INDIANAPOLIS — Leading up to Super Bowl XLVI, NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon was broadcast from the Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis. Nathaniel Hare, FOH mixer for the regular show, handled audio duties in Indianapolis as well. The shows — which aired Feb. 1, 2, 3 and 5 — included three that were live-to-disc. The fourth show aired live after the big game. Wireless First, a Clair Global company, supplied the gear.
Opting to stick with the regular equipment list for familiarity, Hare chose NEXUS to provide the backbone of the audio routing. It was used for all of the audio signals from all stage sources to FOH, PA and monitoring and to the Music Mix Mobile and Game Creek Trucks parked outside.
The NEXUS network included of some 1728 inputs and 1984 outputs. The NEXUS Star connected 12 remote base devices throughout the theatre and the OB trucks. Several consoles connected via MADI including FOH, Music and Main Production, and the rest had direct connections to the NEXUS via AES/EBU.
A big part of the reason for choosing NEXUS was due to its proven track record. “As the show after the Superbowl is going to be live, I need to be 150% sure that there will be no equipment failures,” said Hare, shortly before the broadcasts, “and the NEXUS not only has complete redundancy built in, but its track record on reliability speaks for itself.”
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