US-based 3D technologies and production service leader Cameron-Pace Group (CPG) has taken the first Calrec Artemis Light – the newest member of the broadcast console specialist’s Artemis family of Bluefin2 Hydra2 digital audio mixing consoles.

‘This is the perfect choice for the complex audio requirements of our newly upgraded Mobile Unit 1, and we are pleased to be the first users of this new system,’ says Cameron-Pace Group Co-Chairman, Vince Pace. ‘It’s clear that the Artemis Light is state-of-the-art audio console technology and a cost-effective platform that we can easily expand as our productions become more demanding of resources.’

Announced at IBC2011, on the same day as the official launch of the Artemis Light, the console will be the audio centrepiece of a Fusion 3D mobile unit, for on-location broadcast and postproduction. When the upgrade is complete, Mobile Unit 1 will be surround-sound capable.

Cameron-Pace Group’s approach differs from many of the OB/mobile unit companies currently offering 3D broadcast facilities, in that it transmits 3D and 2D from a single OB unit, in contrast to the split, twin-vehicle approach favoured by many European OB facilities providers. The selection of Calrec’s Hydra2 console will give Cameron-Pace Group greater flexibility for I/O than many of its 2D and 3D OB competitors.

‘We look forward to working with Cameron-Pace Group’s Chairmen James Cameron and Vince Pace as they bring their 3D production approach to Europe,’ says Dave Letson, Calrec’s US Regional Director of Sales. ‘As part of the sale, Cameron-Pace will be able to expand the Hydra2 network easily by renting extra Calrec I/O units when projects require them. John Root, the Business Development Manager at Bexel, our West Coast distributor, was instrumental in the sale because he ensured that Cameron-Pace Group will get the quickest-possible turnaround for any additional I/O rental. That assurance added a lot of value to the sale.’

Like all of Calrec’s Artemis consoles, Artemis Light incorporates Bluefin2 high-density signal processing and Hydra2 networking technologies in the same compact yet extremely powerful and scalable control surface used by Artemis Shine and Beam. Employing the same hardware and software architecture, the Artemis Light can be fully integrated with any existing Hydra2 network. The Artemis Light router has eight Hydra2 ports for interfacing with the extensive Hydra2 I/O range, as well as other Hydra2 routers and their I/O. The flexibility of the Hydra2 I/O range means a large amount of I/O can be connected in various formats, tailored to the specific needs of each environment.

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