SOLID FOUNDATION These modern facilities ensure that graduating students are industry-ready
be essential for delivering a good grounding in sound design. “Building the new facility was an opportunity to start from scratch,” he explains. “Our infrastructure not only needed to fit the demands of the spaces, but also provide learning opportunities for our students, giving them practical experience in working with real-world technologies such as Audinate’s Dante. “Students definitely need to know how audio-over-IP works. That’s the way all audio infrastructure will be implemented in the coming years,” Tirsbæk concludes. “When our students learn to use Dante, they recognise the inherent flexibility of being able to just move AV hardware around without affecting the network.” COMMUNICATION IS KEY We’ve discussed some of the AV elements on offer, as well as the tools students are becoming equipped with to become the next generation of broadcasters. What about intercoms? Riedel Communications announced support for the University of Georgia Bulldogs, as the latter retained the trophy at the recent College Football Playoff National Championship. The university switched over to Riedel’s intercom systems about three years ago, ensuring clear comms among the team’s coaching staff. “Communication is vital to the game – for coach and field comms to the booth, and ultimately from coach to player,” said John Meshad,
director of equipment operations, UGA. “As we travel from stadium to stadium, we need to know we’re bringing an on-field communication system that will set up easily and just work. The quality of the Riedel comms equipment speaks for itself, considering how well the Bulldogs performed in the recent National Championships. Switching or
upgrading to MV SportsCom and the Riedel system was one of the greatest advancements I made in my 17 years as the director of football equipment at the University of Georgia.” Because Riedel’s Bolero wireless intercom system in stand-alone mode supports up to ten beltpacks per antenna, and up to 100 antennae in a single system, the UGA operations teams don’t have to manage multiple base stations. A smaller support team can handle deployment quickly, and even non-technical members of the equipment operations team can manage set-up effectively. Thanks to this ease of use, the Bulldogs rely on Bolero during their regular practices and all games.
LISTEN UP Riedel’s comms system changed how the Bulldogs operate
UPGRADING TO THE RIEDEL SYSTEM WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST ADVANCEMENTS I MADE IN 17 YEARS
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