The most challenging 3D audio comes to the latest TVN UHD OB powered by Lawo

TVN Live Production has unveiled the TVN-Ü8UHD, an OB Truck built around Lawo’ s AoIP solutions designed to meet the demands of UHD productions with 3D audio.

The TVN-Ü8UHD is built around Lawo’s IP infrastructure, managed through the VSM (Virtual Studio Manager) solution. The system integrates with the OB truck’s broadcast equipment and provides orchestration and control over the entire production network, simplifying workflows and minimising set-up time.

For the sound management of this OB truck with 39 workstations spread over 120 square metres, the TVN Live Production team has opted for Lawo’s mc²56 MkIII and mc²36 MkII consoles, ready to enable “precise and flexible” handling of 3D audio, whether in Dolby Atmos or other advanced audio formats.

The mc²56 MkIII, with its fully redundant A__UHD core, offers 1,024 DSP channels of processing power, providing ultra-low latency signal routing and real-time monitoring. This solution is complemented by the more compact but equally powerful mc²36 MkII, giving the TVN-Ü8UHD ‘exceptional flexibility and quality’ in audio mixing, from pre-production to final transmission.

A OB Truck optimised for 3D audio

The TVN-Ü8UHD also complies with new immersive audio standards, a frequent trend in top-tier sports productions. In this respect, Lawo’s mc²56 MkIII has been optimised for Dolby Atmos workflows and 3D audio, providing full support for 5.1.4 monitoring configuration.

Markus Osthaus, CEO of TVN Live Production, defines his latest OB truck as “a milestone” in outdoor broadcasting: “Thanks to our partnership with Lawo, we can offer a solution that delivers unparalleled flexibility and scalability while maintaining the highest standards in UHD/HDR video and 3D audio production. For audio, Lawo’s IP technology is at the heart of this capability, enabling us to meet the growing demands of complex, large-scale productions.”