soundwaves, calrec's broadcast audio news update, issue 20
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Issue 20 of Soundwaves, Calrec's Broadcast Audio News Update featuring Hydra2, NCP, MBS and penguins!TRANSCRIPT
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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,[email protected] 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:[email protected]
AUSTRALIASyncrotech Systems Design Pty LtdContact:PaulHeatonTel:[email protected]
AUSTRIAMedia LogicContact:RobertTrebusTel:[email protected]
BELGIUMAMPCOContact:GlennWillemsTel:[email protected]
BRAZILPhaseContact:CarlosE.OCapellaoTel:[email protected]
BULGARIAEurosoundContact:MilkoValovskyTel:[email protected]
CHILEAudioproContact:AntonioMonsaterioTel:[email protected]
COLUMBIAAdvanced Communication TechnologyContact:DanielAmayaTel:[email protected]
CROATIAKapetanovic SistemiContact:DarkoKapetanoicTel:[email protected]
CYPRUSPanditec ltdContact:TasosPandisTel:[email protected]
CZECH REPUBLIC Elvia-Pro Spol, S.R.OContact:JaroslavRomanTel:[email protected]
DENMARKTaurus ApSContact:ArneLillevangTel:[email protected]
EGYPTIntegrated SystemsContact:AshrafMannounTel:[email protected]
FINLANDTV Tools OyContact:TimoKujalaTel:[email protected]
FRANCEEuro Media TechnologiesContact:DenisDerigentTel:[email protected]
GERMANYMedia LogicContact:RobertTrebusTel:[email protected]
GREECEPanditec ltdContact:TasosPandisTel:[email protected]
HONG KONG and CHINAJolly Proaudio Broadcast Engineering Ltd.Contact:AndyLeungTel:[email protected]
ICELANDTaurus ApSContact:ArneLillevangTel:[email protected]
INDIASun Broadcast Equipments Pvt LtdContact:VinitGovilTel:[email protected]
ITALYAretContact:AlessandroAstiTel:[email protected]
JAPANHibino Intersound CorporationContact:Mr.TadashiShimojimaTel:+81(3)[email protected]
JORDANAVC Al-WaseetContact:AliAbuKwaikTel:[email protected]
KOREA Avix Trading Co LtdContact:Mr.Joo-HongChangTel:[email protected]
LEBANONBroadcast & Communication System S.A.LContact:JosephHallageTel:[email protected]
MALAYSIATeam 108 (Support Center)Tel:[email protected]
MEXICORespuesta Integral S.A. de C.V.Contact:RafaelRodriguezSerranoTel:[email protected]
NETHERLANDSTM AUDIOContact:MarcKocksTel:[email protected]
NORWAYTaurus ApSContact:ArneLillevangTel:[email protected]
POLANDProfiAudio LtdContact:IgorPogorzelskiTel:[email protected]
QATARSalam Media CastContact:SamiElShafaiTel:[email protected]
ROMANIAEurosoundContact:MilkoValovskyTel:[email protected]
SERBIAPro VideoContact:ZoranCrnomarkovicTel:[email protected]
SINGAPORETeam 108 (Support Center)Tel:[email protected]
SLOVAKIAElvia-Pro Spol, S.R.OContact:JaroslavRomanTel:[email protected]
SLOVENIAMTD Slovenija d.o.o. PtyContact:DusanGajicTel:[email protected]
SOUTH AFRICATru-Fi ElectronicsContact:RichardFultonTel:00114624256/7/8/[email protected]
SPAINConsultores Electroacousticos S.L.Contact:GuillermoAlberdiTel:[email protected]
SWEDENTranzicomContact:UlfReinhardTel:[email protected]
TAIWANHi-Pro TechnologyContact:ChristinaChenTel:[email protected]
TURKEYERELContact:AyhanArtutTel:[email protected]
VENEZUELAAVCOMContact:JuanMendezTel:[email protected]
USABexel ASG West(WesternUSAandWesternCanada)Contact:RhettFrazerTel:[email protected]
Bexel ASG East(SouthEastandMidWestUSA)Contact:HelenCarrTel:[email protected] Studio Consultants Inc.(NorthEastUSAandEasternCanada)Contact:DougSimonTel:[email protected]
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First Gulf Company Ltd Contact:OrlandoCastroTel:[email protected]
Modern Media SystemsContact:KhalidAbdulMajeedTel:[email protected]
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESTek SignalsContact:TariqRajaTel:[email protected]
Salam Media CastContact:SandeepRanadeTel:[email protected]
Qvest Media Contact:AhmadHadiAlkayalTel:[email protected]
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