So drama! Improve your radio entertainment offer with Lawo

The project in so drama! It is the first radio installation in Singapore with virtual mixing technology and the second of this type in Southeast Asia.

Virtualization is a hot topic on the radio, since more and more stations discover the flexibility and economy of virtual mixing surfaces. At the same time, physical faders offer familiarity in which presenters trust during rapid rhythm programs.

In Singapore, the stations so drama! Power 98 of the Jia 88.3 They obtain all the benefits of both, with an update of the consoles Lawo Ruby with virtual tactile screen controls seen.

So Drama! It is one of the most listened to Singapore media companies, with four popular channels -(Jia 88.3 FM, Music and Drama Company, Pioneer and Power 98FM) that lead their programming to a population in Singapore of more than 5.5 million people. The combination of Lawo's physical and virtual radio mixers installed in Power 98 and Jia 88.3 are the first of its kind in Singapore.

Boon Theon And, Lawo's Director of Lawo in Southeast Asia, comments that “Sodrama! He has been a Lawo client for years, and we are very happy that they have decided to associate with us again to improve their facilities. Together with the opportunity to renew the equipment, so drama! I also wanted to rethink and update the workflows of the study so that the production of the entertainment was softer and more intuitive for the younger presenters. Traditional physical with virtual mixers seen with context satisfied the requirements of all. ”

The project includes three Ruby Radio consoles, Lawo's first mixing surfaces. With a clean and clear design, Ruby is easy to use and can be configured in sizes of 4 to 60 faders in multiple linked frames that can be mounted on surface or embedded.

Personalized screens

The Gui Software of Lawo VisTool Unlimited It has been used to design virtual mixer interfaces. It allows users to design intuitive custom mixing screens for individual workflows of the stations. Personalized vector graphics, Faders, buttons and context -sensitive controls can be placed on the screen to control the mixture, the routing, EQ / dynamics, timers, meters and other specific functions of the console, seen can even integrate controls for external programs and devices with HTML control interfaces - putting the command of the playout systems, codecs, web cameras and web cameras and radio devices Visual on the same touch screen of mixing controls.

For example, in Power 98 and Jia 88.3, the customized views of the Vistaol control the operation of the RCS emission system, provide mixing controls and can act as the main mixer in case the desktop needs maintenance.

The mixture and the audio I/O are provided by a Central Central Lawo Nova17. Nova17 is a highly flexible 512 × 512 digital router capable of adding a large number of analog signals, MIC, AES3, SD and HD-SDI, and Madi through modular I/O cards, in addition to series data and GPIO. The signal processing, the gain control, an summer matrix and the equalization are also provided, which makes the Nova17 an excellent option to feed multiple mixing surfaces with a single compact frame.

"A great benefit that obtained drama with this project was the savings of costs that supposed the update of your existing Lawo team," says Tan. "Nova17 is a very flexible engine and can be easily updated to the current technical standards. Your original investment in Lawo technology continues to help them save, 10 years later."

For this project, so drama expanded its Nova17 with additional I/O cards To handle new external sources, such as taking telephone lines to the routers, and providing external outputs to new IP codec. They also expanded their monitoring system by combining the controls on the screen of seenol and the alerts with the functions of detection of silence incorporated in the router; The entire workflow, from the study to the transmission, is now automatically monitored and controlled by the Nova17.

The update of the study so drama! It was made by the Lawo distributor, Broadcast Communications International (BCI), which integrated the systems for codec, telephone systems and other third -party audio equipment, and also provided technical support services.

"Lawo continually strives to be at the forefront of new pioneer broadcasting technologies. This installation provides a new and flexible workflow to radio operations in Singapore, using the virtual mixture to amplify and increase the capacities of traditional mixers," he says so.