German audio mixing console manufacturer Lawo has concluded a cooperative agreement with Stuttgart Media University (Hochschule der Medien or “HdM’), to develop joint projects in TV production.
Now that HdM’s HD TV studio has been fully renovated, students at the university will have the opportunity to work with one of Lawo’s mc²56 consoles; another digital mixing console is already in use in HdM’s recording studio.
“This addition will greatly benefit our potential in the area of television audio,’ comments Axel Hartz, professor of TV technology for HdM’s audio visual media program. Thanks to the new partner, there will also be improved possibilities to cross the bridge from theory to practical experience.
“We believe that a university programme centred around television media should be well founded and run as close to real world applications as possible. We are, of course, extremely lucky that the market leader in audio console manufacture is based in our area,’ explains Hartz.
In addition to training and demonstrations, Lawo has agreed to provide specialists for a “Television Production Studio’ seminar. “This presents a great opportunity for our students to observe and work with professionals,’ concludes Hartz.
For over 30 years, television production has been an integral component in HdM’s audio visual media curriculum. In the past, students and instructors worked in film and video studios. Today, everything revolves around television’s HD future. Some 240 m² of studio area are available for the digital production of live broadcasts, magazine programmes, or concert recordings, while audio for film production is created in three digital recording studios.
