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23 May 2017
GBS Alliance installs
DHD Audio systems
in Mediacorp’s
new facility
Systems integrator GBS Alliance has installed 29 DHD Audio’s 52/MX mixing consoles in Mediacorp’s new
Mediapolis facility which allows a flexible combination of fader channels and control modules for both
Mediacorp’s on-air and production use.
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As part of a continued migration to its new
Mediapolis facility, Singapore terrestrial
broadcaster Mediacorp has chosen to install
DHD Audio consoles for its 12 radio stations.
The project, managed by systems integrator
(SI) GBS Alliance, comprises the installation of
a total of 29 sets of 52/MX mixing consoles
in the new facility.
Centrally managed by four matrix core
engines, the 52/MX consoles are integrated
with DHD Audio’s audio, power and control
(APC) technology on a single Ether net CAT
cable to provide audio and control for the
29 studios.
The 52/MX consoles also feature cus-
tomisable functionality on the designated
buttons of the mixing console desk, while
TFT screens provide selection and switch-
ing for the workflows during broadcast and
production.
Lye Foi Lieng, assistant vice-president,
radio support, Media corp, explains: “DHD’s
system offers customisation, and is adaptable
for different workflows. Its high modularity
allows a flexible combination of fader chan-
nels and control modules for both our on-
air and production use. Having both on-air
and production studios with the same type
of mixing desk surfaces is an advantage for
daily operations.”
In addition, Mediacorp required the
installation to meet its design concept in
centralising the system DSP (digital signal
processor) cores in the apparatus room, so
as to minimise the number of equipment
installed inside the studios. Hence, GBS
Alliance matched the broadcaster’s require-
ments by installing the DHD Audio engine
in the central room with the I/O modules in
the studios.
Each of the DSP core, Lye elaborates, is
connected to the network switches via Eth-
ernet cables for the transmission of audio,
control data and power. This allows the I/O
modules to be directly connected to a mixer
control surface for visualisation, without hav-
ing to turn to an additional media converter.
Aron Cheong, project manager at GBS
Alliance, concludes: “This decentralising sys-
tem style allows the operator to easily deploy
equipment across the facility instead of being
restricted in an equipment frame, thereby
providing ease of maintenance, control and
deployment of equipment. All these factors
enabled installation and configuration to
proceed very quickly.
“Mediacorp chose the right mixer for
its new campus as the DHD Audio consoles
provided greater workflow efficiency. For in-
stance, users only needed a one-step process
to operate the mixer function, saving time
and enabling them to concentrate on their
primary DJ role.”
To find out more about the Media corp
project, visit GBS Alliance at booth 4J2-01.