DHD.audio will introduce a third-generation broadcast mixing console surface at IBC2026. The company says the design supports the shift toward cloud-linked production and the EBU Dynamic Media Facility concept while retaining compatibility with its third-generation processing cores introduced in 2020.
DHD's architecture separates modular control surfaces from networked processing cores. Customers can add modules, reconfigure console tasks or replace cores for more processing capacity without discarding the entire control system.
Why it matters
Broadcast audio infrastructure is often expected to run continuously for a decade or more. A migration path that separates operator surfaces from processing can reduce replacement risk as facilities add new signal formats, remote resources and software-defined services.
DHD is keeping the surface itself under wraps until the first day of IBC. Fader counts, displays, control protocols, pricing and delivery timing are therefore still open, and the DMF positioning has not yet been demonstrated in a customer deployment.
