Calrec Apollo
Calrec’s broadcast flagship, a colossal processing reserve for critical production
Description
Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Total inputs | 1,020 |
|---|
Processing
| Mix buses | 128 |
|---|---|
| Aux sends | 48 |
| DSP engine | Calrec Bluefin2 (high-density processing) |
| Max sample rate | 96 kHz |
| DSP engine — details | Bluefin2 engine: up to 1020 processing paths, 128 program buses, 96 IFB/Track outputs and 48 auxiliaries at 48 kHz · At 96 kHz: 510 paths, 64 program buses, 48 IFB/Track, 24 auxiliaries · Hydra2 audio network: 8192×8192 crosspoint router, I/O units for analogue, AES, MADI, SDI, Dolby E |
Surface
| Motorized faders | Yes |
|---|---|
| Fader layers | 1 |
| Screens | 4 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Faders | Modular surface configurable from 8 to 320 faders |
| Metering | TFT meter bridges and assignable control screen; workflow designed for live on-air |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
|---|
Networking
| Networking & protocols | MADI / AES/EBU / Network |
|---|---|
| Redundant PSU | Yes |
| Redundant networking | Yes |
| Redundancy | Redundant design (processing, network, power) for critical on-air use |
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Software
Calrec PC application
H2O (Hydra2 Organiser)
Other screenshots
Accessories
I/O card
- Hydra2 I/O units
Hydra2 network I/O boxes (analogue, AES, MADI, SDI, Dolby E).
Documents
Editorial & artists
Our take
History & design
The Calrec Apollo is a broadcast-production digital mixing console launched in 2009. It is built on Bluefin2, the second generation of Calrec’s high-density processing, offering up to 1020 processing paths, 128 program buses, 96 IFB/Track outputs and 48 auxiliaries at 48 kHz (510, 64, 48 and 24 respectively at 96 kHz). The surface is highly modular and can be configured from 8 to 320 faders, with TFT meter bridges and an assignable control screen.
Routing uses the Hydra2 audio network, built around an 8192×8192 crosspoint router and a range of I/O units offering analogue, AES, MADI, SDI and Dolby E formats — enough to build complex software-controlled broadcast infrastructures. Like any Calrec of this rank, the Apollo is designed for critical on-air use: redundant processing, network and power.
Notable users
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