Analog Testimonials
A selection of all analogue testimonials. Select testimonials from specific consoles from the table below, or browse through them all.
"The Calrec consoles at NEP
have been extremely successful with our clients and our staff. Our
clients demand the highest standards of performance and service
and Calrec consoles enable us to meet these every time without question. |
| "We chose the Calrec Q2 because of its straight
forward design, layout and ease of operation. Other considerations
were its size, quality and customer acceptance." Lynn Kurth, National Mobile Television , USA |
| "Large events require flexible facilities
that can accommodate 100+ audio sources.The Q2 accomplishes this with
a board design that is efficient and intuitive. We deal with freelance
audio specialists who need the kind of performance that the Q2 will
deliver, but they can not spend an enormous amount of time learning
how to operate the board." Pat Sullivan, Game Creek Video, USA |
| "We chose the Calrec Q2 because of its quality,
flexibility and number of inputs. Calrec provides excellent customer
service and they are a great company." Tim Armour, South West Television, USA |
| "I have had a desire to build Calrec equipment
into our facilities since joining Global 12 years ago, simply because
of their sonic quality and reliability. In an OB facility having a
maximum number of inputs, as well as an enormous range of outputs
available, is the key to a successful console. " Operators are continually looking for more and more outputs right up to the end of a job. The beauty of the Calrec desk is that there are always more outputs available. "But it’s not just the quality of the equipment where Calrec score brownie points. The attention to detail from every staff member at Calrec gives me a real feeling of confidence, so much so that I consider their consoles to be almost hand crafted.The fact that the desks are not built on a production line shows in the end result -a beautiful piece of equipment." Steve Connellan, Global Television, Australia |
| "We chose the Calrec S2 for reliability,
flexibility of routing, input headroom, multiple inputs per channel,
and quality of EQ and on-board dynamics. It is very user friendly
and after sales service is excellent." Colm Flynn, Observe, Ireland |
| "The desk is extremely intuitive and easy
to operate. The S2 console offers all we want and our experience with
Calrec has been very positive. The console meets all our needs, the
implementation and installations have all gone very smoothly and our
mixers enjoy using them." John Prinsloo, TVNZ, New Zealand |
| "The Calrec desk has been specifically
asked for by the audio operators. It is an established product with
a good reputation for reliability and is intuitively laid out. In
a live environment all these factors are crucial." Jon Sobels-Craven, QVC, UK |
| The truck is designed for bespoke entertainment
programmes. We needed to install a large analogue desk with enough
inputs to be able to cover live music events and the ability to multitrack.
We chose the S2 because the truck will be live for at least 60% of
the time, and we need to be able to reassure clients of the desk’s
reliability." Bill Morris, CTV, UK |
| "(The S2) has the rigidity required for an
OB environment, it is liked by all operators and the support from
Calrec throughout the purchasing process is second to none." Neil Wilson, Consultant for CTV, UK |
"We have three Calrec desks at the moment
- a Compact and two S2’s. These new S2’s are exact repeats
of the originals, so we know precisely what we are getting! Calrec
have a long tradition of making high quality sound desks that are
exactly suited to our requirements. |
| "Calrec consoles are purpose built for television
production. All the features I find valuable in a console, such as
high reliability, easy operation and a large number of inputs and
outputs, as well as monitoring, metering and multi-track options,
are all available on the Calrec." Dave Pierdon, Dome Productions Inc, Canada |
| "I think that the Calrec board will open up
new venues for Trio Video where our previous consoles may have limited
us. Trio wants to be more than just a sports mobile vendor and I feel
that the S2 in X2 will be very attractive to the performance shows." Jack Walsh, Trio Video, USA |
"We chose the Calrec S2 for a number of
reasons: its familiar layout, mix-minus facilities, surround sound
facilities, stereo mic channels and a trust in the desk’s technical
reliability. The feature of its compact module size makes both the
Calrec S2 and C2 candidates for future replacement consoles here
at Danmarks Radio." |
| "We chose the Calrec console because of a
number of factors. One being the high recommendation we received from
other users of Calrec consoles, such as NBC. We always take a serious
look at equipment when we receive such a recommendation. "We were very impressed with the representatives of Calrec who came to our site to give us an overview of the console’s operation and construction. We were also impressed with the way the modules were constructed, with components mounted on one side only for ease of service. We also liked the power supply design and being able to mount the power supplies in the room with the audio engineer, we felt, would be a plus instead of burying them away because of noise. "We liked the capability of having 4 inputs on the mono channels and 2 stereo inputs on the stereo channels. That type of flexibility is important in any type of production. Lastly the overall weight of the console and the size was an important consideration for us." Graham Simmons, WPBT 2, USA |
| "S Series consoles and Calrec desks in general
are often used and liked by Sky’s Sound Supervisors in OB vehicles.
The S2 gives us all the required features including VCA groups and
Surround Sound. We chose Calrec because the consoles will be on-air
constantly and so they have to be reliable. Price was also an obvious
issue. "We know Calrec only make broadcast desks so they understood our exact requirements. Other manufacturers make music desks and don’t fully understand the needs of broadcast consoles." Vaughan Rogers, BSkyB, UK |
| "At MBC we produce a wide variety of types
of programme. Before installing the Calrec desk, music programmes
and live phone-ins to music programmes required us to hire a mobile
recording vehicle at additional cost. The S2 has removed that problem
and we can do all types of programmes from News to live music recording
with bands and phone-ins. "We chose the Calrec desk because of Calrec’s reputation for quality, customer support and they could give us what we wanted at the right price. Some of our requirements were unique to MBC and Calrec’s ability to provide custom solutions was very important for us. "Consultations with Calrec were very straightforward and the installation was exceptionally smooth with the studio being kept on-air throughout the installation." Keith Lloyd, MBC |
| "The C2 fit the bill to a tee. In a live environment
easy access is absolutely crucial, and the C2’s facilities for
live operation are excellent. Features like mix-minus and on board
compressors are useful, and the desk is easy to route. " We looked around at several other desks, but the balance on price and facilities was exactly suited to our needs." Martyn Hales, Managing Director of VSC Design, UK |
| "The new C2 replaces an eight year old Calrec
Compact - it is renowned as a reliable workhorse and is an industry
standard. We particularly like the fact that there are plenty of auxillaries,
comprehensive monitoring selection, input level LED’s on faders
and comprehensive technical support." Dave Rowley, Telegenic, UK |
| "The amount of facilities for the size of
console makes the C2 an ideal choice. The external monitoring capibility,
the number and flexibility of the desk inserts and the channel mix-minus
facility are all very important for the type of broadcasting work
we do. " Most of our clients expect to see a Calrec console as part of our equipment specification. Calrec have become the benchmark for broadcast consoles in trucks, particularly for live sports coverage. They have a reputation for build quality and long-term reliability as well as excellent audio performance." Mark Cattell, Arena TV, UK |
| "The C2 was chosen as a cost effective method
of providing all the required facilities in a reliable and ergonomic
package. We also have experience of the original Compact installed
in our Outside Broadcast vehicle. " Two of our main requirements for this installation were mix-minus outputs on each channel and the ability to remotely control four of the channel faders. The 32db channel pre-fade headroom is also important in an on-air application." Ian Ramsey, Scottish Television, UK |
| "The C2 provides the right facilities in the
right space at the right price. The desk sold on its compact facilities
and quality pedigree." Roger Knight, The London Studios, UK |
| ""The Calrec C2 has a straightforward
design for ease of operation, an excellent reputation and physically
fits into the same space as our old desk, but with about three times
the capability. "It is very obvious as to assignments and signal routing. All the ins and outs are balanced and there are lots of redundant paths. While it is powerful enough for large, demanding productions, the C2 is easy to understand for more inexperienced users." Brian Burtch, Engineering Supervisor, WIC Mobile, Canada |
| "I have had prior experience of Calrec equipment
from using BBC rentals in Europe, and in several US mobiles such as
Game Creek and Unitel. "Calrec desks are a good price and good quality. Features I particularly like on the C2 are it’s ease of operation for guest operators, it’s high quality and it’s rugged design - it should easily take the bumping down the road! "It has multiple sends, great for host broadcast work, and selections of different metering packages." Jim McAuley, Technical Producer, WIC Mobile, Canada |
| "Calrec is recognised as an industry standard. The M3’s modular construction is important to us because our customer’s requirements may change over the next couple of years, and we can adapt to meet their demands. The large frame desk is only fitted with 12 channels at present but it is cabled for all channels so we can slot in extra cards and be operational almost instantly." .Mick Both, Racetech, UK |
| "The M3 has a very small footprint given the number of features, and a very traditional work surface. In addition, the audio quality and ergonomics far exceed any of the digital consoles in the same price range. It was these factors which clinched the sale." Hans-Ulrich Wachtmann, Wachtmann Musikproduktion, Germany |
| "The M3 has lots of facilities for such a space-efficient console. It is very flexible in the way of module choice, has an excellent sound quality and a very clever EQ design. A variety of module types enables us to hook up all our equipment, while extensive and flexible routing is very convenient and a switchable insert feature is especially well tailored to our needs. "The functionality of the modules is so diverse we are confident that the console will continue to meet our requirements for a considerable time. " We also had some very specific requirements which were implemented by Calrec without any problems...they even suggested how we could use our own meters and make them work in a more flexible way. It is such attention to small details which helped convince us to work with Calrec." Ben van Berk, Radio 10 FM, Netherlands |
"With audio equipment in newsbroadcasting the operator needs to be able to see every setting at a glance, and the console layout on all Calrec desks are perfect for that. |
