Russia’s Television Technical Centre Ostankino (TTC) has installed a further five Calrec digital audio consoles as part of ongoing improvements to its Moscow broadcast studio facility. The studios are used by Russian broadcast companies such as Channel One, Technostyle and NTV Plus in the production of a wide variety of programmes. ‘TTC Ostankino houses more than 40 studios and is the largest broadcast production company in Eastern Europe,’ says Calrec Audio European Sales Manager, Michael Reddick. ‘Among the studios now equipped with Calrec technology is Studio 1, which is the largest studio within the TTC complex at 1,000-sq-m.’
‘We recommended that TTC install Calrec consoles because Calrec is known for its operational reliability and system redundancy,’ says Roman Katrovsky, Sound Specialist at OKNO-TV, the system integrator that supplied and installed the consoles. ‘These consoles give TTC the flexibility to accommodate any number of broadcasters and their various requirements – for both studio recordings and live production – all in 5.1 surround sound.’
TTC has installed Apollo consoles in eight of its studios, each with a companion Artemis console that can be used on the studio floor for tasks such as mixing a band or a live audience. ‘It is important to TTC that the Apollo and Artemis both sit on the Hydra2 network, as mixed audio can be sent between the consoles via Calrec’s Hydra Patchbay system,’ Katrovsky says. ‘This enables TTC to share signal paths without having to use any physical I/O boxes.’
The latest Apollo installation in Studio 27 is used to produce programmes such as Channel One’s The Field of Wonders. This brings the total number of Calrec consoles in the Ostankino complex to 33.
‘This repeat order is a vote of confidence from TTC and confirms it made the right choice in deciding to standardise on Calrec. I’m happy to say that Calrec consoles will play a major role in Russian television for years to come,’ Reddick says.
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