Portugal's TVI Transitions To Digital With Studer Vista 8

Portugal’s popular network TVI has ordered a Studer Vista 8 digital audio mixing system, due for installation in a new general production studio in Lisbon.
TVI's prime-time programming is reserved for its own productions, mainly soap operas, phone-in quizzes and reality shows. There have been Studer analogue consoles at TVI for several years, but the upgrade path to digital facilities has led TVI to its first 42-fader Vista 8. The console specification includes a redundant control system, and the addition of two extra cards in the SCore DSP system enables autoswitching between MADI interfaces and a remote I/O interface.
Carlos Gomes from TVI expects the new console to be in use by the end of April: “We’re making the transition from analogue to digital facilities, so the whole concept of Studer’s Vistonics' user interface, which has a very analogue feel, plays an important role. The redundancy of the Vista 8 was another key factor in our decision: there is full 100% redundancy for all parts of the desk, including the control system, which gives us peace of mind.”
Studer’s Portuguese distributor Custódio Cardoso Pereira (CCP) has also delivered a 32-fader Studer Vista 5 console to Estudio Carvello, a privately-owned television production facility, where it replaces a 20-year old Studer 900 analogue console.
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