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Quote of Note
"Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it."
- Horace
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11/11/11 = Omnia.11
There's still time for a great deal on an awesome processor
 Yeah, 11/11/11 is coming up fast. A once-in-a-lifetime calendar event, for sure! And to make it really special, we've decided to give you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get the world's most coveted audio processor - the magnificent (if we say so ourselves) Omnia.11, for the completely insane price of $11,111.11.
But you've got to move quick and place your order by 11:11 PM Eastern Standard Time (US) on 11/11/11 in order to get this special deal. Find out more here and make that call - there's not much time left!
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Studer becomes a Livewire Partner
More than 30 companies now work with Axia
 We'd like to take a moment to welcome Studer to the ranks of Livewire partners - now over 30 strong and growing all the time.
Our philosophy since the inception of Axia has been that a network is only as good as the number of devices that connect to it. So, unlike companies that keep their tech all to themselves, we decided to "set Livewire free," so to speak, and offered the technology to partners from the very beginning. We've continued this with the Livewire Limitless License, which allows manufacturers to pay a one-time license fee to build Livewire into as many devices as they like, with no per-unit fee. (Your favorite company can find more information at www.OpenAoIP.com.)
 Studer's Andy Trott said "We decided to adopt the Livewire standard from Axia following consultation with many customers on our new product strategy," proving once more that, with over 2,500 Livewire-powered studios around the globe, Axia has become the acknowledged leader in AoIP. (Not bragging or anything... we're just sayin'.) You can read the entire press release here.
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Plug in to Livewire
It's a SIMple way to add Livewire to broadcast gear
As mentioned above, broadcast gear makers who take advantage of the Livewire Limitless License can add Livewire to all of their devices. Not only do we open up our source code and the mechanics of Livewire, we actually make a plug-in SIM card - a tiny little device the size of a computer memory module - that plugs into Dolby-E type slots and adds multiple channels of Livewire I/O. L3 partners can make their own, if they like - we'll give 'em the plans! - or buy them from us.
If you've been considering adding Livewire to your products, or would like your favorite company to do it, the Livewire SIM is an easy way to accomplish it. See www.OpenAoIP.com to find out all about it.
 | | Livewire SIM and development board are part of the L3 Dev Kit available to Livewire partners. |
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Going FM Talk? Omnia has you covered
New presets available - download 'em for free
 With talk programming coming to the FM band in many places - Boston, Memphis, San Diego and Detroit are just a few of the markets in the news lately - it's more essential than ever that your processing is dialed-in. At Omnia, we known that tuning for voice-only radio can be a time-consuming endeavor. That's why our processing team has been hard at work creating new FM Talk presets for the amazing Omnia.11 audio processor. They've come up with presets for News, Talk and Sports programming that give voices the richness, smoothness and authority your PD wants. In short, it's the clear, clean, loud-as-heck Omnia sound - for talk! Read more and download the presets by clicking here. |
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News from the Field
Who's getting new gear?
Telos Z/IP ONE IP codecs are connecting broadcasters at:
- Next Media's WHBC-AM & FM, Canton, Ohio
- Birach Broadcasting's WCAR, Detroit, Michigan
- Columbus County Schools' WZCO-FM, Chadbourn, North Carolina
Omnia.11 is kicking butt and
taking names at:
- Greater Media's WCSX-FM, Detroit, Michigan
- All Classical Public Radio's KQAC-FM and KQOC-FM, Portland, Oregon
- Borinquen Broadcasting's WJVP-FM, Caguas,
Puerto Rico
Axia iQ IP consoles are mixing for:
- Zwerling Broadcasting's KSCO, Santa Cruz, California
- DANU Radio, New York City
- MIddle Tennessee State University's WMTS-FM, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Get the 2011 catalog
100 pages of broadcast-y goodness.
Click here to get a copy mailed to you! |
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Radio Video
Classic Radio on the Net
 | | Jackson Armstrong at KKHR, Los Angeles, 1985 |
The inimitable Jackson Armstrong, "Yo Leeeeeeeedah!!" and his Gorilla do an incredibly tight PM drive on KKHR, 1985. ITCs, ReVoxes and PR&E consoles. Got a favorite of your own you'd like to see featured? Drop us a note.
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Z/IP ONE IP Codec reviewed
"For all it does, the Z/IP is a great value."
 Thinking about joining the move to IP remotes? Check out Dana Puopolo's review of the Telos Z/IP ONE IP Codec recently posted on The Broadcasters' Desktop Resource.
Dana has some nice things to say about the Z/IP ONE: "...I simply was not prepared to believe that such a low bit-rate stream can produce such great audio," he remarks. And, "Setup is a breeze. You simply connect it up to a working network via an RJ-45 cord and you are on your way."
You can read the rest of the review on theBDR.net. Ready to try Z/IP ONE for yourself? One of our Telos distributors will set you up. |
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In your face...
Keep up to date with us on Facebook
 Did you know that Telos, Omnia and Axia are on Facebook? If you are too, and you'd like to keep up with what's going on, you can find us at:
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Tech Tip of the Month
Sharing a single Livewire Mic / Headphone position with multiple consoles
Q: " We have a customer who wants to use one microphone selectively with two different control rooms. The mic has mic/headphone accessory panels, and the client wants control of the accessory panel to follow the mic, no matter which of the facility's mixing consoles it's assigned to. Is this possible? "
A: Yes! Axia CANbus studio accessory modules can be physically attached to any console on the network, but this does not determine their logical connection. Here's how to set up a control panel associated with a mic: - Assign your mic source to a console. Assign it to, say, Livewire Channel 1001.
- Send Headphone audio from the console (the Independent Headphone feed) to Livewire Channel 1001.
- The studio control control panel is then tied to this mic/headphone pair, Livewire Channel 1001
Once you've done this, you can bring up that mic on any console. When you do, the mic audio, backfeed and control panel will come up on the console together. The Livewire channel number bonds the FromAudio/ToAudio/LogicControl together. In this way, logic+audio routing is transparent. What if you try to bring up the mic on more than one console? No problem. Sources can be heard on multiple consoles at once, but that source has only one "owner" (with backfeed and control). So you load this onto one console and it is locked. You must unload it to load it into a second console. |
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Tech Updates
New manuals, app notes and software for your downloading pleasure
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Discrepancy Sheet
"This... is ConElRad."
 If you're old enough to remember hearing those words, you probably also remember the chill that went down your spine along with them. Intoned by a deep-voiced announcer in the most serious, low monotone possible, they were enough to send even the most self-respecting 13-year-old into duck-and-cover mode.
Having recently completed the USA's first-ever nationwide emergency alert system test, we thought that revisiting one of our all-time favorite sites was called for: CONELRAD.com is an enthralling look back at the not-too-distant past, replete with radio jingles, Civil Defense films, and the hunt for the legendary Arthur Godfrey nuclear blast PSA.
Until next time, stay well!
Clark Novak
with Denny Sanders & Angi Roberson
for Axia, Telos & Omnia
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