Ross Production Services Integrates Calrec Argo M into New Hypermax-1 Truck

Ross Production Services (RPS) has installed a Calrec Argo M console into its new Hypermax-1 remote production truck, replacing one of three Argo S consoles previously installed at its Connecticut remote production centre in 2023. The Hypermax-1 truck made its debut at NAB Show 2026 on the Gerling booth.

The compact Argo S fits perfectly into the footprint of Hypermax-1 and the Argo M we have replaced it with is a 36-fader console to mirror the Brio consoles that we have across our fleet of smaller trucks, says Lance Bracale, Director of Engineering, RPS. The Argo M gives us maximum flexibility; it continues to connect to our range of RP1-enabled REMI-only units, and we can also adopt our Ross Ultrix platform to mux and demux everything fully back to Connecticut if we don't have an RP1 available. Because it is totally self-contained with built-in I/O, we can even send it offsite for full remote mixing.

RPS uses Calrec across its entire distributed audio infrastructure, including Calrec Brio consoles in its FIN1, FIN3, FIN4, FIN7, and FIN8 Sprinter van units, two flypacked Brios, an Apollo in its RPS 9 truck, and RP1 remote production engines in its DISTRO 1/2/3 REMI-only mobile units.

Calrec is used in every one of our trucks and the Argo is becoming more and more of a standard for mixing in remotes and mobile units, says Bracale. The flexibility of Calrec's True Control 2.0, which will be added, and the seamless way we can connect an RP1 for a remote workflow are both really standout features. But the biggest advantage to having Calrec across the board is that it keeps everything simple. It means almost any A1 can walk into an audio control room or truck and know how to use it.

The Argo M was commissioned onto Calrec's existing IP ImPulse backbone in two days and was used for a Versant Basketball game the day after commissioning. Hypermax-1 has bookings across sports broadcasts, music festivals, government debates, and rodeos.

The swap was super easy for the Argo M to be integrated into the IP network due to Calrec's flexibility and powerful ImPulse core options. Having an existing network and not having to recreate it from scratch was super simple to get up and running and took just two days to commission. Calrec's Rob Lewis and Drew McEachin also helped us work through our unique workflows and supported us to commission everything in such a timely manner that the Argo M was used the day after commissioning for a Versant Basketball game - and it worked like a charm, says Bracale.

Remote and distributed production models already make the most of a production company's resources, but the opportunities it creates are more nuanced, says Rob Lewis, Technical Sales Manager, Calrec. The ability to do more with the same flexible equipment enables production companies like RPS to create more content with the same resources. It gives broadcasters and production houses the freedom to experiment with content that they might not have had the resources to cover before. And in today's fragmented media landscape, that kind of agility is priceless.

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