{"id":30263,"date":"2021-05-27T10:08:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T09:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/?p=30263"},"modified":"2022-01-05T15:55:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T15:55:48","slug":"ferrofish-a32-temple-university-sports-broadcasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/2021\/05\/27\/ferrofish-a32-temple-university-sports-broadcasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Temple University rely on Ferrofish A32 for College Sports Broadcasting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

\"Ferrofish<\/a>For their season-opening broadcast of the American Athletics Conference in December 2020, Temple University used the Ferrofish A32 AD\/DA Converter<\/a> to handle analogue audio sources at a variety of sports events.<\/h3>\n

Kevin Hession, Temple University\u2019s director of video production and broadcast engineer, needed a versatile and reliable solution for converting analogue audio sources \u2014 specifically for natural sound microphones during their basketball, volleyball and gymnastics productions broadcasted live on ESPN. After partnering with Alpha Video out of Minneapolis, Hession and his team selected the Ferrofish A32<\/a> AD\/DA converter as their weapon of choice for tackling the job.<\/p>\n

With 32 balanced inputs and 32 balanced outputs as well as ADAT and MADI I\/O, the A32 packs an incredible amount of connectivity into a 1U 19\u201d rack form factor. On the analogue side, all 32 inputs and 32 outputs are available on D-Sub25 TASCAM pin-format connections, whilst the 4 ADAT ports in both directions can operate at up to 192 kHz via S\/MUX.<\/p>\n

For those who require a network-ready converter, Ferrofish have designed the A32 Dante. The A32 Dante features all of the I\/O of the A32 but with the addition of Dante-networking capability. The A32 Dante is the perfect box for a wide range of broadcast and live audio applications, which is something we’ve dived into in our recent overview video.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBy using the A32, it easily allows me to focus on the actual production<\/br> \nrather than having to constantly troubleshoot any potential audio faults,\u201d<\/h3>\n

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Alongside digital ADAT connectivity, the A32 features MADI in both coaxial and optical formats. Both MADI formats can work independently for full channel count transmission, or they can work as a redundant pair with automatic switching in case of signal loss.<\/p>\n

Along with redundant power supplies, the range of connectivity makes the Ferrofish A32 an incredibly capable box for applications across live music, studio recording and even broadcast scenarios.<\/p>\n

This connectivity is something that Kevin Hession and his team at Temple University required for their first broadcasts of the American Athletics Conference, and the A32 became an invaluable device in their broadcast setup.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe wanted as much functionality as possible to still be able to use analogue audio when necessary,\u201d Hession said, adding that the A32 converter is routed to a full patch bay. \u201cWe\u2019re then able to patch those sources to the necessary destinations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Routing is something that the Ferrofish excels at, with its built-in routing matrix allowing for any input to be routed to any of the output channels in blocks of eight channels. This easy-to-use routing system is something that Hession and his team would employ for sending the analogue microphone feeds to and from their digital mixing console.<\/p>\n

Hession and the broadcast team then convert the audio to MADI and send it to a 64-channel digital mixing console. \u201cThe audio ecosystem we implemented makes audio routes incredibly simple,\u201d he added. \u201cThe A32 gives us a ton of flexibility with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recently, Hession shared that his team had the honor of producing Hall of Fame Temple Men\u2019s Basketball Head Coach John Chaney\u2019s \u201cCelebration of Life\u201d service, which aired simultaneously on ESPN+ and YouTube \u2014 drawing thousands of viewers watching live from Temple\u2019s Liacouras Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn outside AV company came in to do any in-house audio, and all we had to do was connect their mixdown to the A32, and we had crystal clear audio,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt was as simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Watch our overview video for the Ferrofish A32 Dante<\/h4>\n