iDR BRINGS REALITY TO HELL’S KITCHEN

Allen & Heath’s digital processing system, iDR, was utilised on the Spanish version of the TV programme, Hell’s Kitchen. Entitled ‘Esta Cocina es un Infierno’, the programme ran for ten weeks with a weekly live primetime show and daily catch-up shows. Each week, two teams of celebrities led by renowned chefs Sergi Arola and Mario Sandoval, were tasked with preparing a menu for 25 people, whilst living together in a “reality TV” house for the duration of the programme. An iDR-8 16x16 matrix mixing processor and iDR-In and iDR-Out expander units were installed to manage the audio distribution to and from all the zones around the house set.

None of the competitors carried microphones, instead AT3031 Audio-Technica microphones were installed throughout the living space, monitoring the housemates 24 hours a day.