27/10/2026
What if a broadcast console could change without replacing the console?
At IBC2026, DHD audio GmbH introduced MX3, its third-generation Series 52 control surface.
The interesting part is not simply that it is a new mixing console.
MX3 changes the way the surface itself is built.
Each module is an individual network device. A single Ethernet connection carries data and PoE+ power, while the control connection between modules, console controller and DSP core is protected with TLS encryption and tokens.
More importantly, the desk is no longer a fixed collection of controls.
The function of buttons and encoders follows the active view, with labels displayed directly next to the controls. Modules can be added as workflows grow, and a console can connect to different DSP cores without recabling.
For broadcasters, that matters because studios usually have a much longer lifecycle than the workflows inside them.
New programme formats, IP standards or operational roles should not automatically mean replacing an entire mixing system.
That principle has always been part of DHD’s modular architecture. MX3 takes it one step further: built to last, but designed to change.
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