ProAudio Review - April 2008 - (Page 43)

John Fogerty with Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis; and The Beatles Sgt. Pepper finale. Backline A-T mikes included AE5100 for ride cymbal, hi-hat, overheads and strings; AE2500 for kick drum; AE5400 and ATM250 for Leslie cabinet; AT4050 for horns, overheads and guitar cabinets; plus ATM350 for strings. Carrie Underwood used a custom Shure SM58/UHF-R wireless mike on “Before He Cheats,” while Alicia Keys opted for a Shure KSM9/UHF-R wireless during her opening collaboration with Frank Sinatra on “Learnin’ the Blues.” THE CRITICAL 5.1-CHANNEL HD BROADCAST MIX Multichannel submix stems from the audience reaction area and Effanel truck were received by NEP Super Shooter’s ND4 Video Production Truck, where broadcast mixer Tom Holmes - using a 86-fader/duallayer Calrec Alpha with Bluefin Digital Console - balanced these with playback sources and announcer microphones to generate a 5.1-channel broadcast mix. The Calrec console also received an LCR mix from Amy Winehouse’s live appearance in London, together with a 5.1-channel mix from the Foo Fighters stage. “My biggest challenge was to maintain consistency between the 5.1 HD mix and the stereo mix for analog and SD viewers,” Holmes considers. “In the past, two mixers worked in [a pair of] control rooms to handle that task; this year there was only a 5.1 mix, which was folded down to a stereo [ProLogic II matrix-encoded surround] mix at CBS [New York]. To check compatibility, we monitored several consumer setups.” These four mixes, according to Holmes, were: a. 5.1 discreet for the people that have an HD signal, and a home theater surround audio system; b. A flat fold down of that same 5.1 mix, for people that have an HD signal, but only use stereo speakers (maybe on the TV set); c. Lt-Rt, the encoded 5.1, for people that receive an SD signal, and only use stereo speakers to listen to; and d. ProLogic II, the decoded Lt-Rt, for people with an SD signal, but who are listening in surround on a home-theater system. “We also needed to get the most audience response from an audience of industry attendees,” which very often is far more subdued than a fan-based audience. “The show needed to sound as live as possible without washing out the music. But the rehearsals - with stand-ins, no audience and an empty arena never really sounded very much like the real show. Although we are there for six or seven days, there is a lot of content. So you end up rehearsing a band or a production item for an hour and a half, but only do [a run through] two or three times. I always wish we had just one more rehearsal!” All Grammy show numbers were performed in real-time, Neuberger stresses. “Moving over to a separate remote truck for the Foo Fighters was slightly awkward,” he offers. “But since it was used for a single dedicated number, it was clearly the best solution.” The Amy Winehouse live insert from the UK was mixed at The Riverside Studios, West London, by Tim Summerhayes. “For transmission capacity and reliability reasons it was decided to only transport three channels of audio from London,” continues Neuberger. “Tim sent us GRAMMY continues on page 71 ➤ Introducing the ALL-NEW CABLES BUILT FOR THE PROS PREMIUM GRADE MADE IN USA NEOPRENE® RUBBER JACKET NEUTRIK® X-HD CONNECTORS BELDEN® WIRE HIGH BANDWIDTH LOW CAPACITANCE 5-YEAR UNCONDITIONAL WARRANTY WITHSTANDS TEMPERATURE & ENVIRONMENTAL EXTREMES RUGGED CONSTRUCTION MAINTAINS FLEXIBILITY BUILT TO LAST WITH A 5-YEAR “NO QUESTIONS ASKED” REPLACEMENT WARRANTY cableup.com www.proaudioreview.com April 2008 | ProAudio Review | 43 http://cableup.com http://cableup.com http://cableup.com http://www.proaudioreview.com

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ProAudio Review - April 2008 Contents A Little More Recognition Please Studio News and New Products API 1608 16-Channel Analog Console TASCAM X-48 Digital Audio Workstation SSL Matrix Super Analogue Console Toft Audio Design Series ATB Analog Console KRK Systems Exposé E8B Powered Monitor Broadcast News and New Products ZOOM H2 Portable Digital Recorder Producing Surround Sound at 50th Grammy Awards JBL LSR4312SP Linear Spatial Reference Powered Subwoofer Audio Production For Gaming Euphonix S5 Fusion Digital Post Production Console NAB Hot Gear Soundcraft Vi6 Digital Live Production Console Go To A Show! Contracting News and New Products Studio Consoles Studio Wireless Microphones Alicia Keys “Superwoman”

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