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broadcastnews UNITED KINGDOM/UNITED STATES Calrec confirms first Callisto console coup By Erica Basnicki
CALREC HAS sold its first Callisto console to American OB company Token Creek Mobile Television, based in Wisconsin, which also purchased an Artemis Beam console. The Callisto, which was launched at IBC2013, will be installed in a new truck destined to cover high school and college sports, as well as corporate and entertainment events, among others. The Artemis Beam has been installed in an existing HD unit that covers a wide variety of applications. “We have two other Calrec desks besides the Artemis Beam and the Callisto, and we’ve always been very happy with them, so when we decided to build new trucks, Calrec was our first choice,” said Brendan Clark, Token Creek’s director of engineering. Token Creek ordered a Callisto console with 44 faders and a 64 x 64
FRANCE Solely SSL for Canal+ Group By Erica Basnicki
FRENCH BROADCASTER CANAL+ Group has installed a broadcast audio infrastructure based entirely on Solid State Logic equipment; reportedly the first instance of a major broadcaster opting for an all-SSL framework. The two main studio audio control
rooms feature SSL C100 HDS consoles, with C10 HD consoles as backup and to provide a consistent interface and audio quality when used as a submixer. An additional three other studio
control rooms feature the C10 HD as the main console with a second C10 HD as backup in two studios, for a total of seven throughout the facility. Beyond the
consoles, routing is based on the SSL MORSE Router and MORSE Stagebox to handle microphone and line I/O via MADI and multiple Alpha-Link LIVE-R MADI/AES/Analogue format converters to connect to the consoles. “Beyond the equipment itself, one of the major costs for building a facility is wiring,” said Jean-Marc Delage, project manager/engineer for CANAL+ Group. “We needed to put together five audio control rooms in such a way that all audio assets could address any console. SSL’s solution was efficient and cost-effective, as the entire hookup was through redundant fibre, so we enjoyed minimal wiring to yield maximum flexibility.”
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Canal+ Group opts for an all-SSL solution
Creek a cost-effective console with all the features and reliability it has come to rely on from Calrec. Selling the first Callisto console to a long-time customer such as Token Creek is especially gratifying because it tells us they have the continued confidence to invest in our newest products.”
The Callisto console made its US The Calrec Callisto console: first sale already confirmed!
mic/line, 72 AES, and four MADI I/O configuration, as well as a GPIO control option.
The Artemis Beam console has been installed in Token Creek’s Chippewa HD mobile unit. It is a 64-fader console configured for 256 x 256 MADI, 128 x
128 AES, and 64 x 64 analogue I/O. “By adding two more Calrec consoles
to its fleet, Token Creek now has the capability to serve just about any size production or budget,” said Henry Goodman, Calrec’s head of sales and marketing. “The Callisto gives Token
debut at AES 2013, and will begin shipping in spring 2014. In other news, Calrec reports that it has sold its first console in Lebanon to Beirut-based production company Hedgehog for use in the country’s first high-definition outside broadcast (OB) truck. An Artemis Light console was installed into Hedgehog's first OB truck to complement the HD video with high- quality audio for all its mobile TV production projects, including live television shows, sport and entertainment events.
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