Axia Quasar: a stylish family

The Axia Quasar is well known as the flagship mixing console of Telos Alliance. This series is now expanded which makes Quasars industrial design and sophisticated Audio over IP (AoIP) technology assessable for everyone. Quasar is part of the vast Livewire+™ AES67 ecosystem, making communication with other devices on the network easy by allowing detection, sharing, and control of audio resources across multiple studios connected to the network.

Axia Quasar is designed based on extensive global customer feedback and ergonomic studies. This results in high-quality architecture, including scratch-resistant work surfaces and components rugged enough for a lifetime of use.

Quasar consoles have a sleek, easy-to-operate industrial-grade 12.1-inch touchscreen user interface on which both Expert and Simplified user interface is available. This way everyone can use the mixer on its own level. Connecting an external display is not necessary to make the console function thanks to its touchscreen, although you can connect an external monitor via the rear HDMI port to show a duplicate of the touchscreen interface.

Quasar SR
Axia Quasar SR is the direct replacement for Axia’s best-selling Fusion console. If you like Fusion, you’ll love Quasar SR—which is comparable to the Fusion console in both price and feature set but also delivers all the power, ergonomics, industrial design, and star appeal of our flagship Quasar XR console.

The SR-fader module contains four faders. In an 8.5u frame, 7 modules can be placed to reach a total of 28 faders. The RGB pushbuttons under the faders make sure your console pops out in your studio’s setup. 

Quasar XR

Quasar XR is designed to be the top-of-the-line mixer, with some key differences from the step-down Quasar SR model. For one, XR has extensive metering built into the surface right where it needs to be—on every channel display and next to each fader, as well as on the monitor module. These LED meters allow users to live mix rather than merely confidence monitor, giving users active control over their environments for the best possible outcome.

Secondly, Quasar XR has motorized faders as standard—a must for addressing complex workflows that require the use of Layers or for use with a sophisticated remote solution. These motorized faders greatly increase console operation speed when recalling entire console configurations that contain preset fader positions.

Quasar XR also features dynamic assignment of fader modules, which allows the user to freely assign Fader modules to a Master Module. Dynamic fader assignment makes it possible to connect a fader module installed in a physical frame chassis to a different surface installed in another studio and make it part of that surface.

Because the Quasar XR is remotely accessible it is easier to work from home and it gives broadcasters more flexibility when it comes to the number of channels they need in their Quasar Engine. Starting at 16 channels and scaling up in blocks of 16 channels up to 64 channels.

The Axia Quasar gets a system update to V3.0.1. This update brings many possibilities along with it. In this system update you can expect full AES67 compliance across all engine inputs and outputs, also making it easier to connect third-party devices. Furthermore, PTP synchronisation was added. Additionally, Quasar now supports DSP-based processing. Users can apply filters, dynamic processing and make use of true peak limiter.

Quasar Soft

Quasar Soft is a customizable remote-control solution that lets you control the Quasar surface from your browser. You can generate up to eight HTML-5 pages and configure them to display any of the 64 input channels, plus a small monitor section, or even the entire master section of the console. Quasar Soft comes standard with Quasar XR consoles and is an optional upgrade for Quasar SR consoles.

Included as part of the Quasar Soft license, Quasar Cast is a remote monitoring solution that lets you listen to any Livewire stream in the network through the same web browser. With Quasar Cast, you can listen to what is happening in the studio, and on the air, while you operate the console remotely using Quasar Soft.

Accessory modules
Axia Quasar also offers modules that can be placed separately from the console itself. The Mic/Headphone Control Accessory Module provides remote control of mic on/off functions where dedicated Mute and Talkback buttons give talent full control of their position. A Volume/Source selection knob allows users to select their headphone monitor source and the display readout confirms their choice.

Quasar's Motorized Fader Accessory Module provides all of the functionality of the Mic/Headphone Module with the addition of a high-quality motorized fader that allows control of any of the Quasar Mic channels. With the features included, this module can effectively function as an additional channel strip for your surface, mountable in a remote location.

You can use these modules for your guests so they can have control of their own microphone and headphones. 

In addition, SmartKey Module is available. This module is compatible with both SR and XR and gives the user four blocks each containing six programmable user keys. Every key can be programmed to display user-defined text.

Do you wonder which Quasar setup is ideal for your situation? Contact us through the form underneath this article and we will work it out for you! For more information on the Quasar console, you can watch the webinar from Telos Alliance here.