Global News (Canada) renews its studies with Calrec's Type R consoles

IP Type R consoles Calrec arrive at the news network's Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver studios Global News (Canada) with the aim of streamlining news production and improving audio quality.

Global News, which operates 15 local stations throughout Canada and offers news, weather and community-based information, offers national coverage with reports, analysis and interesting content on topics of interest both in Canada and abroad. Global News can be accessed through 11 different platforms, such as Global TV App, Pluto TV, Samsung, LG and Roku.

The incorporation into your facilities of the core Type R, In addition to a mix of software and hardware control surfaces, it represents a technological step forward for Global News, as stated Ralph Carstens, audio systems specialist at Global News: "The Type R consoles replace our old Calrec Omega consoles, which we had for 15 years and which were real workhorses. The addition of the Type R will allow us to meet our production goals. It offers remote access and flexibility in terms of I/O integration and is a budget-friendly console. When we compared both consoles, we saw a notable difference in audio quality: the Type R sounds warmer and less brittle."

The study of Calgary has decided to go for a surface with six faders and a soft-panel big; the facilities of Edmonton, by five panels of six faders and two soft-panels, and those of Vancouver, by six panels of six faders and three large soft-panels. Los cores, por su parte, se ubican localmente en cada una de estas tres ubicaciones. “Podemos ajustar cosas como los niveles y la dinámica a distancia mediante VPN y la interfaz gráfica de Calrec Assist, si es necesario. Los núcleos están conectados a Viz Mosart, el sistema de automatización que permite a uno o dos operadores controlar todos los aspectos de la producción de noticias, como las cámaras, la emisión, los gráficos y el audio. Todos los núcleos se encargan de la producción de noticias locales en directo. Global National se produce desde Vancouver y los tres núcleos producen los noticiarios de mayor audiencia de la mañana, el mediodía y la noche, además de cubrir las elecciones y otros acontecimientos especiales”, añade Carstens.

Dave Letson, vice president of sales at Calrec, celebrates integration and the role that the integrator True North has had in the process: "We are also incredibly pleased that True North led the delivery of this project, understanding exactly what was needed and providing the level of support that helped drive the project for Global News. Great collaboration is often a measure of success, leading to a happy client, and with this project it is clear that it was achieved."