New Control Panels and a MADI Card Join Riedel’s Artist Digital Matrix Intercom Platform at NAB 2007

Riedel Communications, manufacturer of the most advanced fiber-based intercom systems available, will showcase its new 2100 series control panels and a MADI card for its Artist digital matrix intercom platform at NAB 2007.

2100 Series Control Panels for Artist Digital Matrix Intercoms
The new 2100 control panels join Riedel’s classic 1000 and 2000 series to offer high-quality versatile, easy-to-operate control key-panels for any Artist intercom infrastructure. Positioned between both panel product lines, Riedel’s new 2100 panels feature 8-digit, high-contrast, full graphic LCD displays, showing label and cross-point level for each talk key. The unique talk buttons are illuminated with definable marker colors to allow instant function identification. In addition to that the 2100 panels provide features which were formerly only available with Riedel’s premium Artist 1000 LED control panels. The new series features additional analog line level inputs and outputs and three GPI/Os on the rear side. Like with any Artist panel the series is available in 19“/1RU rack-mount and desktop versions.

MADI Client Card for Artist Digital Matrix Intercoms
Riedel’s new MADI Client Card underscores the company’s strategy to advance communications to a higher degree of integration in the broadcast studio environment. The new card provides a MADI interface that allows the tight integration of the Artist intercom platform with digital audio router systems. Since all Artist intercom control panels are connected to the matrix via standard AES3 signals, it is now also possible to connect intercom panels to the audio router using the audio routers infrastructure for panel distribution instead of laying additional cables. The MADI card also furnishes a convenient solution for connecting multi-channel audio between the audio router and the intercom system saving a significant amount of cabling and interfacing costs. The MADI-108 G2 client card is cascadable, with each card adding 8 audio channels to the MADI signal up to a maximum of 64 channels. The MADI connection from the client card to the audio router is realized via COAX or fiber cabelling.