Codnor, England (September 2, 2026)—Cloudbass has rolled out two Calrec-equipped trucks to provide a U.K. sports broadcaster with OB services for 104 football matches per season over the next four years.
Purpose-built for remote production by dB Broadcast, the company’s hybrid OB20 unit features a 48-fader Argo M with dual Calrec ImPulse1 cores and an RP1 remote production audio processing engine, while OB21 houses a 24-fader Argo M and a second RP1. Cloudbass reportedly designed the trucks around SMPTE 2110.
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Mike Beaumont, technical director at Cloudbass says, “The integration of the Calrec Argo M consoles into the IP layer was fairly seamless. The ability to have an almost unlimited amount of streams in and out has made the design process really simple.”
Nat Jones, sound guarantee at Cloudbass, became involved with the project after the design phase was completed, focusing primarily on the installation and configuration of the new Calrec desks. “In OB20 and OB21, we gather all incoming field sources and use the Argo M consoles to ensure they are clean and are arriving at the right levels,” he says. “We then pass them on to the broadcaster over AES67 streams. We also send them to the RP1 in the truck to provide local ear mixes.”
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The trucks are in regular use, moving from job-to-job in fairly quick succession. “Last season, OB21 in particular covered the 3pm Saturday match and then bounced to a different venue for the 2pm Sunday game,” Beaumont says. “It doesn’t leave much time for setup, but having the Hydra boxes outside accelerates that.”
Headquartered in England’s East Midlands, Cloudbass has been supporting broadcasters with OB services for more than 25 years, covering a range of events including sport, music festivals, and state occasions.
