KLANG Gives IEM Mixes a Major Boost with :vokal+ Upgrade

Broader KOS 5.6 update enables KLANG:vokal to nearly triple its original input channel count, plus introduces root-intensity EQs to the DMI-KLANG card

KLANG:technologies announces the PLASA launch of a new software upgrade for its :vokal immersive in-ear monitor mixing system, which was first introduced alongside the company’s :kontroller in 2021. With a simple purchase from KLANG’s new shop, :vokal owners can quickly transform their existing processor into a :vokal+, significantly increasing the product’s input channel count from 24 to a full 64 channels for all 12 binaural mixes.

Available for a nominal fee, the optional :vokal+ upgrade is one of the key benefits of KLANG’s newest operating system, KOS 5.6, which is free of charge and additionally brings the same root-intensity EQs found in the :vokal and :konductor natively to DiGiCo console worksurfaces via the popular DMI-KLANG card.

“The DMI-KLANG was designed as a minimalistic-yet-powerful immersive processor for DiGiCo monitor desks, while :vokal was originally created to be the perfect match for our :kontroller as a personal mixing system,” says KLANG co-founder Dr. Pascal Dietrich. “We’ve had a significant number of :vokal customers tell us that the processor’s 24-channel limit per mix led them to consider using the DMI-KLANG instead, but they didn’t want to give up their EQs. So we had our team redesign and optimize the FPGA immersive audio core without incurring any compromises in audio quality or latency. Now, with the launch of KOS 5.6 and the :vokal+ software upgrade, it is possible to have the same input channel count—including our root-intensity EQs—on both systems with the original mix count of each product.”