"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Iain Churches wrote:
In every single BBC TV studio I've had experience of. Even those fitted
with assignable consoles where the need is lessened.

But that's the Beeb. What about the hundreds ad hundreds of other
studios in the EU?

ITV and independant TV facilities are the same in the UK.. And I'm willing
to bet it will be exactly the same in any large TV production studio
throughout the world - since the problems are exactly the same.

I am familiar with Neve, SSL and Studer patch bays. In each
case the top row of connectors is MicAmpOut. There is no
possibility to plug anything into the mic amp input except from
a wall box or at the back of the console. Good sense.

You are 'familiar' with the patch bays of those consoles you've looked at.
Neve, at one time at least, made custom units for any application

Dave, these are consoles I have used, on a great number of occasions
over many years not "looked at" !

.. And
pretty well any maker would do a jackfield to your requirements. Very few
would just accept what was on offer. Neither SSL or Studer are known for
TV studio production consols in the UK, although I think LWT may have used
SSL at one time.


Both are excellent.

If you have each wall box mic input hard wired to a desk channel it
makes rigging things in the studio a nightmare - cables would be
running in all directions.

It's actually very simple. Lines 1-24 are say for your rhythm
section mics.

Yet another example of your blinkered view. TV studios are used for all
sorts of things as well as music progs.

Get away! :-))


And, of course, could have an
orchestra in any part of the studio. The positioning of it can be
determined by the set design.

Not by the most suitable position?


Music studios use fairly standard set ups.
One might use a mirror image, but most of the placings
are fairly standard. The visual impression is of no
consequence.

'Neat' cable forms are of absolutely no benefit if a camera wishes to
track over them...

In making music, we don't have to even consider that.
- fortunately. So neat cableforms are the order of
the day:-)

Iain