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 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 308 - Comparing AoIP Standards with Ketil Morstøl

TWiRT 307 - Auto-Testing Remote Sites with Doug Irwin

Having designed and installed remote control systems and automated testing on both sides of the US, Doug Irwin is uniquely qualified to talk about the benefits and some pitfalls.  As the Technical Editor at Radio Magazine, he’s also seeing changes in broadcast engineers’ skills and work emphases. Doug joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack on This Week in Radio Tech.

Links from the show:
Programmable Logic Controllers - Failure Mode Management
Radio stations that Stream Like They Mean It (mentioned in the Z/IPStream sponsor message)

Guest:
Doug Irwin, Director of Engineering - iHeartMedia Los Angeles & Technical Editor, Radio Magazine

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 AoIP audio consoles and routing systems. For a single studio or a major, multi-studio production facility, Axia AoIP scales with you.  By Z/IPStream, sponsor of Streaming University from The Telos Alliance. Fourteen video lessons in high-quality audio streaming. And by Lawo and the crystalCLEAR virtual radio console - crystalCLEAR is the console with a multi-touch touchscreen interface.  

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TWiRT 306 - A Day's Work with a Side of Ham with Charles Wooten

Charlie Wooten - ham call NF4A - is our go-to guy for what’s happening in an Amatuer Radio. Charlie joins Chris Tobin with highlights from the Dayton Hamvention including a new member of the D-Star family.  It’s broadcast engineering with a side of ham!

Guest:
Charles Wooten - Director of Engineering and IT, iHeartMedia, Panama City, Florida

Host:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist

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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 Z/IPStream, sponsor of Streaming University from The Telos Alliance. Fourteen video lessons in high-quality audio streaming. And by the Axia Radius AoIP audio console. It’s a standalone console that also networks. Spend less and get more with Axia Radius.

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TWiRT 306 - A Day's Work with a Side of Ham with Charles Wooten

TWiRT 305 - HD Multiplex with Philipp Schmid

What if you could transmit fifteen radio program channels from one FM transmitter, and receive them on existing FM-HD radios?  Philipp Schmid, Research Engineer at Nautel, has been demonstrating exactly that.  How does it work, and why might a broadcaster want to do this?  Philipp joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack to explain.

Links from the show:
The HD Multiplex: What Will Be Possible?
BEC Preview: More on the HD Multiplex
Nautel on HD Multiplex
HD Radio Transmission Modes, including MP3 Mode
Paessler PRTG Network Monitoring Software

Guest:
Philipp Schmid, Research Engineer - Nautel, Ltd.

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 Z/IPStream, sponsor of Streaming University from The Telos Alliance. Fourteen video lessons in high-quality audio streaming. And by the Axia Radius AoIP audio console. It’s a standalone console that also networks. Spend less and get more with Axia Radius.

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TWiRT 305 - HD Multiplex with Philipp Schmid