Firmware updates
Current firmware versions for the consoles, wireless rigs, IEM systems, stage boxes, personal monitor mixers, amplifiers, and system-design software that show up on real tours. Updated weekly. Sourced from manufacturer pages where they exist, verified by hand where they don't. We don't host firmware — every link goes to the manufacturer. If something here is wrong, tell us.
Last full sweep: 2026-08-06.
What's new
The last 30 days of releases worth a working engineer's attention. Quiet weeks stay quiet; we don't fill space.
RIVAGE PM V7.10 ships with two known issues Yamaha wants you to read first
Yamaha · RIVAGE PM · V7.10 · August 2026
Shure SLXD4+ and SLXD4D+ join the Dante supported-device list, there are new OSC commands for input channel digital gain and phase, and AFC Image is now Sound xR Image. An ordinary maintenance release, on paper.
Then read Yamaha's own notice at the top of the download page. REC OUT produces no audio when configured in the RECORDING PATCH screen, and AES/EBU I/O does not work on CS-R5 units whose model number ends in A or B. Yamaha's guidance in both cases is to stay on V7.00. If virtual soundcheck is part of your show, this one can wait.
VU-NET goes to 2.3.4, and iKON stays put
Martin Audio · VU-NET · 2.3.4 · August 2026
Control software only. iKON amplifier firmware is unchanged at 1.700, so this is a laptop update rather than a rack update. Martin Audio had not posted standalone release notes for the point release at the time of our sweep; the download and the notes both live on the support page.
Q-SYS 10.4.1 lands, and VisionSuite goes native on the 24f
QSC · Q-SYS Core processors · 10.4.1 · July 30, 2026
Core firmware tracks Q-SYS Designer, so this is a Designer release as much as a firmware one. The headline is native VisionSuite on the Core 24f, plus support for the Server Core X10, X20r and X50r.
If you run a long-life install and don't want to chase point releases, the 9.13.1 LTS branch is still supported into 2027. For everything else, 10.4.1 is where you want to be.
Performance Manager 3.3.0 finishes VTX B35 support
JBL Professional · Performance Manager · 3.3.0 · July 27, 2026
B35 and B35G are fully supported now, so the subs stop being a special case in the file. You also get preset override for when the automatic suggestion and your ears disagree, amplifier thermal monitoring, and DSP activity indicators.
Worth flagging because this tool sat still for most of a year. If you last touched it in 2025, you are further behind than you think.
LA Network Manager 2026.2.1 fixes the large-session slowdown
L-Acoustics · LA Network Manager · 2026.2.1 · July 27, 2026
No new features over 2026.2. What it does fix is the performance and stability problems people were hitting on large sessions, which is the whole reason to take it.
The pack also carries drive system firmware 2.18.1. Every amplified controller and P1 in a system has to sit on the same firmware version, so plan the update for the whole rack rather than one box at a time.
ArrayCalc is on V12.8.3, further along than most trackers think
d&b audiotechnik · ArrayCalc · V12.8.3 · July 24, 2026
The V12 line has kept moving quietly since launch and is now at 12.8.3. If you last updated around 12.4 you are several point releases behind, and R1 3.46.1 expects current data.
Worth knowing: d&b's release notes are public even though the installers sit behind a My d&b account, so you can read what changed before you decide to pull it.
Spectera 1.4.1 adds a command button and real RF telemetry
Sennheiser · Spectera Base Station · 1.4.1 · July 15, 2026
Push-to-talk arrives via a Command Button function, and you finally get RSSI and link-quality monitoring on the base station rather than inferring signal health from audio.
Spectera Dante firmware is versioned separately and sits at 1.2.0, so check both if you're running the Dante variant.
Dante Controller 4.18.1 patches preset loading
Audinate · Dante Controller · 4.18.1 · July 15, 2026
A patch release, but a meaningful one if you lean on presets: 4.18.0 broke preset loading and DDM device enrollment in ways 4.18.1 fixes. Windows shows 4.18.1.2, macOS 4.18.1.1, same package.
The installer also carries Dante Updater 2.9.0, Activator 2.7.2 and Update Helper 1.5.0. None of those ship standalone, so the Controller installer is how you get them.
SQ+ is on its own firmware train now, currently V2.0.3
Allen & Heath · SQ+ (SQ5+ / SQ6+ / SQ7+) · V2.0.3 · July 7, 2026
Worth saying plainly because it catches people out: the SQ+ models do not share firmware with the original SQ series. A&H maintains a separate release-notes article for them, and the version numbers have diverged.
Original SQ-5/6/7 remain on V1.6.3 from February. Don't cross the streams.
Index
Digital consoles
- DiGiCo (11)
- Yamaha (12)
- Avid (4)
- Allen & Heath (12)
- Midas (8)
- Soundcraft (6)
- SSL Live (6)
- Waves (2)
- Behringer (2)
- Roland (2)
Wireless mic systems
- Shure (6)
- Sennheiser (6)
- Lectrosonics (3)
- Wisycom (3)
- Audio-Technica (3)
- Sony (1)
In-ear monitor systems
- Shure (3)
- Sennheiser (3)
- Lectrosonics (1)
- Wisycom (2)
Stage boxes and I/O
- DiGiCo (6)
- Yamaha (4)
- Avid (4)
- Allen & Heath (7)
- Behringer / Midas (3)
Personal monitor mixers
- Aviom (4)
- Behringer (1)
- Allen & Heath (2)
- Hear Technologies (1)
Amplifiers and loudspeaker processing
- L-Acoustics (5)
- d&b audiotechnik (7)
- Meyer Sound (4)
- Lake (3)
- Powersoft (3)
- QSC (3)
System-design software
- L-Acoustics (2)
- d&b audiotechnik (3)
- Meyer Sound (3)
- Audinate (2)
How this list is maintained
We sweep manufacturer pages once a week. Public pages get checked automatically. For brands that gate firmware behind a login (DiGiCo, L-Acoustics, parts of Avid and d&b), we don't log in for you. We link to the portal. You bring your account. We're a directory, not a mirror.
When a manufacturer puts out a public release announcement, we pick the version off it and put it on the brand page. When the version only lives behind a login, we leave it blank and point at the portal. We're not in the business of telling you a version we can't verify.
The "What's new" notes on this page are us. The version numbers, release dates, and links on the brand pages are the manufacturer's.
If a manufacturer changes a URL or pulls a release, the entry will read "verification failed" until we sort it out. We'd rather flag a gap than fake the data.
Corrections
If you spot a wrong version number, a dead link, a model we missed, or a manufacturer we skipped, email hello@abovethefader.com with "firmware tracker" in the subject. We respond.
If you work for a manufacturer and want to be notified when we cover your gear, same address. We don't promise coverage. We promise we'll read the email.
What's not here, on purpose
A few categories we left out for now. Audio networking beyond Dante (Q-LAN, NetworkAudio, raw AVB stacks): adjacent territory and its own world. Outboard processors no longer in active touring use. Lighting and video, which are someone else's shop. The line keeps moving. The corrections email is the place to argue with us about it.
Above the Fader is editorially independent. The publication owner has business interests in Dekoni Audio, Grell Audio, and DMAL. None of those companies pay for placement on this site or on this page. The firmware tracker covers their direct competitors and would print a critical update note about a Dekoni product if Dekoni shipped firmware that mattered to working engineers.