New Century Productions Install Alpha
New Century Productions (NCP) will outfit NCP-VIII, its latest HD mobile production truck, with a 72-fader Alpha digital audio console.
“There isn’t a mixer you can buy that gives you more power in a confined amount of space than a Calrec Alpha, especially with the new Bluefin technology,” said Mike Mundt, director of operations, NCP.
“The fact that it provides 480 mono equivalent signal paths on just one DSP card greatly reduces the amount of rack space required, a highly desirable feature given the tight spacing requirements of mobile trucks.”
NCP-VIII will utilize the Alpha primarily for mixing large sporting events, such as the U.S. Open tennis tournament in August, as well as for various ESPN projects. As with most events of this type, the Alpha will need to mix more than 100 incoming audio sources simultaneously, including stereo and 5.1 surround sound sources. NCP chose the Alpha with Bluefin technology primarily because of this ability, and for the processing power it can provide in a small amount of rack space.
The selection of the Calrec Alpha for the NCP-VIII marks the third installation of Calrec mixers in NCP trucks. Currently, an analog Q2 console is installed in NCP-V, and an Alpha is installed in NCP-VII.
