Peavey updates nWare 2.0

Peavey Commercial Audio is shipping its latest nWare 2.0 software control suite ahead of InfoComm Orlando 2017, as well as a preview of its latest video compatibility.

nWare is the drag and drop audio systems configuration, management, monitoring and control software platform behind the MediaMatrix and Crest Audio series of network controllable and configurable products – used in commercial installations around the world, including Harrods, Heathrow, Universal Studios, Wynn Macau and Bellagio Las Vegas casino and resort hotels.

 With more than 42 major feature sets and functionality upgrades since its introduction back in 2005, the configuration and control platform for Peavey’s network audio products nWare 2.0 delivers an updated wizard user interface, ‘quick keys’ and 22 new built-in project templates.  

The firm says nWare 2.0 is the system’s most extensive update yet, working with Crest Audio network amplifiers, as well as the new MediaMatrix nTouch-180HD and Kiosk-180HD touch screen controllers, the H-DCM & F-DCM (Dante/CobraNet IO modules) and fully integrated with the ‘Kiosk2Go’ HTML-5 browser based control interface platform.

 Joe Kurta, chief technical officer for Peavey Commercial Audio, said: “We’ve made some exciting improvements to nWare, the award winning software which already provides audio, control and monitoring of Nion based systems.  Our focus has been to increase the usability in an effort to help authors/designers accomplish tasks with fewer clicks. In a first for InfoComm 2017, we will also be demonstrating the exciting future of video capability using the MediaMatrix platform.”

nWare 2.0 boasts a range of improvements, including:

 Device Tree – nWare’s device tree has been reorganised, hiding advanced and arcane devices to non-advanced users and slimming down iterations of devices that were cluttering the tree.  Devices can now be assigned to quick keys for more rapid placement and with the new filter option, time spent navigating the tree to find a specific device has been eliminated.

Control Interface – several new products have been added to the control interface; nTouch 180HD, Kiosk 180HD as well as new and improved Crest Amplifier control devices.  Kiosk2Go has improved security and loading speeds and has also been hardened to better maintain and restore sessions over intermittent WIFI.

User Interface- the software’s integrated design environment (IDE) has undergone a facelift for a far more user-friendly interface.  In addition to updated graphics and toolbars, a template chooser with 22 project templates has been added – offering a starting point for new files in various categories.  Handling of media assets, grid and snap settings usability have also been improved.