Sound Waves: the Calrec broadcast audio news update - # 19

SOUNDWAVESThe Calrec Broadcast Audio News Update

Issue 19

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HYDRA2GOES MODULAR

Putting Sound in the Picture

This compact 3U box has 20 slots which take an array of modules, and allows the unit to be designed to a broadcaster’s exact specifications. Its modular nature enables our customers to design and build a network around their specific needs, resulting in a mix of audio interfaces with an extremely high density of connections, saving rack space and cutting costs.

Designedforstudiofloorandoutsidebroadcastapplications,theunithasallaudio(includingSDI)andcontrolconnections(Hydra2links,GPIO,RSRS232)locatedatthefrontoftheunit,withpowercablesconnectedattherear.

Eachofthe21slotsis4HP,or0.8incheswide,withoneslotbeingadedicatedHydra2interfacemodule.Theremaining20slotsareallavailableforotheraudiointerfaces.Thesecardscanbemadeupof:

–Mic/lineinputs –Lineinputs –Lineoutputs –AES3inputs(unbalanced) –AES3outputs(unbalanced) –AES3inputs&outputs(balanced) –DualSDIembedder –DualSDIde-embedder

Cardtypescanbefreelymixed,andasthisisCalrec,bothprimaryandsecondaryHydra2linksareprovidedasstandard.Inaddition,twoPSUmodulesprovideredundantpower,and

PSUmodulescanbehot-swappedwithoutinterruptiontooperation…ascananyoftheinterfacecards.

SDIembeddersandde-embedderssupportSD,HDand3GSDIstreamsandareabletodecodeallfourgroups(16channels)andlater,aswellasde-embedding32audiochannelsfrom3GSDIasproposedbySMPTE.

Toillustratethedensityandflexibilityoftheseboxesonesuchboxcandealwith:

–40mic/linesonXLRor –80lineinputsand80lineoutputsonDB25sor –80unbalancedAES3inputsor80unbalancedAES3 outputsonBNC,orcombinationsthereofor

–160balancedAES3inputsand160balancedAES3 outputsonDB25or

–32embeddersor32de-embedders(for16channel de-embedding),orcombinationsthereof.

AspartoftheHydra2network,eachboxwillbeabletodeal with512bi-directionalsignals.

TheModularboxjoinsCalrec’swell-establishedrangeof fixedformatboxesontheHydra2network,whichprovidesanenormous8192²synchronousrouterwithmini-GBIC

connectors.Hydra2’srouterisaTDM-typerouter,capableoftrue‘one-to-many’routingandistrulypoint-to-point;anyinputononeroutercanaddressanoutputonanyother.Thisallowsforenormousnetworkswithhighlyflexibletopologiesinvolvingmultiplerouters.

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HYDRA2 GOES MODULARCalrec has introduced a modular version of its popular Hydra2 I/O unit.

CalrecRespondtoEuropeanGrowthCalrechasstrengtheneditssalespushinEuropewiththeappointmentofJoachimRankenhohnasRegionalSalesRepresentative.

BasedinGermany,Joachimhasworkedinprofessionalaudioforover20years,including15years’experienceinInternationalsales.

WithDiplomasinMicroEconomicsEngineeringandSoundEngineering,JoachimwillbebasedinSouthernGermanyandwillmanageCalrec’sGerman-speakingandMiddleEastdistributornetworks.

Contactjoachim.rankenhohn@calrec.com

ViewersBowledOverbyCalrecinFlorida

Arecord-setting106millionAmericanswatchedSuperBowlXLIV,nottomentionmillionsofinternationalarmchairfansallovertheworld.Tocoveroneoftheworld’smostpopularandbest-knownsportingevents,NEPBroadcastingdeployedfivetrucksatthegameinSouthFlorida,withfull5.1surroundsoundmixedviafiveCalrecAudioconsoles.

“ConsolesfromCalrechavetwomajoradvantages,”saidTerryKulchar,NEPBroadcastingdesignengineer.“First,they’rereliableandwhenyouhave106millionviewers–moreU.S.householdsthananyothertelevisionprogramever–youwouldn’twanttohaveafailure.Second,theyarethepredominantconsoleformobileproduction.Thatmeansyou’dbehardpressedtofindanaudiooperatorwhoisn’tfamiliarwithCalrec.”

Kulchar’sestimationofCalrec’spopularityisbackedupby2010surveyfiguresfromSportsVideoGroup,whichrevealedthecompanynowhas65percentoftheHDmobileproductionmarketintheUnitedStates,anincreaseonlastyear’sfigure.

NEPBroadcastinghadSS-24onsitetocovertheactualgame,withEdSoltisattheaudiocontrols;NEP/NCP-8fortheextensivepre-gameandpost-gameshows,withJackStockerdoingthemixing;NEPSS-9fortape-releasemixandsub-mixofreplaysources,withKevinLittleonaudioduty;NEPDenaliSilverforpre-gameandhalftimemusicalshows,withEdGreenemixing;andNEP-SS25fortheNFLNetworkandworldcoveragefeeds,withPeterPuglisidoingthemix.

ForthemusicalportionoftheSuperBowlcoverage,NEPBroadcastingreliedona1999vintageCalrecQ2analogdeskthathasenjoyedastoriedcareerincludingmultipleAcademyAwardbroadcasts,theAmericanIdolfinale,andothertop-tierentertainmentshows.Beyondhalftime,thesoundsoftheSuperBowlwerebroughttoyoubyAlphawithBluefindigitalconsoles.

Infact,fromanaudiostandpoint,thegamewasnotthetoughestpart.Morechallengingwasthelengthypre-gamebroadcastwithaudiocomingfromeverywhichway,includingtailgateparties,announcersonaremotefootballfield,andmultiplestudiosets.Thentherewerethereplays,eachofthemwithanassociatedsoundthathadtobe

coordinatedbycross-fadingamongsourcesthenfeedingbacktothemainshowmixer.

RelyingontheirMADIcapability,theAlphaconsolesmadeitpossibletoroutemultiplesignalsfromoneconsoletoanotherwithouteachsourcehavingtoberepresentedonthecontrolsurface.Instead,thesystem’sdigitalarchitecturedidtheheavylifting.AnotherMADIadvantageisthatitreliesonasinglecoaxcable,whichgreatlysimplifiesset-up,savinghoursoflaborandsupportingtrouble-freebroadcast.

Kulcharhimselfloggedmorethan50manhourspreparingforandbroadcastingtheSuperBowl.OnSundaynight,alongwithsome200colleaguesonthetechnicalside,hecelebratedsuccesswithaglassofchampagne.OnMonday,hewasbackatworkbrightandearly,helpingtotakethewholethingapart.

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Sports Video Group reveals that Calrec now has 65% of the HD mobile production market in the US.

CalrecAdvertisingSinceitslaunchatNAB2009,over20Apolloconsoleshavebeensold.Thefirstdeskmadeitson-airlivedebutinOctober2009atLondon’sFountainStudiosforthe“XFactor”withSimonCowell.Thefinalshowattractedaphenomenal19.1mviewers–anaudienceshareof62%WiththelaunchofArtemisatIBC2009,Calrecnowprovidearangeofcutting-edgeBluefin2consoleswhichallowforward-thinkingbroadcasterstoremainonestepahead.TheadditionofourintelligentHydra2networkallowsbroadcasterstoconstructcomplexroutingnetworkswhilekeepingcoststoaminimum.Ournewrangeofpressadscelebratethisrange.

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HYDRA2, FROM CALREC.INTELLIGENTLY NETWORKED.

Hydra2formstheroutingbackboneforboththeApolloandArtemisconsoles.

ThesedesksarejustonetypeofclientcapableinterfacingwithHydra2,whichprovidesanenormous8192²synchronousrouteratitscore.ArangeofI/Oboxescanbeconnectedviahighdensity512bi-directionalcopperorfiberconnections,whilemini-GBICconnectorskeepsconnectionssimpleandinstallationeasy.

Highlyscalable,Hydra2’srouterisaTDM-typerouter,capableof‘one-to-many’routingandtrulypoint-to-point.Thisallowsforenormousnetworkswithhighlyflexibletopologiesinvolvingmultiplerouters,inputs/outputs,controlroomsandstudios.Andwithadaptive,intelligentsoftwarewhichautomaticallyrecognizeschangestothenetworkandupdatesallitsclients,it’salsoaverysocialnetwork.

Hydra2.Minimizinginstallationoverheadsandmaximizingaudioroutingflexibility.

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Today’sbroadcastersrequiremoreelegantwaystocontroltheirincreasingchannelcount,interactwithothersourcesonthenetworkandhaveclear,concisestatusattheirfingertips.WiththesamelevelsofreliabilitywhichCalrecareworld-renowned,andaremarkablyintuitivecontrolsurfacewhichstillmanagestopackinenormousflexibility,ArtemisusesBluefin2DSPtodeliverenormousresourcesinatinypackage.Abletooperateatmultiplesamplerates,Bluefin2equipsArtemiswithupto640channelprocessingpaths,anditsinternal8192²Hydra2routerturnstheconsoleintoapowerfulnetworkingtool.Theworld’smostsuccessfulbroadcastersrelyonCalrecconsoleseverysingleday.Hardworking,rugged,powerfulandoperatinginhighlyorganizednetworks,Artemisprovidesmuchmoreforfarless.

ARTEMIS, FROM CALREC.SMALL SIZE…

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APOLLO, FROM CALREC.FORM AND FUNCTION, SEAMLESSLY MATCHED.

Today’sbroadcastersneedmoreandmoreaudiochannelsatever-higherresolutions,morepowertohandlethisincreasedchannelcountandmoreergonomiccontrolsurfacestomanipulatethem.Naturally,Calrechastheanswer.WiththesamelevelsofreliabilitywhichCalrecareworld-renowned,andaremarkablyintuitivecontrolsurfacewhichstillmanagestoaddenormousflexibility,Apolloisnothingshortofrevolutionary.Abletooperateatmultiplesamplerates,Calrec’sBluefin2DSPengineequipsApollowithmorethan1000channelsfor5.1Surroundproduction,anditsinternal8192²Hydra2routerturnstheconsoleintoapowerfulnetworkingtool.Theworld’smostsuccessfulbroadcastersrelyonCalrecconsoles.ApolloisthefirstofCalrec’snewgeneration.

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RecentSalesInclude

Canada DOME Omega

Finland TVToolsOy Zeta

HongKong CityUniversity Zeta

HongKong RTHK Zeta

Japan MBS Apollo

Japan Hibino Apollo

Japan FujiTV Apollo

Japan NTV OmegaFlypack

Korea MBC Omega,Zeta

Korea CJMedia 4xOmega

UAE QvestMedia/ Baynounah 5xZeta

UAE Sony/ADMC 2xOmega

UK CTVOB Apollo

UK CTVOB Bluefinupgrade

UK BSKYB/Telegenic Apollo

UK NEPVisions 2xApollo

UK NEPVisions Bluefinupgrade

USA NBCUniversal–WRC Omega

USA KBYU Omega

USA WHA Zeta

USA Channel4SanDiego Omega

USA GameCreek Alpha

USA NEPSupershooters Sigma

USA NCPMobileTelevision Sigma

USA CBSCR58 Omega

USA NEPSupershooters Apollo

USA Univison Bluefinupgrade

USA F&FProductions 2xOmega

USA LyonVideo Apollo

USA GameCreek Alpha

USA MLBNetwork Alpha

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Since its launch 12 months ago at NAB 2009, over 20 Apollo consoles have been sold.

SKY SELECTS APOLLO TO HELP EQUIP WORLD’S FIRST 3D TRUCKCalrec’s Apollo digital console has been chosen to outfit the world’s first full-time custom designed 3D production truck.

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ON THE ROAD WWW.CALREC.COM

CommissionedbyBSkyB(Sky),andoperatedbyleadingUKOutsideBroadcastoutfitTelegenic,theSky3DtruckwillhittheroadlaterthisSpring,asSkyrollsoutEurope’sfirst3D

TVchannel.

Sky’s3DtruckisatripleexpandingHDtruckwith63sqmetresofinteriorspace,andwillaccommodateupto24cameras,or12stereocamerarigsforfull3Dprogramming.The48faderApolloconsolehasover1000freelyassignablechannel

processingpaths,whichwillgiveSkytheopportunitytoenhanceits5.1coveragealongsidethe3Dimagecapabilities.

SkySports’OperationsManagerKeithLanecomments:

“WespecifiedtheApollonotonlybecauseweneededcuttingedgetechnology,butoperationallyitisanaturalprogressionfromtheAlphaconsole.ThisisimportantasitisaneasytransitionforoperatorstomovefromtheAlphaplatformtotheApollo.Theconfigurablenatureofthecontrolsurfacealsogivesusscopetodevelopourtechniquesasouroperationsgrow.”

TheApolloalsohasupto78minutesofassignabledelay,whichwillbeofvaluetoSkyduringitslive3Dbroadcasts.Processing3Dvideoaddsasignificantamountofdelayintothechain.Eachstereocamerarigiseitherasidebysideorbeamsplitter/mirrorrig,andtheproductionteamwilluseaStereoImageProcesser(SIP)controllertosetthedepthofimage.

Skyisalsolookingatusingmorediscreteembeddedaudio,usingall16oftheSDIchannels.Thisenablesthebroadcastertoutilizemultichannelaudiomoreeffectively.

WithacommitmenttolaunchingSky3DtoitscommercialcustomersinApril,andthentoallresidentialSky+HDcustomerslaterintheyear,theSky3DtruckwillbeusedweeklyonSkySportsoutsidebroadcasts,butalsoonothergenresofSkyprogramming.Ithasbeendesignedtoworkon

allgenresacrossSky’soutputproducingboth3Dand2Dprogramming,andSkyhasalreadybeentrialingtestsusingTelegenic’sT5unit,whichhousesaCalrecS2console.

Calrecareontheroadagainthissummer,showcasingitsrangeofaward-winningbroadcastaudioconsoles.Tobookademoatanyshow,pleaseemailanthony.harrison@calrec.com

Exhibition Location DatesNAB LasVegas,USA 12-15April

KOBA Seoul,Korea 15-18June

BroadcastAsia Singapore 15-18June

TAB Austin,USA 11-12August

BIRTV Beijing,China 22-25August

LookoutforCalrec’sbrandnewwebsitelaunchingsoon,withahostofnewfeatures.Findusatwww.calrec.com

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