KLARK TEKNIK SUPPORTS IBC 2006 WITH NEW E SERIES HELIX
IBC 2006 marked the sixth year for Klark Teknik as an IBC Supporter and the first year that its new E Series Helix range of signal processing and system control hardware was used.
IBC Supporters - a range of leading manufacturers – equip IBC’s conference rooms and special events such as D-Cinema and IBC News with their latest products, which are installed and run by the IBC Technical Resources team under the direction of Phil White. In return for loaning this equipment, manufacturers can tap into feedback and suggestions from front-line broadcast users, and this is often of great help in finalising new products.
Terry Nelson joined IBC Technical Resources eight years ago and works closely with the Audio Technical Coordinator, Tim Kerr, specifying systems for the rooms and acoustic consultation. Together they are responsible for the set up of the rooms and the final tuning of the audio systems.
“In our mind, 'tuning' means EQ and loudspeaker processors, and Klark Teknik habitually provides IBC with a considerable number of both,” says Nelson. “IBC was a very early user – and fan – of the Helix programmable EQs and 2006 saw the first use of the new, high end Show Command system including Helix DN9340/44E dual and quad EQs and the Helix DN9848E processor operating under the ELGAR software framework.”
It is IBC policy to raise the technical bar each year and 2006 was no exception, featuring expanded facilities in two surround auditoriums - one for D-Cinema and one for HDTV - plus a conference room with full surround.
All rooms used Helix EQs for system and group equalisation, plus DN9848Es for loudspeaker processing duties. The Forum (HDTV) also used a DN9848E for EQ, distribution and delay alignment for eight groups of surround loudspeakers, while the D-Cinema Auditorium used 12 channels of DN9344 EQ for the cinema system and two DN9848Es for the 3-way active screen system and two channels of LFE.
KT also provided EQ and dynamics units from another new range, Square ONE. A Square ONE Dynamics was used across different microphone groups for the conference programme in the D-Cinema Auditorium, operated by Nelson, while a Square ONE EQ was used for group mic EQ. Midas Heritage 1000 consoles were also used for Conference Room L and for sound reinforcement in the D-Cinema.
IBC Technical Resources will continue to raise the bar further each year when it comes to showcasing and working with new technology, and looks forward to the continuing support of Klark Teknik.
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Editors' information:
Klark Teknik was founded in 1974 and in the years immediately following, their innovative approach to design and development allowed them to introduce some truly groundbreaking designs. Klark Teknik was responsible for the world’s first digital delay and digital reverb units, however it was their concepts for equalisation devices that really changed the world of professional audio resulting in the DN370 and the famous DN360. Today Klark Teknik continues to bring innovation in design and dedication to engineering and sonic quality in both the analogue and digital realm of signal processing.
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