Independent Croatia radio broadcaster Radio Sibenik is to place a Studer OnAir 2500 mixing desk at the centre of a new studio.
Radio Sibenik’s programming is based on news and specialist sports, politics and culture – with pop and easy listening music interspersed. The studio will handle broadcast continuity – and designed to feature DJ only, or DJ and announcer, news presenter or guests – with the console taking feeds from microphones, a PC with digital multichannel sound card or FireWire output, CD player, two telephone hybrids and FM tuner for control.
Radio Sibenik has a history of using both Studer and Soundcraft equipment since being set up in 1968 as a local radio station for the city of Sibenik. In 1972 it began broadcasting on the FM band and, in 1985, the station moved into a new building with separate broadcast and production studio – among the equipment purchased were six Studer B67 tape recorders, two Revox PR99 and two Studer 727 CD players. In 1993, it acquired a Soundcraft SAC 200 mixing console.
The latest Studer purchase was came at the behest of Director of Production, Ante Baric. During the acquisition process, the station considered the requirements of their programming and matched this to the available options on the market offering the necessary features. Other considerations included how the desk would be serviced, and whether the cost would be appropriate to the broadcaster’s budget. ‘We needed a sufficient number of inputs and outputs – the more the better – endurance and reliability and flexibility of equipment,’ Baric confirms.
The order was placed with Studer dealer, AVC Zagreb, who provided the OnAir 2500 configured with six microphone inputs, three stereo line inputs, two line mono inputs, four stereo AES inputs and a FireWire input. Outputs include a stereo AES PGM output, stereo line output for recording, stereo line output for internet streaming and a further stereo line output for connection with another studio. In addition there is a talkback/monitoring module.
Using the same technology platform as the OnAir 3000, the OnAir 2500’s control surface, I/O breakout, DSP Core and power supply are integrated within a single compact chassis, although this had not been one of the pre-requisites for the radio station.
Although the OnAir 2500 will operate in stand-alone mode the station is considering adding a Studer CMS Lite on-air telephone system for call management at a later stage. ‘For now though, I am extremely satisfied with the new console,’ Baric reports.
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