HARMAN’s Studer To Showcase Its OnAir 3000 Digital Mixing Console At International Radio Festival 2014

ZURICH, Switzerland – HARMAN’s Studer will be showcasing its OnAir 3000 digital mixing console at the International Radio Festival (IRF) 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland, August 21 through September 7. The IRF is the world’s largest public on-air festival and conference and brings together industry professionals and radio stations from around the world, which will be broadcasting shows to a worldwide audience and giving attendees the opportunity to “Listen to How the World Sounds.” The Studer OnAir 3000 will also be featured at SwissRadioDay 2014, which will take place during the IRF on September 3.

The Studer OnAir 3000 is a highly versatile digital console designed for radio and TV broadcasting and production. It features Studer’s exclusive Touch-n-Action color touchscreen user interface that provides intuitive operation and ready access to all key functions, and offers a comprehensive array of cueing, routing, signal processing and metering options.

“Our OnAir 3000 is ideal for the medium to upper segment and combines exceptional flexibility with the pristine sound quality that has made Studer the industry standard in broadcast consoles worldwide,” said Keith Watson, Marketing Director, Soundcraft Studer. “At IRF and Swiss Radio Day, attendees will have a unique opportunity to see and hear the OnAir 3000 first-hand and experience what it can do in live broadcast situations.”

The Studer OnAir 3000 is based on a completely modular concept. The fader module includes six fader strips and up to eight fader modules can be fitted for a maximum console size of 48 faders. A variety of layout options are available, to perfectly tailor the OnAir 3000 for any radio or TV broadcast application. Available modules include fader, motorized fader and fader assign modules; monitoring and talkback modules; main screen and fader screen modules and more. The console provides a host of digital and analog connectivity options.

The OnAir 3000 provides three main stereo mix busses plus an audition facility, four stereo AUX busses and three independent studio monitoring circuits with a talkback speaker built into the console. The console offers assignable rotary controls and complete EQ, dynamics processing, noise gate, de-esser and other processing and input/output routing for each channel. The OnAir 3000 integrates completely with radio playout systems and the Studer CMS Call Management System that allows the operator to easily manage incoming phone calls on a single screen.

“We are honored to have Studer as our radio studio partner at this year’s IRF 2014,” said Darryl von Däniken, Festival Director of IRF and event organizer for the SwissRadioDay 2014. “Studer is known worldwide as a leader in digital consoles for radio and TV and the company’s presence at IRF validates the growing importance of the event also as a ‘must-see’ technology showcase for broadcast professionals and attendees.”

HARMAN designs, manufactures and markets premier audio, visual, infotainment and integrated control solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets. With 15 leading brands, including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon® and Mark Levinson ®, the Company is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a global workforce of 15,200 people and reported sales of $5.1 billion for the last 12 months ended March 31, 2014.