Blackmagic Design - Fairlight Live Audio Panel 20

The Fairlight Live Audio Panel 20 is a desktop control surface designed for live audio mixing, featuring 20 motorized faders and a large, high-resolution touchscreen displaying channel information, levels, EQ, dynamics, and plug-in interfaces. Dedicated controls include layers, bus, matrix, aux, VCA, sub-master, and talkback, providing direct and immediate access to essential live mixing functions.

The panel's touchscreen displays real-time channel strips, levels, EQ, dynamics processing, and plug-in interfaces, while physical controls include channel selection, solo, mute, contextual controls, player/recorder, cue player, monitoring, masters, snapshots, globals, and talkback, ensuring a fast and structured workflow for complex live productions. Thanks to full integration with Fairlight Live, the panel allows you to manage routing, processing, monitoring, and broadcast functions such as talkback, mix-minus, and internal communications, maintaining precise and immediate control during every phase of live production.

The panel is fully integrated with Fairlight Live, the software-based live audio mixer designed to support SMPTE-2110 broadcast workflows, complete redundancy, spatial mixing, and thousands of audio channels depending on the power of the computer used. Fairlight Live offers a fully customizable mixer, with built-in effects, support for third-party plug-ins, cue player, talkback, snapshots, and advanced routing, making the system suitable for productions ranging from podcasts to major sports broadcasts.

User benefits

• Immediate mix control with 20 fast-response motorized faders
• Direct access to layers, buses, matrix, auxes, VCAs, and sub-masters for complete system management
• Two 11.6" touchscreen with channel strip, levels, EQ, dynamics, and plug-ins
• Accelerated workflow with dedicated controls for player/recorder, cue player, monitoring, masters, snapshots, and globals
• Advanced talkback management with built-in microphone, group selection, and dedicated routing
• Full integration with Fairlight Live for complete control of the software mixer and system functions

Areas of use

• Live productions requiring instant control of channels, buses, and dynamics processing
• Broadcasts and SMPTE-2110 workflows thanks to integration with Fairlight Live
• Compact studios and small suites
• Events requiring talkback, cue player, and rapid snapshot management
• Applications requiring advanced routing, dedicated monitoring, and real-time plug-in management

Technical characteristics

Connections

• 2110 IP video and audio networks: 2 × 10G RJ45 Ethernet connections
• Senders and receivers per 10G pair: supports 2110 IP video and audio plus analog audio in and out of panel
• 1G control network: 1 × 1G RJ45 for computer connection, configuration and software updates
• HDMI monitor outputs: 1
• Analog audio inputs: 1 × 3‑pin XLR for mic level analog audio, 1 × 5‑pin XLR for talkback headset
• Analog audio outputs: 2 × 3‑pin XLR for line level analog audio, 1 × 5‑pin XLR for talkback headset, 2 × 6.35 mm headphone jack
• Computer interface: 1 × USB‑C for computer connection, software configuration and software updates
• HDMI video output: 1 × HDMI Type A
• Power: 2 × IEC C14 power inputs

Display

• Built in display: 2 × 11.6" 1920 × 1080 LCD touch screens
• HDMI OUT: HD or Ultra HD

• Video standards: 720p 50, 720p 59.94, 720p 60, 1080i 50, 1080i 59.94, 1080i 60, 1080p 23.98, 1080p 24, 1080p 25, 1080p 29.97, 1080p 30, 1080p 50, 1080p 59.94, 1080p 60, 2160p 23.98, 2160p 24, 2160p 25, 2160p 29.97, 2160p 30, 2160p 50, 2160p 59.94, 2160p 60

Controls

• Channel faders: 20 flying faders
• Channel rotary knobs: 20 multi function rotary knobs with ring LED indicators
• Channel control buttons: Select, Solo and Mute for each channel
• Channel focus: processing and input controls for selected channel
• Contextual rotary knobs: 20 rotary knobs to adjust parameters appearing on lower row of focus and view screens
• Contextual buttons: 20 buttons to activate functions or adjust parameters appearing on upper row of focus and view screens
• On line button: online mode follows timecode from external source
• On Air button: On Air mode locks panel
• Player/recorder keypad: controls for recording performances/rehearsals and playback for virtual sound checks
• Cue player keypad: jingle/cart player for SFX stingers plus supports MIDI cues for triggering external devices
• Snapshots keypad: store and recall mixer settings and configurations
• Control room and monitoring keypad: controls for source selection and monitor circuit selection
• Masters keypad: controls for master views and enabling masters on faders
• Globals keypad: forward, back, undo, escape, setup access and 3 × USER defined buttons
• Talkback keypad: controls for talkback to 4 groups, direct to channel and ALL. Dedicated cue mode button plus access the talkback setup screen

Talkback

• Microphone: 1 × built in talkback microphone
• Talkback connections: 1 × 5‑pin XLR headset, 1 × 3‑pin XLR MIC input, 2 × 6.35 mm headphone sockets, 2 × 3‑pin XLR audio monitor outputs
• Talkback selection: Talkback groups, direct to channel or all
• Talkback groups: 4

Software

• Software included: Fairlight Live, Blackmagic OS, internal software upgrade via updater application

Operating systems

• Mac 15.0 Sequoia, Mac 26.0 Tahoe or later
• Windows 11

Settings control

• Fairlight Live software when connected by Ethernet or USB

Power requirements

• Power supply: 2 × 100 ‑ 240 V_AC 50/60 Hz internal power supply
• Power inputs: 2 × IEC C14 socket

Environmental specifications

• Operating temperature: 0 to 40 °C 
• Storage temperature: −20 to 60 °C  
• Relative humidity: 0% to 90% non‑condensing

Physical specifications

• Dimensions: 74.2 × 27.3 × 47.8 cm

What’s in the box

• Fairlight Live Audio Panel 20
• Welcome wallet with QR code for software download