Canberra’s 1CMS Rebuilds with Lawo crystal Solution

PAT’s Broadcast Technician Nick Brown was programming the system, “We wanted to provide the full Lawo flexibility while keeping the system easy to use. Lawo’s zirkon configuration software was used to program all on-air delegation, talkback and profanity delay functionalities in-house here at PAT.” 1CMS system integrator Josh Parkinson commissioned the system at PAT’s HQ in Sydney “PAT worked to a very detailed brief and I am very happy with the result and customer service we received from the PAT engineering team. The new Lawo system will certainly provide 1CMS with new cutting edge broadcasting technology.”

While each of the studios can switch themselves live to air, a Lawo crystal base unit frame can also be used to manage on-air delegation and codecs. The base unit includes redundant PSU’s and is controlled via a custom configured VisTools control screen, providing level metering for each studio, as well as metering for on-air paths, satellite feeds and music servers.

1CMS studio 1 and 2 are the first radio studios in Australia to be fitted with the new Lawo crystal consoles since its official launch late last year. crystal is the cost-effective entry point into the Lawo world of audio mixing, offering all of the flexibility and customizability for which Lawo is renowned. As any other Lawo product, crystal consoles are fully RAVENNA / AES67 compatible and therefore prepared for working in non-proprietary IP networks.

Lawo AG
Lawo designs and manufactures pioneering audio and video technology for TV and radio broadcast production, post-production, as well as live performance and theatrical applications. Products include digital audio mixing consoles, routers, video processing tools as well as IP-based video and audio transport solutions. All products are developed and manufactured according to highest quality standards at the company’s headquarters in the Rhine valley town of Rastatt, Germany.