TWiRT 288 - The Xcuse Box with Dick Debartolo

The Giz Wiz, Dick Debartolo, admits he’s no engineer.  But he does have an eye - and ear - for fascinating devices and products.  Some are useful - others, not so much.  MAD magazine’s maddest writer joins Chris Tobin and me, Kirk Harnack, to ooh, ahh, and snicker at the some gizmos he found at CES.

Links to items mentioned in the show:

All thing GizWiz - gizwiz.biz
Kangaroo personal PC
Zolt laptop and multi-charger
TempTraq wireless temperature monitor patch
ThinOptics reading glasses
OREI HD-501 5x1 5-Port HDMI Powered Switcher
Chris Tobin’s tip: Orban Loudness Meter software

Guest:

Dick Debartolo - The Giz Wiz and MAD magazine’s maddest writer

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 288 - The Xcuse Box with Dick Debartolo

TWiRT 287 - Video Special Forces with Colleen Kelly Henry

Mission: Acquire and send real-time HD video and audio from a remote venue you’ve never seen before, then format and distribute it to every popular computing platform known to man. It has to work right the first time. There are no do-overs.
Mission Specialist: Colleen Kelly Henry

Links to items mentioned in the show:
Reliable UDP Media Transport
MetaCDN
Open Broadcaster Software
Shaka Player: High Performance Video for the Web
Lytro Light Field Camera (watch the video - amazing)
OTOY Lightstage
WOWZA Forums

Guest:
Colleen Kelly Henry - Video Hacker

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 286 - Music Licensing and PPM Grunge

John Stephens with netcaster theroots.fm talks about music webcasters closing down due to the huge hike in music licensing costs. And Dave Anderson joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack on the additional audio grunge produced by Nielsen’s new Enhance CBET PPM Encoder.  Are we driving away the audience we wish to measure?

Show links:
TheRoots.FM - Struggling to stay on the Internet
RAIN News about the Copyright Royalty Board
Dr. Barry Blesser’s NAB 2015 Paper on how watermarking works (key information to underpin an engineering discussion of the issues surrounding Nielsen’s PPM).

Guests:

John Stephens, Founder at Our Musical Roots, LLC - Internet Radio station
Dave Anderson, CEO at Fleeman Anderson Bird Corp and Engineer at The JOY FM

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 285 - Capturing Audio for Podcasts with Mike Phillips

If it sounds sketchy, distorted, or muffled, they won’t listen. Podcasting studio guru, Mike Phillips, divulges his secrets for capturing clean, clear audio. Mics, pre-amps, consoles - what he recommends and how to use them. This is a must-watch for podcasters and any audio content creators!

Show links:
Sennheiser MKE 416 shotgun mic - used by Voice Actors everywhere.
Rode NTG3 shotgun mic - lower-priced alternative to the MKE 416
Audio Technica ATR2100-USB mic - low-priced with very good quality
Focusrite Scartlett 2i2 mic pre-amp and USB interface
Manley Mono Mic Preamp - high-end, high-quality mic preamp
Behringer mixer with built-in USB interface
Lineup of small Mackie mixers for home audio production

Guest: Mike Phillips - Podcast Studio Consultant

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 284 - Naughty or Nice? Christmas Gifts for Engineers

Who’s the engineer on your Christmas list? Perhaps it’s you! From network and audio analysis tools to weather stations, cameras, and stocking stuffers, Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack check out some gift ideas for us engineers to put on our wish lists.

Links to gift ideas:
Fluke Networks CIQ-KRQ CableIQ Network Cable Tester. Residential Qualifier Kit
C Crane CC Skywave AM, FM, Shortwave, Weather and Airband Portable Travel Radio
D-Link Wireless Pan & Tilt Day/Night Network Surveillance Camera - DCS-5009L
TASCAM DR-10X Mini Portable Recorder
GoPro Camera HERO3+ Silver Bundle
Duracell Procell 9 Volt Batteries, Pack of 12
Rayovac Alkaline AA Batteries, 60-Pack with Recloseable Lid
Ubiquiti Networks AIRCAM Video Solution Video Camera
Whirlwind AES QBox AES/EBU Line Tester
Handmade Kaleidescope
BaoFeng UV-5R Dual Band Two Way Radio
Ambient Weather WS-2095 Wireless Home Weather Station
Handmade/Vintage Mechanical Weather Instruments
EightOnes VR Kit XL (Bigger Version) - Google Cardboard Kit with Head-strap

Hosts:

Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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