Mediaset Italia chooses Nuage for audio post-production

The Mediaset Studio C9 production center in Cologno Monzese, near Milan, has opted for this advanced technology for the audio post-production of most of the programs broadcast on Mediaset networks.

The consolidation of Nuage as one of the strong bets in audio post-production by European broadcasters does not stop growing. The solution developed by Yamaha and Steinberhg has now been chosen by the Italian giant Mediaset.

The Mediaset Studio C9 production center in Cologno Monzese, near Milan, has opted for this advanced technology. Founded in 1993, to support the growing demand for sound editing from Mediaset subsidiary Reti Televisive Italiane (RTI), Studio C9 has since been the post-production studio for the majority of programs broadcast on Mediaset networks.

Marco Trinchero and Flavio Nichisoli, at the head of this studio, acknowledge that "our interest in Steinberg products dates back to 1994, when the Cubase sequencer synchronizing via MIDI timecode was installed to the studio's then main DAW hardware. After negative experiences with the DAW, it became necessary to find an alternative and at the time we switched exclusively to a Nuendo-based system. Given the stability of Nuendo 3, we would never have changed, but, once we saw a demonstration of the Nuage system… it was instant karma!”

The installation of a Nuage NCS500-CT master unit in Studio C9 has brought many benefits to the studio such as the use of the highly sensitive touch screen and eight touch-sensitive multi-function knobs that provide direct control of EQ, dynamics, effects and other parameters with immediate and clear visual feedback.

Marco Flavio admits that "the numerous advantages are obvious: the seamless integration between the software and the programmer not mediated by universal protocols or unstable drivers, almost total flexibility in the configuration of the screen and touch buttons, the almost military-grade build quality of the Yamaha controller and an impressive variety of additional functions in the software. The list goes on... from exportable MediaBay to AAF file import, batch Cycle Marker export, Loudness track with real lifesaver, advanced ADR... and much more."