Satellite broadcaster Sky UK took three Sonifex CM-CU21 commentator units for its coverage of the Augusta Masters golf championship, supplied through the US distributor Independent Audio. The CM-CU21 is a high-quality, portable commentator unit. Its sturdy construction and flexibility of features make it suitable for use in a variety of environments.
It provides two fully-featured commentator positions, and a third guest position that can alternatively be used as a line-level input. Each position has an individual output, with two additional outputs providing a mix of all active commentary channels. There are two talkback output channels, with a built in limiter and extensive headphone monitoring facilities for any input to either ear of the attached headset/headphones.
‘The Sonifex commentary units sound superb, and have all the return audio and headphone monitoring facilities that we need in a rugged chassis,’ reports Sky Production Manager, David Culmer. ‘We will be using them on all our Majors and other golf tournaments where we have commentators on site.’
Among the commentary team included Jack Nicklaus and Ewen Murray, who used headsets with Coles lip mics ready for use in noisier ambient conditions.
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