Yes! The Olympics! It’s now officially public that QLab is running both the live audience and broadcast audio for the 2010 Olympic medal ceremonies! We’ve known for a while, and wanted to share the great news, but our source didn’t have the authority to give us permission to do so. But, oh happy day, Live Design magazine just posted a great article describing the whole setup. So there ya have it!

Here’s a tasty excerpt:

The final audio requirement, but no less a priority, was the flexibility and utility needed to provide an integrated broadcast feed for the billions of viewers each evening. The processing and control architecture required a sophisticated playback solution utilizing networked computers to store and ultimately play back the music, anthems and composer tracks for the ceremony. The playback solution incorporated both Pro Tools and QLab as audio editing and playback tools, allowing for stereo feeds to the live audience and mixes to the international broadcast.

Wait, what—”billions“? Seriously? That’s a typo, right?

Turns out: Yes. Billions. As in, an estimated 3 billion people.

So. We’re kind of stunned and buzzing here. And honored. And very proud that QLab could be there to help celebrate these amazing athletes. Thanks to all of you for helping us make a product that could be part of it!

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