Celebrating its diamond jubilee, Calrec continues to innovate in the audio broadcasting industry with a range of connected technologies that enable broadcasters to scale their processing directly in the cloud.
Following its development preview at NAB, Calrec’s ImPulseV cloud-based DSP processing core debuts at IBC. It offers the same audio quality and feature set as Calrec’s hardware-based ImPulse processing cores but is hosted entirely in a public cloud environment like AWS. This setup allows for global access and significant operational cost savings by reducing reliance on physical hardware and enabling more efficient scaling of productions.
ImPulseV features 264 DSP paths (128 input channels and 136 output paths) and supports fully immersive formats up to 7.1.4. It can be controlled through the Calrec Assist web UI or directly from a Calrec Argo console.
Argo Q & Argo S
The Argo Q & S audio control surfaces are also showcased at IBC. These multi-award-winning surfaces offer flexibility, IP-native supercharged DSP, remote-control capability, and future-proof technologies built around Calrec’s ImPulse core and Assist UI. The modular panel system allows broadcasters to adapt the surface hardware to their needs, with two mid-level rows of interchangeable panels on the Argo Q model and one mid-level row on the Argo S model.
Argo’s comprehensive user templates enable quick changes to the hardware user interface to meet varying requirements or preferences. The optically bonded touchscreens provide visual feedback and allow users to build definable functions and apply them as templates, enhancing operator efficiency and intuitiveness.
Each 12-fader section of Argo’s console architecture remains fully independent, offering unparalleled system resilience in terms of processing capabilities, path control access, power supplies, and connectivity. This flexibility supports distributed productions, allowing a main console in one location and an FX surface in another to be connected to an ImPulse core.
ImPulse and ImPulse1
Calrec’s ImPulse and ImPulse1 are ST2110 native audio processing and routing engines. ImPulse handles over 2,380 processing paths for demanding NGA productions, while ImPulse1 is a compact 1U unit designed for small to medium single mixer applications, delivering 304 to 672 processing paths. Both engines, along with the new cloud-based ImPulseV, work with Argo and the Calrec Assist web GUI, enabling remote and distributed working as well as headless operation.
Type R
Calrec’s Type R modular, expandable IP mixing system is designed for distributed production and flexible workflows. Its three hardware and soft panels can create various system types, integrating with station automation systems like Ross Overdrive, Sony ELC, and Grass Valley Ignite.
Upcoming Remote Production Capability Expansion
In response to the increasing trend of remote production and distributed working, Calrec will announce an expansion of its remote production capabilities at IBC. This new toolset aims to provide greater consistency in mixing and better management of operators and equipment, reflecting recent trends in the industry. More details will be revealed during the event.
About Calrec
Calrec is a leading designer and supplier of broadcast audio mixing consoles and equipment, relied upon by many of the world’s most successful broadcasters. The company, founded in 1964, is based in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, UK.
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