Brazil. NBC Olympics, a division of NBC Sports Group, has selected Audio-Technica as the supplier of the microphones, broadcast headbands and monitoring headsets for its coverage of the GAMES of the XXXI Olympiad, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to 21, 2016.
The announcement was made by Karl Malone, director of sound design for NBC Sports & Olympics and Michael Edwards, vice president of product development and U.S. market for Audio-Technica.
Audio-Technica products will be responsible for capturing and monitoring all aspects related to the audio of the games: from the detailed sounds of the competition itself, to the clamor of the spectators, the analysis of the experts and the interviews with the athletes.
Stereo microphones type cannon BP4027 and BP4029 of Audio-Technica installed in the cameras will allow to follow closely the action; AT4050ST large diaphragm stereo microphones and BP4025 X/Y stereo microphones will capture the ambiance of the various game scenarios, to create immersive and realistic sound for broadcasting; the presenters of the audio over IP stages will wear stereo headbands for BPHS1 broadcasts, to offer an adequate separation between their voices and the ambient sound.
Interviews will use BP4001 handheld cardioid dynamic microphones; and the ATH-M50x professional monitoring microphones will be used in the editing rooms, for the monitoring of RF microphone receivers and submix consoles, as well as for other critical applications. These are just some of the equipment and solutions that Audio-Technica will supply.
"We are proud of our role in the continued development of audio technology for broadcasts, an evolution that has made stereo microphones an integral part of audio capture for broadcasts. In addition, we are looking forward to providing new solutions to capture high-quality audio in the future as industry demands increase," said Edwards.
"NBC has relied on Audio-Technica to help us capture the real sounds of the Olympic Games and the atmosphere surrounding these events," Malone said. "Audio-Technica consistently helps NBC achieve that goal and we're excited about the idea of being able to do the same this year."
