Lawo’s mc²36 hits the roads of Japan with NHK
Published: ASIA
JAPAN: Lawo has confirmed the sale of another mobile audio kit to NHK, which sees an mc²36 join the broadcaster's existing line-up of mc²90, mc²66 and mc²56 consoles. The 24-fader mc²36 with a Compact I/O unit is designed to accompany the Japanese public broadcaster’s video trucks and portable equipment for capturing sporting and cultural events.
Operating two terrestrial and a pair of satellite television services, three radio networks and the NHK World Service, the broadcaster is now in possession of an estimated 20 mc² systems used for both studio and mobile applications. Both broadcaster and manufacturer also have a history of working together in an R&D capacity, developing tools and practical applications required for creating immersive audio experiences with 3D surround audio (22.2) as well as other technical innovations.
The mc²36 is designed as an ‘all-in-one’ mixing desk with a 96 DSP-channel micro-core, internal 512x512 port audio matrix and an integrated I/O. It includes 32 mic/line inputs and outputs, eight digital AES3 inputs, eight GPIO ports, one MADI (SFP) port, three Ravenna/AES67 channels and a headphone jack in addition to a Madi tie-line connection.