Stand: A40
Calrec Puts Broadcaster Choice Centre Stage at MPTS 2026
As audience fragmentation and commercial pressure redefine live production, Calrec demonstrates how its virtualisation strategy, growing partner network, and award-winning IP range powered by True Control 2.0 give broadcasters the freedom to build workflows entirely on their own terms.
Choice without compromise
The broadcast industry's transformation is accelerating, and traditional broadcasters are having to fundamentally reinvent how they operate to keep pace. Platform proliferation is fragmenting audiences and driving demand for more content produced at lower cost. Navigating that reality requires agile, scalable solutions, but above all, it requires choice: the freedom to build and adapt workflows that precisely match the commercial and creative needs of every production.
The broadcast industry's transformation is accelerating, and traditional broadcasters are having to fundamentally reinvent how they operate to keep pace. Platform proliferation is fragmenting audiences and driving demand for more content produced at lower cost. Navigating that reality requires agile, scalable solutions, but above all, it requires choice: the freedom to build and adapt workflows that precisely match the commercial and creative needs of every production.
Calrec is uniquely positioned to support broadcasters through this major technical, business and commercial transition. At MPTS 2026, visitors will see the company's award-winning IP range powered by True Control 2.0 in action – a flexible, scalable framework that broadcasters can configure from any combination of Calrec products to precisely match the demands of their production. The presentation will include Calrec's IP-native 24-fader Argo M console together with a modular Type R mixing system and Argo S console, all powered by True Control 2.0.
Calrec will demonstrate ImPulseV virtual DSP software – the cornerstone of the company's virtualisation strategy, which is deployable across multiple hosting environments. ImPulseV now features expanded architecture – 96 and 140 path configurations – alongside the existing 256-processing path option – and flexible licensing – one year, 12 weeks and four weeks – giving broadcasters the freedom to scale production on their own terms. Calrec's MPTS 2026 presentation will also include a preview of Argo Offline Assist, a browser-based tool allowing offline configuration.
ImPulseV: Ecosystems in motion
Two landmark partnerships announced in recent weeks underline the momentum behind Calrec's virtualisation strategy. At NAB 2026, Calrec and Grass Valley announced a deeper integration of ImPulseV, Calrec's Virtualised Audio Mixing Engine within Grass Valley's AMPP Cloud-Native Live Production Platform – uniting Tier 1 audio and video capabilities within a single, market-leading ecosystem.
Two landmark partnerships announced in recent weeks underline the momentum behind Calrec's virtualisation strategy. At NAB 2026, Calrec and Grass Valley announced a deeper integration of ImPulseV, Calrec's Virtualised Audio Mixing Engine within Grass Valley's AMPP Cloud-Native Live Production Platform – uniting Tier 1 audio and video capabilities within a single, market-leading ecosystem.
Weeks earlier, NEP Group selected ImPulseV as a cornerstone of its orchestration and deployment on NEP platform, enabling virtualised production environments that can be precisely configured to the needs of any production.
Both partnerships reflect the broader trajectory of live production moving towards flexible, hybrid workflows that blend hardware, on-premise, virtual and distributed resources. ImPulseV is designed for this environment. Deployable across COTS hardware, public cloud and existing processing infrastructure, it gives broadcasters the freedom to scale dynamically, orchestrate audio across distributed DSP environments and build production models that match the commercial reality of every project.
Argo M: Big performance, smaller footprint
Argo M delivers all the power and reliability of Calrec's flagship Argo platform in a compact 24, 36 and new 48-fader footprint – with up to 356 channels of internal DSP, plug-and-play ST2110 and virtual connectivity, and seamless integration with ImPulse, ImPulse1 and ImPulseV for additional DSP paths as production demands evolve. All Argo consoles also benefit from the newly released v1.4.24 software update, which builds on the acclaimed functionality of v1.4 with a range of operator enhancements and is available immediately.
Argo M delivers all the power and reliability of Calrec's flagship Argo platform in a compact 24, 36 and new 48-fader footprint – with up to 356 channels of internal DSP, plug-and-play ST2110 and virtual connectivity, and seamless integration with ImPulse, ImPulse1 and ImPulseV for additional DSP paths as production demands evolve. All Argo consoles also benefit from the newly released v1.4.24 software update, which builds on the acclaimed functionality of v1.4 with a range of operator enhancements and is available immediately.
True Control 2.0: Control without limits
As broadcasters blend hardware and on-premise infrastructure with remote operations and virtual resources, True Control 2.0 is the unifying force that holds it all together, enabling deep remote control, dynamic scaling and distributed workflow orchestration across Calrec's entire IP range. A single controller can manage up to five Calrec consoles or processing cores simultaneously, expanding capability without additional hardware investment.
As broadcasters blend hardware and on-premise infrastructure with remote operations and virtual resources, True Control 2.0 is the unifying force that holds it all together, enabling deep remote control, dynamic scaling and distributed workflow orchestration across Calrec's entire IP range. A single controller can manage up to five Calrec consoles or processing cores simultaneously, expanding capability without additional hardware investment.
Argo S: Where performance meets flexibility
Argo S is built for the most demanding live broadcast environments, giving broadcasters the hands-on real estate and precision control to adapt to any production. The new v1.4 software update enhances that capability further, with enhanced routing strip functionality, customisable Tiles, a streamlined Mix Minus workflow and DAW control via MIDI, alongside updates to NMOS Control, status updates, monitoring and Calrec Connect interfacing.
Argo S is built for the most demanding live broadcast environments, giving broadcasters the hands-on real estate and precision control to adapt to any production. The new v1.4 software update enhances that capability further, with enhanced routing strip functionality, customisable Tiles, a streamlined Mix Minus workflow and DAW control via MIDI, alongside updates to NMOS Control, status updates, monitoring and Calrec Connect interfacing.
Type R: Scale on your terms
Type R, Calrec's modular, expandable IP mixing system, combines a fully 5.1 capable IP core with True Control 2.0 to deliver flexible, automated broadcast workflows on a cost-effective SMPTE 2110-compliant backbone. A new v3.2 software update builds on that foundation with improved Mix Minus outputs, Assist Upstand meter tiles, Off Air record contribution dialogue and Syslog support.
Type R, Calrec's modular, expandable IP mixing system, combines a fully 5.1 capable IP core with True Control 2.0 to deliver flexible, automated broadcast workflows on a cost-effective SMPTE 2110-compliant backbone. A new v3.2 software update builds on that foundation with improved Mix Minus outputs, Assist Upstand meter tiles, Off Air record contribution dialogue and Syslog support.
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Henry Goodman, Calrec's Director of Product Management is chairing a session at MPTS titled – Scaling Smart: Agile Remote Production & Virtualised Workflows with Vivid Broadcast, Aurora Media Worldwide and Calrec.
Henry Goodman, Calrec's Director of Product Management is chairing a session at MPTS titled – Scaling Smart: Agile Remote Production & Virtualised Workflows with Vivid Broadcast, Aurora Media Worldwide and Calrec.
Together with speakers including; Francis Cousins, Head of Technical Innovation, Vivid Broadcast, Simon Cox, Sound Guarantee, Vivid Broadcast, and Emily Merron, Head of Technical Production, Aurora Media the panel will explore how agile remote production and virtualised audio infrastructures enable scalable operations across diverse events and clients. The session will examine how flexible workflows, smart technology choices, and remote hubs help balance rising content demand with cost constraints - while maintaining uncompromising audio quality in today’s complex and fast-moving production landscape.
The session will take place at 2:05pm on Wednesday 13th May, in the Audio Theatre.
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About Calrec Audio Ltd.
For 60 years and counting, the world's most successful broadcasters have relied on Calrec, who continue to provide help as the industry adapts to changing viewing habits and commercial environments. This support comes in many forms, including achieving efficiency with remote broadcasting, saving money with virtualised production, and a range of options with proprietary systems like Hydra2, and with native ST2110 connectivity on ImPulse and ImPulse1, audio mixing in the cloud with ImPulseV and more control with True Control 2.0. Calrec’s consoles include the award-winning IP-native Argo Q, Argo S and Argo M configurable control surfaces, Type R which can adapt to a variety of requirements including virtualised workflows, the compact plug-and-play Brio, the powerful Apollo and the intuitive Artemis. For future-proof innovation, flexible working, integrated networks and reliable audio, Calrec has it covered. Learn more at calrec.com.
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