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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 8 - Issue 4 | April 2018

InSound

Audio Mixing Desks
Fox Studios in LA has upgraded its three AMS Neve DFC
Gemini consoles to DFC3D - the latest incarnation of
the digital mixing console designed specifically
for multi-format film dubbing
and post-production

a range of enhancements and
additional features for RIVAGE system
users.
Of particular interest to broadcast
users will be 5.1 surround panning and
monitoring, with two surround buses
available for efficient international
feed production. A broadcast Mix
Minus function is also provided,
allowing a specified source to be
removed from a specified remote feed
with a simple hands-on short-cut.
The Version 2 firmware also allows
the creation of two TWINLANe ring
networks in one system, allowing the
use of as many as 16 RPio series I/O
units with up to 800 audio channels
at 96kHz and 3000 input connections
to the system. There is a new Portto-Port function that allows bridging
between both the TWINLANe rings and
additional Dante networks.
Calrec Audio is set to unveil a
major new product - 'Type R' at NAB.
However, details remained under
wraps as this edition of InBroadcast
went to press.
Also at the show, Calrec will give
a U.S. debut to Brio 12, its compact,
12-fader audio mixer. Brio 12 has
the same powerful feature set and

mix capabilities as its larger sibling,
Brio36, which has seen unrivalled
success, states the company. Brio 12
meets the demand for a broadcast
mixer that can be used in very tight
spaces like small vans and compact
control rooms, and at under 450mm
(18-inches) wide it is slim enough to fit
into standard racks or be stowed out of
the way when not in use.
Brio 12 is suitable for small-scale
productions, or as a sub-mixer or
backup mixer for larger productions.
Inheriting a rich feature set and
powerful surround capability from
its larger sibling, Brio 12 removes the
limitations on ambition and creativity
imposed by mixers of comparable size
and price-point.
With 12 physical dual-layer faders for
mixing live sources during broadcast,
Brio 12 provides extra virtual faders
via its user-friendly UI. With 48 input
channels and the same buss count
as the popular Brio36, the console
has plenty of capacity for sub-mixes
and VCA slaves. These capabilities
also make it ideal for production
environments requiring automated
control over every fader.
In related news, NBC Olympics, a

A large-scale Allen & Heath dLive S Class digital mixing system managed the spectacular
final of the national song contest, Anugerah Juara Lagu (Champion of Songs)

cont'd...

division of the NBC Sports Group,
selected Calrec's Summa, Artemis
Ray, and Brio digital audio consoles
to provide seamless audio mixing for
its production of the XXIII Olympic
Winter Games, which took place in
PyeongChang, South Korea last month.
AMS Neve has released the
DAWSYNC plug-in for the DFC3D
console, providing an elegant and
simple solution for Machine Control
integration with Pro Tools. The
plug-in provides instant lock from
the Pro Tools timeline to the DFC3D
automation so that audio, video,
and console automation instantly
roll together without any delay, and
without complicated synchronisation
setups.
DAWSYNC also provides a virtual
9-pin
interface
for
transport
commands, track arming, and PEC/
Direct switching from the DFC3D to the
DAW. The DAWSYNC plug-in connects
to the DFC3D via Ethernet making
installation simple and convenient and
is already currently in use on major
mix stages in the U.S.
Allen & Heath now offers Dante
Domain Manager support for its dLive
and GLD digital
mixing systems via
the M-Dante audio
networking card,
further widening
their use in install
applications.
All new Allen &
Heath
M-Dante
cards
will
be
supplied
DDMready.
Existing
cards
can
be
made DDM-ready
by updating to V4 firmware, available
from the Allen & Heath website. The
M-Dante audio networking card can
be fitted to any Allen & Heath dLive
system or GLD mixer to provide a
64x64 Dante interface.
Nic Beretta, Allen & Heath's Head
of Product Marketing comments: "We
always strive to make our products
as integrated as possible within an
installation. Dante Domain Manager is
an excellent solution for many of our
customers. As soon as we heard about
it, we put things in motion to be among
the first manufacturers to release V4
Dante firmware with DDM support."
Following a recent major installation,
Cumulus NYC's Stage 17, a live
performance and broadcast studio
at Cumulus's New York City cluster

(WABC, WPLJ, WNSH, WNBM), is
now using an Allen & Heath GLD-80
Digital Mixing System at FOH for its
live audience mix, another GLD-80 to
provide a stereo broadcast mix and
six Allen & Heath ME-1 Personal Mixing
Systems for on-stage artist monitoring.
With its new audio systems, Stage 17
has hosted more than 100 live music
broadcasts, interviews, fund raisers
and other special events since March
of 2017 with celebrities like Oliver
Stone, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert
and Gavin DeGraw.
Director of Engineering Dan Hirschl
says, "Our goal for Stage 17 was to
convert a large conference room into
a live performance studio for use by
the multiple Cumulus stations here
in New York for a variety of events."
Regarding the mixer choice for Stage
17, Hirschl says he had helped a
colleague set up a Qu-16, a smaller
Allen & Heath digital mixer. He noted,
"It was very intuitive. I was able to
figure it out and make it happen within
fifteen minutes. Also, it didn't take a
lot of work to get his mic sounding the
way it should for broadcast. So, that
experience was part of the reason we
chose the GLD-80s for Stage 17. And I
wanted the GLD's routing ability and
expansion options."

Radio Culleredo 101.2 FM, recently
opted for AEQ IP technology

And finally, in Spain, Radio Culleredo
101.2 FM, Culleredo (A Coruña)
Council's radio station has recently
opted for AEQ IP technology when
renewing their audio mixing console.
AEQ Capitol IP is an eight-fader
console with IP connectivity and
double phone-hybrid, based on a
single module with 16 input and 16
output channels, incorporated into
its core. Capitol IP is well suited to
the needs of small to medium-sized
stations, offering features such as
automatic monitor cut, cough-cut,
fader-start, signal control, interface
signals for the automation of external
devices, and external communications
management.
http://www.inbroadcast.com https://ams-neve.com/post-production/ http://www.aeq.eu/products/capitol-ip http://www.allen-heath.com/dlive-s-class/
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