RODECaster Pro II guide: multitrack recording, mix-minus and remote guests
Console, audio interface and recorder in one box, the RODECaster Pro II packs a whole podcast chain. Here's how to actually use…
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Mix-minus explained: clean feeds for remote guests and phone-ins
Mix-minus is the art of sending each remote participant the whole programme... minus their own voice. Without it, a caller or a…
What is a telephone hybrid? Taking phone calls on air without echo
Putting a listener on air by phone sounds trivial — until the air starts ringing or the caller hears themselves echo. Behind…
Inovonics acquires Broadcast Tools: two radio ‘problem-solver’ brands under one roof
Inovonics is buying Broadcast Tools, the US maker of switchers, silence sensors and routers that has bailed out stations for nearly 40…
TV studio audio explained: lavalier RF mics, the sound mixer and the broadcast chain
On a TV set, sound happens backstage: invisible RF lavalier mics, a mixer balancing everything live, the talent's foldback feed and a…
SDI embedded audio explained: groups, channels, embedders and de-embedders
In television, audio travels inside the SDI video signal. This guide explains how sixteen channels fit into a video cable, the role…
Dead air and silence detection: how radio keeps the air chain safe
Dead air — unexpected silence on the air — is every station's nightmare. We explain how a silence detector spots an abnormal…
What is an STL? Studio-to-transmitter links explained: microwave, IP and composite
Between the studio and the tower, one link decides whether your station stays on air: the studio-to-transmitter link, or STL. Classic microwave,…
Telos Zephyr Connect SE: specs and the compact broadcast codec that’s now shipping
Unveiled a few months ago, the Zephyr Connect SE is now shipping. This compact, silent hardware codec packs a bidirectional stereo codec…
Best radio and podcast microphones: dynamic voice mics, placement and the processing chain
In radio and podcasting, the spoken voice almost always runs on the same type of mic: a large-diaphragm dynamic. Here's why, which…