With placements now in the US, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Turkey, Italy, South Africa, South Korea and Kuwait, Calrec Audio has announced two further sales of its new Summa mixing consoles to SuperSport Outside Broadcast in South Africa. Having standardised its fleet of large OB trucks on Calrec, SuperSport is replacing the desks in its smaller OB-7 and OB-8 units, which are used for sports coverage throughout South Africa.

‘OB vans are becoming more sophisticated, and space is always an issue – but, perhaps, even more so in small units,’ says SuperSport Technical Operations Manager, Johan van Tonder. ‘We trust our entire fleet of large trucks to Calrec, and now that the Summa desk is available, we can take advantage of the Calrec benefits in our small OB vans as well.’

‘Our customers and other broadcasters were asking for a console that was every bit as robust as our Apollo and Artemis consoles, but with a smaller surface, fewer resources, and an intuitive GUI with a small learning curve,’ says Calrec International Sales Manager, Anthony Harrison. ‘That was the motivation behind the Summa console. The fact that we’ve delivered 20 of them since July tells us that demand is high for a more compact alternative to our other popular consoles. Progressive broadcasters like SuperSport, our first Summa customer in South Africa, are helping Calrec to gain a foothold in the market for small OB units.’

Launched in September 2013 with a 180-channel capacity, Summa is also available in a 128-channel version as an alternative for broadcasters who do not require the larger channel count of the original Summa console. Both versions offer broadcast-focused facilities presented on a straightforward control surface with an intuitive GUI, making it suitable for a broad range of operator levels. Summa 128 has been designed for live broadcast applications with a clear focus on ease of operation, allowing fast and easy access to controls to make it easy to create engrossing broadcast audio.

The console uses Calrec’s Bluefin2 technology at its core, along with the same Hydra2 router technology that is integral to Calrec’s other Bluefin2 consoles.

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