Cloudbass

News Summary:

On September 7, 2026, Calrec revealed details of its work providing the audio ecosystem aboard two new Cloudbass outside broadcasting units. Cloudbass contracted to supply a UK sports broadcaster with OB facilities to cover 104 football matches per season, deploying Calrec’s Argo M consoles. Previously, on September 5, Cloudbass, an outside broadcast specialist, expanded its fleet to accommodate remote production for a UK sports broadcaster, choosing Calrec’s compact IP-native Argo M to anchor the audio ecosystem. This followed its September 3 announcement of selecting Calrec Argo M consoles for the two new purpose-built trucks, OB20 and OB21, which dB Broadcast constructed. These units were designed for remote production around the SMPTE 2110 IP standard, enabling Cloudbass to support 104 football matches per season over the next four years. On September 2, Cloudbass specified that the hybrid OB20 unit features a 48-fader Argo M with dual Calrec ImPulse1 cores and an RP1 remote production audio processing engine, while OB21 houses a 24-fader Argo M and a second RP1. Earlier, on May 19, Cloudbass announced these sports OB trucks would feature Grass Valley LDX 100 Cameras, combining UHD HDR and high-frame-rate production capabilities with a modern IP-based infrastructure to support centralized, remote, and distributed production models for top-tier football and major live sporting events.