At NAB Show 2025, booth #N1813, Calrec is showcasing its expanded suite of interconnected technologies, designed to address the evolving needs of media consumption. The rise of sustainable and cost-effective remote and distributed production workflows demands agile solutions, and Calrec is providing just that. Their systems offer increased flexibility with more cores, faders, surfaces, and control from any location. The company will demonstrate new products, expanded feature sets, and distributed control options.
A key highlight is NEP Denali's recent installation of a 144-fader Argo Q console and ImPulse IP core in its 53’ Gold remote production unit. James Mullen, Audio Guarantee for live and taped events at NEP Denali, stated, “The configurable nature of the Argo surface, custom wilds panels and fader option keys, combined with its immense horsepower, means it stands alone in the broadcast audio field. One of our favourite features is the remote access to the surface given to the A1 before the show loads in. They can comfortably program their show on the system from any location, whether that is at home, a hotel or on a plane.”
Making its debut is True Control 2.0, Calrec's second-generation remote production technology. This adaptive IP ecosystem facilitates distributed production, cost minimization, and on-the-fly resource scaling. Controlling up to five Calrec devices simultaneously, it now encompasses the entire IP-native range, including Apollo+, Artemis+, Argo Q, Argo S, Argo M, Type R, ImPulse, Impulse 1, and ImPulseV mixing engines. Calrec General Manager Sid Stanley notes, “By accessing more power and real estate on an ad hoc basis, it makes the humble audio console into a tool far greater than the sum of its parts, expanding a broadcaster’s control network to cover a much wider range of live content,” and adds, “And it means that whatever challenges they face in the future, broadcasters can adapt to them using resources they may already own, wherever they are.”
Argo M and ImPulse V also make their full NAB Show debuts. Argo M is an ultra-compact IP broadcast audio console with integrated DSP, I/O, and GPIO. A 24- or 36-fader console, it offers up to 356 channels of internal DSP. ImPulse V is a cloud-based audio mixing engine providing virtualized Calrec DSP in an AWS environment. It offers low-latency audio processing, control, routing, and mixing, controllable via any True Control 2.0 enabled controller.
A new Type R software upgrade for radio users includes off-air recording, enhanced GPIO talkback control, user labels for Mix Minus buses, and a large 120-channel path DSP pack option. A new aux booster upgrade is also available for ImPulse, ImPulse1, and all three Argo consoles. MIDI control is now available across the entire Argo platform for DAW integration.
Calrec also demonstrates its award-winning Argo Q and Argo S consoles, following successful installations, including Raycom Sports' upgrade to a 60-fader Argo S and redundant ImPulse1 cores. Bill Stafford, Raycom’s Vice President of Engineering and Technology Operations, commented, “Our A1s are already seeing opportunities where they can do more and if we can enhance a show, and producers and directors can hear the difference, it’s always helpful.”
Stanley concludes, “The ability to create real-time, ad hoc networks that span the globe and utilise a mix of CapEx and OpEx models gives broadcasters the power to adapt to their evolving needs. We can’t wait to find out how our customers plan to implement them at NAB.”