Blackmagic Fairlight Live Audio Panel 20

The Fairlight Live Audio Panel 20 is the natural next step for engineers running mid-to-large live productions. Twenty full-travel motorized faders, two independent 11.6-inch 1920x1080 touchscreens, and a complete set of dedicated routing controls — layers, bus, matrix, aux, VCA, sub-masters, talkback, snapshots — all on the surface, none of it buried in menus.

Both touchscreens give you independent views of channel strips, EQ curves, dynamics processing, and plug-in interfaces across the full surface. When you are managing 20 channels during a live broadcast, that constant visual confirmation is what keeps you oriented when it matters most.

Connects via USB-C. Plug in, open Fairlight Live, recognized immediately. Dual 10G RJ45 ports put you directly on a SMPTE-2110 IP network. Two IEC C14 mains inputs with dual 100–240V internal power supplies make it the right choice for permanent broadcast installations that run all day without interruption.

A 10-channel surface works. But the moment your show has commentary mics, crowd mics, guest IFBs, music beds, SFX sends, program bus, and a mix-minus all running at once, you are banking constantly. Every bank switch is a moment of attention pulled away from the mix. The Panel 20 eliminates that entirely for most mid-size productions.

With 20 faders in front of you, a typical live sports or talk show setup fits in one view. Both touchscreens confirm both halves of the surface at all times — you are never guessing what is behind a layer. All 20 faders recall simultaneously on every snapshot, so segment transitions are clean regardless of how complex the show is.

For broadcast facilities stepping up from legacy consoles, the Panel 20 paired with Fairlight Live gives you a surface that feels familiar but connects to a platform with SMPTE-2110, full redundancy, thousands of channels, and immersive audio. The surface is the bridge. The software is the future.