Calrec Apollo
Calrec’s broadcast flagship, a colossal processing reserve for critical production
Description
Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Total inputs | 1,020 |
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Processing
| Mix buses | 128 |
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| Aux sends | 48 |
| DSP engine | Calrec Bluefin2 (traitement haute densite) |
| Max sample rate | 65,535 kHz |
Surface
| Motorized faders | No |
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| Fader layers | 1 |
| Screens | 4 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
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Networking
| Networking & protocols | MADI / AES/EBU / Network |
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| Redundant PSU | Yes |
| Redundant networking | Yes |
Other
| Bluefin2 | Moteur Bluefin2 : jusqu’à 1020 chemins de traitement, 128 bus programme, 96 sorties IFB/Track et 48 auxiliaires à 48 kHz |
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| Bluefin2 96K | À 96 kHz : 510 chemins, 64 bus programme, 48 IFB/Track, 24 auxiliaires |
| Faders | Surface modulaire configurable de 8 à 320 faders |
| Hydra2 | Réseau audio Hydra2 : routeur à points de croisement 8192×8192, unités d’E/S analogique, AES, MADI, SDI, Dolby E |
| Metering | Bandeaux de bargraphes TFT et écran de contrôle assignable ; ergonomie pensée pour le direct |
| Redondance | Conception redondante (traitement, réseau, alimentation) pour la diffusion critique |
Accessories
I/O card
- Unités d’E/S Hydra2
Hydra2 network I/O boxes (analogue, AES, MADI, SDI, Dolby E).
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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.
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