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Quote of Note
"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."
- Lao Tzu
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Ready for Boterkoek and koffie?
IBC in Amsterdam is coming. Get your free invitation code
 It's getting closer to September - the time each year that we pack our bags and head for Schiphol International for the annual engineering fest at the RAI Center.
Aside from the pleasures of butter cookies and brandied raisins, the thing we look forward to most is making new friendsips, and renewing old -- and showing the latest gear from the Telos Alliance, of course!
This year's IBC is 12 - 17 September. If you're planning on coming, 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. We're anxious to see you again!
 | | Look for the new Telos Alliance stand - you can't miss us! |
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Did you miss our Webinar? No problem
Our video helps walk you through IP Remotes
 | | IP-Audio Integrity: 3 Keys to Great Audio Over the Internet |
A couple of weeks back, our IP guru, Kirk Harnack, hosted a free webinar entitled "Getting The Best From IP Remotes". It was a smashing success, with both sessions full of attendees eager to hear about how to make their Z/IP ONE codecs really sing.
But if you missed it - no worries! Being the thoughtful folks we are, Kirk saved his presentation and uploaded it to our YouTube channel. So grab a cold beverage of your choice, a handful of Chee-Tos, and spend a few moments hearing some inside tips on how to ensure good -- or even great! -- broadcast audio over IP for remotes or STL
connections. Just click here to watch.
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Omnia and Nautel Team Up Again
August 1 Webinar explains MPX over AES
 | | Frank Foti and Nautel's Peter Conlon announce Omnia Direct at NAB |
If you were at NAB this year, you heard the exciting (and award-winning) announcement about our collaboration with partner Nautel to develop Omnia Direct: MPX Over AES, a breakthrough way of increasing audio performance and maximizing modulation.
Well, we're teaming up with Nautel again to offer a free webnar on Thursday, August 1, 2013, to explain all about how Omnia Direct can benefit your station. The long sought after goal of a fully digital transmission chain that doesn't sacrifice loudness is finally here!
Nautel's Chuck Kelly and Telos Alliance CEO Frank Foti will team up to explain exactly how this new tech uses a single AES-EBU cable to carry the baseband signal in digital form between an Omnia 11 and Nautel NV Series transmitter. The benefits are enormous: a 100% digital path that finally eliminates the noise and distortion of A/D converters and reduces potential overshoots, while ensuring full FCC mask compliance.
The webinar is free, of course, and takes place on 1 August from 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT (GMT -5). Register now - spaces are limited.
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News From the Field
Who's getting new gear?
Axia AoIP mixing consoles are powering new studios at: - Bonneville International's KIRO-FM, Seattle, Washington
- New York Public Radio's WNYC AM & FM, New York CIty
- Nutmeg Broadcasting's WILI-FM, Willimantic, Connecticut
Telos VX Broadcast VoIP makes callers sound amazing on:: - Univision Radio, San Antonio, Texas
- Spanish Broadcasting Systems' KRZZ-FM, San Jose, California
- Cumulus Media's WQQK-FM, Nashville, Tennessee
Omnia.8X is processing multiple channels of audio simultaneously at:
- Cox Radio's WSM AM & FM, Nashville, Tennessee
- Cumulus Networks, New York City
- CRN Digital Talk Radio, Los Angeles, California
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Radio Video
Classic Radio on the Net  | | WJML AM & FM, Petoskey, Michigan, July 1980 |
"Sherman, set the WABAC machine for 1980, and the GPS for Petoskey MI." This month, we travel back in time 33 years for a video tour of the WJML FM and AM transmitter shack. Especially notice the Gates BC-10H and DBX noise reduction units. Probably the only unit in this video that you still see with any regularity these days is the QEI 691 modulation monitor. My, how things have changed.
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Great TV Audio? That's no fairy tale
Meet the new AERO.100 from Linear Acoustic
 | "Who's been working in my rack?"
(With apologies to the Brothers Grimm.) |
In the classic children's story, Goldilocks is on a constant search for things that are "just right", be it a bed that's neither too soft nor too hard or porridge that is neither too hot nor too cold. Were she in the market for a television audio processor, we think she'd find the brand-new Linear Acoustic® AERO.100™ very much to her liking.
AERO.100 shares the same proven AEROMAX® loudness control and industry standard UPAMX® II upmixing/downmixing as its high-powered big brothers AERO.1000™ and AERO.2000™, but with just enough audio channels (10) in just the right configuration (5.1+2+2) and at just the right price point ($9,995).
Dolby® Digital (AC-3) and Dolby E decoding and Dolby Digital (AC-3) encoding are standard, while Nielsen® watermark encoding is optional. A no-coding version is available. Comprehensive TCP/IP remote software provides easy setup, adjustment, metering, and monitoring for one or multiple AERO.100's.
Also included is Linear Acoustic Intelligent Dynamics™ ("ID"), a patented hybrid of single-ended and metadata loudness control. ID allows the content itself to determine the amount of processing needed and an adjustable balance between permanent and reversible control. Broadcasters can rest easy knowing they are delivering compliant audio while viewers will enjoy well-crafted content as it was meant to be heard. For those who need to comply with more stringent ITU/EBU regulations, a new selectable Advanced ITU (AI) Limiter is provided.
The bottom line? AERO.100 offers a no-compromise solution that keeps both viewers and the bottom line very happy. In other words, it's just right. Goldilocks would approve. (Click here for more details.)
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Axia Rides Tall in the Lone Star State
Kidd Kraddick's Yea Network brings new Axia studios online
If you've thumbed through the July 3rd issue of Radio World (US), you probably saw the gorgeous new Axia studios built by  Rob Chickering, VP of Operations for Kidd Kraddick's Yea Network head-end. (If you missed that issue, you can see the story by clicking this link.) Kidd, if you didn't know, is an Ohio native, which naturally makes him dear to the hearts of us Telosians. He's also kind of a big deal: Kidd Kraddick In The Morning is nationally syndicated in more than 75 markets, and also heard on the American Forces Radio Network.
Recently, the talented Mr. Chickering sent us a basketfull of pictures from the recently-commissioned studios, and we have to say - they are gorgeous. We love the abundant natural light, use of warm wood tones, and of course the Element consoles right in the middle of everything, just sittin' pretty as you please.If you'd like to see more pictures of this beautiful studios, check out Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Axia.Audio . And be sure to read the Rob's story about his Axia installation, here.
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Tech Updates
Latest Downloads for your Telos Alliance gear
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Tech Tip of the Month
Enabling Omnia.11 Low-Latency Monitoring
 Ben Umberger of WFLZ writes: "I'm using an Omnia.11with version 1.03 firmware. I have the analog output selected as DJ for off-air monitoring, but the audio is still coming out delayed. What am I missing?" Alliance Tech Support master Mark Manolio replies: "You're on the right track. In the Output menu, press the "Analog" submenu button and then select "DJ" (the button should turn green when selected). The low-latency DJ processing should then be routed to the analog output XLR output jacks. Control of the DJ processing is located in the AGC menu where you will find submenu buttons for DJ Mix and DJ Lim. Make some adjustments and listen for the changes." We'll also add that v1.04 software for the Omnia.11 has recently been released - can get it from OmniaAudio.com/software. 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
Celebrating 45 Years of Mousing Around
 | | All Hail the Ur-Mouse |
We write this month in praise of the humble computer mouse -- or, more accurately, the mind that invented it. Dr. Douglas Engelbart, working with ARPA at the Stanford Research Center in Palo Alto, California, was the man who first conceived of and publicly demonstrated digital - that is, hand-motion - control of computing devices, in December, 1968.
Dr. Engelbart showed, via closed-circuit camera, a revolutionary computer interface which consisted not only of a traditional terminal keyboard, but also a primitive motion-capture device (the mouse) and a "chord-key" device that allowed users to execute commands with combinations of key strokes. In a time of VAX and building-sized mainframes, this was nothing short of revolutionary. During the same demonstration, Engelbart also showed collaborative audio/video conferencing via network -- a true visionary.
Luckily, this remarkable demonstration was preserved on film, and can be viewed on Stanford University's "MouseSite" pages, along with many other fascinating resources that chronicle the evolution of today's modern computing systems. Check it out at http://sloan.stanford.edu/mousesite/1968Demo.html. And next time you click on a hyperlink or drag a row spreadsheet cells around, give a tip of the mental hat to the man who started it all.
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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