AMV Serves TV in a Box with the Zeta 100
All Mobile Video in New York are has introduced TV in a box.with the introduction of their brand new "Matrix" HD Fly-pack.
AMV have installed a 48 fader Zeta 100 into the Fly-pack, a live broadcast solution built around a modular platform which breaks down into individual road cases. This offers highly adaptable solutions to OB requirements without any unnecessary expenditure.
Matrix's modular design means it is extremely flexible and provides high end broadcast options in seemingly impenetrable locations.
"The Fly-pack is comparable to a new mobile truck, but without the custom designed trailer," says AMV Vice President Richard Duke. "Matrix consists of all the essential equipment required to produce a broadcast show, built into road cases which can then be assembled on site.
"It is designed to be used in places where a mobile truck either cannot get to or overseas where it is prohibitively expensive to ship a truck. The first program Matrix has committed to is the Miss Universe competition in Ecuador ."
AMV claim that its modular construction means Matrix can accommodate the needs of any client - and all components, including the Zeta, can be rented independently.
"Matrix will travel all over the world and we needed to audio to capture events that are recorded on both HD and SD video ," adds AMV Sound Supervisor Lee Blanco. "The Zeta is an integral part of the Fly pack and suited the parameters of this vision in terms of weight and power.
"In addition, it comes with Calrec's reputation for reliability and quality - it is great to have a piece of equipment of this kind of complexity which powers on and runs almost straight from the box."
Senior Audio Engineer Ian Vysick agrees: "What's great about the Zeta is that it is a small desk which depending on configuration can be very large. It is fast and very easy to use - I was able to get audio in and out within minutes.
"The Zeta fires up straight away, and it is up and running with the minimum of cables, but the level of redundancy which makes it a real broadcast console. During the demos I was encouraged to hot pull cards and turn off the PC to see what happened, and the audio was not affected at all."
