Studio Berlin

DirectOut provider of high-end audio solutions for any application scenario has extended its coverage at Studio Berlin, Germany based studio operation and television production company. Two PRODIGY.MP, one PRODIGY.MX and three ANDIAMO have been installed by Studio Berlin to provide conversion and redundancy solutions for its brand-new control room upgrades in Hamburg. Studio Berlin had previously utilized an Outside Broadcast truck, but with an increasingly busy schedule and less opportunity for the control room to move, the decision was taken to replace the truck and create two new, permanently installed facilities. 
 

PRODIGY.MP

ANDIAMO

PRODIGY.MX

“The receivers for the radio mics are not based in the studio, they are in the tech room, where it is clean and cool,” he says. “The antennas are connected to the receivers via the fiber network, and we use globcon with a small tablet so we can pre-listen to the system.” 



The Hamburg Studio is predominately used for Light Entertainment broadcasting and is famous for quiz shows like Gefragt-gejagt (Asked - Chased), Wer weiß denn sowas?  (Who knows something like this?), and Quizduell Olymp.
 
Microphones are primarily used for speech, while IEMs are essential for presenters and hosts. Guaranteeing an independent, clean, direct signal for remote monitoring is not always simple with digital radio microphones and personal mics, which are susceptible to damage and interference, so reliable monitoring is critical for technicians. Issues are also time critical, so problems must be identified and fixed quickly to ensure hosts can stay on camera and filming stays on schedule. 
“The audio technicians need to hear exactly what’s going on with the wireless microphones,” Hitz explains. “Issues can come from any point in the signal path, so it’s important to be able to hear just the radio microphone, before any processing is added by the main console.  The new system is very powerful and the technicians like it because it is completely intuitive; they see it once and they know what to do.” 

In addition to remote monitoring, technicians can also add equipment to the PA system or the camera intercom system directly with the DirectOut BREAKOUT box. This handy adapter offers analog or digital connections via XLR or BNC on the front and D-Sub to the rear. It means that the loudspeakers can be re-patched as needed and the camera operators can switch positions easily.