With new DSP configurations and flexible licensing options, Calrec is removing the barriers to virtualised audio, giving broadcasters the freedom to scale production on their own terms.
Hebden Bridge, UK – Further strengthening its virtualisation strategy to fully support broadcasters as they enter a new broadcast age, Calrec announces an expansion to its ImPulseV Virtualised Audio Mixing Engine – building on two landmark partnerships that signal the industry’s growing confidence in virtualised audio at scale.
The ImPulseV expansion extends choice and flexibility for broadcasters with two new smaller DSP package options – 96 and 140 path configurations – alongside the existing 256-processing path option. Tailored for smaller systems that still demand uncompromising, broadcast-grade audio performance, all three packages share the same comprehensive feature set, including full processing on every path and support for 5.1 and immersive audio formats up to 7.1.4. DSP resources can also be allocated dynamically across channel and bus paths in real time, ensuring maximum efficiency for any production setup.
Calrec has also introduced shorter, more flexible licensing terms – one year, 12 weeks and four weeks – lowering the barrier to entry and allowing broadcasters to scale their production capabilities exactly when needed, without long-term commitments or high upfront costs. It’s an ideal solution for boosting resources for temporary, variable, or one-off productions.
“Traditional broadcasters are reinventing their operations so that they can produce more content for less, faster, and across more diverse platforms,” says Henry Goodman, Director of Product Management at Calrec. “Remote and distributed production, combined with virtualisation, reflect the broader trajectory of live production: away from fixed infrastructure and towards flexible, hybrid workflows that blend on-premise, cloud and distributed resources.
“This transition is enabling broadcasters to increase agility and cost efficiency through new business models. Hybrid workflows that incorporate a blend of existing and new infrastructure allow broadcasters to build resource efficiency into every production – and that is quite an attractive proposition.”
About Calrec Audio Ltd.
For 60 years and counting, the world’s most successful broadcasters have relied on Calrec, who continue to provide help as the industry adapts to changing viewing habits and commercial environments. This support comes in many forms, including achieving efficiency with remote broadcasting, saving money with virtualised production, and providing a range of options from proprietary systems like Hydra2, IP connectivity with ImPulse and ImPulse1, audio mixing in the cloud with ImPulseV and more control with True Control 2.0. Calrec’s consoles include the award-winning IP-native Argo M, Argo S and Argo Q configurable control surfaces, Type R which can adapt to a variety of requirements including virtualised workflows, the compact plug-and-play Brio, the powerful Apollo, intuitive Artemis, and straightforward Summa. For future-proof innovation, flexible working, integrated networks, and reliable audio, Calrec has it covered. Learn more at calrec.com.