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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 13 - Issue 6 | June 2023
InStudio
Intercoms &
Talkbacks Update
Contributing Editor David Kirk
highlights the latest developments
from the manufacturers of broadcast
communications technology...
I
ntercoms and talkbacks are an
essential element of the broadcast
process, functioning as the glue
which integrates presenters and their
production colleagues into a united
team. The following overview looks
at recent developments in this core
category including new and enhanced
products introduced at the mid-April
NAB Show and mid-May CABSAT.
AEQ has introduced several new
products - XPeak is an intercom
system that supports up to 28 user
terminals in desktop, rack, wired
beltpack, wireless
PC configurations.
beltpack, and
These can be
connected to each other without
need for a matrix. The stationary
terminals have eight four-way lever
keys, with two functions per lever,
and individual level regulation on the
key itself. The beltpacks have four
keys. Wired user terminals also have
Bluetooth and USB connections.
The system is complemented by the
XPEAK_IF interface which provides
analog, digital USB and AoIP AES67/
Dante
automatic
is
connectivity. Internet-based
remote connection
available. Each terminal
automatically communicates via a
service installed in the cloud.
TP 9000 is a user panel with fourway
toggle keys. Up to 1,000 ports
can be controlled on the company's
Crossnet
and
Conexia intercom
systems. The TP9116 supports
intercom user terminals via 16 fourway
lever keys with two functions per
lever plus individual level regulation
in each key.
AEQ's new 9000 series
Venus 4 and
Venus 4+ are
stationary double IP audiocodecs.
Features include analog inputs and
outputs plus AES/EBU digital I/O,
triple network port and dual RS232
data auxiliary
link. Versions
available with redundant
are
power
supply, 48 volt DC power input and IP
audio.
AEQ's Smartalk is a cloud-based
audio codec app with link generation
and forwarding to Venus 4 audio
codecs. It complements Venus 4 and
other AEQ audio codecs by allowing
a connection between an occasional
or regular guest in a program via
PC, tablet or smartphone and the
AEQ audio codec
designated
in
the studio. Connection is through
a direct web-link which the station
sends to the guest. Audio is sent
bi-directionally in low-delay stereo
format with Opus encoding.
Clear-Com's
Dynam-EC
real-time
production software is an addition
to the company's Eclipse HX digital
matrix
point
and
control
of
interruptible foldbacks
partylines. " Role-based
intercom, allowing singleall
audio input
outputs, audio mapping,
and
settings
for belt packs and intercom panels
allow user and show settings to be
configured via a few mouse clicks, "
says Kris Koch, Director of Business
Development. " The software also
addresses
the
need
to
create
transitions between different types of
productions.
For instance, as a control
transitions from a newscast
sports
programme, users
room
to a
can
enable preset macros that allow
fast and reliable execution of any
number of changes to audio mapping
to prepare for the next show.
For automated
production
environments, the benefits are
even more apparent. As many
stations
of
Clear-Com's Dynam-EC
leverage automation to
use only one production technician
in the control
is a game-changer. Additionally,
a
technician
can
tie
automation
triggers into macro/settings changes
or easily enable the configuration
from any
Clear-Com Iris
panel,
including our new IP-based V-Series
IrisX user panels. Another benefit for
those moving to remote production
is that Dynam-EC allows users to
span Clear-Com hardware systems
globally. It's flexible and scalable,
allowing production teams to have
permission-driven control
of
IP-rated
radio transceivers
just
what they need for their production. "
Pliant Technologies' new CrewCom
are
available in 900 MHz and 2.4GHz
versions. " The latest RTs are reliable
in all types of weather conditions,
making them suitable for a variety
of
outdoor as well
as
room, the simplicity
changing intercom mappings
applications, " says
real-time production software
Gary
Rosen,
VP of Global Sales. " Four models
are available: 900 MHz for North
America, 900 MHz for Oceania, 2.4
GHz for CE countries and 2.4 GHz
for all other areas. The RTs feature
a durable ABS plastic housing with
silicone-molded connector covers to
ensure moisture ingress protection
for unused connections. An updated
power connector for use with the
optional PPS-48V-02 power supply
allows
push/pull
connection and
quick-release
disconnection. "
The IP-rated RT supports seamless
roaming and
can be software
selected for either six normal-mode
users or 32 high-density users and
is
fully
percent
compatible with
indoor
Pliant Technologies' CrewCom CCU-08
all existing CrewCom systems and
transceivers. Also new, the CCU-08
control unit allows the use up to eight
four-wire ports while retaining all
the features of the existing CCU-22
and CCU-44 products. The CCU-08
contains no radio and is frequency
agnostic so can control and monitor
any device across CrewNet regardless
of radio frequency bands being used.
Up to 82 radio packs are supported,
18 in normal mode and 64 in highdensity
mode, across all RF bands.
Up to four CCU-08 control units can
be used in one system.
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