AJA powers Toby Santos’ hybrid set-up

In today’s live production environment, technical and creative roles are blending and workflows are evolving For Los Angeles-based live production director Toby Santos, that shift has meant rethinking how shows are built, from planning and prep to final product.

With a background spanning news, sports, music and corporate events, he is embracing a hybrid approach, combining technical direction with production and streaming in one cohesive workflow. At the core of it all is AJA’s Corvid 88 video/audio PCIe I/O card.

“For six months, I played an essential role in producing several different Viacom shows out of my house. I helped direct, record and manage graphics and logging for seven shows through my control room and two other control rooms for MTV and BET, managed two live broadcasts for BET, and recorded PSAs for CBS,” Santos recalls.

“I needed a rock-solid I/O device that could handle multiple SDI feeds, integrate with vMix, stay in sync with no latency issues and provide a reliable output to my recorders. Corvid 88 is now an integral part of my portable production flypacks.”