<\/a>VP of Broadcast Services Steve Thrap: \u201cThe fans who come here are getting much more knowledgeable about sound and video. It\u2019s our job to stay ahead of them.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n
House systems include Shure Axient wireless microphones, a Clear-Com intercom system with 32 RS-701 single-channel beltpacks, and a Telex TR-800 wireless base station with eight TR-800 wireless beltpacks. A recent addition is the Soundcraft Vi1 digital live-sound console. It uses the same Vistonics touchscreen user interface as the Studer Vista broadcast consoles. EQ and dynamics settings are stored and recalled as needed for NHL, NBA, or special events.<\/p>\n
In fact, every aspect of the Staples Center\u2019s live and broadcast systems is designed for efficiency but with strategic aspects always in mind. For instance, audio in the patch room uses \u00bc-in. phone jacks rather than the smaller TT-type jacks because the \u00bc-in. jacks are readily repairable. Thrap notes the willingness of Staples Center owner Anschutz Entertainment Group CEO Philip Anschutz<\/em> to fund the venue generously with careful stewardship of its operating costs.<\/p>\nFiber Future
\n<\/strong>A 48-port network switch is near the bottom of one of the massive racks, just above the earthquake pads they rest on, but what it represents is closer to the top of the venue\u2019s media-technology future. The fiber that sat dark for nearly the venue\u2019s first decade was a prescient inclusion, as was the SMPTE capability that was also a bit ahead of its time. Today, Thrap says, demand for networked signal transport is growing quickly. Dante compatibility hasn\u2019t made it into the mix yet, but he says it\u2019s coming.<\/p>\nThe patch room also serves as a line of technical demarcation. He says the venue is strategically cautious about the extent of what it can offer broadcasters. \u201cWe pretty much stop at providing actual production services,\u201d versus support for the broadcasters\u2019 own productions there, he explains, citing the potential for liability, although onsite systems and platforms, such as Pro Tools, can be used for postproduction services.<\/p>\n
Staying on top of technology is part of the Staples Center\u2019s DNA, and Thrap intends to see that it stays that way as he hands over the reins sometime this summer, when he plans to retire.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything keeps changing; it\u2019s the only thing you can count on,\u201d he says. \u201cBut the fans who come here are getting much more knowledgeable about sound and video. It\u2019s our job to stay ahead of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
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