Kubamba Radio Remote Relies on Lawo RLAY

15/06/2017

Kenya's K-KREW, operated by Kubamba Radio, decided in 2017 for their annual Totally Sold Out concert with more than 10,000 attendees, on a remote setup using R LAY. Remote radio broadcasts usually require lots of equipment: mics and headsets, a mixer, and perhaps an OB van to haul it all around.

For 2017, Kenya's K-KREW, operated by Kubamba Radio (www.kubamba.com), decided on a different remote setup for their annual Totally Sold Out concert, a popular yearly event which attracts more than 10,000 attendees to the grounds of the Kenyatta International Convention Center in Nairobi. Instead of using the traditional OB van, coverage of TSO XII went virtual with Lawo's new R LAY Virtual Radio Mixer software.

R LAY Virtual Radio Mixer software leverages the capabilities of today's powerful laptop and desktop PCs, taking advantage of computer virtualization technology adapted from the IT industry. R LAY software lets users put an entire 8-fader mixer, complete with audio processing (dynamics, EQ, compression / expansion and more) and AES67 networking, onto a single PC. R LAY software is multi-touch enabled for use with touchscreen computers - making mixing with R LAY as fast and intuitive as using a physical mixer.

Kubamba Radio worked with BYCE Broadcast of Nairobi, who assembled a remote kit using R LAY VRX8 Virtual Radio Mixer software. BYCE CEO Benson Nyagah ran the R LAY setup during the show, which encompassed 17 continuous hours of radio programming. The R LAY mixer was fed by stage mics and stage inputs, plus a live DJ feed; playout software installed on the laptop also sent its audio to a R LAY input, so that music could be played to the crowd through PA speakers during news breaks. Program output was fed to the radio station via G4 codecs for final on-air transmission.

According to Benson Nyagah, the show's production using the R LAY Virtual Radio Mixer was a big success, with Kumbaba Radio impressed with the ease of using the R LAY touchscreen mixing interface, and by the audio quality itself.

Every weekend, K-KREW are doing live shows, but this important show using the R LAY kit turned out to be of the best quality ever, says Nyagah. I can see definite opportunities to use R LAY again for future broadcasts - perhaps even in the main studio!

To find out more about Lawo's R LAY VRX Virtual Radio Mixers and other R LAY products, please visit www.r3lay.com. Other Lawo physical and virtual radio solutions include the new ruby mixing surface, sapphire, sapphire compact and crystal mixing consoles, crystal CLEAR virtual radio mixer, and advanced VisTool GUI-builder software, all designed to provide more capability for less cost.

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