Calrec Showcases Interconnected Broadcast Audio Ecosystem at NAB Show New York 2025
At NAB Show New York 2025, Calrec will showcase how its interconnected suite of broadcast audio products is reshaping the future of live production. Visitors will experience a live ecosystem featuring:
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The 36-fader Argo M (with integrated DSP)
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The 36-fader Argo S
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The versatile Type R mixing system
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The powerful ImPulse processing core
All will be seamlessly controlled via Calrec’s award-winning True Control 2.0. Together, these solutions give broadcasters the tools to unlock next-generation workflows that are cost-efficient, flexible, and future-ready.
True Control 2.0: Remote Production Without Limits
True Control 2.0 is transforming broadcast workflows, driving the shift to fully remote and distributed production. With the power to control any Calrec system from any location, it unlocks access to more cores, more faders, more surfaces, and more flexibility so broadcasters can adapt instantly to changing production demands.
At NAB Show New York, Calrec will showcase the strength of True Control 2.0 across several products in its powerful range of flexible audio solutions.
Unlike basic mirroring or parallel control, True Control 2.0 delivers complete functionality—from EQ and dynamics to routing, direct outputs, and delay. This enables broadcasters to scale production ecosystems on demand, orchestrating any combination of distributed workflows with deep remote control.
A single controller can manage up to five other consoles or processing cores simultaneously, dramatically increasing flexibility and expanding functionality without the need for additional hardware.
Available across Argo Q, Argo S, Argo M, Type R, the ImPulse and ImPulse1 cores, and the cloud-based ImPulseV audio mixing solution, True Control 2.0 creates an interconnected ecosystem where any enabled device can control another. With Apollo+ and Artemis+ also joining the platform, broadcasters can achieve new levels of adaptability, efficiency, and creative freedom.
Argo M: Big Performance, Small Footprint
At NAB Show New York, Calrec will showcase the compact 36-fader Argo M, also available in a 24 and new 48-fader footprint.
Designed to maximize desk space without sacrificing power, Argo M combines full-sized fader strips with wild controls to handle demanding productions in tight environments. This high-performance plug-and-play control surface offers full ST 2110 and cloud connectivity, allowing broadcasters to focus on creating great content at scale.
Key Features:
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Up to 356 channels of internal DSP
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Built-in analogue and digital audio I/O and GPIO
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3 x modular I/O expansion slots
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MADI via SFP
The ability to connect to an ST 2110 networked environment and to an existing Calrec ImPulse core alongside other Argo surfaces means it can quickly create multi-console IP environments. Connectivity to ImPulse, ImPulse1, and ImPulseV allows additional external DSP paths to be added as production demands change.
With seamless ST 2110 integration, touchscreens that switch between metering and intuitive UI control, and support for immersive formats up to 7.1.4, Argo M addresses the industry’s need for super-compact and portable IP mixing solutions designed for the full spectrum of live broadcast production.
Argo S: Redefining Resilience and Flexibility for IP Audio Mixing
Calrec is also bringing its award-winning 36-fader Argo S console to NAB Show New York, now powered by a major software update.
Designed for the most demanding live broadcast environments, Argo S pairs with an ImPulse DSP core to deliver a modular, IP-native audio console available in two height variants. With customizable hands-on real estate to control every parameter of the audio mix, Argo S gives broadcasters everything they need to adapt without compromising resilience or precision.
Argo v1.4 Software Update:
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Enhanced routing strip functionality to view every fader’s routing simultaneously on the touchscreen.
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Ability to switch rows of physical controls to other strip modes (EQ, Dyn, Pan).
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Argo Q support for two sets of custom wild panels per section.
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New Tiles feature for customized meter layouts with thumbnails.
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Streamlined workflow for Mix Minus, allowing selection of any bus for a channel’s mix minus output.
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Option to select a different output when fader closed vs. open.
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“Interrogate” feature to access routing information of buses used for a path’s main output.
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DAW control of MIDI on the Argo platform.
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Improvements to NMOS Control, status updates, monitoring, and interfacing with Calrec Connect.
Type R: The Building Blocks for Your TV or Radio Station
Calrec will showcase its Type R modular, expandable IP mixing system, controlled by True Control 2.0.
Designed to encourage customers to take advantage of distributed production and flexible workflows, Type R’s fully 5.1-capable IP core enables broadcasters to benefit from virtual working practices and automated workflows on a cost-effective SMPTE 2110-compliant IP backbone.
Type R Key Features:
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Off-air record
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Enhanced GPIO talkback
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Monitor selector follow
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Mix minus bus user labels
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Large DSP pack with 32 aux buses
