Radio World Buyer’s Guide articles are testimonials intended to help readers understand why their colleagues chose particular products to solve various technical situations. This month’s articles focus on consoles, surfaces and mixers.
In Madrid, Spanish FM radio and streaming broadcaster esRadio has chosen DHD RX2 audio production consoles for use at its studio headquarters.
Part of the Libertad Digital media group, esRadio is one of the largest commercial general-interest radio networks in Spain. The RX2 consoles and associated equipment were supplied by the Madrid-based Agrupación de Servicios y Productos de Audio (ASPA).
esRadio said it sought the RX2 to raise its quality and efficiency. The installed configuration consists of two consoles, each with 18 physical faders.
Each console comprises three fader modules and one control module with a capacity that is doubled by a layering function. DHD said the design allows for control over a greater number of channels without taking up more physical space.
At esRadio, ASPA installed a DHD 52-7523 core matrix. The functionality between the matrix, the consoles and DHD’s MatrixControl makes it possible to route the main broadcast submatrices, manage commercial breaks and select the studio for broadcast, both manually and using conditional logic, DHD said.
The RX2 consoles use 100 mm motorized faders with dust protection. A 10.1-inch touchscreen is integrated into each section. Programmable RGB buttons and encoders adapt to screen content, allowing access to tools such as equalizers, dynamics and gain adjustments.
DHD system cores are made up of a unit that handles an audio matrix with up to 96 processed stereo faders. It does not require a hard drive or fan, allowing for a quiet operation.
The cores are compatible with Dante, AES67, Ravenna, ST 2110 and MADI.
Info: www.dhd-audio.com
