TWiRT 312 - Rx for TX with Mike Patton

What conditions bring radio transmitters to an early demise?  What items does a professional transmitter restoration job include?  And what technologies are worth maintaining versus those no longer appropriate for daily use?  Michael Patton helps radio station owners face these and other questions about keeping their stations on the air and viable.

Links from the show:
Michael Patton & Associates Transmitter Repairs
Nautel - Recommendations for Transmitter Site Preparation
Lightning Strike Map
Blitzortung Lightning Dynamic Map
Industrial Risk Insurers’ Pre-Emergency Planning Guide

Guest:
Michael Patton, Owner - Michael Patton & Associates

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

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TWiRT 311 - Audio Processor Development with Cornelius Gould

G-Force is the latest audio processing development from Cornelius Gould. While this tech and the audio results are nothing short of amazing, we’re asking Corny about the road he travelled to get here.  What’s the path between humble beginnings and the pinnacle of audio processing technology?

Links from the show:
Blog Post by Cornelius Gould about Omnia.11 3.0 software
Video by Cornelius Gould explaining the first implementation of Chameleon technology (Pt 1 of 3)
Article about the history of broadcast audio processing

Guest:
Cornelius Gould, Audio Algorithm Designer - The Telos Alliance

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT is brought to you by Axia and the family of Axia xNodes. xNodes connect traditional analog and AES audio gear to AoIP networks, including Livewire+, Ravenna, and AES67. By the Omnia.11 version 3.0 and optional G-Force.  With G-Force, you hear the music. You hear the voice. You don't hear the processor.   And by Lawo and the crystalCLEAR virtual radio console - crystalCLEAR is the console with a multi-touch touchscreen interface.

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TWiRT 310 - A Loaded Otter on War Stories

On this week’s War Stories episode, Rich Parker shows us a backhoe fade in Ketchikan, translators on Prince of Wales Island, and he hikes the Blueberry Trail to meet a helicopter on Pederson Hill. Chris Tobin is here along with Rich Parker on TWiRT.

Links from the show:
KRBD - STL 'backhoe fade' just before leaving for PoW Translator work
KRBD - Prince of Wales Island and Ketchikan Translators
KTOO - Pederson Hill Translator Site
Whirlwind Qbox - all-in-one audio line tester
EXCEL Digital Voltmeter XL830L

Guest:
Rich Parker, Director of Engineering at Coast Alaska

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

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TWiRT is brought to you by Lawo and the crystalCLEAR virtual radio console - crystalCLEAR is the console with a multi-touch touchscreen interface. By the new Telos VX Prime - VX Prime is the affordable multistudio talkshow and on-air phone system for smaller facilities.   And by the Axia Fusion AoIP audio console. Fusion is the new Axia modular console packed with features and capabilities refined from over a decade’s worth of IP-Audio experience.

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TWiRT 309 - Virtual Radio with Michael Dosch

When broadcasters swapped their cart machines and turntables for PC-based digital playout systems, we now call that “virtualization.”  Michael Dosch with Lawo joins Chris Tobin and me to describe how virtualization is the future of content creation and broadcast workflow.

Links from the show:
The Future of Virtual Radio with JADE Studio by LAWO at NAB Show 2015
Bosch’s Haptic Feedback Touchscreen

Guest:
Michael “Catfish” Dosch, Director of Virtual Radio Projects - Lawo

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

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TWiRT is brought to you by Axia and the family of Axia xNodes. xNodes connect traditional analog and AES audio gear to AoIP networks, including Livewire+, Ravenna, and AES67.  By the Omnia.11 FM/HD audio processor. Get $500 off an Omnia.11 now and a free upgrade to the G-Force Dynamics Engine.  And by Lawo and the crystalCLEAR virtual radio console - crystalCLEAR is the console with a multi-touch touchscreen interface.

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TWiRT 309 - Virtual Radio with Michael Dosch

TWiRT 308 - Comparing AoIP Standards with Ketil Morstøl

Several somewhat incompatible Audio over IP standards are popular in the marketplace.  There’s Dante, Livewire, Ravenna, and AES67, among a few others. Which AoIP standard is best for a given audio application?  Ketil Morstøl of Soundware Norway compared the most popular AoIP systems, both on paper and by installing each. He joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack on This Week in Radio Tech.

Links from the show:
Dante
Livewire+
Ravenna
AES67
Ketil Morstøl’s comparison of different AoIP standards’ features and use cases
Ketil Morstøl’s diagram of Precision Time Protocol v.2
Ketil Morstøl’s list of AoIP Security considerations

Guest:
Ketil Morstøl, Sales manager at Soundware Norway

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

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TWiRT is brought to you by Lawo and the crystalCLEAR virtual radio console - crystalCLEAR is the console with a multi-touch touchscreen interface.  By the Omnia.11 FM/HD audio processor. Get $500 off an Omnia.11 now and a free upgrade to the G-Force Dynamics Engine.  And by Axia AoIP audio consoles and routing systems. Now with fully compliant AES67 built-in to Axia xNodes and audio consoles.

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TWiRT 308 - Comparing AoIP Standards with Ketil Morstøl