SDI embedded audio explained: embedders, de-embedders and staying in sync
In television, audio travels hidden inside the SDI video signal. Understanding embedding, de-embedding, channel groups and sync keeps lip-sync tight and tracks…
Broadcast
What is Dante? Audio-over-IP explained: Dante Controller, flows, latency and clocking
Dante has become the de facto standard for carrying dozens of audio channels over a single network cable. Here is what it…
Broadcast delay explained: what the seven-second profanity delay actually does
On radio and TV, 'live' is almost never quite live: a broadcast delay of a few seconds sits between the studio and…
Sennheiser Spectera Base Station ZMAN: wideband wireless goes ST 2110
Sennheiser adds a ZMAN version of its Spectera wireless base station, carrying a Merging network module for AES67 and SMPTE ST 2110.…
PTP and clocking in AES67, ST 2110 and Dante networks: why timing is everything
Dante, AES67, ST 2110: audio-over-IP has taken over radio and TV. But behind those networks, an invisible clock decides that everything stays…
Hollyland LARK M3: price, specs and 32-bit float up to 4 transmitters
Hollyland expands its LARK line with the M3, a modular wireless mic system scaling to four transmitters and four receivers. 32-bit float…
Radio playout explained: automation, cart walls, logs and voice-tracking
Behind every radio signal sits a playout system that decides, to the second, what goes to air. Automation, cart walls, the log,…
Tascam SS-R300N: specs and networked playout with FTPS, SFTP and Dante
Tascam refreshes its solid-state recorder/player for install and broadcast. The SS-R300N adds secure network file transfer, OSC control and an optional Dante…
Broadcast audio processing explained: AGC, multiband compression and the MPX chain
Between the console and the transmitter, a radio station's sound runs through an audio processor that sets its sonic signature and protects…
Orban MXneo for OPTIMOD 5950: better MX limiting with distortion control
Unveiled at IBC 2026, the MXneo update reworks the MX limiting algorithm in Orban's OPTIMOD 5950 and 5950 HD broadcast processors. Same…