Field Report: Sanyo Xacti ICR-XPS01M
Gil Wilson finds the Sanyo Xacti ICR-XPS01M is a must-have in the arsenal of any audio production professional where field recordings are standard.
Field Report: iZotope ANR-B
Chris Wygal finds the iZotope ANR-B can be the best 1RU investment installed in a problem audio chain.
Field Report: Broadcast Tools Audio Sentinel
Michael Bradford had a client with a microwave system for primary program delivery and an ISDN circuit for emergency audio feeds. The Audio Sentinel provded the switching he needed.
Field Report: Adobe Audition for Mac
PC users will be familiar with much of the core functionality contained in the Mac version of Audition, but Mac users will find a host of cool new tools that Audition brings to the table, as well as Audition's time-tested features that will make a Mac user feel like a kid on Christmas morning.
Field Report: Dartware Intermapper
Mike Kernen manages his IT assets with a single system.
Field Report: Yamaha Pocketrak W24
Chris Wygal finds a portable recorder that is actually fun to use.
Field Report: AirTools Multiband Processor 2m
There are lots of situations in a radio station where we could use some help with audio. Maybe it’s with the phones, the stream or the headphone processing.
Field Report: Broadcast Tools Site Sentinel 4
Now that he knows how easy the Site Sentinel 4 is to program and the multitude of user-friendly features available, Michael Bradford has already planned on an expansion at the Michigan Farm Radio Network uplink.
Field Report: Comrex STAC
Overall the Comrex STAC has been a reliable system for the Tom Joyner Morning Show. It’s grown into a well established system that will be a benefit to any studio.
Field Report: Blue Microphones Snowball
If you are looking for a mic for recording directly to you computer, this mic is the perfect fit.
Field Report: Arrakis ARC-8
This 10-input, 8-fader console has a USB audio interface built-in.
Field Report: Allen and Heath XB-14
This mixer looks like a live-sound board, but it has features ideal for an on-air mixer.
Field Report: Broadcast Devices DAB-300
The DAB-300 is an automated AES3 switcher that will choose one of four AES3 inputs, and route it to all four AES3 outputs, based on basic configuration parameters.
Field Report: Barix Exstreamer 1000
Functioning as both an encoder or a decoder, the Exstreamer 1000 can get audio there using a modest amount of bandwidth.
NewTek TriCaster Studio
TriCaster is a truly plug-and-play device. It's a PC built in a case that includes audio/video I/O on the front and the standard PC connections on the back.
Arrakis Systems Digilink-Xtreme
A 10-station cluster relies on this automation system to deliver its audio.
25-Seven Systems PLM
The PLM enables makes it easy to stretch or shrink the time of a prorgam to fit a specific length.
Field Report: Potomac FIM-4100
There are so many improvements over the 4100's predecessor, but the greatest is that there are no knobs to twist.
Field Report: WorldCast Systems APT WorldNet Oslo
Doug Irwin predicts that Oslo is well on its way to becoming one of those classic pieces of equipment that engineers will talk about for years to come.
Field Report: Sage Alerting Systems Digital Endec
All-in-all, the changes from the legacy Endec to the Digital Endec are most welcomed. Given the advent of the Internet, the internal Web server makes managing EAS a snap.
Field Report: vCreative PPO
After 12 years of radio production sorting stacks and stacks of production job orders, John Pallarino finally came to the conclusion that there has to be an easier and more streamlined way of doing it. He found the vCreative PPO.
Field Report: Olympus LS-11
All in all the Olympus LS-11 is perfect for anyone seeking a solid recording device for any professional use.
Field Report: Samson Q2U
In addition to its ease-of-use, the Q2U boasts a strikingly noticeable dynamic cardioids microphone element that is noise free and capable of handling high SPLs.
Field Report: Neogroupe Neoscreener
Neoscreener has been in use at the Clear Channel Radio New York facility for almost two years now, and Jeff Smith cannot imagine some of their shows living without it.
Field Report: Trilithic Easy Cast
While important, EAS can be tricky. The EASyCAST encoder/decoder from Trilithic has taken away most if not all of the potential EAS headaches.
