Funktion-One introduced its latest developments at the recent 2024 ISE Show in Barcelona, including the new Evolution 2 (Evo 2) full-range loudspeaker that’s the latest addition to the Evo Series that has evolved from the Res 2, which was one of the company’s earliest product releases over 25 years ago.
Evo 2 is a medium dispersion, horn-loaded, three-way loudspeaker incorporating the latest Funktion-One driver technology and refined tuning. The company will host short Evo 2 demos every hour at its booth starting at 10:25 am each day of the show.
Funktion-One Founder Tony Andrews says, “We’re very excited to introduce the Evo 2 at ISE. We’ve managed to get exceptional performance from a smaller loudspeaker. Greater precision and detail and more consistent directivity. We can’t wait for people to hear it.”
Evo 2 is designed for a range of live event and install applications, including as a four-point club system or two-wide flown system for medium sized venues. Its manageable size and Butterfly Plate rigging system are designed to enable quicker and easier deployment. It is suited to ground stacking for small events, flying singly or in pairs for wider coverage and larger audience areas, or used as fills supporting Vero, Evo or Vero VX systems.
Evo 2, which ships in May 2024, can be adapted between three-way active (NL8 tri-amp) or three-way passive mid/hi (NL4 bi-amp). It is available in standard Funktion-One violet finish or black PU coating. A foam backed grille can be added for a more discreet appearance, and a custom flight case is also available.
In addition to the Evo 2 launch, Funktion-One introduced the new Tour Rack and showcased Projection system design software at the show. Tour Rack is a compact, shock mounted amplifier rack that provides control and amplification for Funktion-One systems. It houses three 4-channel DSP-enabled amplifiers and comes with 3-phase mains distribution, signal distribution, and loudspeaker output patch panels.
Projection system design software assists Funktion-One users in designing and optimising arrays for smoother audience coverage and generates detailed venue specific system information. It produces 3D direct sound prediction for Vero, Vero VX, Evo 7 and Evo 6 arrays, with more Funktion-One products available as single loudspeakers. Projection also provides rigging calculations, kit lists and PDF exports of system designs. Funktion-One will demonstrate Projection at ISE and it will be available to download from funktion-one.com later in the year.
