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Equipment file · Spatial audio and show control processor

TiMax SoundHub

Out Board · 2000s

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

TiMax SoundHub uses delay-panning, the precedence effect, across a multichannel rig so sound appears to come from performers wherever listeners sit. Its matrix sets delay at every crosspoint, scales from 16×16 to 64×64 and includes playback and show control.

Introduced
2000s
Category
Spatial audio and show control processor
Intended use
Localisation and show control for theatre, opera and concerts
Production
Out Board, UK

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TiMax SoundHub spatial audio processor·TiMax / Out Board·© TiMax / Out Board, used for identification and historical commentary

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    It keeps the sound image on stage across the whole audience, which stereo PA cannot.

  2. 02

    It became a standard tool for musicals and opera.

Engineering record

Processing
Delay-panning with delay at every crosspoint[1]
I/O
16×16 expandable to 64×64; Dante, MADI, CobraNet options[2]
Show control
Up to 64 tracks of playback, MTC/MIDI triggers, standalone operation[3]

Original pricing

No reliable period price located

2026 equivalent

Not calculated without a reliable original price.

Public price evidence was not sufficient to publish a defensible original figure.

Use in the field

Out Board lists Les Misérables, Jesus Christ Superstar and Madame Butterfly at the Royal Albert Hall[2]

Manuals & original documents

Sources

  1. 1TiMax SoundHubOut Board · brochure
  2. 2Audio Showcontrol Systems IntegrationOut Board · brochure
  3. 3TiMax SoundHub User ManualOut Board · manual

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