Calrec Audio’s new Brio console makes its Asian debut at KOBA 2016 and
BroadcastAsia2016. Brio is the most powerful and compact digital broadcast audio
console in its class, with a comprehensive broadcast feature set that supports a
wider breadth of broadcasters while retaining the same market-leading levels of
quality and customer support for which Calrec is renowned.
The smallest in Calrec’s Bluefin2 family, Brio’s control surface is unlike any other.
At only 892 mm wide, the 36 dual-layer fader surface provides more faders in a
given footprint than any other audio broadcast console.
Based on Calrec’s 20 years of digital development, Brio’s uncluttered, compact, and
configurable surface gives instant access to a large number of audio paths whilst an
intuitive 15.6-inch HD touchscreen UI provides quick access to more in-depth
control. A bank of illuminating hardware rotary controls gives fast and precise
control over parameters displayed in the touchscreen UI.
Brio is entirely self-contained, with analogue and digital I/O and GPIO built into the
surface. Additional expansion I/O slots allow for further I/O integration, and fitting
an available Hydra2 module makes it possible to connect to and share audio over
Calrec’s Hydra2 network.
Calrec Audio’s RP1 remote production unit also makes its Asian debut at
BroadcastAsia2016 and KOBA 2016 following its highly successful reception at the
2016 NAB Show. Visitors will see a unique live-broadcast product that directly
addresses an increasingly prevalent requirement for high-quality content from
remote locations.
Remote production offers the ability to capture a broader range of live events, such
as sports, news, or regional music festivals. Broadcasters cannot always justify the
time or expense of sending a dedicated outside broadcast truck and a team of
skilled on-site operators for these niche events, but they must always ensure that
the same high broadcast standards are met.
Calrec’s new RP1 remote production engine is a 2U core that contains integrated,
FPGA-based DSP, which enables a console surface at another facility to control all
mixing functionality. The RP1 core manages all of the processing for IFB routing and
remote monitor mixes, and it does so locally with no latency. This level of
integration and remote control makes it simple for any remote mix engineer to set
up IFB mixes and eradicates any delay for remote listeners or presenters.
The RP1 core quickly embeds audio into existing video-transport mechanisms, while
its modular I/O backbone accepts any of Calrec’s I/O cards. This versatility means
the RP1 can connect via analogue, AES, MADI, SDI, and the latest AoIP solutions
from AES67, Ravenna, Dante, and SMPTE 2022.