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Quote of Note
"The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it."
- Linus Torvalds
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Getting The Best From IP Remotes
Grab some knowledge with this free Webinar
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Some people are saying "IP - It's the new ISDN." But others have reported less-than-perfect experiences with audio over IP - especially over the Public Internet. What's the real story? Is it possible to get good or even great-quality broadcast audio over IP for remotes, STL, or other programming and backhaul? And what about the tradeoff of latency (delay) for reliability?
Telos engineers have years of practical, real-world experience with IP-audio, and we're sharing our know-how with you in a fast-moving webinar, presented in conjunction with our  friends at BSW. You'll see the critical router settings, networking techniques, and more key considerations for ensuring clean IP-audio connections.
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Kirk Harnack, VP of Telos Systems and a radio group owner and engineer himself, will present IP-Audio Integrity: 3 Keys to Great Audio over the Public Internet in an easy-to-attend webinar. We'll also get advice from Telos Support Engineer, Bryan Jones. Plus Contract Engineer, Dave Anderson, will show how he's using the Public Internet for reliable STL connectivity to 7 transmitter sites and remote studios.
We've set up 2 Webinars on June 25th, 2013. Join us and get the inside scoop on making your IP remotes the best they can be!
Register for the Morning webinar (9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT)
Register for the Midday webinar (1:30 PM - 2:30 AM PDT)
 | | Z/IP ONE - broadcast's most advanced IP codec |
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5 Minutes to Awesome Audio
Emmis puts Omnia.11 to work in Terre Haute
 Emmis Communications in Terrre Haute Indiana is an all-Axia plant. Starting with the original buildout of two on-air and two production studios through equipping two more stations, the staff and management loved what they saw and heard. So it was no surprise that when it came time for Emmis to revamp their audio processing, Omnia was their first choice.
"One of our FMs has a 'Bob' format," explains Kendall Myers, Director of Engineering for Emmis Terre Haute. "That means we're playing a mix of music ranging from the early 70s through today, spanning about 40 years. That represents several generations of mixing and recording technologies." Sales representatives from Broadcasters General Store
suggested that the Omnia 11 might be a better choice for their format. Myers agreed, and the purchase was made.
 | | Omnia.11, dominating the dial (and the rack!) at Emmis' Terre Haute cluster |
Installation was surprisingly simple "It went from out of the box to making great audio in five minutes," recalls Myers.
An installation wizard in Omnia 11 walks users through a simple, step-by-step process to get started. Just answer some questions, and Omnia.11 will adapt itself, creating a preset which delivers the desired end result quickly.
The Omnia 11 faced a tough challenge in Terre Haute. "Our new FM is 20 miles out of metro with a 6 Kw signal. We were trying to attract a largely female audience, which meant we needed a clean signal with minimal listener fatigue. At the same time, we couldn't afford to give up any loudness." Of course, Omnia 11 was up to the challenge. That's because, unlike some other processor offerings, it isn't just a rehash of an older platform. Everything from the the GUI to every algorithm was re-thought, and in most cases completely re-engineered or re-designed .  | | One-cable Livewire connection makes for super-fast setup. |
Omnia ships with Livewire, so it plugged right into Myers' Axia network (though AES/EBU digital and analog I/O is standard, too). Headphone soft "patch points" are available for listening through the processing chain. Myers put the Omnia 11's extra outputs to good use; In addition to feeding the FM transmitter, one is used for the web stream, while another is fed to Axia iProFiler software for audio archiving. Does Myers have any regrets about purchasing Omnia 11? No way: "I just wish I had the dollars in the budget to buy two more so that all my FM signals could run through them," he says. Maybe an Omnia.11 is what your station's been looking for, too? Find out more here. |
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News From the Field
Who's getting new gear?
Axia AoIP mixing consoles are powering new studios at: - The Joy FM's KJLY-FM,
St. Louis, Missouri - Motor Racing Network -
The Voice of NASCAR -
Concord, North Carolina - Towson University's WTMD-FM, Towson, Maryland
Telos Z/IP ONE IP Codec is doing convenient, great-sounding IP remotes for: - Cumulus Media's WBAF, KLIF AM & FM, KTCK, KSCS-FM, KPLX-FM, Dallas, Texas
- Dial Global Radio Networks,
Los Angeles, California - Moody Bible Institute's WCRF-FM, Cleveland, Ohio
Omnia.9 is winning listeners for:
- Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa's KWVE-FM, Los Angeles, California
- Public Radio, Inc.'s WAPN-FM, Daytona Beach, Florida
- Hubbard Radio's WIL-FM,
St. Louis, Missouri
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Get the NOW! catalog
100 pages of broadcast-y goodness.
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Radio Video
Classic Radio on the Net
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OK, so maybe this one doesn't qualify as
classic, but it certainly is inspiring. Our friends at 88Nine, Radio Milwaukee (WYMS-FM, operated by Milwaukee Public Schools) sent us this cool clip of a spot they put together to promote their Spring fund drive. Sure, we love the shots of Axia consoles and gear -- but we'd love it just as much for its enthusiasm and the obvious love of radio exuded by 88Nine staff. Check it out here. Who says the good times are all behind us? |
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Tech Updates
Latest Downloads for your
Telos Alliance gear
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Old TV Audio Processing Gear Gathering Dust?
Let Linear Acoustic trade you some solid coin (and a great new processor) for that useless box
It's Spring Cleaning time -- so go out to the junk locker and drag out that old TV audio processors. Why? Linear Acoustic will give you $10,000 -- yes, a cool ten gees -- for that forlorn old spider-catcher. Got an old 8282 that the station cat claimed for a bed? A Fairchild Conax that's haunting the transmitter site? Send it in - we'll take it.
And... we'll give you a $10,000 price advantage on the purchase of a new AERO.2000™ Audio/Loudness Manager just for trading in any of those outdated television processors. We'll even take your previous Linear Acoustic processor (although we can't imagine why you'd want to give that up!).
 | | Amazing sounding audio processing and more storage space? That's a win-win. |
Yes, that's an AERO.2000 -- the groundbreaking new processor that won awards and attention at NAB just weeks ago. It has all our latest technology, like AEROMAX® loudness control, UPMAX™ II upmixing capabilities, and the patented Linear Acoustic Intelligent Dynamics™ hybrid metadata processing system, which allows the content itself to control the processing (find out all about it on LinearAcoustic.com).
AERO.2000 offers support for up to 16 audio channels in two independent instances (5.1+2+Local and 2+2+Local), provides a high degree of program flexibility, and includes ITU-R BS.1770-3 loudness metering for all programs. And you can even get optional Dolby® encoding/decoding and Nielsen® watermarking.
So, did we pique your interest? Reach out to your Linear Acoustic distributor, or drop us a note at sales@LinearAcoustic.com - we'll give you all the details.
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Come See Us at IBC
Free invitation code - grab it and sign up now
 Every year we look forward to once again heading for Amsterdam, to shake hands with our clients attending IBC. Six days of pure audio adrena line with 50,000 of our closest friends, surrounded by the charm of one of Europe's most legendary cities... you couldn't keep us away!
This year's IBC is 12 - 17 September. If you're planning on coming, too, and budgets are tight, why not use our registration code to enter the IBC Exhibition for free? Just log on to ibc.org/register, and enter the Telos Alliance customer code, 6832, at the end of your registration.
Don't forget to mark us down on your "must see" agenda! We're in Hall Number 8, Stand Number 8.D30. |
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Tech Tip of the Month
Off-Air Monitoring with Omnia.9
 Sanif Sentosa of CityRadio 95.9 in Indonesia writes: "I've just purchased and installed my Omnia.9 Processor. We use it for Stereo FM, HD Radio and Streaming. I've got a problem in the latency. There is approximately 1-2 seconds delay between the output from my mixer and the output of the audio processor. Could you please help me with that?" David Jablonski of Engineering Support replies: "Yes, there is a delay of 1 second. This is because the Omnia.9 is doing an enormous amount of DSP processing to give you the cleanest, clearest audio possible. This is not a buffering delay; every millisecond is used to improve the audio. "Undo" uses 300ms, and the psychoacoustic composite clipper uses about 700ms. "So, for off-air monitoring, we suggest that you use the Omnia.9's low-delay output. The most recent Omnia.9 software update allows you to have a completely separate input for the low-delay path, making it possible to feed directly off the board, before any profanity delays. It could even be fed from PFL. If you don't have the latest software, visit OmniaAudio.com or contact technical support to get it." 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 deskto p audio processing software for Windows. Don't forget to include a mailing address when you write. |
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Discrepancy Sheet
Radio In The Ranks: The AFRTS Audio Archive
 | | An AFRS operator at ADAK Station, iAleutian Islands, 1968 |
For Americans posted overseas in combat or peacekeeping duty, US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) has been a constant companion to men and women in uniform for over 70 years, beginning with its World War II origins as the Armed Forces Radio Service. Although the service's origin was to support the troops in battle areas (like WWII London), AFRS and AFRTS personnel have been stationed nearly everywhere there was a US outpost, from Riyadh to the DEW Line installation in the Aleutian Islands.
The AFRTS Archive is a photo and audio tribute to the men and women of AFRTS, from the operators manning the board in remote locations, to the stars like Charlie Tuna and Roger Carroll who did syndicated shows for American forces. You can look at the photos, read the stories, and hear hundreds of audio clips of AFRN broadcasts at http://afrtsarchive.blogspot.com/.
Clark Novak, Tom Vernon, Denny Sanders, Angi Roberson, Jim Kuzman & Wendy Tang
for Telos, Omnia, 25-Seven, Axia, and Linear Acoustic
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