Outline at Frankfurt's Prolight+Sound 2019

Italian loudspeaker and FPGA-based technologies manufacturer Outline will be showcasing a series of new products at the Frankfurt 2019 ProLight+Sound trade show.

The brand new Monaco 215 CX SP is a self-powered point-source system featuring 2" x 15" woofers plus a coaxial 3" diaphragm compression driver. Uniquely configured as a "two-and-a-half" way system, this loudspeaker delivers audio performance approaching a three-way design with extended low frequency. The built-in amplifier platform with four selectable EQ presets and input gain enables to use this enclosure as part of a plug & play solution. The maximum available power from the amplifier module is 2 x 1500W EIAJ at 8 ohm, 6000W peak (total). The SPL is 140dB (peak @ 1m). Monaco is also available in passive version (Monaco 215 CX). Thanks to Outline's exclusive internal crossover designs it can be driven by a single channel of amplification or can be bi-amped using two amplifier channels to drive the co-axial LF and Mid / HF sections separately.

The Ki-Series is an application-flexible compact loudspeaker concept designed for a broad range of installed applications. Both models (the Ki-12 and Ki-10) maximize efficiency and cost effectiveness with internal crossover networks, a small footprint, integral mounting points, and very high SPL capability. Both products also feature another Outline first, a brand new design of rotatable waveguide. Many comparable loudspeakers offer this facility but Outline's Ki-series are the first to allow the installer to quickly and easily rotate the entire horn and HF section without any disassembly of the loudspeaker. This piece of original engineering offers a real advantage in small rooms or those with low headroom, as the HF horn can be quickly adjusted to ensure the required dispersion (100° x 50° or 50° x 100°) regardless of the orientation of the cabinet.

Outline's V10 and V15 kits are sound systems designed specifically for musicians, DJs, presenters, lecturers, entertainers, and anyone who transports and operates their own audio equipment.Comprising either one or two powered subwoofers which also contain the amplification and processing for the satellite speakers (from Outline's well-established Vegas range), these portable setups deliver up to 12kW of audio power.

Outline have recently announced the immediate availability of v.93 firmware for the patent pending Newton digital hub, in addition to software version 1.8.2 for their proprietary "Dashboard" remote control application.

This is the latest operational upgrade following the successful launch of Newton at Prolight+Sound 2018 and is largely based on input from Outline's international group of Newton users, who have thoroughly road-tested the units in a wide variety of applications.

The full list of new features can be found on the Outline Newton's website but the principal improvements from a user viewpoint include:

- Alerts and notifications: immediately signals to the user any major event (for example, input back fallback, clock change, power supply fault, etc.) within Newton and / or Dashboard, and simultaneously logs the event to a database.

- Permanent links: In addition to the groups and temporary links already available, permanent links and many related features have been added, another feature set completely unique to Newton.

- Filtering implementation: additional user features driven by the new permanent links feature plus various safety and reliability enhancements to the user interfaces.

- Signal backup implementation: additional options for the user to use the "fallback" feature complete with additional safety request to reset the previous status after a fallback event.

- Dante backup implementation: a new option for fallback strategy to Dante sources.