Professional Audio in Broadcast and Video Production: Through the Pandemic and Beyond

March 2, 2021

By James Kirby Futuresource Consulting The Industry Begins to Recover The broadcast and video content industries have experienced significant changes over the past 12 months. The outbreak of COVID-19 has come as a substantial external shock, hindering the creation and supply of premium content. At the same time, demand for video content in the home […]

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Arista Debuts Analog to Dante and Dante to Analog Converters at InfoComm 2019

June 5, 2019

Arista Corporation introduced at InfoComm the Apollo Duo Audio-over-IP product line. Consisting of three products, the Apollo Duo product group includes the ARS-0200-A00 analog audio to Dante interface, the ARS-0002-A00 Dante to analog audio interface and the ARS-0002-A01 interface, which facilitates lip-sync delay to enable sound and picture to be synchronized. The Apollo Duo ARS-0200-A00 […]

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Clear-Com Ships V-Series IRIS Panels with AES67 Audio-over-IP

February 4, 2019

The new Clear-Com V-Series Iris Panels, which provide Eclipse HX users with low latency Audio-over-IP (AoIP) using AES67, are now shipping. The V-Series Iris panel can monitor and send communications over three concurrent AES67-compliant uncompressed audio IP streams, enabling systems to deliver high quality, uncompressed audio from intercom user to user with significantly reduced latency. […]

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Barix Will Launch Multi-Site Background Music Streaming Enhancements at ISE 2019

January 15, 2019

Audio-over-IP leader Barix will use the upcoming ISE 2019 show as the launch pad for new advances in its RetailPlayer multi-site background music streaming solution. Exhibiting in stand 8-G275 at the event (February 5-8 in Amsterdam), the company will demonstrate new features that simplify operation, streamline management across large numbers of endpoints, enhance the system’s […]

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Barix to Showcase IP Audio and Paging Products at ISE 2019

December 13, 2018

Audio over IP innovator Barix is coming to the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2019 show with a wide array of new and upgraded audio distribution solutions, as well as a technologypreview of ground-breaking paging and intercom enhancements. From low-latency, in-venue audio delivery on mobile devices to simplifying internal and internet radio streaming, Barix’s latest solutions […]

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Focusrite Intros RedNet X2P Interface

June 8, 2018

Focusrite has debuted the RedNet X2P 2×2 Dante audio interface. The RedNet X2P features two Red Evolution mic pre-amplifiers, balanced line outputs and a stereo headphone amp. Housed in a compact form factor, X2P provides a remote I/O solution for Focusrite RedNet or other Dante audio-over-IP networks. X2P can be simply and quickly integrated into […]

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Barix Ships Third-Generation Audio-to-Mobile Solution

May 31, 2018

Just in time for InfoComm, Audio over IP company Barix has started shipping AudioPoint 3.0, the third generation of the low-latency audio-to-mobile platform that sparked the convergence of digital signage, audio streaming and BYOD trends. Supporting two channels of audio streaming for up to 250 simultaneous mobile listeners in each fully-integrated hardware device, AudioPoint 3.0 […]

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New Clear-Com E-IPA Is Audio-over-IP Card

April 6, 2018

Clear-Com has introduced a high-density audio-and-intercom-over-IP connection card for the Eclipse HX series, called E-IPA. Natively AES67 compliant and SMPTE2110-30 ready, the E-IPA card provides 64 streams of low-latency and high audio bandwidth connections for linking existing and new IP-based Clear-Com products as well as for interoperating with AES67 compatible products. With this card, Clear-Com can deliver up to 256 […]

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Barix to Unveil Next-Generation Multi-Site Background Music Streaming Solution at ISE 2018

January 23, 2018

Bringing its next-generation Audio-over-IP technology to large-scale retail, hospitality and corporate music applications, Barix will unveil its new Retail Player solution in stand 8-K255 at the upcoming ISE 2018 show (6-9 February in Amsterdam). The company’s newest multi-channel background music streaming solution, the future-friendly Retail Player system combines robust hardware endpoints with an intuitive, web-based management portal while defining a cost-effective new price point for deployments spanning large […]

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Barix to Unleash its Third-Generation Audio Signage Solution at ISE 2018

January 8, 2018

At ISE 2018, audio over IP company Barix will introduce the third generation of AudioPoint, the company’s audio signage platform that brings digital signage and TV content together with BYOD. AudioPoint helps end users deliver audio associated with video content to mobile devices over a local Wi-Fi connection, driving a more intimate connection with consumers and lending a voice to the screen. AudioPoint 3.0 increases the value proposition for systems […]

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QSC Q-SYS Platform Software Release to Support AES67

December 7, 2016

QSC just told rAVe that the entire Q-SYS Platform will support AES67, an interoperability standard for audio-over-IP between various networking solutions. This new feature will be added to the Q-SYS Platform as part of the upcoming Q-SYS Designer v5.3 software release. AES67 allows high performance audio streaming between Q-SYS and third-party products supporting different native […]

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Focusrite RedNet A8R Offers Eight Channels of Analog I/O With Redundancy

April 28, 2016

Focusrite announces the introduction of its RedNet A8R, adding eight channels of analog I/O to its RedNet line of Dante-based audio-over-IP interfaces. In keeping with other modules in the series, RedNet A8R is housed in a 1U enclosure, and offers network-connected analog input and output with 24-bit, 192kHz A-D/D-A conversion, along with full network and […]

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Focusrite Introduces RedNet A16R 16-Channel Analog I/O

February 2, 2016

Focusrite has added the RedNet A16R 16-Channel Analog I/O to its range of Dante-based audio-over-IP interfaces. Packaged in a rugged, 1U all-metal enclosure, it features 16 channels of network-connected 24-bit, 192kHz A/D-D/A conversion and line-level analog audio in and out with full network and power supply redundancy. RedNet A16R carries on the legacy and exceptional […]

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Plugfest Shows AES67 Is “Not Vaporware”

December 29, 2014

We know what you’re thinking: What’s AES67? AES67, a standard for audio over IP, promises interoperability between previously competing audio-over-IP systems and could solve network interoperation between systems. AES67 is a “Switzerland” of standards so the different IP based audio networking products currently fighting it out in the market, such as Dante, Livewire, Q-LAN and […]

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Sennheiser’s Digital 9000 Series Now has a Dante Card

December 2, 2014

Sennheiser has announced the availability of its Dante card for the EM 9046 receiver that makes the Digital 9000 wireless microphone system, capable of being integrated into Dante audio-over-IP networks. Also available as free downloads are the associated new Digital 9000 firmware version 3.0.3 and the new Wireless Systems Manager 4.2 with a set of […]

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