AES Streams Recorded for The Magic Secrets Revealed Using Pro64
Gregg Kita has been using Aviom’s Pro16® digital snakes and monitor mixing systems for several years in his work on various reality TV shows. He has used the gear consistently because it is simple to set up, easy to use, and very reliable. Recently, Kita used a Pro64® digital snake for recording audio as AES streams.
Gregg Kita
Sound Engineer, RGEAR Worldwide
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Overview
Gregg Kita has been using Aviom’s Pro16® digital snakes and monitor mixing systems for several years in his work on various reality TV shows. He has used the gear consistently because it is simple to set up, easy to use, and very reliable. Recently, Kita used a Pro64® digital snake for recording audio as AES streams.
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Pro64 Series
1 6416m Mic Input Module
1 RCI Remote Control Interface
1 MCS Mic Control Surface
1 6416Y2 A-Net Interface Card
1 6416dio Digital I/O Module
1 6416o Output Module
Details
When Gregg Kita's company RGEAR Worldwide was asked to record audio as AES streams for MyNetworkTV’s The Magic Secrets Revealed, a TV show that was being shot in HD, he turned to an Aviom Pro64 digital snake and found that it offered the same simplicity and reliability he was used to getting from his Pro16 digital audio system, plus the unique advantages of digital I/O and a remote-controllable mic pre.
For his work on The Magic Secrets Revealed, Kita set up a 6416m Mic Input Module and a 6416o Output Module on the stage to send and receive audio. In his recording truck, Kita installed a 6416Y2 A-Net® Interface Card in his Yamaha® DM1000 console to send and receive 16 channels to the stage. He also sent audio from the console through the 6416Y2 into a 6416dio Digital I/O Module. The 6416dio was connected directly to multiple Panasonic AJ-HD1700 decks.
While the ability to record in HD was the reason Kita chose to use Pro64 for this show, he also enjoyed the ability to remotely control the 6416m on stage using an RCI Remote Control Interface and a MCS Mic Control Surface in his truck. The other advantage of Pro64 for him was the I/O feature of the 6416Y2 card. Kita says that like the Pro16 gear he uses, "The Pro64 gear was solid. The setup worked out great."
What Kita appreciates most about using an Aviom digital snake is A-Net’s ability to route audio both to and from the set on one Cat-5 or Cat-6 cable because it makes his job easier.
