Profanity Delays Keep it Clean
The typical profanity delay available today has performance characteristics far beyond what was available even five years ago. It's probably one of the best equipment investments you can make, with a huge potential ROI.
Symetrix Ships Airtools Multiband Processor 2m
The DSP-based processor includes many tools to create a signature sound.
Omnia Releases More Free Presets
The presets are created by Omnia users and the Omnia support team.
Orban Offers Software Upgrades for Optimod 6300 and Optimod-PC 1101
The upgrades are free to all users and are available via download from the Orban FTP site.
Vorsis Adds Specialty Presets Downloads Page
The processing presets were created by Vorsis engineers and Vorsis users.
Orban Optimod 8585 Surround Processor Now Shipping
The 8585's design was built on the Orban Optimod 6300 two-channel processor for digital media.
Symetrix Now Shipping Airtools Voice Processor 2x
This processor features two independent channels of low-latency digital signal processing that are customizable through a software program.
BW Broadcast Ships DSPX-AM
The DSPX-AM includes a wideband window-gated AGC, a four-band window-gated AGC and a four-band limiter that is followed by an oversampled distortion-controlled clipper
TC Electronic Ships Powercore 6000
The system combines System 6000 algorithms with the TC Electronic Powercore platform.
Vorsis Releases Software Update for AP2000 and FM2000
An improved clipper, rescaled limiter and updates to the GUI software are among the audio processor updates.
Vorsis Updates VP-8 Software
This latest version expands the VP-8 from two modes to four modes of operation: FM, AM, FM-HD and AM-HD.
BW Broadcast Ships AM Version of DSPX Mini
Optimized for AM, the processor includes a four-band AGC and four-band limiter.
Omnia Ships Omnia One Studio Pro
The four-band processor is suited for studio use or preprocessing.
Omnia Ships Omnia One AM
The processor features a four-band AM processing architecture; analog, AES3 and Livewire I/O, a universal power input; a Web browser remote interface; and selectable low-pass filters appropriate for NRSC, HD Radio AM, or any ITU installation.
Field Report: Vorsis AP-2000
The Vorsis AP-2000 is a five-band AGC/compressor and 31-band limiter with specialized algorithms for bass and voice band processing. Its output feeds will accommodate just about any flavor of FM/HD Radio operation.
Izotope Now Shipping ANR-B Adaptive Noise Reduction
Unveiled at the 2008 NAB Show, the device actively identifies and removes noise from audio feeds.
Clean up the Audio
Advancement of codec design has allowed lower bit-rates to be employed, and most codecs sound decent at these rates, but they are much more fragile with regards to distortion and susceptible to artifacts.
BW Broadcast Updates Audio Processors
The DSP Xtreme has a new software version, and two new operating options are available.
Field Report: ATI ADAC-2
ATI worked with Day Sequerra's engineering department to develop the ADAC-2, a two-channel, 24-bit, 192kHz analog-to-digital, digital-to-analog and sample-rate converter.
Colorado Public Radio Goes Surround
When I began evaluating surround technology, I had a number of mandates to fulfill as the technology specialist for CPRN, and its flagship stations, KVOD-FM Denver, and KUSC-FM Los Angeles. CPRN provides 24-hour broadcast programming and Internet streaming for its 60 public radio station network, as well as HD Radio programming distributed through NPR.
Field Report: Unlimi-Tech File Catalyst 2.0
File Catalyst 2.0 is a software-based application that uses UDP to transfer files and data more reliably than basic FTP. The File Catalyst server and client system compresses data to reduce payloads and maximize bandwidth.
Neural Audio Touts Processing at 2007 NAB Radio Show
Neural Audio demonstrated several technologies at the NAB Radio Show last week.
Field Report: Neustar SW4.0
It became clear that by using the Neustar software directly on the HD Radio Importer we could maximize our multicasting capabilities beyond the two channels available using dedicated hardware.
Sign Off
Jeff Keith's SMO900, a 1957 ad for a General Electric transistor radio and songs played by label on terrestrial radio and Live 365 in 2006.
Field Report: Aphex Model 230
It was time for KSON and KIFM in San Diego to embrace the digital age of HD Radio. But it needed new, simple microphone processing that meshed with the new digital console and air chain.
