38 l March 2014
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SOUNDBITES broadcast RUSSIA
NHKis using a new media file extraction and re-formatting system to add audio description tracks to archive programmes. The work is an extension of the Japanese public broadcaster’s project to make its library of material on P2 solid state digital video cards compliant with loudness regulations. This began in late 2012 using UK developer Emotion Systems’ eFF (Emotion File Finish) system to bring the data-based programmes in line with the TR-B32 standard.
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SiriusXM Radio in New York recently took delivery of two ChaterOak SCL-1 Discrete Compressors for use on the live music broadcast mix at Howard Stern’s 60th Birthday Bash, held in the Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center in New York. Chris Gibbons, senior manager of studio operations for Sirius XM says: “Mixing a number of different style performances makes live sound for broadcast challenging, the CharterOak SCL- 1’s worked perfectly and the sound was spectacular.”
TSL Productsreports that BBC Sport has implemented the TSL SoundField X-1 Upmix/Downmix Processor as an integral part of its production process at MediaCityUK in Salford. The X-1 takes stereo content within the production process and converts this into phase coherent 5.1 for HD transmissions. “We recognise the need to have a high-quality upmix system in our arsenal of equipment to ensure that we offer consistency of image to our surround sound viewers,” says Dave Lee, lead sound supervisor for BBC Sport.
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HHB Communicationsintroduced three new products last month at BVE, held at London’s ExCeL Centre: the new TC Electronic Reverb 8 algorithm for the System 6000 audio processing platform, an unbalanced AES I/O option for the DB6 Broadcast Audio Processor and a new Loudness Quality Logger (LQL) for the TM7 and TM9 TouchMonitors.
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The icing on the Olympics Riedel, Stagetec, CEDAR and Lawo all added to the broadcasting of the Games, says Murray Stassen Russia won the highest number of medals during the Games
THE 2014 WINTER Olympics has come and gone, with the Paralympics quickly approaching. An ostentatious opening ceremony in the Russian city of Sochi saw one of the Olympic rings fail to deploy, with an equally grand closing ceremony making reference to the mishap, treating viewers to some knowing Russian humour. The broadcast operation at Sochi was no laughing matter though, as various leading manufacturers made the coverage of this large-scale event possible. At the start of the Games, PSNEurope reported on what brands were to be featured at the Olympics with the little information that was available at that time, but we are now finally able to provide you with a much more detailed overview of who facilitated the sound of Sochi. Mediagroup announced that
its Stagetec Aurus, Auratus and Crescendo mixing consoles, Nexus audio network equipment and Delec commentary systems
featured in the newly built stadiums, OB trucks of participating broadcasters as well as in a major installation for Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR. Managing director at Salzbrenner Stagetec Mediagroup Stephan Salzbrenner, says: “The demand for high-quality mixing equipment and reliable audio networks is so high that we have sent a number of additional components to Sochi to extend the existing set-up temporarily.” American-based NBC
Olympics used Merging Technologies’ Horus and Ovation systems to manage content play out from Sochi. NBC also used Artemis consoles that were provided by Calrec Audio. Ovation and Horus systems were connected to the Artemis consoles via AES/EBU. Ovation was used to cue music and stings as well as bumpers in and out of commercial breaks with a live voice over channel cued up for any live announcements.
NBC Olympics also
purchased multiple CEDAR DNS 8 Live dialogue noise suppressors. CEDAR sales director Clive Osborn says: “We have removed crowd noise, equipment noise, studio noise, and even vuvuzelas to help ensure the highest quality broadcasts from all of these events. NBC Olympics first purchased several DNS1000s from us in 2003 for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and we are delighted that they have now added these DNS 8 Lives to their arsenal in 2014.” Global broadcast services
provider Bexel announced that it used Lawo’s audio and video- over-IP networking technology. The system configuration included a Lawo mc256 mixing console and a DALLIS (Digital, Analogue, Line Level Interface System) frame with the analogue I/O linked to the console’s HD Core using Ravenna over a single Cat-5 line. Bexel project manager Johnny Pastor, says: “Operators
were impressed not only with how good the Lawo consoles sounded, but also with ease of operation.” Riedel Communications’ MediorNet fibre-based network supported the transport of HD video and audio signals, data, and Riedel Artist intercom signals throughout the event. A Riedel Mass Cast deployment including 14 transmitters and thousands of receivers and earpieces provided support during the opening and closing ceremonies. Riedel supplied and coordinated the installation of 90 discreet radio channels and more than 1,300 radios and 1,000 headsets. German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF chose Fairlight audio post-production systems for their coverage. Both broadcasters offered their viewers extensive coverage of the games in HD from the International Broadcast Centre and the Mountain Broadcast Centre, using ARD and ZDF’s mobile production unit. The surround-sound audio post production for this event was completely based on Fairlight’s Crystal Core Media Engine technology. Broadcast rental specialist
Presteigne Broadcast Hire supported broadcasters from around the world such as Japan’s Nippon Television Network (NTV) as they sent coverage back from the Sochi slopes. NTV rented a number of XDCam decks for recording, editing and ingest. Technical director of NTV Yujin Suzuki says: “As Olympic coverage is not an everyday event, we need to supplement our own equipment with rented kit. We have been working with Presteigne Broadcast Hire for some years now to cover a number of events.”
www.sochi2014.com
Photo courtesy OB specialist Panorama
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