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Planning For A New Studio
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It’s easy to lose track of the many details of a new studio project. Let us take a moment to remember Edi cio Intempo, the 47- oor skyscraper built in Spain that was said to be missing one important detail. Elevators.
Heaven forbid you should forget the elevator.
The good thing about being in the audio network and console business is that we have a front-row seat to the important trends and technology driving most studio opera ons today.
Here are some of the things we’ve no ced during our recent travels around the globe designing and installing new studios.
Camera automa on.
More and more on-air studios have a camera or two to run show video out to YouTube or other social media. Many of the larger studios have full me video editors onsite at the studio, while others are taking advantage of automa on so ware to run those cameras. For example, camera automa on systems are being integrated with WheatNet- IP audio networking to switch the camera to the host or guest posi on in the studio whenever a mic is turned on.
Downsized space.
Technology is ge ng smaller and smaller, and that goes for devices as well as studios. It’s not unusual to see studio facili es scaled down, some by as much as half. Gone are the racks and racks of DAs and relays, thanks to IP audio rou ng and control.
Talent on the move.
Who knew that talent had legs? They’re no longer con ned to one studio, or even the studio facility. With WheatNet-IP, mix-minus, bus minuses, mic presets and even video follow talent and shows no ma er where they are located on the audio network.
Signs of the mes.
Signage in studios is one of the biggest trends going. We’re seeing more and more clocks with metering on
the wall, video feeds of talent shown in the lobby, and music playout schedules from the automa on showing up on the studio wall or elsewhere in the studios. All this visualiza on is made possible because of the easy IP rou ng of media and data throughout the facility, thanks to the ght integra on of WheatNet-IP audio networking and automa on, metering and clocking systems.