KBS installs SSL
Published: MEA
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Broadcast Service (KBS) has recently upgraded four of its studios with Solid State Logic C10 HD broadcast consoles. The new desks are part of a move to digital and will be used for radio production, capturing drama presentations and editing.
‘KBS is in the process of redesigning its studios with newer digital technology and we wanted to have the latest and best equipment to be ready for HD production and 5.1 transmission,’ said Hameed Khajah, engineering director of OB and studios departments at MOI/KBS. ‘The C10 gives us the power to work more efficiently now and is ready to take us into the future with surround production. The C10 fits in perfectly with our move into all digital systems by giving us a powerful platform with robust feature set in a small form factor that is perfect for our re-designed studio control rooms.’
Two of the C10 consoles, each with a 24-fader frame addressing 64 DSP channels, are installed in the On-Air First Radio Channel studio and On-Air Super Station Studio to handle live-to-air radio programming for five different Radio Kuwait stations. The edit and drama studio consoles have 16 Faders addressing 64-channels of DSP. All consoles feature Alpha-Link and 8-RMP units. The edit and production studios also have MadiXtreme 64 I/O for DAW use.
‘The C10 consoles have changed the way we approach our production workflow for our on-air, drama and ProTools and Nuendo editing studios,’ continued Eng Khajah. ‘For example, the C10 gives us the power to have the settings for each programme stored for instant recall. This really helps our workflow as it saves setup time. We also store the EQ and dynamics settings for the main talent, so we can now maximise the amount of time we spend optimising the audio quality of the invited guests. User-defined presets combined with the Dialogue Automix feature that automates faders for fast-paced panel programmes makes this type of production easy to accomplish. In every way, the C10 has made our production experience better,’ he noted.
‘The C10 console establishes an effective environment for sound engineering,’ stated Eng Khajah. ‘Our engineers enjoy being more creative by having the time to craft sound. The C10 gives us a grand synergy because it is easy to interact with the console to get superior production results, while the console gives back excellent sound quality and faster workflow. The C10 also fits in with our green initiatives, a part of our government’s mandate, as the consoles are completely self-contained, generate little heat and have low current draw. The C10 lets us do things we could not do in the past.’