Soundfish Taps Wisycom RF Solutions for Italian Reality TV Productions

In just a short time since its launch last year, production sound company Soundfish has made quite a name for itself in the Italian reality TV market. With credits that range from Italia’s Got Talent and The Apprentice to The Great Italian Bake Off and MasterChef Italy, the Soundfish team works on both studio and ENG programs, using a vast array of professional RF solutions to achieve an ideal sound.

The company has standardized on Wisycom products, including transmitters, receivers, antennas, and more. The trio of principals, Matteo Olivari, Giacomo Avanza, and Daniele Turi, each with over 15 years of freelancing experience, chose Wisycom for its flexibility and versatility.

Wisycom at the Core

“We always plan out our productions around our RF, and Wisycom is the backbone of our system,” says Olivari. “The MCR42 is modular with both standalone and slot-in formats, so we can incorporate it into either our ENG bags or rack setups. No matter the application, the best part about Wisycom is that it works.”

The Soundfish team also appreciates the MCR42 receivers for their wideband, true diversity, and dual-channel capabilities, as well as their extreme lightness.

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Full Lineup Deployed

The full lineup of Wisycom gear deployed by Soundfish includes MTP40S and MTP41 Wideband Bodypack Transmitters, MAT288 Diversity Matrix Combiners, SPL218 AW Broadband Splitters, MTB40S Wideband Plug-In Transmitters, MPR30-ENG and MPR52-ENG Compact True Diversity Receivers, and BAA Wideband Antenna Boosters with associated accessories.

The team pairs its Wisycom products with Sound Devices recorders, Dante AoE protocols, PSC power distribution systems, Betso timecode trans-receivers, Yamaha QL5 digital mixers, and Sennheiser, Sanken, Countryman, and Schoeps microphones.

Presets and Power Output

Another standout feature of Wisycom for the Soundfish team has been the intergap frequencies preset group of the MTP40S, which enables them to conserve battery by changing the power output from 50mW to 10mW. This is especially useful in their region, which has a crowded RF due to an abundance of wireless microphones.

The team can also switch the power output to 100mW to increase the signal’s range and reliability for productions that are covering long distances.