NBC Olympics, a division of NBC Sports Group, has selected Calrec to provide seven audio-mixing consoles for its production of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Aug. 5-21. The announcement was made today by Karl Malone, director, sound design, NBC Sports and Olympics, and Dave Letson, VP, sales, Calrec. Calrec Audio will supply […] More
At the Daytona International Speedway on Sunday February 21 Fox Sports applied its virtual reality initiative to motor racing. Sponsored by Toyota, NextVR, Fox’s technology partner in the venture, followed […] More
The first free, global live internet broadcast of an NFL game sounded as good as it looked, but it took a complex process to get that audio from London to […] More
The IBC Show is under way, and new audio products are reflecting deeper connectivity with networking, IP-based live remote production, and automation. Here is a look at a few of the latest releases. AKG by Harman is expanding its line of reference digital microphone mixers and offering more connectivity options with the new Dante-compatible DMM8 […] More
Broadcast audio has loudness behind it and immersive sound ahead of it, and digital audio networking up in its face. At this year’s IBC, look for lots of improvements to what came before and incremental updates to networked solutions. Meanwhile, eyes and ears will trained on the ongoing ATSC next-generation audio standard deliberations that will […] More
IBC2015 will exemplify a number of trends in broadcast audio, such as the integration of the AES67 intercompatibility protocol and the shift to networked audio. Both will be evident at the Riedel booth, and SVG talked with Riedel Product Manager Ramon Pankert about that evolution. What is Riedel bringing new for IBC this year? At […] More
Calrec remains the top dog in the OB-van audio-console market, but, as that market becomes more competitive, it’s focusing on new developments, such as the Calrec Automation System for Apollo and Artemis, and getting deeper into object-based audio. Here, Henry Goodman, director, support and market development, discusses the company’s plans. What’s Calrec bringing new for the […] More
