Part of the refurbishment of its radio studios, Kuwait Broadcast Services (KBS) has installed two Calrec digital audio consoles in its Kuwait City facility.
The public service broadcasters has placed Calrec Omega consoles in Studio 8, which is dedicated to sports programming, and Studio 11, which broadcasts classical music programming, each have a console. Italian integrator ARET Video and Audio Engineering and Kuwait Cable Vision provided the consoles, workflow customisation, training, and support after a government-issued public tender process.
‘Their DSP, reliability, flexibility and built-in redundancy mean that the Omega consoles not only meet but far exceed KBS’ performance criteria put forth in the public tender – and at a competitive price,’ says ARET Video & Audio Engineering VP of Sales & Marketing, Umberto Asti. ‘All Calrec consoles are designed to be similarly straightforward and intuitive, so you can do everything in a snap without having to navigate multiple menus like you would with other consoles. I’ve received nothing but positive feedback from the KBS operators since they started using the new consoles.’
Each of KBS’ Omega consoles offers 24 faders in a 40-fader frame to allow for future expansion. The consoles can process up to 160 channels using Calrec’s Bluefin high-density digital signal processing technology.
The Omega consoles satisfied KBS’ requirement for a flexible, turnkey audio solution that could be customised to provide the required workflow, with dedicated aftermarket support and training. The console’s reliability and flexibility of workflow have proved to be two of the most important features given KBS’ live-production environment.
‘KBS is a flagship customer for us in Kuwait that is taking advantage of our consoles’ reliability, performance, and ease of use to advance itself in a budding broadcast market,’ says Anthony Harrison, Calrec Middle East Sales Manager. ‘ARET, which shares our philosophy of strong customer support, was instrumental in making this sale happen and continues to be an important partner for us in the region.’
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