Livewire+ Options for Audio Path Redundancy

Networked audio—that is, Audio over IP (“AoIP”)—is now the default infrastructure for new and rebuilt radio studios around the world. Lower overall cost, deployment flexibility, remote management, and digitally perfect audio transport and routing are some of the key reasons for AoIP’s popularity, and particularly the success of Axia’s Livewire+™ AES67 standard.

Topics: Livewire

Ear Candy #4: Processing with Audio Legends

Great sounding radio in any form (over-the-air, streaming, podcasts, etc) is a culmination of many factors. Believe it or not, you know when you’re hearing a great-sounding station. It has that ‘larger-than-life’ presence. The audio envelopes your ears in an exciting and magical way! There’s something about the signal that locks it in and you rip the knob off. Mix this with incredible content, and amazing things occur!

TWiRT 427 - Wisdom & Tales from the Trenches with Gary Liebisch

Perhaps the best time to ask an expert for advice is when he or she is full of it! Gary Liebisch, recently retired from a position at Nautel Ltd., has a lifetime of experience, knowledge, and insight into broadcast infrastructure - especially transmission systems. Gary teaches both by using humor and by serious instruction.  We get both from Gary in this fast-paced show as he joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack with “Wisdom and Tales from the Trenches.”

TWiRT 426 - NTP, PTP, AES67, & SMPTE 2110 with Ken Tankel

Broadcast infrastructure is adopting another protocol - this one makes possible the seamless integration of Video and Audio over IP within the AES67 and other standards, such as SMPTE2110.  There’s a lot that’s new here, so we’ve brought in Ken Tankel, Senior Product Specialist with the Telos Alliance TV Solutions Group. Ken’s been teaching this technology for several years, and making it work flawlessly at numerous broadcast facilities.

Top 5 Telos Alliance Social Posts of 2018

2018 was a big year for the Telos Alliance, complete with a new CEO, successful trade shows, and groundbreaking new products. To reflect on the excitement of the past 12 months, we looked at our social media feeds to see what stories resonated with you, our audience, most. Turns out it's a pretty good review of what went down over the last 365 days. Take a look back with us as we examine the highlights.

Topics: Telos Alliance

Top 5 Telos Alliance Videos of 2018

As we make our way into the new year, it's time to take a look back at the year that was. We mean literally take a look. One of the best ways to review 2018 is with our top videos of the year, which shed some light on some of the highlights of the past 12 months. Let's watch!

Topics: Telos Alliance

Top 5 Telos Alliance Blogs of 2018

With the holiday season behind us, we welcome 2019 and look forward to big things in the coming year. But before we jump ahead, it's a good opportunity to look back at the exciting developments and big stories of the past year. Here's a look the blogs you engaged with the most in 2018.

Topics: Telos Alliance

TWiRT 424 - Know the Past to Grow Today with James Copeland

Who knows what experiences and technologies will greet today’s younger broadcast engineers? James Copeland has a fresh university degree, and is creatively engineering at KSDB-FM at Kansas State University. Brought up on Amateur Radio, James is making his engineering future unfold while cherishing older broadcast technologies.

Topics: audio

TWiRT 423 - Talk Radio Talent & Tech with Walter Sabo

Walter Sabo knows talk radio. He’s been consulting some of the most successful talk shows and talk networks for decades. Now Walter joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack for an enlightening conversation about what’s wrong with today’s talk radio, and how engineers can play a key role in bringing listeners, success, and ratings to great radio programming.

TWiRT 422 - Today's Streaming Tech with Sam Sousa

Making money from Internet streaming has a key prerequisite: Getting the tech right! These days, broadcasters’ streaming audio can encompass a lot more than just encoding the Program feed. With proper metadata signaling a broadcaster can insert targeted ads - just what advertisers are looking for. Sam Sousa is the Senior Solutions Consultant at Triton Digital and joins us to explain what makes this targeting possible.

Topics: audio