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08/2005

Radio Television Malaysia switches over to AURUS

Two TV-news studios will be refurbished with STAGETEC’s high-end digital mixing desk

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 2005: Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) has purchased two AURUS digital consoles by STAGETEC, Berlin, Germany, for TV-news studios in the Kuala Lumpur broadcasting house. The installation will be part of a complete refurbishment of all studios with up-to-date digital audio and video technology by general contractor Compact Ventures. Both AURUS’ have already passed final inspection in Berlin and installation is scheduled to begin in September.

The first AURUS will be installed in Studio 5 which supplies TV-news program in Bahasa Malaysia and English languages, the second one will go into Studio 4 mainly used for TV-news in Chinese and Indian languages. Both desks are identically equipped with 24 faders and 28 audio channels for easy switch over operation between the studios and maintenance. The installation will be done in two steps starting with Studio 5, allowing to use the other Studio for the production work. “This means a significant challenge to us”, pinpoints David Chan, of STAGETEC Malaysia, “as we have to ensure flawless changeover under a very tight schedule”. To achieve this, all complementing NEXUS audio network and cabling will be pre-installed, allowing to connect AURUS later on with a single fibre line to the NEXUS and going back on-air again within seconds. “It is one of the major advantages of AURUS and NEXUS that audio networking can be done separately from the installation of the console. Once the network is set up, connecting the desk is no matter of time anymore”, Chan sums up.

About AURUS
Introduced to the market in 2003, the live and production console AURUS is one of the best-selling mixing-desks in the small high-end market: More than 50 systems have been sold to customers worldwide. Recent sales in Asia include Fuji TV, Tokyo, the New National Theatre, Tokyo, Tamco Outside Broadcast Specialist, Tokyo and the iMedio Post Pro Studio, Osaka.

About RTM
RTM is Malaysia’s biggest and most important national broadcasting service and broadcasts a 7/24-program in four languages to the whole Malaysian peninsula as well as to other Malaysian states on Borneo. See www.rtm.net.my for more information.

About STAGETEC
STAGETEC is a member of SALZBRENNER STAGETEC MEDIAGROUP. The consortium comprising four companies is one of the major system integrators in Europe and a leading developer and manufacturer of high-quality digital audio products such as AURUS, NEXUS, CANTUS and the C.A.S. product series. MEDIAGROUP installations can be found at hundreds of venues throughout the world, in broadcast stations, OB Trucks, theatres, government buildings and multipurpose halls. See www.stagetec.com to learn more and for a complete list of references.