Tech Focus: Sports Radio, Part 2 - Manufacturers Keep Consoles Up to Date Native IP, enhanced DSP, customizable workflows mark flagship models By Dan Daley, Audio Editor
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - 7:00 am
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Sports broadcasts on the radio have their own special requirements, and manufacturers ensure that their broadcast-audio consoles meet those needs. Here are a few of the leading flagship models.
Axia Quasar SR broadcast console
As part of Telos Alliance's Livewire+ AES67 ecosystem, Quasar SR is the direct replacement for Axia's best-selling Fusion console and is comparable to the Fusion console in both price and feature set. The feature set is actually superior to that of Fusion: DSP is better quality, and channel-mixing capacity is higher - thanks to the DSP engine, which is the same as that of the Axia's flagship Quasar XR. Its ergonomics and customization capabilities are also superior to those of Fusion. It delivers all the power, ergonomics, and industrial design of the Quasar XR console. Quasar SR uses the same frame, power supply, and master module as Quasar XR, but the fader modules are non-motorized; there are fewer, larger, and more accessible buttons on each channel strip; and its control surface does not offer layers.
Calrec Type R mixing system
The Calrec Type R modular, expandable, IP-based audio console deploys standard networking technology and combines it with configurable soft panels that can be tailored to operator needs. Type R's physical control system consists of three slimline panels: a fader panel, as well as a large and a small soft panel. Each is compatible with COTS hardware and powered over Ethernet to keep cabling to a minimum. Type R has a simple 2RU core with integrated I/O resources to get customers up and running immediately. A single core can power up to three independent mixing environments with dedicated DSP resources. Whether used as an independent studio console, microphone processor, or utility mixing, the ability to use multiple mixing engines combined with the flexibility of an AES67-compatible network provides enough flexibility to keep pace with changing requirements. Type R provides simple customization across established networks, open control protocols, and surface personalization. With a native-IP backbone, it provides an infrastructure for future expansion.
Lawo diamond modular broadcast console
Lawo diamond is the company's next-generation AoIP broadcast console, with highly customizable workflows, dual-layer operation, and optional Virtual Extension touchscreen modules that visualize context-sensitive data: loudness metering, EQ, compression, DSP functions, routing setups. Its compact, high-density modular design is suitable for radio, TV, and MCR applications - self-op studios, remote studios, remote-production vans - with sizes as large as 60 physical and 120 virtual faders. diamond's software-defined, ultra-compact 1RU Power Core engine can accommodate hundreds of RAVENNA, MADI, Dante, AES3, and analog signal and can power as many as four independent diamond consoles using the MAX license package.
SSL System T and Network IO broadcast platform
Consisting of I/O, processing, and control software and hardware distributed across network devices and computers, SSL System T and Network IO broadcast platform provides flexibility, scalability, and interoperability for radio and streaming. Direct-from-console AoIP routing control of Dante, AES67, and ST 2110-30 provides an unlimited audio matrix, connection management, and audio shuffling for true AoIP interoperability. Any AoIP input or output is immediately accessible to the console operator. System T's programmable Events software provides customized macros and controls for simplified operation and integration. Eight built-in independent Automix groups complement full processing on all channels and buses. A comprehensive onboard Effects rack includes processing, metering, and measurement tools. Multiple remote-control positions on LAN or VPN provide independent controls for collaborative, remote, or decentralized working.
Evertz's Studer Micro Series digital mixing console
Evertz offers the Studer Micro Series for small production. Micro Core, the heart of the system, provides the functionality of a high-end digital mixing console with a feature-rich set of tools for a multitude of mixing needs in a compact and cost-effective package, an ideal solution for radio- and TV-broadcast production, ENG/DSNG, remote production, and much more. Control of the graphical user interface is built directly into the Micro Core but can also be remotely controlled by any HTML5 browser. For a more tactile touch, two PoE networked Micro Fader units can be connected. In addition to the standard XLRs provided for analog and AES digital I/O, the Micro features Studer's HQ Mic preamplifiers, Dante I/O connectivity, and a USB track player/recorder with a simple-to-use radio-automation system as standard.
Wheatstone LXE
Wheatstone LXE control surface is particularly well-suited to sportscasting. It's the console of choice, for instance, for the Huskers Radio Network in Nebraska and for WBZ-FM Boston (98.5 The Sports Hub). The latter uses LXE console surfaces to cover more than 20 Patriots games, 82 Celtics games, and 82 Bruins games annually from its new studios in Boston. Every switch, knob, and OLED display on the LXE can be reprogrammed to fit the game or workflow at hand; controls can be custom-scripted to execute any number of functions that can address the entire WheatNet-IP infrastructure at the facility. For example, Faders 1 thru 12 can be active on the physical control surface while Faders 13 through 24 are active on a virtual LXE at the sports venue, with both instances contributing to the same pr
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Tech Focus: Sports Radio, Part 2 - Manufacturers Keep Consoles Up to Date Native IP, enhanced DSP, customizable workflows mark flagship models By Dan Daley, Audio Editor 
