Token Creek Counts on Calrec for new HD Unit
Token Creek Mobile Television, Inc., a Wisconsin-based mobile television production company with regional and national broadcast clients, has selected a Sigma with Bluefin console for its first HD broadcast truck, which will also be equipped for full 5.1 surround-sound.
In a busy month, 20 operators might use a Token Creek truck for projects ranging from college football games to boxing matches to a network telethon. Token Creek’s chief engineer Brendan Clark recognizes that audio engineers hustle from the time they get to work until the time they leave, and the job is demanding: there is only one chance to get it right.
“If we are to provide the best client support possible, it is particularly important that we supply equipment that is familiar to operators, easy to use, packed with features, and reliable,” said Clark.
Before he started to design the new truck, Clark interviewed customers to find out what they wanted - and one thing they all asked for was a Calrec audio board. “It's not inexpensive, but it will help us sell our new HD truck to clients,” he continued. “We know the Calrec board is worth the investment.”
The 56 fader console will enable Token Creek’s clients to take advantage of the unique power and efficiency of Bluefin HDSP, which provides 320 channel processing paths packaged as 108 stereo and 104 mono channels on a single DSP card. Another factor in Token Creek’s choice of the Sigma was the forward and backward compatibility, assuring it will work with older equipment as well as being ready for future upgrades.
Since 1992, Token Creek Mobile Television units have been at work in sports stadiums, arenas, golf courses, and corporate venues from coast to coast. As one of the Midwest’s fastest-growing mobile production television companies, Token Creek brings state-of-the-art equipment and a team with more than 40 years of broadcast production experience to each and every client.
