Mediahuis Radio chooses DHD RX2 and DX2 audio mixers for a new production facility in Amsterdam. These are connected to XD3 Cores form central elements and were supplied by Media Utilities, as DHD Audio claims in a statement.

“We are running four stations from the new complex in the Telegraaf building on Amsterdam’s Basisweg: Radio Veronica, 100% NL, SLAM! and Sublime,” says Tim Blankman, Technical Manager at Mediahuis Radio. Radio Veronica and 100% NL are transmitted on national FM and DAB, SLAM! on regional FM and national DAB, and Sublime on National DAB”.

They chose to make the five radio studios technically identical with state-of-the-art technology. They use DHD RX2 mixers, that are equipped with lightweight manual faders, for all five radio studios in the complex plus three production studios and two vocal booths. Studios 1, 2 and 3 are branded for Radio Veronica, 100% NL and SLAM! respectively. Studios 4 and 5 are assignable.

“Each of the three production studios has a DHD DX2 mixer that can be used in conjunction with our vocal booths. The vocal booths are also equipped with a DX2 mixer for multifunctional use, allowing programme makers to contribute live or recorded content to the production studios. We have built our own I/O platform so that all our software can communicate with hardware, including DHD,” claims Daniel Geertsema, founder and Managing Director of Media Uilities.

“This is among the most recent of many DHD projects we have worked on over the years,” he adds. “Tim and his colleagues selected DHD systems for their high audio quality, robust build quality, ease of configuration and ease of operation. Each RX2 desktop console is connected to a main and redundant pair of XD3 cores which enables Mediahuis to switch seamlessly and inaudibly between the cores if they ever choose to perform updates while on air.”

“We are very pleased by this ongoing partnership with Mediahuis Radio as the network develops its range of broadcast activities,” adds Christoph Gottert, DHD International Sales Manager. “Tim and his colleagues have integrated the RX2 and DX2 mixers plus the XD3 processors into a versatile and futureproof product combination. DHD Web Apps have also been incorporated. Mediahuis had plenty to choose from: DHD Views App allows radio shows to be controlled from a local or remote tablet or PC. Our Assist App enables technicians to give DJs mid-show support. System state or web connection management can be performed using the DHD System App, and channel labels in mobile production trucks can changed via our Labels App.”

DHD RX2 mixers are based on central and fader modules which can be integrated to suit a wide range of radio and TV production environments such as on-air studios, master control rooms and mobile production vehicles. Configuration scales easily from small production units with 6 or 12 faders to large consoles with up to 96 faders, dependent on the capabilities of the connected core. Central and fader modules each have a dedicated high brightness 10.1 inch touch display. The central module provides the audio I/Os plus a direct microphone input, loudspeaker output and stereo headphone feed. Assignable hardware buttons are provided in the central section. With adaptive labels in the 7 inch vertical touch display.

The DHD DX2 is a compact desktop audio mixer designed for use wherever space is. DX2 mixers can be configured from a four-fader central module and six-fader expansion unit. Four faders plus a dedicated section for setup, monitoring and talkback are incorporated in the central module. Connectivity features include a broadcast quality XLR microphone input, right and left line outputs to feed active loudspeakers, a 6.3 mm jack stereo headphone output plus a 3.5 mm mini jack input port which allows direct audio insertion from a smartphone for live telephone interviews. The fader module has six professional grade 100 mm faders with dust-protection. Both DX2 modules are equipped with a user-configurable 7.8 inch multi-touch screen for viewing fader and central control parameters.