Calrec Audio To Introduce New Brio & RP1 Solutions At BVE 2017

Calrec Audio has announced that it will introduce its new Brio and RP1 Solutions at this year's BVE.

The company's Brio console is the smallest in Calrec's Bluefin2 family, at 892 millimetres wide, and the dual-layer, 36-fader surface provides more faders in a given footprint than other consoles. A 15.6-inch HD touch-screen UI provides quick access to more in-depth control, while hardware rotary controls gives fast and precise control over parameters displayed in the touch-screen UI.

Brio is entirely self-contained, with analogue and digital I/O and GPIO built into the surface. Additional expansion I/O slots allow for further I/O integration, and fitting an available Hydra2 module makes it possible to connect to and share audio over Calrec's Hydra2 network.

The RP1 remote production unit is a live-broadcast product that addresses requirements for high-quality content from remote locations. Remote production offers the ability to capture a broader range of live events, such as sports, news, or regional music festivals.

Calrec's new unit is a 2U core that contains integrated, FPGA-based DSP, which enables a console surface at another facility to control all mixing functionality. The RP1 core manages all of the processing for IFB routing and remote monitor mixes, and it does so locally with no latency. This level of integration and remote control makes it simple for any remote mix engineer to set up IFB mixes and eliminates any delay for remote listeners or presenters.

The RP1 core embeds audio into existing video-transport mechanisms, while its modular I/O backbone accepts any of Calrec's I/O cards. This flexibility means the RP1 can connect via analogue, AES, MADI, SDI, and the latest AoIP solutions from AES67, Ravenna, Dante, and SMPTE 2022. 



Jim Green, International Sales Manager, Calrec Audio, said: "As the U.K.'s number one gathering for the broadcast industry, BVE is the perfect forum for us to introduce our new Brio and RP1 solutions to the British market. We always look forward to BVE because it offers an ideal atmosphere for us to showcase our solutions and spend quality time with prospects and partners."

calrec.com

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