Super Sport selects sixth SoundField system
Published: MEA
SOUTH AFRICA:Pay-TV channel Super Sport has installed a sixth SoundField DSF-2/DSF-3 surround-capable digital microphone system in its latest high-definition outside broadcast vehicle, constructed by Sony Broadcast Professional in the UK.
Four of MNET’s six DSF-2 systems are now additionally equipped with DSF-3 digital surround processors, creating a complete digital signal path for the 5.1 signal from the DSF-2 microphone to Super Sport’s broadcast transmitters where needed.
‘The DSF-2s are great systems, and they and our DSF-3s have done some great work on our HD rugby, cricket and boxing coverage here in South Africa,’ said MNET/Super Sport audio supervisor Mark Boyle. ‘Once we had a few SoundField systems up and running, the managers of MNET insisted on coming in to have a listen to the system. They trusted our technical judgement, but wanted to hear for themselves what was possible from a 5.1 microphone setup. All it took was a quick listen and they were convinced. We raised the fader on the DSF-3, they listened for a while, and were blown away.’
Super Sport and its sister pay-TV channel MNET were early adopters of the UK microphone manufacturer’s digital systems; representatives from MNET first made contact with SoundField at the IBC exhibition in Europe in 2006, the very first year the completed digital microphone systems were shown publicly.