Aiming to deliver the real-world experience to its radio students, the Cégep de Jonquière public college in Canada has upgraded to an AES67 IP infrastructure with the installation of 22 Calrec Audio Type R modular mixing systems.

The only public school in Québec to offer this level of professional training, the installation is part of a total overhaul of its dedicated l’École supérieure en Art et technologie des médias department. ‘It means we can provide “on-air” experience for our radio students, who use Type R to broadcast content in the local area and across the internet, while its versatility gives all our students the best real-world experience,’ says Technician and Project Manager, Alexandre Morin,.

Designed by Calrec’s Canadian partner True North AV and integrator Applied Electronics, the installation is specific to the college’s needs. Blending its requirement for industry-standard equipment, live radio broadcasting and easy maintenance, Applied Electronics installed Type R mix environments in four on-air broadcast studios and 18 recording booths. The college uses Type R’s flexible Large Soft Panel (LSP) with the headless Calrec Assist application in all its recording booths and adds physical Type R fader modules in its studio environments.

‘We wanted to simplify our infrastructure to share more sources/destinations with greater reliability, and we needed to simplify operations for students while keeping all the functions and features required for a full radio station,’ says Morin. ‘It gives us much more flexibility and reliability; it enables us to share every source destination or every studio/booth without using DAs or physical patch cords, as well as removing a lot of equipment from our CER.

‘We have total technical independence across all 18 recording booths and all four studios,’ he continues. ‘Type R makes it easier for our technical staff to maintain and troubleshoot the system, which lessens the impact on pedagogy, and the ability to share DSP gives us backup solutions if ever we have any problems. It’s vital that we focus on industry-standard functions and behaviours, and this installation means we can focus on operations instead of systems.’

Home to more than 2,500 students from across the globe, the Cégep de Jonquière is a major public college in Québec, and is internationally recognised for its industry-specialist communications, television and film courses. Established in 1967 it was one of the first public colleges in the province, and a pioneer in media related curricula that evolved through the years to reach new highs in recent years. Its media related courses boasts relationships with institutions in Europe and Africa as well as media partners across Canada.

‘L’École supérieure en Art et technologie des médias is world-renowned, and this flexible Type R IP infrastructure enables it to continue to provide real-world training on real-world equipment, however the wider industry develops,’ says Calrec Vice President of Sales, Dave Letson. ‘L’École supérieure en Art et technologie des médias IP network is very adaptable. It delivers everything it needs today and the potential to deliver whatever it needs in the future.’

More: http://calrec.com