--- title: Telos Alliance Blog Featuring Audio News Events Products & Updates (92) 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” (92) --- [![When I Was a Young Boy, I Played the Silver Ball | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TA_NAB_News_V5.jpg)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/when-i-was-a-young-boy-i-played-the-silver-ball) ## [When I Was a Young Boy, I Played the Silver Ball | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/when-i-was-a-young-boy-i-played-the-silver-ball) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Sep 30, 2011, 5:55:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # When I Was a Young Boy, I Played the Silver Ball Usually, when we're in Las Vegas to attend NAB, the evenings are a time to rest the aching feet, perhaps throw back a libation or two, and generally relax before the next day's havoc ensues. This year, however, we got wind of one of Sin City's hidden marvels: the [Pinball Hall of Fame](http://www.pinballmuseum.org/), [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/when-i-was-a-young-boy-i-played-the-silver-ball) [![Turntables Built to Withstand the Apocalypse | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/Discrepancy_Sheet/Russco_Turntable.jpg)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/turntables-built-to-withstand-the-apocalypse) ## [Turntables Built to Withstand the Apocalypse | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/turntables-built-to-withstand-the-apocalypse) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Sep 30, 2011, 11:44:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # ![Russco Turntable](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/Discrepancy_Sheet/Russco_Turntable.jpg "Russco Turntable")Turntables Built to Withstand the Apocalypse Nearly all of us "of a certain age" in the Radio business will remember Russco turntables, founded by Modesto, California's Russ Friend in 1945. Built like the proverbial tank, Russcos, with their stepped-shaft / idler wheel drive arrangement, were standard issue in US radio stations for 40 years. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/turntables-built-to-withstand-the-apocalypse) [![Radio Free Asia Spreads the News With Axia | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TA_NAB_News_V5.jpg)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/radio-free-asia-spreads-the-news-with-axia) ## [Radio Free Asia Spreads the News With Axia | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/radio-free-asia-spreads-the-news-with-axia) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Sep 15, 2011, 11:02:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # Radio Free Asia Spreads the News With Axia *Washington, DC-based Radio Free Asia (RFA), operating under the oversight of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, an independent, autonomous entity responsible for all U.S. government and government sponsored, non-military, international broadcasting, recently installed an Axia Livewire Audio Network in their Bangkok, Thailand offices. Consisting of one SmartSurface and four Element control surfaces with an assortment of Axia Audio Nodes, the revamped facility recently came online and its broadcast operations are more streamlined than ever. We caught up with David Baden, RFA’s Chief Technology Officer, and John Penovich, Senior Technician for RFA.* [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/radio-free-asia-spreads-the-news-with-axia) [![Stations, Playlists, and Charts, Oh My! | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TA_NAB_News_V5.jpg)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/stations-playlists-and-charts-oh-my) ## [Stations, Playlists, and Charts, Oh My! | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/stations-playlists-and-charts-oh-my) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Aug 31, 2011, 5:46:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # Stations, Playlists, and Charts, Oh My! Many of us in the business grew up during the golden age of Top 40 radio, and still recall fondly the surveys, playlists and other ephemera that surround the era. Tim Warden, an IT consultant based in Tucson, has a thing for those old AM surveys as well - and has put a site up to collect and share them. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/stations-playlists-and-charts-oh-my) [![Troubleshooting Zephyr Codec Connection Lock Issues | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TA_NAB_News_V5.jpg)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/troubleshooting-zephyr-codec-connection-lock-issues) ## [Troubleshooting Zephyr Codec Connection Lock Issues | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/troubleshooting-zephyr-codec-connection-lock-issues) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Aug 31, 2011, 1:56:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # Troubleshooting Zephyr Codec Connection Lock Issues From the Tech Tip grab bag: "My Zephyr appears to connect to the Zephyr at the other end, but the codec doesn't lock.  Whats happening? How do I fix this?" [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/troubleshooting-zephyr-codec-connection-lock-issues) [![Keep More of Your Cash and Sound Great Doing It | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/Omnia.ONE.jpg)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/keep-more-of-your-cash-and-sound-great-doing-it) ## [Keep More of Your Cash and Sound Great Doing It | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/keep-more-of-your-cash-and-sound-great-doing-it) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Aug 31, 2011, 1:14:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # ![Omnia.ONE](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/Omnia.ONE.jpg "Omnia.ONE")Keep More of Your Cash and Sound Great Doing It  Mike Rogers of Kansas City's KCCV-FM was set to spend the bucks for a top-end processor when he heard Omnia ONE. "I was astonished... Omnia.ONE kept right up with the far more expensive unit when it came to loudness, clarity, and level management." And for about half the price, too. Looking for processing? Check out [Omnia ONE](https://www.telosalliance.com/Omnia/Omnia-ONE) - you owe it to yourself (and your bottom line). [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/keep-more-of-your-cash-and-sound-great-doing-it) [![The Lightning Master | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/Discrepancy_Sheet/Tesla.jpg)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/the-lightning-master) ## [The Lightning Master | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/the-lightning-master) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Jul 29, 2011, 5:23:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # ![Tesla](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/Discrepancy_Sheet/Tesla.jpg "Tesla")The Lightning Master   He discovered the rotating magnetic field. He invented polyphase alternating current. He developed a system for wireless remote control of electro-mechanical devices - in 1898! The transformer coils that bear his name created man-made lightning and could energize fluorescent lights from 25 miles away. And in 1900 he discovered terrestrial stationary waves, a fundamental part of the invention of radio. "Invention is the most important product of man's creative brain," he said in his autobiography, and to prove it he amassed over 700 patents. If you've never acquainted yourself with Tesla, PBS has a fascinating, engrossing profile online at [www.pbs.org/tesla/](http://www.pbs.org/tesla/). And now, we're off to rub some balloons against the wall... [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/the-lightning-master) [![DSL connections and Z/IP ONE codecs | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TA_NAB_News_V5.jpg)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/dsl-connections-and-z/ip-one-codecs) ## [DSL connections and Z/IP ONE codecs | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/dsl-connections-and-z/ip-one-codecs) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Jul 29, 2011, 4:34:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # DSL connections and Z/IP ONE codecs John Tyler of Journal Broadcast's Milwaukee cluster writes: "I am trying to use our new [Z/IP ONE](https://www.telosalliance.com/Telos/ZIP-ONE) IP codec for the first time. We got them up and running on the bench at the station, but when we took one codec out into the field for the first time it would connect for around 15 seconds, pass a few seconds of audio and then drop. We have a 6mbps DSL line that is dedicated to this broadcast. Do we need to assign a static IP address to our unit at the station?" [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/dsl-connections-and-z/ip-one-codecs) [![Good thing we're humble, or we might get swelled heads | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/Omnia.11.png)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/good-thing-were-humble-or-we-might-get-swelled-heads) ## [Good thing we're humble, or we might get swelled heads | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/good-thing-were-humble-or-we-might-get-swelled-heads) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Jul 29, 2011, 1:56:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # ![Omnia.11](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/Omnia.11.png "Omnia.11")Good thing we're humble, or we might get swelled heads Compliments keep pouring in for [Omnia.11](https://www.telosalliance.com/Omnia/Omnia11), the new big-boy on the audio processor block. The latest kudos com from Charlie Kendall, Chief at LM Communications in Lexington, Kentucky. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/good-thing-were-humble-or-we-might-get-swelled-heads) [![Radio in the Combat Zone | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TA_NAB_News_V5.jpg)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/radio-in-the-combat-zone) ## [Radio in the Combat Zone | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/radio-in-the-combat-zone) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Jul 29, 2011, 12:12:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # Radio in the Combat Zone Chances are, if you've been in broadcasting a while, you've got some tales to tell. Like the time you were stuck overnight at the transmitter site during the worst storm in memory, babying the emergency genset through the night. Or the time the cops took down the crazy listener in the parking lot. Sure, we've all got 'em. 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