nemesis design objective is to provide a fully specified and highly resilient set of audio control hardware, enabling engineers to achieve seamlessly integrated performances.
With Nemesis behind the scenes, the objective is to ensure that the show will go on – without unwanted interruptions and with the ultimate degree of control.
Designed to address the challenging requirements of the theatre and live entertainment environments, the Nemesis hardware range comprises the core components required to achieve seamlessly integrated performances with the ultimate degree of control.
At the heart of the Nemesis line-up is the highly flexible CCS-2 Computer Control Switch, designed to allow two computer systems to share a keyboard, mouse, monitor, distribution of GPI data and MIDI messages – providing an essential degree of system resilience and invisible audio transition, should a problem arise with the Mac or PC-based sound playback system, typically running QLab, CSC or similar playback software.
In addition to the CCS-2, the current Nemesis line-up includes:
• the Nemesis AD16-SW 16-channel ADAT switch, allowing seamless switching between two ADAT compliant devices - most commonly Main and Backup sound cards of a theatre playback system consisting of two separate computers;
• the ruggedly designed Nemesis UMT-2D converter, providing the ideal interface solution between users and software for theatre playback solutions. It provides a simple remote control interface for one or more users, by generating MIDI messages from closed contacts via its inbuilt USB-MIDI converter;
• the Nemesis DMXVF video fader unit, designed to provide DMX-controlled fading of composite video signals, avoiding unwanted screen spill and helping to achieve true blackouts;
• Control Button Solutions for local, remote and mirroring applications and the Nemesis MidiDog, designed to facilitate stand alone remote triggering of audio playback sources;
• Designed specifically with theatre playback and recording in mind, the Nemesis high spec PC-PRO for multi-track recording and playback, tailor made for low noise, high reliability operation;
• the RS8-M 8-way radio switcher master and the RS8-R remote units – the ideal solution for switching between main and backup radio packs when double micing lead characters.
In addition to unveiling the Nemesis range at ABTT, Orbital Sound also showcased its high profile range of innovative brands, including Flare Audio, d&b audiotechnik, HME, Clear-Com, CSC, and TheatrePro. In addition, Orbital presented a special version of its acclaimed "Mixing Musicals" training course as part of ABTT's seminar series, focusing on the practical skills and theory behind best-practice FOH mixing for modern musicals.
The Nemesis range of show control hardware was created to address a specific gap in the market for powerful, reliable and flexible show control and audio playback solutions. Designed specifically for the challenging theatre and live entertainment environments, and manufactured to the highest British engineering standards, the Nemesis design objective is to provide a fully specified and highly resilient set of audio control hardware, enabling engineers to achieve seamlessly integrated performances.
With Nemesis behind the scenes, the objective is to ensure that the show will go on – without unwanted interruptions and with the ultimate degree of control.
