Dogus Media Group opts for SSL
Published: MEA
TURKEY: Dogus Media Group has recently installed two Solid State Logic C10 HD broadcast consoles in its newly-consolidated studio facility in Instanbul. Serving the 24/7 news, sport and entertainment programming needs for NTV, and CNBC-e, a financial news and popular programming station, Dogus Media Group chose the C10 HD to help meet the broadcaster’s expanded media capabilities.
‘For the past year, Dogus Media Group has been moving its production facilities which serve seven TV channels and eight radio stations, into one location,’ said Aysin Yilmaz, deputy technical manager for Dogus Media Group. ‘The NTV News Cube and CNBC-e 360 studios were the final projects and this is where the C10 consoles were installed,’ she continued. ‘When we looked at the market for a broadcast console, SSL’s C10 stood out from the rest because of its sound quality, self-contained compact design, low power draw and high-level operating flexibility. SSL has been my dream console since I began in this business and now I am very happy to have two. This is definitely a dream come true.’
Because of the extreme diversity of programming, Ms Yilmaz chose the C10 to keep all aspects of audio production stable. Both consoles offer 32+8 faders with 96 DSP channels, each supported by four Alpha-Link Live and three Alpha-Link 8-RMP microphone input units.
‘We wanted a console that would allow our engineers to really take charge and handle everything we threw at it,’ explained Ms Yilmaz. ‘Having two identical consoles helps with our staffing schedule and the multi-level console lockout feature allows our chief engineer to set up programme parameters allowing a less skilled engineer to actually run a show, again giving us more engineering choices. The Dialogue Automix option really streamlines our panel-type productions, as the console maintains an even level for all microphones while maintaining constant ambient sound.’