Calrec Hydra2 - Introduction

INTRODUCTION
Calrec Audio supplies audio broadcast mixing consoles which are relied on by the world’s most successful broadcasters.
Formed as a microphone manufacturer in 1964, Calrec celebrated 50 years as audio specialists in 2014. The company’s
reputation for build quality, reliability and audio performance has made it an industry benchmark across the world.
Today, broadcasters demand even more versatility and integration from their audio equipment, and in this technologically-progressive
era TV companies want to ensure that their systems can produce programmes efficiently and to required specifications. For their
audio systems to achieve this, greater consideration has to be given to their networks as a whole, and how efficiently they can be
controlled. Calrec has designed its range of consoles to meet these demands.
Consistently pushing technology barriers, the Apollo platform introduced Bluefin2, the next generation of award-winning Bluefin
technology. It provides over 1000 channel processing paths on just one DSP card. For surround sound mixing it is the industry’s most
advanced and economical solution. In the Apollo, Artemis and Summa consoles, and the Hydra2 network, Calrec provides intelligent
solutions for easily sharing network I/O resources and control data.
This Product Guide provides detailed descriptions for Calrec’s full range of fixed format and modular Hydra2 units and both 8U and 4U
console core options.
For putting sound in the picture, broadcasters trust in Calrec.