Qatar TV commissions Lawo with audio, video and control infrastructure solutions for its two new mobile units

The new mobiles, designed and integrated by Sony Professional Solutions MEA, will have, among other solutions, the mc²56 consoles and the Lawo virtual control system (VSM).

Qatar TV, based in Doha, has commissioned Theirs various audio, video and control infrastructure solutions for its two new mobile units. Each vehicle will include a 24-fader mc²36 audio console, plus several external and fixed DALLIS I/O stageboxes installed, an A__madi4 Audio-to-IP interface as well as a V__pro8 video processor and router. General control of the equipment will be carried out through the Lawo Virtual Studio Manager (VSM) system. These new mobile units are being integrated by Sony Professional Solutions MEA.

For years, Qatar TV has been a Lawo customer, using its systems both in its mobile units and in its new Broadcast Center in Doha, opened in 2012. Solutions provided for the studio complex include three mc²56 networked audio production consoles , with a Nova73 HD central router and VSM for general control.

VSM Virtual Studio Manager is the perfect solution for managing production workflows, taking control of physical production hardware while providing a seamless transition from baseband to IP. VSM supports control protocols used by all major brands and models of video and audio routers, video and audio mixers, intercom systems, UMDs and multiviewers, blue equipment and other third-party devices.

A multifunction mixer

In the case of the Lawo mc²36 multifunction audio mixer, it offers uncompromising sound quality features and Lawo quality microphone preamps. A powerful DSP microprocessor with internal 512x512 port audio matrix and integrated I/O make this console Compact makes it ideal for installations with limited space, especially in mobile units where space and weight is always a critical factor. As it is natively equipped with RAVENNA/AES67 technology, the mc²36 console integrates seamlessly into IP infrastructures.

For handling different video formats and audio and video integration, Qatar TV will use the V__pro8 mainly for audio embedding and de-embedding, as well as format conversion and color correction. Combining many video and audio features into one tool, the V__pro8 will save Qatar TV a lot of rack space in its new vehicles.

The A__madi4 high-quality Audio-to-IP interface for broadcast, live and installation applications is designed for the transport of analog and digital audio signals over IP network environments and for establishing IP-based audio networks. Based on RAVENNA technology, all Lawo A__line devices also support the AES67 audio-over-IP interoperability standard and come with VisCon__navigator (an intuitive software to easily configure audio and video streams on IP networks without the need of deep IT Knowledge) as standard. In addition to four MADI interfaces, the Lawo A__madi4 also provides two RAVENNA/AES67 Ethernet ports and eight GPIOs.

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