Nobeo Installs Riedel Artist In Latest HD Truck

A German broadcast service provider, Nobeo, has equipped its new 16 camera HD truck with a digital intercom matrix from Riedel Communications.
The truck maintains the same high standards of nobeo's studio facilities and can be used for applications ranging from live shows and music to sporting events.
To manage the high demands of the communication infrastructure, nobeo 1 is equipped with a 176 x 176 Riedel Artist intercom matrix. The system consists of Artist 128 and Artist 64 mainframes connected via fiber - both equipped with redundant CPUs and power supplies. The system offers maximum reliability: PSUs and the CPUs are all hot swappable.
Six MADI-108 G2 client cards connect the Lawo mixing console to the Artist intercom. The console works in conjunction with a redundant Nova73HD routing system enabling intercom panels to be patched through the router. This set-up ensures that even complex live productions and music recordings are possible.
A Sequoia HD system with 64 tracks serves as an audio recording system. An ITU certified 5.1 system is used in the production room and the audio editing suite.
Guido Amann, Chief Technician at nobeo GmbH, said: "With nobeo 1 we now have an HD truck that is as technically advanced as possible.
"The Artist intercom matrix from Riedel facilitates the perfect integration of the whole setup. It delivers the quality and reliability we need for highly demanding productions."
A total of 45 Riedel Artist 1000 series control panels were used in the truck. The panels offer a second, independent audio channel on the single cable to the matrix, which is accessible via an auxiliary Line-In/Out.
"The second channel can be used for monitor speakers or to transmit the audio of the commentator," he continued.
The nobeo 1 truck is already equipped to connect to other OB trucks. The fiber ring at the rear of nobeo 1 can be opened to provide additional connectivity to any other Artist intercom systems the truck may encounter in the field. Two Connect IP interfaces allow connections to remote panels through IP networks.
nobeo is a service provider for TV productions that specialises in recording concerts, shows and sporting events. Recent projects from nobeo include the casting events for "Deutschland sucht den Superstar", which is the German version of "Pop Idol".
(KMcA/BMcC)