ON AIR flex by Stage Tec for self-op in WDR regional studios

ON AIR flex by Stage Tec for self-op in WDR regional studios posted: 11/08/2020

Stage Tec ON AIR flex

WDR broadcasting service is modernising its regional studios to enable presenters and editors to operate them. Stage Tec, the Berlin-based manufacturer of professional audio technology, is supplying the ON AIR flex IP-based broadcast mixing console. The compact console is equipped with a centre section and two 4-fader modules. ON AIR flex is also controlled via a Remote User Interface (RUI) in the form of a platform-independent browser application. This allows the console to be controlled from remote locations using a PC, iPad or any other network-compatible device. In each of WDRs nine regional studios, a mixing console is installed in the cross-media editing rooms (CBR) in which self-op producers work. A prototype system has now been put into operation in the Duisburg regional studio.

The NEXUS hardware required for ON AIR flex did not have to be supplied; the network is already installed at WDR and continues in use. Only the configuration of the existing NEXUS router was modified. All regional studios were equipped with AURATUS mixing consoles and NEXUS networks in 2007. In the course of the rebuild, these consoles will be revised and given the platinum layout. The functions of the ON AIR flex hardware interface were specified for WDR broadcasting service. And to ensure that the self-op personnel can operate the console easily and safely, Stage Tec has provided a RUI moderator page tailored to WDRs workflows.

WDR broadcasting service Duisburg: CBR (cross-media editing room) with Stage Tec ON AIR flex and RUI moderator page,

The regional studios produce reports for the local news. The applications required for this were created using NEXUS Logic Control, for example, control of the telephone hybrid using AURATUS and ON AIR flex. The logic interface controls the XACI NEXUS board and EmBER+ messages. Thus, both consoles can be used to answer, put on hold, switch through, and terminate telephone calls.

WDR broadcasting service Wuppertal: CBR (cross-media editing room) with Stage Tec ON AIR flex and RUI moderator page

About Stage Tec:

Stage Tec Entwicklungsgesellschaft f r professionelle Audiotechnik GmbH, based in Berlin, specialises in the development and manufacture of innovative audio equipment. Stage Tec was founded in 1993 by a group of highly qualified audio and electronics engineers. Today, it has grown into a well-motivated team of 55 employees. Numerous developments and patents have given Stage Tec products an outstanding market position and testify to the companys consistent performance. In 2010 NEXUS won the Technology and Engineering Emmy Award as the finest, most versatile audio routing system. Key products include the AVATUS IP-based console (2019), the AURUS Direct Access console (2002), the compact AURATUS (2006) and CRESCENDO (2009) consoles for broadcast and theatre, and the small IP-based broadcast mixer ON AIR flex (2014). www.stagetec.com

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