“EASY-TO-USE” DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO EQUIP A RADIO STUDIO

The Mataró-Maresme Tecno Campus is a scientific park for technological innovation with headquarters in the City of Mataro and in the region of Maresme in Catalonia, where the conglomeration of academicals and business institutions being the supportive platform for entrepreneurs and with the objective to fully take advantage of the resulting synergies.

TCM (Tecno-Campus-Mataró) has trusted AEQ with the task of equipping and installing its new installations. TCM is betting on innovation and has acquired the new compact digital mixing console from AEQ, the FORUM.

The TCM technical team evaluated as very positive the simplicity of use in combination with the excellent specifications and performance of the AEQ FORUM. Emphasis was put on the parameters of modularity, ease of configuration of the mixer and its reduced footprint.

The FORUM is a self-contained digital audio mixing console specifically designed to meet the most rigorous demands of the radio and television broadcast industry. Its flexible design allows it to readily be adapted to any ON-AIR application.

FORUM incorporates all of the features necessary for use in environments requiring: automatic monitor speaker cut-off, cough muting, fader start, control signalling, interface for automation of external equipment, external communications management, intercom, etc.

Thanks to its well thought out, self-contained modular design and reduced footprint, FORUM adapts perfectly to any environment: auto-control, studio control, television production, sound production, mixed configurations, integration in large installations, etc.

Simplicity and control power are combined into the FORUM to satisfy ease of operation - from the most basic to the most advanced requirements. The control surface can be configured with a minimum of 4 faders, and easily expanded to 8 or even 12 channels.

Currently the Mataró-Maresme Tecno Campus has two complete radio studios in Control/Studio configuration. In one set-up the system is built around the FORUM digital console and the other around an analogue mixing console also from AEQ. This way TCM ensures its students the most complete didactic scenery in preparation of their professional incorporations.

The project has been coordinated by Mr. Moisés Ortiz, TCM technical director and Mr. Nacho Olivella, AEQ Sales manager for Catalonia.

The Tecno Campus is a member of the Techno Park network of Catalonia - “Red de Parques Tecnológicos de Catalunya” (XPCAT), the “Asociación de Parques Científicos i Tecnológicos de España” (APTE) and the International Association of Science and Technology Parks (IASP), among others. For more information; http://www.tecnocampus.cat