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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 5 - Issue 7 | July 2015

InSound

Cadac's CDC Six Console
Takes Centre Stage
T

he Cadac CDC six, with its 64 input
channels, 48 assignable busses,
has been designed to provide a console
with a truly intuitive user interface,
with class leading audio performance,
at a very competitive price.
Based on a further evolution of
the "high agility" operating system
developed originally for the flagship
CDC eight, it presents the user with
the critical information in a clear
and concise graphical user interface
displayed on an optically bonded 23.5
inch 16:9 high definition LCD touch
screen. The digital encoders to the
bottom and the right of the 23.5 inch
display provide additional control to
complement the instinctive use of
swipe and touch, or gesture control, of
the features displayed on the screen.
As a result, the CDC six is far less menu
dependent in operation than other
equivalent consoles, leading to a much

faster learning curve for the engineer.
The
CDC
six
uses
Cadac's
MegaCOMMS digital audio network
which has been designed to meet the
requirements of the most challenging
applications. MegaCOMMS is a
robust, TDM (Time Division Multiplex)
system and carries 128 channels of
24-bit, 96 kHz audio, plus control
data, clock, bi-directionally, up to
150 metres via a pair of RG6 coaxial
cables. In addition to audio and
control data, MegaCOMMS provides
accurate,
phase-aligned
clock
distribution, allowing reliable lowjitter synchronisation of all hardware
elements within a network. Total
through-system propagation delay
for this system from inputs on stage
to outputs, including all console
processing and A-D / D-A conversions,
is 37 samples (@ 96 kHz), or just under
400us.

CDC six also
ships
with
CADAC's "Monitor
Mode". This unique
feature, found on
both the CDC six and
the CDC eight, has been
developed to tackle the
specific requirements of the
monitor engineer. It allows the
engineer to access any of the 48 userassignable busses and their respective
contribution channels in 'sends on
fader' mode with a single touch of the
screen.
CDC six also comes preconfigured
with an integrated 64 x 64 Waves
card for direct multitrack recording
to a laptop and connection to any
Waves MultiRack SoundGrid server.
This allows up to 64 channels of
Waves studio-grade plug-ins to
simultaneously run alongside CDC

Cadac's
CDC six console

six's own native effects
options, with the Waves
GUI displayed on the console's
touchscreen for control.
When connected to the CDC MC
Router, the audio network can expand
to 3072 channels with third party
network integration handled via
the CDC MC MADI or Dante network
bridges.
The combination of an exceptional
user interface, legendary Cadac micpre's, state-of-the art DSP and FPGA
processing technology, with incredibly
low latency, makes the CDC six a
unique proposition for those who do
not want to be faced with either audio
or creative compromises.

First Calrec Audio Artemis
Console For Channel One
Russia Worldwide
C

hannel One Russia Worldwide,
the international arm of Channel
One Russia, has installed a Calrec
Artemis Light digital audio console in
its Moscow production studio. Channel
One Worldwide purchased the console
as part of a facility-wide upgrade to
HD in order to meet Russian digital
broadcast requirements. The Channel
One Worldwide purchase marks

the 32nd Calrec console installed in
Moscow.
"Not only must we adhere to
strict government standards for HD
broadcasts, but as the most widely
distributed and trusted Russianlanguage channel in the world, we
also have an obligation to our viewers

to deliver broadcasts of the highest
quality," said Stanislav Goncharov,
Technical Director of Channel One
Russia Worldwide.
"That means equipping each of
our channels with high-performance
equipment like the Artemis. The
console lets us effortlessly produce
multitrack HD programmes, change
show memories quickly, and connect
two shooting areas to one control
room over fibre - things that
were impossible to do before.
The console has proved to be the
perfect balance between cost and
quality that will help us easily
expand
our
live production
down
the
road."
Installed in the
Channel One Worldwide
studio inside the Ostankino
Television Technical Centre,
Calrec's Artemis the Artemis has 32 multilayer
Light digital
audio console faders and is equipped

The Artemis has 32 multilayer faders

with Calrec's Bluefin2 and Hydra2
networking architecture.
"As part of Channel One Russia
Worldwide, which has more than 250
million viewers worldwide, Channel
One Worldwide is a critical source of
programming for Russian-speaking
audiences everywhere, and the
Artemis met the criteria for a compact
digital console with powerful internal
routing capabilities," said Michael
Reddick, Calrec's European Sales
Manager. "With this deployment,
Channel One Worldwide joins a
growing number of stations in Moscow
that have adopted Calrec consoles
since 2012."
OKNO-TV, Calrec's partner in
Moscow, handled the sale and
installation.
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