Japan’s national broadcaster NHK has taken two API Vision consoles for use in its highest-profile recording facilities. Both console sales were made by Tokyo-based distributor, Mixwave.
A first of the two of 64-channel consoles was commissioned in 2014, and was followed by the second in 2015. Both consoles were built with custom features to accommodate NHK’s specific applications, which include both recording and live broadcasts of performances ranging from small ensembles to large orchestral groups.
The first console was installed in CR506, the control room for the largest scoring stage in Japan. The second was installed in CR509, the control room for a large, flexible recording studio also at the NHK complex in Tokyo.
‘The Visions were chosen not only for their classic API sound, but also their well-known reliability’, says API Managing Director, Gordon Smart. ‘We feel this combination convinced NHK that the Vision consoles would be well-suited for such high-profile work, and for such a prestigious international setting.’
NHK was founded in 1925 when it was known as Tokyo Broadcasting. At the time, NHK was a radio broadcast station that served only the island nation. Today, NHK broadcasts internationally in multiple languages, offering original Japanese programming around the world.
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