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,[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]

REPRESENTATIVES

KUWAITAdawliah Universal Electronics CoContact:GeorgeGuthrieTel:[email protected]

Gulf MediaContact:AhmedAmmarTel:[email protected]

Marafie Engineering GroupContact:KhalidAlnoubaniTel:[email protected]

SAUDI ARABIADelta Company Ltd Contact:SuhailTarabulsiTel:[email protected]

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]

WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTORS

Calrec Audio LtdNutclough MillHebden BridgeWest Yorkshire HX7 8EZEngland UK

Tel +44 (0)1422 842159 Fax +44 (0)1422 845244Email [email protected]

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