Working in collaboration with Calrec and Grass Valley, DMC Production has unveiled AR 1 and AR 2 – two identical, scalable software-defined remote production vehicles that represent a unique outside broadcast framework the company describes as “reverse remote production.” The units were designed and delivered by systems integrator Broadcast Solutions.

Calrec's ImPulseV Virtualised Audio Mixing Engine plays a key role in the vehicles' software-based architecture, replacing the traditional hardware-heavy OB model. The guiding principle is simple: all production-critical processing happens at the venue – video switching, replay, signal processing, multiviewers, recording and audio mixing, all running within a pure cloud-native Grass Valley AMPP environment with remote operation from any of DMC Production's broadcast centres.

By keeping the raw production feeds at the venue rather than backhauling them to a central facility, the remote vehicle becomes the local production edge. The major benefit is bandwidth efficiency; a large multi-camera production can be handled over a lightweight 100 Mbit/s internet connection. In these environments, audio can be challenging, but DMC Production has worked with Calrec to develop an audio network that not only connects everything seamlessly but delivers low latency control with a familiar interface.

At the heart of the installation is Calrec’s technology partnership with Grass Valley’s AMPP, which was announced in April 2026. In the first phase of the integration, DMC Production is using Calrec’s ImPulse1 processing core until the fully integrated ImPulseV AMPP platform comes online, but Jens Envall, DMC Production's Chief Innovation Officer, is already planning for more native control integration within the AMPP environment.

DMC Production has also installed a 48-fader Calrec Argo M console at its remote production facility in Munich, Germany. The ecosystem is connected and managed using Calrec’s remote production capability, True Control 2.0, enabling seamless integration between the Argo M control surface and the OB units across any geographic boundaries. It means an audio engineer can manage the entire mix remotely across a low-latency connection while production-critical processing remains in the AMPP-based remote production vehicles at the venue.  Each vehicle also includes Calrec Type R for local monitor and in-ear mixing, together with the required IP I/O infrastructure.

The Argo M's versatility reflects the breadth of content DMC Production is delivering. The company produces a broad mix of live sports, studio, entertainment and event-based coverage.