‘When we set out to replace our aging analogue desk with a digital console, we looked at offerings from many companies,’ says Sylvain Dumortier, the station’s Project Manager for Engineering and Integration Department. ‘We decided on the SSL C100 HDS because of the company’s reputation, the console’s ease-of-use, product reliability and customer service. Our engineers are familiar with SSL topology, so this made the transition very smooth. As this is radio production, the sound quality was an extremely important factor and the C100 HDS gives us the sound we required.’
Built around a recording room with audience seating, the studio has a large round table for panel discussions and a music area with a grand piano, allowing it to host news, magazine, documentary, drama and music programmes. The plan is to share the studio with several stations under the Radio France banner, so the studio will cover many broadcast bases and programme genres.
‘We have a public service mission that mandates information and culture diffusion, as well as music and drama production,’ Dumortier says. ‘We needed to equip our studios with the very best equipment and the SSL C100 HDS helps us to attain that goal. The very best here means more than just sound quality.
‘We are now in the process of deciding which shows will be produced from Studio 108,’ Dumortier closes. ‘By designing our new systems to be able to meet multiple audio missions, we have the flexibility to produce content of any type in Studio 108, and this helps our booking schedule. The SSL C100 HDS allows us to accomplish our design intentions.’
The new console represents the ninth C100 now in operation at Radio France facilities.
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