eNews from Telos, Omnia & Axia
March, 2011

Quote of Note

- Lily Tomlin   

We'll see you at NAB
Mark us on your "must see" list
NAB Show LogoIt's going to be a big year at NAB - new products, new technology, and familiar faces to see. We're looking forward to shaking your hand again this year - make a point of coming to see us! We've got some cool new things that we've been keeping under wraps in anticipation of this show (look for details in the next, Pre-NAB issue of eNews), but it's never too early to start planning your route through the Exhibit Halls. So get out your map and mark us down:
  • The Telos Alliance is located in the same place we were last year, in the Convention Center's Central Hall, booth C3113. (Just look for the glow of happiness coming from the middle of the hall... that's us!)
  • Linear Acoustic will again be in the North Hall, Booth N3737. 

Want to come but short on cash? No problem - we can help. Just click this link to register for free, on us. This will get you in to all of the Exhibit Halls (sorry, no conferences included). Free registration ends March 30th, so hop to it. 

MAYAH is the latestAxia Livewire licensee
They just keep on comin'!
Livewire logo It seems like we're announcing new Livewire partners every other week these days... and here's the newest: MAYAH Communications, the latest to take advantage of the Livewire Limitless License to put Livewire interfaces into their broadcast products.

"Interoperability" is a hot topic in broadcast circles, and Axia clients have the warm glow that comes from knowing that their IP-Audio networks are backed by the largest network of partners in the broadcast world - over 30 partners, and counting, whose gear connects directly to their AoIP networks.
Mayah LogoEquipment that has a Livewire jack connects to Axia networks with just one CAT-5 cable that carries audio, logic, meta-data, etc. If you want to find out just how easy it is to put a Livewire interface into broacast gear, check out www.OpenAoIP.com (you may want to mention it to your favorite manufacturer, too. No harm in spreading the word, right?).
Single-Sideband FM: Watch it at work
:60-second video puts the proof on display
Recently, the crew at Omnia Audio was privileged to receive some dramatic evidence regarding our proposed method of using SSBSC (Single Sideband Suppressed Carrier) as a transmission alternative for FM Stereo broadcasting.

Numerous field tests have illustrated that, in many cases, SSBSC will reduce the effects of multipath within the coverage area of the broadcast signal in a system which is fully compatible with existing radio receivers. Now, however, Greater Media of Boston has released the results of some on-air testing which compare the legacy DSBSC system vs. our proposed SSBSC alternative for FM-Stereo in a convincing video demonstration. Their chief engineer, Paul Shullins, drove a well known multipath-challenged route within the coverage area of WMJX 106.7 FM, one of the Greater Media properties. A video from the dashboard of his car captured the audio and the route traveled.

The two videos are presented back-to-back, and are recorded at the exact same points along the route. The first one, dated  November 15, 2011, is of the standard DSBSC stereo system, and the other is taken the next day on November 16, 2011, using the SSBSC method. What you'll observe is not an isolated case. View it for yourself:



Omnia founder Frank Foti believes that SSBSC is an idea whose time has come, and he'll explain his thoughts in detail at NAB 2012, in a session entitled "FM-Stereo Transmission using Single Sideband Suppressed Carrier (SSBSC) Modulation." Mark your calendar for Sunday, April 15th, 10:30AM, in room S228 of the Las Vegas Convention Center. You can also read Frank's White Paper by

By the way, we'd be remiss if we didn't mention that our Omnia.11 and
Omnia.9 audip processors come with on-board, selectable SSBSC technology as a standard feature.
In This Issue
See you at NAB!
MAYAH licenses Livewire
Single-Sideband FM
Get Your Catalog NOW!
Radio Video: The Magic Christian
Tech Updates
Tech Tip of the Month
Discrepancy Sheet
News from the Field
Who's getting new gear?

 Telos ProSTREAM streaming audio encoder is sending audio to the Web for:
  • Bott Radio Network, Kansas City, Kansas 
  • University of Missouri's KWMU-FM, St. Louis, Missouri
  • The TWiT Network, Petaluma, California    
Omnia.11 has the competition sitting up and taking notes at:
  • Clear Channel, Tampa, Florida 
  • Crista Ministries' KCMS-FM, Shoreline, Washington 
  • Zoe Communications' WGMO-FM, Shell Lake, Wisconsin 
 Axia mixing consoles are pumpin' out the hits at:

  • Rutgers University's WVPH-FM, Piscataway, New Jersey
  • Border Media Partners' KXBT-FM, KTXX, KWNX, KZNX and KXXS-FM, Austin, Texas  
  • Canadian Multicultural Radio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  
Get the NOW! catalog

NOW! Catalog 2011 


100 pages of broadcast-y goodness.
Click here to get a copy mailed to you!
Radio Video
Classic Radio on the Net
Chuck Christensen,
Chuck Christensen,
"The Magic Christian"
Well-known as "The Magic Christian" for two decades on stations from Boston's WVBF to San Diego's KCBQ to Toronot's CHUM, Chuck Christian was one of radio's best voices. Here's a compilation of his work courtesy of George Junak's California Airchecks.
Tech Updates
New Manuals, app notes and software to download


* Axia iQ console user manual v1.2 -    download >>  

Tech Tip of the Month
"Line Ringing" tallies for Telos Hx1 and Hx2 Hybrids
phone lampGreg Walker of Bristol Broadasting's WKYQ-FM in Paducah, Kentucky, writes: "I just purchased an Hx1 and was wondering if you could suggest a circuit for ringing and on air indicators."

Telos Support guru Ted Alexander writes back: "Hx1 and Hx2 have open-collector outputs for ringing and ON indications, so no external devices need to be attached to the POTS lines.  All you need is a simple connection to the Hx's GPIO port to drive the indicator. Check the user manual under the "Output Characteristics" for information on how to connect your indicating device.  As for an actual diagram of a circuit, there are many references available on the world wide web.  Also, there are products available in kit form that will accept an open collector source and provide whatever switched output the end user needs.  A search on the Web will probably turn up a million or more hits!"

 

Got a tech tip to share or a question you'd like answered? Email us - if we use it in eNews, we'll send you a free copy of Omnia A/XE desktop audio processing software for Windows. Don't forget to include your mailing address when you write.
Discrepancy Sheet
The beauty of uncommon things
Mechanical Principles
Mechanical Principles
Those of you who might have studied film-making have likely heard of Ralph Steiner, an influential photographer and documentarian from the 1930s through the 1960s. His work was characterized by use of unusual angles and odd, but beautiful, subjects, one of which was mechanical devices and their workings. One of these is the subject of this month's Discrepancy Sheet: a 1930 short film titled "Mechanical Principles." In 10 minutes, Steiner captures the intelligence and beauty in the design of reciprocating parts, intermeshing gears, eccentric cams and other mechanisms designed to perform their tasks elegantly and repetitively. This short film is a fascinating look at the mechanical world in a pre-solid-state age - view it by clicking here. Some of Steiner's photographs are also on display at New York's Museum of Modern Art - gallery link here
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Until next time, stay well!

Clark Novak
with Denny Sanders & Angi Roberson
for Axia, Telos & Omnia

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