Blue Sky Prodesk™ Monitoring Measures Up to Extreme Challanges at the X Games
Press Release
Posted 2004-09-14
In his role as a senior audio consultant for ESPN, Ron Scalise oversees an abundance of major sports broadcasts in both standard and high definition audio formats, including the NBA, the NHL Finals, Sunday Night Baseball, NCAA College Basketball Conferences and ESPN’s multi-award winning Sunday Night Football, as well as the Great Outdoor Games, this year’s Sports Emmy recipient for Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound. In many ways, none of these events can compare to the X Games, America’s newest and most extreme mainstream athletics competition. From snowboards to skateboards, the X Games means extreme audio, and Scalise knows just how to meet the challenge: with Blue Sky ProDesk™ 5.1 and 2.1 monitoring systems.
“I specify Blue Sky ProDesk systems in every remote broadcast vehicle when possible,” affirms Scalise. “It’s remarkable that a speaker system as small and affordable as the ProDesk can match and in some cases exceed the performance of larger, much more expensive monitoring systems.” Scalise maintains at least three ProDesk systems up and running at any time — one 5.1 surround system and two 2.1 systems. In fact, he has had as many as a dozen in place prior to and during major sports events, such as the seven-venue X Games broadcasts in August. As Scalise points out, the ProDesk systems are proving their worth beyond the remote trucks. “I will use the ProDesk systems for executive demos,” he says. “That’s because I regard the Blue Sky speakers as my flagship monitor. When you need not only accuracy but the ability to impress someone with the sound, the ProDesk really delivers.”
Scalise notes that high-definition audio is already embedding much of broadcast sports, and that it’s got nowhere to go but up. “That’s another reason the ProDesk systems are important,” he explains. “I can affordably have great 5.1 systems for production mixes as well as 2.1 systems for submixes, all from the same company, which gives me monitoring consistency.”
Finally, Scalise appreciates the Blue Sky ProDesk monitors because they remind him of himself: reliable, consistent and unique. “I love to run with products that stand out from the pack,” he adds. “Like the X Games, I’m always looking for the edge. And that’s what the ProDesk monitors deliver.”
Blue Sky International currently produces MediaDesk, Sky System One and ProDesk™ monitoring systems, which provide full range, accurate sound at extremely high output levels while offering exceptional value to the professional user. In addition, Blue Sky offers The Stand, an adjustable speaker support system designed to work with nearly all manufacturers’ monitors weighing up to 80 lbs., and the BMC Bass Management Controller.
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