--- title: Telos Alliance Blog Featuring Audio News Events Products & Updates (41) description: Telos Alliance has led the audio industry’s innovation in Broadcast Audio, Digital Mixing & Mastering, Audio Processors & Compression, Broadcast Mixing Consoles, Audio Interfaces, AoIP & VoIP for over three decades. The Telos Alliance family of products include Telos® Systems, Omnia® Audio, Axia® Audio, Linear Acoustic®, 25-Seven® Systems, Minnetonka™ Audio and Jünger Audio. Covering all ranges of Audio Applications for Radio & Television from Telos Infinity IP Intercom Systems, Jünger Audio AIXpressor Audio Processor, Omnia 11 Radio Processors, Axia Networked Quasar Broadcast Mixing Consoles and Linear Acoustic AMS Audio Quality Loudness Monitoring and 25-Seven TVC-15 Watermark Analyzer & Monitor. Telos Alliance offers audio solutions for any and every Radio, Television, Live Events, Podcast & Live Streaming Studio With Telos Alliance “Broadcast Without Limits” “Love What You Hear” (41) --- [![TWiRT 341 - Sports and Studio Mics with Chris Wygal | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TWIRT341.png)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/sports-and-studio-mics-chris-wygal) ## [TWiRT 341 - Sports and Studio Mics with Chris Wygal | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/sports-and-studio-mics-chris-wygal) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Mar 23, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![TWIRT341.png](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TWIRT341.png?width=320&name=TWIRT341.png "TWIRT341.png") # TWiRT 341 - Sports and Studio Mics with Chris Wygal How many of us broadcast engineers learned by on-the-job training? Have you had a mentor or did you learn by doing it yourself?  Chris Wygal is the engineer and ops manager for a network of stations in Virginia and shares with us his tricks for on-location sports production and broadcast studios. **Hosts:** Chris Tobin, [IP-Solutionist](mailto:support@ipcodecs.com)[Kirk Harnack](http://about.me/kirkharnack), [The Telos Alliance](https://www.telosalliance.com/), [Delta Radio](http://www.deltaradio.net/), & [South Seas Broadcasting](http://www.southseasbroadcasting.com/) **Guest:** [Chris Wygal - Operations Manager, The Journey Radio Network, Liberty University](http://linkedin.com/in/chriswygal) **Show Links:** [The Journey Radio Network](http://www.myjourneyfm.com/) [Dead Cat Wind Muff (example)](http://www.bswusa.com/Windscreens-Rode-DeadCat-P4623.aspx) [Shure ULX wireless mic transmitter](http://www.shure.com/americas/products/wireless-systems/ulxd-systems/ulxd1-wireless-bodypack-transmitter) [How to Improve a Studio’s Room Acoustics](https://ehomerecordingstudio.com/acoustic-treatment-101/) [Omnia.9 FM Audio Processor](https://www.telosalliance.com/Omnia/Omnia9) Cloudlifter Mic “Activator” [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/sports-and-studio-mics-chris-wygal) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) ## [Choosing a Baseline AoIP Protocol | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/choosing-a-baseline-aoip-protocol) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Mar 22, 2017, 1:45:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # ![Marty Sacks](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Marty%20Head%20Shot.jpg?width=320&name=Marty%20Head%20Shot.jpg "Marty Sacks")Choosing a Baseline AoIP Protocol Since the AES67 standard was ratified nearly three years ago, a paradigm shift has occurred in the broadcast indus­try with AoIP becoming the topic both around the water cooler and in facilities around the globe. By now, you probably already know and understand AoIP's benefits: It saves money. It makes for more efficient work­flows. It reduces the amount of equip­ment you need. It eliminates massive amounts of wiring. It leverages “off the shelf” IP-based components from the larger IT industry for easy integration. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/choosing-a-baseline-aoip-protocol) ## [Can I Use You as a Reference? | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/can-i-use-you-as-a-reference) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Mar 22, 2017, 1:40:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # ![TVSG Applications Engineer Jim Kuzman](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Direct_Current/Jim%20K%201100x540%20V1.jpg?width=320&name=Jim%20K%201100x540%20V1.jpg "TVSG Applications Engineer Jim Kuzman")Can I Use You as a Reference? Everyone knows a bad reference can cost you a promotion or a job opportunity, but it can also be the source of frustrating intermittent television audio problems. The widespread use of embedded SDI signals in lieu of discrete AES I/O makes dealing with clock reference a bit easier since the reference is an inherent part of the SDI bundle, but it doesn’t eliminate clock-related issues altogether. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/can-i-use-you-as-a-reference) [![xNodes Mark the Spot on Florida's Gulf Coast | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/Blogs/Kevin%20Trueblood/Kevin%20Trueblood%20-%20Headshot.jpg)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/xnodes-mark-the-spot-on-floridas-gulf-coast) ## [xNodes Mark the Spot on Florida's Gulf Coast | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/xnodes-mark-the-spot-on-floridas-gulf-coast) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Mar 22, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # ![Kevin Trueblood, WGCU Director of Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/Kevin%20Trueblood/Kevin%20Trueblood%20-%20Headshot.jpg?width=190&name=Kevin%20Trueblood%20-%20Headshot.jpg "Kevin Trueblood, WGCU Director of Engineering")xNodes Mark the Spot on Florida's Gulf Coast Fans of public broadcasting outlets PBS and NPR living in southwestern Florida are served by [WGCU](http://www.wgcu.org/home/), where the TV-FM public broadcaster has operated from the campus of [Florida Gulf Coast University](http://www.fgcu.edu/) in Fort Myers for two decades. The station's Director of Engineering, Kevin Trueblood, has likewise been in the broadcast industry for 20 years, though only the last two of those years have been spent at WGCU. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/xnodes-mark-the-spot-on-floridas-gulf-coast) Topics: [IP Audio Network Routing & Control](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/ip-audio-network-routing-control), [Omnia Audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/omnia-audio), [xNodes](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/xnodes) ## [Make a Proper IP Address Scheme for Your Livewire Facility | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/make-a-proper-ip-address-scheme-for-entire-livewire-facility) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Mar 15, 2017, 11:49:17 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Jeff McGinley, Axia Support Engineer](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/file-2303525603-jpg/Tech_Talk/Jeff_McGinley.jpg?width=225&name=Jeff_McGinley.jpg "Jeff McGinley, Axia Support Engineer") # Make a Proper IP Address Scheme for Your Livewire Facility Want to get started quickly and correctly with your new Livewire facility? Axia Support Engineer Jeff McGinley offers up an important tip for optimal operation. One of the first things to consider when planning your Livewire installation is a proper IP address scheme. We recommend reserving a small block of IP addresses per studio, and then assigning the same IP address to identical devices. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/make-a-proper-ip-address-scheme-for-entire-livewire-facility) ## [5 Tips for Converting to an AoIP Studio | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-converting-to-aoip) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Mar 15, 2017, 11:20:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # ![AoIP Tips](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DirectCurrent2.0/03152017/AoIP%20Tips.png?width=325&name=AoIP%20Tips.png "AoIP Tips")5 Tips for Converting to an AoIP Studio If you’re a general manager, considering an Audio over IP network for your facility makes sense. The technology is faster, cheaper, and better than previous methods to build broadcast facilities. By converting to AoIP, you not only tap into the power of current technology, you allow your facility to leverage the enormous universe of “off the shelf” IT devices that are used worldwide, and not just in the broadcast industry. Here are our top five considerations for general managers thinking about a move to Audio over IP.  [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-converting-to-aoip) [![TWiRT 340 - War Stories with Robbie Green | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TWIRT340.png)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/war-stories-robbie-green) ## [TWiRT 340 - War Stories with Robbie Green | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/war-stories-robbie-green) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Mar 10, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![TWIRT340.png](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TWIRT340.png?width=320&name=TWIRT340.png "TWIRT340.png") # TWiRT 340 - War Stories with Robbie Green Move 4 radio studios across town.  You’ve got two weeks.  Go!  Oh, and scrounge some equipment to make the STL systems work with an old T-1 circuit.  And, find some time to replace seven FM transmitters with new, solid-state units and full HD Radio. That’s the world of engineer, Robbie Green. Robbie joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack on This Week in Radio Tech. **Hosts:** Chris Tobin, [IP-Solutionist](mailto:support@ipcodecs.com)[Kirk Harnack](http://about.me/kirkharnack), [The Telos Alliance](https://www.telosalliance.com/), [Delta Radio](http://www.deltaradio.net/), & [South Seas Broadcasting](http://www.southseasbroadcasting.com/) **Guest:** [Robbie Green - Market Chief Engineer, CBS Radio, Houston](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbie-green-689b698a) **Show Links:** [Studio Technologies Model 214 Talent Console](http://www.studio-tech.com/product_m214.html) [Soundcraft Si Expression 1 audio mixer](http://www.soundcraft.com/products/si-expression-1) [Ethernet Private Line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Ethernet) (Carrier Ethernet) [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/war-stories-robbie-green) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) [![Audio Monitoring Within the Transition to AoIP | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/Shane%20-%20KitPlus.jpg)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/audio-monitoring-within-the-transition-to-aoip) ## [Audio Monitoring Within the Transition to AoIP | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/audio-monitoring-within-the-transition-to-aoip) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Mar 9, 2017, 11:25:28 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Shane Toven](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Shane%20-%20KitPlus.jpg?noresize&width=276&name=Shane%20-%20KitPlus.jpg "Shane Toven") # Audio Monitoring Within the Transition to AoIP As signal chains have become increasingly complex, the challenges involved in managing and monitoring these paths have multiplied exponentially. Over the past few decades, we've migrated from handling a single channel of content using composite video and analog audio pairs, to elaborate multi-channel facilities routing HD video with embedded audio over SDI or in many cases discrete AES pairs. These audio signals are often a mix of 5.1 and stereo programs and in many cases encoded to or decoded from Dolby® at some point in the chain. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/audio-monitoring-within-the-transition-to-aoip) ## [25-Seven Launches TVC-15 Broadcast Audio Watermarking Monitor | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/25-seven-launches-tvc-15-broadcast-audio-watermarking-monitor) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Mar 8, 2017, 2:59:13 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![25-Seven TVC-15](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/25Seven-TVC-15.jpg?width=350&name=25Seven-TVC-15.jpg "25-Seven TVC-15") # 25-Seven Launches TVC-15 Broadcast Audio Watermarking Monitor The Telos Alliance this week announced the launch of the [25-Seven TVC-15 Broadcast Watermark Analyzer & Monitor](https://www.telosalliance.com/25-Seven/TVC-15-Watermark-Analyzer-Monitor), the first modulation monitor for watermarking. With TVC-15, radio stations in electronically measured markets can now monitor how each element in their programming supports audio watermarking. Measurements happen in real time, without the need of a watermark encoder. Every 400 milliseconds, TVC-15 detects watermarks in any audio you feed it. This could be your own station's audio, or that of a competing station in your market. You can monitor any source, live or recorded. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/25-seven-launches-tvc-15-broadcast-audio-watermarking-monitor) [![TWiRT 339 - Securing What Matters | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TWIRT339.png)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/securing-what-matters) ## [TWiRT 339 - Securing What Matters | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/securing-what-matters) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Mar 3, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![TWIRT339.png](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TWIRT339.png?width=320&name=TWIRT339.png "TWIRT339.png") # TWiRT 339 - Securing What Matters More hackers, more breaches, more ways for broadcast engineers to have a really bad day! Chris Tobin relates what can happen and the steps you need to take to patch your IT security holes. Plus, Les Kutasi joins us with news from Kathrein and the world of broadband antennas. **Hosts:** Chris Tobin, [IP-Solutionist](mailto:support@ipcodecs.com)[Kirk Harnack](http://about.me/kirkharnack), [The Telos Alliance](https://www.telosalliance.com/), [Delta Radio](http://www.deltaradio.net/), & [South Seas Broadcasting](http://www.southseasbroadcasting.com/)   **Show Links:** [Shields UP! Internet Port Test (Click on Services, then Shields UP!)](https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2) [IT Security podcast, “Security Now”](https://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm) [A Primer on Encryption for Policymakers](https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~felten/encryption_primer.pdf) (and a quick read for all of us) [VPN Technology Primer](http://tomoconnor.eu/blogish/vpn-technologies-primer/) [Kathrein USA information](http://www.kathreinusa.com/) [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/securing-what-matters) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) [Previous](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/page/40) [All posts](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/all) [Next](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/page/42) Blog Search Search ### Recent Posts ## Subscribe *If you love broadcast audio, you'll love Telos Alliance's newsletter. 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