soundwaves, calrec's broadcast audio news update, issue 20
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H2O - MORECONTROL ANDFLEXIBILITY
Putting Sound in the Picture
SOUNDWAVESThe Calrec Broadcast Audio News Update
Issue 20
Calrec Audio introduce a brand new management system for its groundbreaking Hydra2 network router at the IBC 2010 in Amsterdam (stand 8.C58)
TheHydra2Organizer,orH2O,allowstheusertocontroltheHydra2networkindependentlyfromanyBluefin2consolecontrolsurface.Usersareabletosetuproutesandconfigureaccessrightstoalldesksonagivennetwork,aswellaslabelI/Oboxesandportsforeaseofidentification.H2Oalsoofferstheabilitytoarrangeportsintofoldersmakingthemquickerandeasiertolocate.
Browserbased,H2Oallowsnetworkaccessfromalaptoporpc,andiscompatiblewithWindows,LinuxorOSX.
“OurnewH2OcontrolsystemfurtherintegratesHydra2intoanymulticonsoleinstallation,”saysHenryGoodman,HeadofSalesandMarketingatCalrec.“Itsuserfriendlyinterfaceworksindependentlyoftheconsoleandpermitsdifferentlevelsofuseraccesstobegrantedtodifferentpersonnel.Thisgivesourcustomersmorecontrolandflexibility.”
H2OisespeciallyadvantageousforCalrec’sclientswhoownlarge,multiple-studiocomplexeswhichmayberentedtorivalcompaniesatdifferenttimes.Forexample,ifclientAisworkingintwostudios,thefacilityownermustbeabletoguaranteethatitisimpossibleforthebroadcastertoobtainnetworkaccesstoathirdstudiowhereclientBmightbeworkingatthesametime.
UsingaccessrightsitisnowpossibletorenderthethirdstudiocompletelyinvisibletousersinthetwostudiosrentedtoclientAandviceversa.Thisgivesthecustomertheflexibilitytoutilizetheirnetworkinamannertheycouldnotpreviouslyusingasingleoperatingsystem.
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H2O – FLUID CONTROL OF HYDRA2 NETWORK
NCP adds eighth Calrec console to its fleet InNCPV,aSigmaconsoleistheheartofaninnovativeMADIandHydraaudionetwork-basedfiberinfrastructure.
NewCenturyProductions(NCP)willrelyonaSigmawithBluefinonitsNCPVtruck,currentlybeingrebuiltfromthewheelsup.NCPisusingfibertoeliminateabout1,000poundsofcoppercableandpatchbaysandenabletherefurbishedHDtruck,NCPV,torunwithoutaBunit.NCPVwillutilizebothMADIandCalrec’sHydranetworkingtomakeI/Oconnectivitybothsimpleandfast.
UsingMADIinternallyenablesustoeliminatesome1,536cablesandanequalnumberofpatchpoints,reducingweightandbulkandsimplifyingoperations,”saidMikeMundt,NCPdirectorofengineering.“TheSigmaconsoledisplaysaninputandoutputpageforMADI,makingwhatwereoncepatchpointsaccessibleonacomputerscreen.Asaresult,setupscanbesavedandrecalledforrecurringshows,whichfurthersavestime.NCPhasalong-standingrelationshipwithCalrec;wepurchasedourfirstQ2in1998.ThemixingdeskonthistruckisNCP’seighthCalrecconsole.Wehavefoundthemtobeunmatchedforqualityandreliability,essentialconsiderationsinmobiletelevision.”
NCPVisa53-footexpandotrailerdesignedforhardworking,set-shoot-strikeoperation.EquippedwiththenewCalrecaudioconsole,plusnewmonitoringandinfrastructure,thetruck’sprincipalmissionwillbetocoverboxingforShowtime.
Thetruck’sCalrecHydraaudionetworkingsystemwilluseredundantgigabitEthernetfibertobringsignalsintothe64-faderSigmamixerfromringsidewhilealsosendingeightoutputsbackformonitoring.
NCPisafull-serviceproductioncompany,providingfacilitiesandequipmentforlivebroadcastsofanyandalldescription,aswellastaped,live-to-tape,andpost-producedevents.NCP’struckshavebeenusedtotelevizeabsolutelyeverything,fromindustrialandcorporateclosed-circuiteventstonationwidebroadcastsofsports,concerts,musicvideos,gameshows,newseventsandpolitics.
Calrec kick off Premier League with a hat-trick IMG,theworld’spremiersports,entertainmentandmediacompany,hasorderedtwoCalrecOmegaconsolestomixaudiooncoverageofPremierLeaguegames,whichIMGhasthecontracttodistributeinternationally.AthirdOmegaconsolewillhandleaudioonthePremierLeague’snew24-hourHDfootballcontentservice.AllthreedesksareinstalledatIMG’sstudiosinChiswick,WestLondon;thefirsttwo(32-fader)desksaredestinedtomixaudiooncoverageofPremiershipfootballmatches.Thethirdconsole,a40-faderOmega,willseeuseonthePremierLeague’snew24-hourhigh-definitioncontentservice,whichIMGisagaintransmittingonbehalfoftheLeagueandwhichlaunchesinAugust.Wehadtobuyanaudioconsoleforthenewchannel,asthatincludessurroundsoundcontent,andwetooktheopportunitytoreplacetheconsolesthatlookafterthecoredistributioncontract,”explainsRichardAllingham,IMG’sChiefEngineerintheUK.Wehadthreeotherdesksinfortrials,butintheendwesettledontheCalrecOmegasveryquickly,byaskingouraudioengineerswhichonestheywouldfindeasiesttouse—andtheCalrecswonthevote.I’mverypleased,asI’vealwaysfoundCalrec’sconsolesuser-friendlyandtheirengineeringtoaveryhighstandard.”
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“We have found Calrec consoles to be unmatched for quality and reliability.”
MikeMundt,DirectorofEngineering,NCP
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Apollo goes live in Japan JapanesebroadcasterMBSpurchasedtheworld’sfirstCalrecApollodeskforoutsidebroadcastuseinFebruary2010,andithasnowprovidedsixmonthsofuninterruptedserviceinMBS’srecentlyrefurbishedradiotruck.
The56-faderApolloconsole,whichreplacedanolderdesk,wasorderedaspartofarefitofMBS’saudioOBvehicle,carriedoutbyMBSwithaneyeonfuture-proofingthevehicleforsurroundsoundtransmission.
AccordingtoMBS,thecompanyhasusedCalrecAlphaconsolesinthepast,butwasseriouslyinterestedintheApolloafteritwaslaunchedlastyear,feelingthatthenewerdesk’suser-friendlytouch-screeninterface,easy-to-usesurroundfeaturesanddown-mixfunctions,andfuture-proof,expandableI/Ofacilitieswerejustwhattheirrebuiltradiovehicleneeded.ApolloofferedthesamehighdegreeofreliabilityastheAlpha,butwiththesenewfeaturesMBShadbeenwantingthatarerelevanttoasurroundbroadcaster,likethededicatedSpillfaders,”commentsMakotoSugimoto,AudioEngineer,MBS“Andthetouchscreenuserinterfaceissovisual,itmakesliveworkingwiththeApolloaverystress-freeexperience.”
TheApolloisduetobeusedupto100daysayear,with80%ofthisworkonlivetransmissionsfrommusicalconcertsandsportsfixtures,includingbaseball,golf,tennisandsoccermatches.
On the road Tobookademoatanyshow,pleaseemailian.cookson@calrec.com Exhibition Location/Date
IBC Amsterdam,Netherlands
10-14Sep2010
Satis Paris,France
19-21Oct2010
Interbee Tokyo,Japan 17-19Nov2010
Tonmeister Leipzig,Germany
25-28Nov2010
CABSAT Dubai,UAE
8-10Feb2011
BVE London,England 15-17Feb2011
Recent sales include
Australia Ch7Brisbane Omega
Australia Ch10Melbourne ArtemisBeam
Australia Ch10Sydney ArtemisBeam
Canada CBC-TV Sigma
Canada Dome Sigma
China ShanghaiTV Omega
Hong Kong HKJC 4xZeta
Korea Avix/EBS M3
Korea Avix/KBS Zeta
Korea Avix/MBC C2
South Africa MNET ArtemisBeam
UAE Sony/ADMC 2xOmega
&Hydra
UAE TekSignals Omega
UK BBCWest1 4xArtemisBeam
UK BBCSalford ArtemisBeam
UK BSkyB ArtemisShine
UK BSkyB Bluefinupgrade
UK BSkyB Hydra
UK BSkyB Apollo
UK CTV Hydra
UK BBCNewcastle Zeta
UK IMGMEDIA 3xOmega
UK BBCYork 3xX2
UK ITVEmmerdale 2xC2
UK NEPVisions OmegaConsole
UK SISOBs Omega
USA CBSTVCity Apollo
USA CSP Omega
USA DiversifiedSystems 2xOmega
USA ESPN Omega
USA F&F Apollo
USA KBYU 2xOmega
&Hydra
USA LyonVideo Apollo
USA NEPSupershooters ArtemisBeam
&Hydra
USA TokenCreek ArtemisBeam
USA Trio Omega
USA WCCO Omega&Hydra
USA WTVT-FOX13 Omega
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Japanese broadcaster MBS purchased the world’s first Calrec Apollo desk for outside broadcast use in February 2010.
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CALREC DO COMMUNITY WORKCalrec Audio has inaugurated a community website for sharing education and information with customers… and anyone else in the audio world.
EMEA IN SHARPER FOCUSCalrec Audio is further strengthening its focus on key markets in Europe and the Middle East as part of its continuing improvement strategy by appointing two new members to the team.
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Centraltothesitearetext,videoandimageblogsfromtheCalrecteamandotherindustryexpertswhichfocusonsubjectsthatourcommunityispassionateabout.Theseincludetopicslike5.1,loudnessandnetworking,andrelevanttechnologiessuchasFPGAsanddisplays.
WealsounderstandthattherearepeoplefromdifferentbackgroundswithwidelyvaryingskilllevelsworkingonCalrecconsolesthroughouttheaudioindustry.OurweeklyintroductoryarticlescoveraspectsofaudiotheorysuchasEQandwhatamixminussystemis,whatM-Sdecodingisandhowdownmixingworks…andwhenyoumightusethesetechniques.
WewillalsotellyouhowcertainCalrecfeatureswillmakeyourlifemucheasier,forexamplewhenmixinginsurroundandfor3D.
Wealsowantsuggestionsfromyou.Wewouldlovecontributionstothesitefromaudiomixerswithtrainingadvice,technicalsuggestions,on-the-jobstoriestotell,challengestoshareorquestionstoask,whichwecanpublishanddistribute.
Andthat’snotall–wehavealsoupdatedourofficialonlinepresence,nowwithaddedfeatures!
Visitusatcalrec.comandcommunity.calrec.com
ProductSpecialist,TheoSchulte,andRegionalSalesExecutive,AnthonyHarrison,arenowrepresentingCalrecinGermanyandtheMiddleEastrespectively.
TheohasasuccessfultrackrecordintheGermanbroadcastingmarket,andhashonedhisskillsover20yearsasafreelancemusicianandsoundengineer.Hisexperience,knowledgeandskillshaveenabledhimtodevelopstrongrelationshipswithsounddepartmentengineers,technicians,systemplannersanddecisionmakersatnumerousGermanbroadcastingstations.
Theosaid,“IamthrilledtobeworkingforCalrecandbeingakeymemberintheirdrivetoheightentheirEuropeanpresence.BeingtherepresentativesolelyforGermanydemonstratestheimportanceCalrecplacesonthiscountry.Itfurtherinstilsconfidencenotonlyintheproduct,butalsointhecustomersupportandtraining.”
AnthonyjoinedCalrecin2004andhasworkedhiswayupfromthefactoryfloorgivinghimanoutstandingknowledgeofCalrec’sproductsandethos.
AnthonyalreadyhasestablishedrelationshipswithmanyofCalrec’scustomersfromhispreviousroleasExhibitionsCoordinatorwherehewasoneofthecompany’smainproductdemonstrators.
Itisanaturalprogressiontobuildonhisvaluableexperienceandcontactswithamoveintothesalesteam,”saidHenryGoodman,HeadofSalesandMarketingforCalrec.“ThismovefurtherillustratesCalrec’saspirationtocontinuallyimproveitsabilitytoprovideafirstclassservicetomatchitsfirstclassproducts.”
Theo Schulte Anthony Harrison
A WEEKLY SERIES …in 60 seconds
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ARGENTINAARS TechnologiesContact:MartinSznaiderTel:00541145743666msznaider@arstech.com.ar
AUSTRALIASyncrotech Systems Design Pty LtdContact:PaulHeatonTel:0061298790800paul@ssd.com.au
AUSTRIAMedia LogicContact:RobertTrebusTel:00493025924460trebus@new-media-logic.de
BELGIUMAMPCOContact:GlennWillemsTel:003238446797glenn.willems@ampcobelgium.com
BRAZILPhaseContact:CarlosE.OCapellaoTel:00552124930125capellao@phase.com.br
BULGARIAEurosoundContact:MilkoValovskyTel:0015149346231eurosoundmv@hotmail.com
CHILEAudioproContact:AntonioMonsaterioTel:005622692481antonio@audiopro.cl
COLUMBIAAdvanced Communication TechnologyContact:DanielAmayaTel:005716170060damaya@actsa.com.co
CROATIAKapetanovic SistemiContact:DarkoKapetanoicTel:00385016040585prodaja@kapetanovic-sistemi.hr
CYPRUSPanditec ltdContact:TasosPandisTel:0035722753770info@music-eshop.com
CZECH REPUBLIC Elvia-Pro Spol, S.R.OContact:JaroslavRomanTel:00420224999411jaroslav.roman@elvia.cz
DENMARKTaurus ApSContact:ArneLillevangTel:004545769812lillevang@taurus-sales.com
EGYPTIntegrated SystemsContact:AshrafMannounTel:00202360-9798integsys@link.net
FINLANDTV Tools OyContact:TimoKujalaTel:0035895259700timo.kujala@tvtools.fi
FRANCEEuro Media TechnologiesContact:DenisDerigentTel:0033149212000d.derigent@euromedia-technologies.com
GERMANYMedia LogicContact:RobertTrebusTel:00493025924460trebus@new-media-logic.de
GREECEPanditec ltdContact:TasosPandisTel:0035722753770info@music-eshop.com
HONG KONG and CHINAJolly Proaudio Broadcast Engineering Ltd.Contact:AndyLeungTel:0085221913660jolly@jollyproaudio.com.hk
ICELANDTaurus ApSContact:ArneLillevangTel:004545769812lillevang@taurus-sales.com
INDIASun Broadcast Equipments Pvt LtdContact:VinitGovilTel:0091114501-9906vinit@sungroup.net
ITALYAretContact:AlessandroAstiTel:00390292270873a.asti@aret-engineering.com
JAPANHibino Intersound CorporationContact:Mr.TadashiShimojimaTel:+81(3)57833885info@hibino-intersound.co.jp
JORDANAVC Al-WaseetContact:AliAbuKwaikTel:0096265530581akwaik@avcalwaseet.com
KOREA Avix Trading Co LtdContact:Mr.Joo-HongChangTel:008225653565jhchang@avixtech.co.kr
LEBANONBroadcast & Communication System S.A.LContact:JosephHallageTel:0096101245656joseph.hallage@bcssal.com
MALAYSIATeam 108 (Support Center)Tel:006567489333108@team108.com
MEXICORespuesta Integral S.A. de C.V.Contact:RafaelRodriguezSerranoTel:00525557946373rafael@respuestaintegral.com
NETHERLANDSTM AUDIOContact:MarcKocksTel:0031302414070info@tmaudio.nl
NORWAYTaurus ApSContact:ArneLillevangTel:004545769812lillevang@taurus-sales.com
POLANDProfiAudio LtdContact:IgorPogorzelskiTel:0048227730146ip@profiaudio.com.pl
QATARSalam Media CastContact:SamiElShafaiTel:009744836915selshafai@salammediacast.com
ROMANIAEurosoundContact:MilkoValovskyTel:0015149346231eurosoundmv@hotmail.com
SERBIAPro VideoContact:ZoranCrnomarkovicTel:00381113115124crni@provideo.co.yu
SINGAPORETeam 108 (Support Center)Tel:006567489333108@team108.com
SLOVAKIAElvia-Pro Spol, S.R.OContact:JaroslavRomanTel:00420224999411jaroslav.roman@elvia.cz
SLOVENIAMTD Slovenija d.o.o. PtyContact:DusanGajicTel:0038614301270dusan.mtd@siol.net
SOUTH AFRICATru-Fi ElectronicsContact:RichardFultonTel:00114624256/7/8/9fultonr@trufi.co.za
SPAINConsultores Electroacousticos S.L.Contact:GuillermoAlberdiTel:0034946202338g.alberdi@coelsl.com
SWEDENTranzicomContact:UlfReinhardTel:004687303710ulf@tranzicom.se
TAIWANHi-Pro TechnologyContact:ChristinaChenTel:00886225633811christina.chen@cinchy.com.tw
TURKEYERELContact:AyhanArtutTel:00905322550554ayhan.artut@erel.com.tr
VENEZUELAAVCOMContact:JuanMendezTel:00582122390944jmendez@avcom.com.ve
USABexel ASG West(WesternUSAandWesternCanada)Contact:RhettFrazerTel:18185654314rfrazier@bexel.com
Bexel ASG East(SouthEastandMidWestUSA)Contact:HelenCarrTel:18005423332hcarr@swl.com Studio Consultants Inc.(NorthEastUSAandEasternCanada)Contact:DougSimonTel:12125867376dsimon@studioconsultants.com
REPRESENTATIVES
KUWAITAdawliah Universal Electronics CoContact:GeorgeGuthrieTel:009659535898george@adawliah.com.kw
Gulf MediaContact:AhmedAmmarTel:009655379336ammar@gulfmedcom.com
Marafie Engineering GroupContact:KhalidAlnoubaniTel:0096524611218knoubani@marafiegroup.com
SAUDI ARABIADelta Company Ltd Contact:SuhailTarabulsiTel:0096614650709starabulsi@delta.com.sa
First Gulf Company Ltd Contact:OrlandoCastroTel:0096612190888ocastro@fgcltd.com
Modern Media SystemsContact:KhalidAbdulMajeedTel:0096614624266kmajeed@alfaisaliah.com
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESTek SignalsContact:TariqRajaTel:0097126272701tariq@teksignals.com
Salam Media CastContact:SandeepRanadeTel:0097143374774s.ranade@salammediacast.com
Qvest Media Contact:AhmadHadiAlkayalTel:0097144338106a.kayal@qvestmedia.ae
WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTORS
Calrec Audio LtdNutclough MillHebden BridgeWest Yorkshire HX7 8EZEngland UK
Tel +44 (0)1422 842159 Fax +44 (0)1422 845244Email enquiries@calrec.com
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