Spain’s primetime chat show El Hormiguero (The Anthill) is the first to use Yamaha’s new CL series consoles in a broadcast installation. Two new CL5 consoles have been installed as part of a major refurbishment of the Madrid studios, owned by production company 7 y Acción. El Hormiguero is the company’s flagship production, attracting both nationally and internationally famous guests and broadcast on Antena 3 TV. Madrid-based AV company Videoreport led the refurbishment, designing and installing the new system, including a Dante audio network. The first phase of installation comprised two CL5 consoles, cascaded to provide a single control surface with 72 faders. Three Rio3224-D rackmount i/o units – two in the main studio and one in the control room – provide the system with 160 channels of simultaneous audio. Installation of a second phase of equipment is currently underway, which will see a Yamaha CL1 and another Rio3224-D installed. “The sound control design took into account many factors,” said Rafael Chorro (pictured), Videoreport’s chief technician on the project. “7 y Acción’s increasing technical requirements meant that we needed bigger control surfaces and a system that could easily accommodate both analogue and digital input/output channels. Since the new system was installed in August, El Hormiguero has proved that Yamaha CL series consoles can fulfill the most demanding broadcast applications. I believe the new consoles and Rio i/o units are giving the broadcast industry much to talk about.” www.yamahaproaudio.com
