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| Sennheiser wireless systems ready to perform at Salt Lake City 2002 Olympics |
| 07.02.2002 Old Lyme, Connecticut |
Sennheiser wireless systems are poised to play a pivotal role in broadcasting the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics. Not only are over 77 channels of Sennheiser wireless being used by NBC Sports, an additional 100+ channels are allocated to various international broadcast crews. In total, over 300 channels are operating on the Salt Lake City Olympic compound.
Coordinating the effort for NBC Sports is Bob Dixon, NBC's Olympic project manager for sound design. Building on the success of prior Olympics, Dixon relies on Sennheiser wireless to perform flawlessly over long distances and in situations where a great numbers of RF microphones are working together. Where available bandwidth is being used by hundreds of different sources, the quality of the RF transmission and audio signal is crucial.
As in past Olympics, Sennheiser Electronic Corporation was requested to provide technical assistance to worldwide broadcasters converging in Salt Lake City before and during the games. Uwe Sattler, Technical Director for Sennheiser USA and Klaus Willemsen from Sennheiser Germany are on site to assist in frequency coordination, system configuration and general technical trouble-shooting. While they are located in the NBC compound, all approved broadcasters will have access to their services and assistance. This represents an unparallel partnership between Sennheiser and its end users in working together to attain the very best audio under the most demanding conditions.
As usual a full arsenal of mostly 3000 and 5000 Sennheiser receivers, transmitters, and microphones including the EK3053-U and EK 3041 miniature true diversity receivers, and SK 250-U body pack transmitters are the standard fare. What's noteworthy on the 2002 games is the first use of the Sennheiser Quad Packs (QP 3041) for the EK 3041-U ENG receivers and the sub-miniature SK 5012 body pack for some of the talent. The EK 3053-U in ear monitoring system is being used as IFB for talent due to its superior signal to noise ratio and fidelity.
On the wired microphone front, the Sennheiser MD 46 interview mic, first used in the Sydney Olympics, is back in force in Salt Lake City. For stereo recording in key venues, the Mid-side pairs of MHK 30 bi-directional and MKH 60 short shotgun RF condenser mics are used for their premium performance even in harsh environments.
SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION, USA
www.sennheiserusa.com
1 Enterprise Drive, Old Lyme, CT 06371
(860) 434-9190, Fax (860) 434-1759
Contact:
Karl Winkler, Director, Marketing Communications
kwinkler@sennheiserusa.com,
(860) 434-9190
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