TCAN enhances its broadcasts via streaming with the BPswitch FX6 from Broadcast Pix

The BPswitch FX6 production mixer from Broadcast Pix has allowed the Center for Arts in Natick MA (TCAN) multiply its production via streaming.

He TCAN is a nonprofit performing arts center that offers a wide variety of arts programs to audiences in the MetroWest and Greater Boston areas of Massachusetts. It is a regular venue for tours by national artists, such as The Smithereens, Jefferson Starship, Tom Rush, Anais Mitchell and Shawn Colvin. The space also offers comedy shows, children's shows and classical music concerts.

In order to enhance its streaming capabilities in times of Covid-19, the team led by David Lavalley, CEO of TCAN, decided to install the production mixer BPswitch FX6. Ockers Company took charge of the integration, which was funded by the Foundation for Metrowest and MetroWest Subaru.

BPswitch FX6

He BPswitch FX6 It features a full set of broadcast and streaming tools, hybrid SDI and IP I/O, eight channels of clips and integrated graphics, and stores up to 180 hours of content. In its daily operations, the system receives signals from three PTZ cameras BRCH800 of Sony.

The experience with the Broadcast Pix system, as transmitted by the Lavalley, has been completely satisfactory: "The BPswitch allows us to easily stream and record video from all three cameras. The built-in transitions and clip library are essential for creating a professional and branded look for our live broadcasts." Lavalley also highlights the ease of use of the switcher, which “allows a single video operator to adjust camera angles and mix the final result without the need for additional technical personnel.” In addition, he adds that “it is small and portable enough to fit in our production space and its price was within our budget.”

Although TCAN has already reopened, Lavalley confirms that he hopes the system will continue to be used even with an audience in the room, allowing them to “expand our capacity beyond the 280 seats in the room” in order to reach “an unlimited online audience.”