Lawo powers new broadcast training studios at Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia, has installed Lawo broadcast technology at its City Campus to support hands-on teaching in journalism and media production.
The installation — delivered with Lawo partner PAT and systems integrator Diversified, with Techniq Media serving as broadcast consultant — centers on Lawo’s HOME management platform for IP infrastructures and the VSM (Virtual Studio Manager) broadcast control system. The setup also includes a Lawo mc²36 audio production console.
According to Lawo, the project was designed to mirror real-world broadcast production environments while remaining accessible to students and lecturers with varying levels of technical experience. “The studio now resembles a NASA control room, delivering capabilities that will be the envy of our colleagues in professional news or production companies,” said Andrea Burns, academic lead of screen and media at Edith Cowan University.
HOME provides centralized management of the facility’s audio-over-IP infrastructure, supporting standards including ST 2110, AES67 and Ravenna. Lawo says the platform enables students to work with IP-based audio workflows while maintaining a stable teaching environment.
The orchestration layer
The VSM control system acts as the orchestration layer across the facility’s multi-vendor infrastructure. An Ultrix FR5 handles video routing, while IP video transport and timing are provided through Riedel Horizon and Riedel Micron systems. Lawo says VSM unifies device control, routing logic, tally management and studio state changes within a single operational interface.
The mc²36 console, powered by Lawo’s A__UHD Core processing technology, supports 384 DSP channels and 864 I/O channels with native IP connectivity. Lawo says its interface — including TFT fader displays, touch-sensitive rotary encoders and Full-HD touchscreens — reflects workflows used in professional broadcast facilities.
The facility also incorporates Lawo’s LUX interface concept. VSM desktop interfaces and dedicated control panels are configured with preset operational modes such as teaching, production and reset. Lawo says this allows lecturers to prepare the studio environment with a single action.
For ECU, the system is intended to provide students with experience working with IP-centric broadcast infrastructures while supporting repeatable teaching workflows.
Burns said the project reflects collaboration between technology partners and the university’s educational goals. “It’s the fact that the team worked with one eye on technical precision and the other on student potential that made this collaboration a real success,” she said. “And they’re as excited as we are by the possibilities this system creates for our students.”
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