TWiRT - This Week in Radio Tech - Podcast
231 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsTechnology Podcast for Radio Engineers
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TWiRT 588 - Draw What You Did with Randy Gardner
April 02, 2022 03:46As many of us, Randy Gardner has done a little of everything in radio broadcasting. But also like many of us, he's happiest doing radio engineering - and especially "projects." Now Director of Engineering for JVC Broadcasting, Randy's got fascinating insights and some smart tips for us. Lots of eye candy engineering photos, too! Guest: Randy Gardner - Director of Engineering at JVC Broadcasting Show Notes: Video: 2021 Engineering Year End Review - JVC Broadcasting in Fort Walton Beach, F...
TWiRT 587 - WSB, Atlanta - 100th Anniversary
March 18, 2022 15:52The telegram from the FCC is dated March 15, 1922, and reads, in part, “THE ATLANTA JOURNAL IS AUTHORIZED TO … BROADCAST … STATION MUST USE CALL LETTERS W S B REPEAT W S B AND EMPLOY COMMERCIAL SECOND CLASS RADIO OPERATOR LICENSED BY THIS DEPARTMENT.” One hundred years later broadcast engineers, friends, and colleagues gathered for a barbeque lunch at the WSB transmitter site in Tucker, Georgia - an Atlanta suburb. Kirk Harnack has the pleasure of introducing several of these engineers and...
TWiRT 586 - Practical Engineering with Chris Tarr
March 11, 2022 22:13Now responsible for about 50 radio transmitters plus radio studios across Wisconsin, Chris Tarr builds up more radio engineering experience in a few months than most of us do in a couple years! Recently he’s worked through an AM tower falling down and putting several new FM translators on-air. Chris also discusses his methods for feeding program audio to his translators, and keeping tabs on them by remote control. Show Notes: Here’s the stable of stations for which Chris Tarr is the Direc...
TWiRT 585 - FM Boosters Are Here, And They Work - with Bert Goldman and Rich Redmond
March 04, 2022 21:14Whatever you think you know about FM boosters and Single Frequency Networks (SFNs) is probably based in 1980's tech. And it's wrong. Bert Goldman and Rich Redmond are talking to us about technologies that enhance FM broadcast radio coverage using Boosters and Single Frequency Networks (SFN), “cellular” and broadcast topologies, and geo targeting of audio and data. The technology to virtually eliminate reception interference zones has just become available in the last few years. Indeed, a co...
TWiRT 584 - I'm Not Done Engineering Yet! with Tim Braddock
February 25, 2022 19:18Tim Braddock is the kind of engineer with that unique combination of "Let's do it right - but let's have a blast while doing it!" From small town radio to America’s number 1 market, Tim’s radio engineering adventures are laid out for us to enjoy, laugh at, and learn from. Guest: Tim Braddock - Radio Broadcast Engineering & Marketing Consultant Host: Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting Follow TWiRT on Twitter and on Facebook TWiRT is broug...
TWiRT 583 - Engineering for Fun with Patrick van den Hoek
February 18, 2022 14:39Patrick van den Hoek lives in Amsterdam, yet he owns and engineers his 13 radio stations in Spain. What’s more, Patrick has implemented several clever engineering techniques to solve audio and listener experience problems on these stations. See if Patrick’s engineering “hacks” might be useful for you and your radio stations! Show Notes: We started with Chris Tarr referencing Dr. Clayton Forrester from MST3K Chris mentioned the DEVA Radio Explorer II Patrick uses the Diversity Delay on the ...
TWiRT 582 - Hacking the Supply Chain with Scott Stiefel
February 11, 2022 17:12Everyone is being affected by "supply chain" delays and difficulties these days. Broadcast engineers are waiting longer for equipment delivery - sometimes a lot longer. What's behind these delays? Didn't they get that container ship unstuck from the Suez Canal a long time ago? Some delays are being mitigated by equipment redesign - others by costly air freight. Scott Stiefel at Telos Alliance is seriously plugged in to supply chain management and the issues of the past 2 years. Indeed,...
TWiRT 581 - Virtual Lunch Gathering with Barry Mishkind
February 04, 2022 16:50If you could choose someone to gather and publish the information that broadcast engineers need day-to-day or once in a blue moon, you’d choose Barry Mishkind. A broadcast engineer in his own right, Barry founded OldRadio.com - The Broadcast Archive - to help himself and other engineers quickly find otherwise hard-to-get information on the broadcasting industry and broadcast equipment. A quick look at OldRadio.com’s FAQ page gives one an idea of the vast information in this online resource...
TWiRT 580 - Radio's Northern Outposts with Pierre Boucher
January 28, 2022 18:27Pack 300 pounds of luggage, parts, and tools - Check. Set FM transmitters to 30 watts TPO - Check. Set STL data rate to 8 kbps - Check. Take the day off if the weather is nice because no one else will be working - Check. Bring the caribou and beluga recipe books - Check. Such is the to-do list for Pierre Boucher, broadcast technician for some of the most northern radio stations in Canada. Working in far Northern Quebec and Nunavut, Pierre keeps these vital communications resources on-...
TWiRT 579 - The State of Solid with Jeff Welton
January 22, 2022 03:41Jeff Welton is a sought-after speaker at broadcast engineering conferences. As a regional sales director at Nautel, he visits hundreds of radio transmitter sites, noting areas for improvement prior to installing a new transmitter - or for providing a better operating environment for an existing transmitter. We talk with Jeff about troubleshooting techniques for today’s solid state transmitters. What about air handling now as opposed to older tube transmitter air cooling? And how is efficien...
TWiRT 578 - We May Be Just as Down, But I'll Feel Better - with Stephen Wilkinson
January 14, 2022 18:01We’ve seen and heard news reports about pandemic lockdown measures taken in Australia. Recently some measures have eased up, so Aussie radio engineer, Stephen Wilkinson, joins us live from Sydney. Stephen is the Technical Ops Manager at Hope Media, and he consults a number of other radio stations on their engineering and technical operations. How are his stations doing under stay-at-home orders, and what technical solutions has he implemented? Chris Tarr looks after over 30 radio stations ...
TWiRT 577 - I've Prepared All Year for This Show with Chris Tarr
January 07, 2022 17:48We’re delighted to officially welcome Chris Tarr to TWiRT as our new weekly co-host along with the show’s founder, Kirk Harnack. As Group Director of Engineering for Magnum Media, Chris brings a daily hands-on radio engineering perspective to the show. We’re giving Chris the floor for this episode so you can get to know him and the kinds of projects he’s working on at Magnum Media. Since Chris Tobin’s passing, Kirk Harnack has been hosting TWiRT solo for the past year. Kirk recently invite...
TWiRT 576 - What Did YOU Do - And How - Last Year? with Chris Tarr and Sam Woo
December 31, 2021 18:58Sam Woo owns a media content and consulting company, Primetime Radio. He collaborated with former TWiRT co-host, the late Chris Tobin, on technical improvements and logistics for producing the “Let’s Go Devils Podcast” as well as corporate events and more. Sam joins us to talk about his collaborations with Chris Tobin, and to show us the “Menlo” that Chris Tobin often used for his appearances on TWiRT. Since Chris Tobin’s passing, Kirk Harnack has been hosting TWiRT solo for the past year...
TWiRT 575 - Minding Your AM Site with Benjamin Dawson and Stephen Lockwood
December 24, 2021 18:12A few AM station owners have turned their licenses back into the FCC, giving up on their AM radio business. Many other AM station owners, however, are looking for ways to profit from their AM transmitter site property, or to reduce transmission site costs. Co-locating with land mobile and cellular towers using an inexpensive slant-wire feed for the AM station may be a solution for some AM station owners. There are other financial mitigations as well. Benjamin Dawson and Stephen Lockwood fro...
TWiRT 574 - Make It a Better Place with Alex Roman
December 17, 2021 15:55Is the Mayor of Verona, NJ, doing the engineering work at the top stations in New York City? Or, is the CTO at those top-rated stations moonlighting as a New Jersey township mayor? Either way, you’re right. Alex Roman leads a staff of engineers and IT pros at WQHT-FM and WBLS-FM in New York City. He says that “radio IT” is the same as “regular IT”, and we all need to work with that notion. Alex reveals other insights and techniques for broadcast engineering, remote workers, and lots of out...
TWiRT 573 - Boomer Push for Digital with Quentin Howard
December 10, 2021 16:01A real pioneer in deploying digital audio sources, infrastructure, and transmission in the UK - and even worldwide, Quentin Howard is our guest on this fascinating episode of TWiRT. Already a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Quentin was further honored as a Fellow of the Radio Academy in November, 2021. We’re discussing the first uses of Compact Disc digital audio in the UK, as well as the UK’s first use of audio processing on FM broadcasts in the 1980s. DAB rollout...
TWiRT 572 - Cruisin' for Engineering with Shane Toven
December 03, 2021 17:04Vacations are important - for our well-being, sanity, restfulness, and more. But Shane Toven just can’t stop thinking and talking about broadcast engineering and the technologies that attend it! From the enormous cruise ship, “Majestic Princess,” Shane joins us via SES satellite link using their O3b Networks technology. So, what do you talk about with a man on vacation? Food? Ports of call? Tracking tags? Tower sites? Staying connected to work? Satellite data transport technology? Yes! ...
TWiRT 571 - Structured Wiring with Ed Bukont
November 19, 2021 03:51Many broadcast engineers have implemented “structured wiring” within their facilities. Some, like TWiRT host, Kirk Harnack, haven’t really jumped into the best practices yet. Ed Bukont, owner of E2 Technical Services, both consults and integrates facilities. His vast experience with structured wiring in broadcast plants makes for solid information that we engineers need to know. And, he’s got Kirk convinced to “do it right” on his next project. Show Notes: E2 Technical Services Nice struc...
TWiRT 570 - Quality is Worth the Effort with Gordon Carter
November 12, 2021 15:57Necessity may be the "mother of invention”, but Gordon Carter never thought necessity alone was good enough. As Chief Engineer at classical station, WFMT in Chicago, Gordon's broadcast audio systems had to sound impeccably great, yet withstand the rigors of 24/7/365 broadcasting in America's 3rd largest radio market, Chicago. Let’s learn together from Gordon’s pursuit of audio excellence in FM broadcasting. Show Notes: WFMT’s Notable Technological Achievements Gordon Carter’s web site - gc...
TWiRT 569 - Demystifying Loudness with John Kean
November 05, 2021 17:17In our radio broadcasting world 100% modulation (or more?) has been the goal for decades. However, we now find ourselves entering a new paradigm where consistency and quality eclipse loudness as an audio level objective. What do units of audio loudness mean? If 0 dB isn’t the goal, then what is? -16 LKFS? John Kean is a leading expert on perceived audio loudness, plus he’s a prominent broadcast engineer. Let’s hear from John and understand what this world of audio loudness sounds like and f...
TWiRT 568 - Common Alerting Protocol
October 29, 2021 19:50Common Alerting Protocol. Doesn't sound exciting, but what it's doing for people in many countries is sometimes life-saving. We might think of CAP as a new-ish way to receive emergency messages, such as Child Abduction Emergency notification. Or we may consider CAP as just another input source to our broadcast EAS systems. There’s a lot more to CAP than this, however. Interestingly, the USA and Canada are using CAP a bit differently. Rob Hopkins from OpenBroadcaster in Canada, and Vincent ...
TWiRT 567 - Cloud Radio is Radio.Cloud
October 22, 2021 16:09Many radio engineers are talking about “cloud” and “cloudified” broadcast infrastructure, and inroads are being made right now. One group of broadcast technologists and developers is now running over 100 radio stations in Germany, fully with cloud-based infrastructure. Radio.cloud is designed to supply a backbone of audio programming from data centers, with local customization for each market. Some of that customization is done with Artificial Intelligence, or “AI”. Christian Brenner, Jim ...
TWiRT 566 - Transmitter Site Standards with Shane Toven
October 15, 2021 21:23"Shane has turned off the 'Fasten Seatbelt" sign; you are now free to move about the country." Probably the best way to become an expert in anything is to work your craft in different places. Shane Toven is Senior Broadcast Engineer at Educational Media Foundation K-LOVE & Air1 Media Networks. We can each learn from his recent engineering exploits! Show Notes: Snapmaker 3-in-1 3D Printer Radio DNS - Hybrid Radio - Broadcast+Internet Crown Broadcast RFBA Triple EAS Tuner TinkerCAD - Free o...
TWiRT 565 - STEAM & STEAM with Sean McMahon & Bill Bennett
October 10, 2021 22:32How did you get started in broadcast engineering? Through Amateur Radio? Building a Heathkit? Perhaps an electronics chapter in high school science? Let’s turn the page to today’s inspiration and learning opportunities. Sean McMahon is a Robotics Team Head Coach, while Bill Bennet is a "Recovering Broadcast Engineer". We're looking into STEM / STEAM programs where the next generation of media engineers will come from. Show Notes: First Inspires - A Global Robotics Community Preparing You...
TWiRT 564 - We Learn by Doing with Jim Addie
October 01, 2021 01:53Jim Addie has had a career in broadcasting that spans 45 years. With engineering positions at notable stations like WFMT, WGN, and WJMK (CBS/Infinity), Jim and his top-shelf engineering colleagues designed and built some impressive custom equipment for critical broadcast audio. Jim Addie joins us on TWiRT to share some delightful and amazing radio engineering stories. Show Notes: AddieTech - Jim Addie’s Engineering & Consulting Services Room EQ Wizard - free audio analysis software FMX - ...
TWiRT 563 - Analog Radio Automation with Todd Edwards
September 24, 2021 13:30Most of us in radio wax nostalgic about how radio was early in our careers. Todd Edwards waxes poetic about the analog radio automation systems he worked with at the end of the 1970s and into the 1980s. Names like SMC, Scully, Ampex, Otari, ITC, and Drake-Chenault are peppered throughout our conversation and tour on this week's episode. Todd recalls his first bloody automation injury and describes using a station's automation system as his excuse to go on the air live. Show Notes: Online ...
TWiRT 562 - Innovation at Inovonics with Ben Barber
September 17, 2021 14:57Some of the most useful and helpful broadcast equipment we’ve ever used is designed and built by a company named “Inovonics”. Founded by Jim Wood, the President and CEO now is Ben Barber. An experienced broadcast engineer himself, Ben joins us with terrific tales of his early days with Inovonics, and the backstories on several key pieces of gear that most of us engineers have used! Show Notes: Inovonics - Company History Inovonics online live demo center Guest: Ben Barber - President / ...
TWiRT 561 - Home Studio Perfection with George Whittam
September 11, 2021 22:55George Whittam is one of the foremost engineers building home studios for radio, TV, and Hollywood voice-over talent. Many of his clients were doing some work in their home studios prior to the COVID pandemic. However, the lockdowns of the past 18 months - particularly in California - have made it absolutely necessary for the quality of home studios to rival that of commercial facilities. This is where George’s expertise has been proven time and time again. "Home Studio Perfection" is what ...
TWiRT 560 - Streaming Success in 2021 and Beyond
September 03, 2021 02:02It’s been well over 20 years since some radio stations began streaming their audio on the Internet. And these days, most stations do have a streaming presence. But, is that enough with so much competition? Is there more in terms of convenience and utility that we broadcasters can provide to our listeners? Ed Martinez, Robert Minnix, and David Bialik sure think so - and hundreds of radio stations agree. From automatic content archiving to instant rewind and even “access control” using token...
TWiRT 559 - 1-Hour Chief Engineer Master Class with Matt Gholston
August 27, 2021 14:50It’s likely impossible for a true “Master Class” in anything to be done in 1 hour. However, Matt Gholston does take us through some of the key concepts that Chief Engineers must heed. From AoIP ideas to managing tower crews, Matt emphasizes some of the most important skills for today’s broadcast engineer. From teaching school to consulting hundreds of broadcasters, Matt’s wealth of knowledge is easily shared on this episode! Show Notes: Matt highly recommends these two products for metal ...
TWiRT 558 - Master of His Virtual Domain with Sean Kelly
August 21, 2021 17:36One of the most clever engineering technicians we’ve met is also a bar and hotel owner and tour boat operator. SO why wouldn’t he operate some hip radio stations as well? Sean Kelly is here to update us on virtualizing the operation of several online radio stations. Sean is running HITz Digital, KISS Digital, and PALM Torbay - and doing so with little more than an off-lease Dell R710 server with both free and commercial software. Show Notes: HITz Digital: http://loverradio.stream:8000/hi...
TWiRT 557 - Broadcasting Safely During a 2nd Lockdown with Stephen Wilkinson
August 13, 2021 03:07Sydney, Australia, is on another pandemic lockdown, but this time broadcasters are better prepared. Stephen Wilkinson is Technical Operations Manager at Hope Media in Sydney, and is responsible not only for keeping this important community radio station on-the-air, but also for keeping the IT systems safe from cyber attacks. Stephen joins us to talk about Covid workflows, specific equipment and software, and several key points for reducing the risk of malware and ransomware at broadcast fa...
TWiRT 556 - Engineering for Fun with Jim Grum Graham
August 06, 2021 14:07Does anyone find humor and joy in broadcast engineering like Jim Grum Graham does? I don't think so!! Through flood, heart attack, crazy contests, and fun radio remotes, Jim Graham's engineering experiences have reduced him to the man he is today! What’s more, we can learn some important engineering lessons from Jim’s mistakes - and from his triumphs! Enjoy an hour with Jim as he recounts some crushing defeats as well as the occasional victory in his illustrious radio career. Show Notes: F...
TWiRT 555 - Aerial Measurements, Military Precision with Phil Larsen
July 30, 2021 16:50Phil Larsen used to fly drones to pick up bad guys discussing their evil plans. Now he runs the QForce Airborne Division of QCommunications, listening to radio and TV stations while measuring transmitted signal patterns. Aerial signal measurement has been around since an engineer carried an RF field strength meter into a helicopter. But, today’s measurements using custom-built drones are far superior to earlier methods. Phil explains what goes into drone-based RF measurements to assure a...
TWiRT 554 - Tower Tales with Tom Ray
July 24, 2021 15:33Some days you’re the windshield, and some days you’re the bug. And some days you experience some of each. Tom Ray’s recent experience with a 4-tower AM directional array new New York is a study in “surprise” and “relief” as he dealt with half of a tower collapsing. These AM towers are in suburban wetlands, surrounded by residences, a city park, and protected waterways. Tom describes how, with a little luck and some expert help, a tower catastrophe got resolved and further problems were so...
TWiRT 553 - What's Next in Audio Processing with Frank Foti
July 16, 2021 16:49From modifying off-the-shelf audio processors, to hand-building his own designs, to overseeing the most successful radio audio processing company in the world, Frank Foti has both predicted and created the future of audio enhancement. In this episode we’ll hear about Frank’s collaboration with great record producers and how that work has continued to inform the development of broadcast audio processors. Loudness targets, a peak unlimiter, and a density detector - all discussed right here. ...
TWiRT 552 - Satellite C-Band Repack with Mark Johnson
July 09, 2021 19:20The satellite C-Band repack is upon us. Indeed, some 5G carriers are already operating just below the satellite C-Band and have caused interference. More such interference is on the way and broadcast engineers need to act now. Mark Johnson with LinkUp Communications joins us to outline the C-Band repack timeline and share photos from recent filter installations. Show Notes: “The C-Band Repack” “Essential Info to Choose the Right C-Band Filter” “What’s Next if you Chose the Lump Sum Option...
TWiRT 551 - There's Power in the Pipes with Tony Dimsdale
July 02, 2021 03:28Tony Dimsdale loves RF. And he loves the plumbing it takes to transport high-power RF energy from one place to another without “spilling” any! Working with GatesAir during the TV repack put Tony in the middle of the action, moving FM station antennas, installing RF combining and switching systems, and learning the nuances and “gotchas” of the art of RF plumbing. He shares his knowledge and experience with us on this episode of TWiRT. Show Notes: Tony’s Radio Transmitter Site Photos Tony’s ...
TWiRT 550 - Digital AM & Multiplex FM with Philipp Schmid & Alex Hartman
June 25, 2021 17:45Four years ago Philipp Schmid at Nautel introduced HD Radio technology allowing up to 15 digital program feeds on one FM channel. They called it “Multiplex FM”. Now the idea and technology have expanded to include the DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) transmission system. What’s more, Nautel and Telos Alliance have demonstrated a cloud-based system for processing multiple HD channels along with the analog FM program, with reliable Internet delivery to transmitter sites. Philip and Alex fill us i...
TWiRT 549 - Let's Move In Together with Mike Patton
June 18, 2021 20:46With urban sprawl, property values escalating, and AM stations having a more difficult time financially, sometimes it makes sense to combine one or more AM transmitters at a common transmitter site. Certain technical criteria must be met for this to happen, and combining AM directional stations can be challenging. Mike Patton has helped several AM stations move onto “common ground” and teaches about the key technical aspects to consider when combining transmitters. Show Notes: Diplexing A...
TWiRT 548 - Combining FM Stations with Rob Bertrand and Andy Gunn
June 11, 2021 14:17Too many FM antennas on one tower? They’re (maybe) creating intermod products? No room or structure for more tenants? It may be past time to consolidate all the FM signals onto a master FM antenna. WAMU-FM and WTOP-FM in Washington, DC, did exactly this - and worked with other FM tenants on the same tower to create such a combined, master FM antenna system. Rob Bertrand, CTO, and Andy Gunn, DoE, tell the story and give us a tour of the combiner room at American University. Show Notes: WAMU...
TWiRT 547 - Docker for Broadcasters with Cam Eicher
June 04, 2021 18:02Heads-up, broadcast engineers! Docker is coming your way. What's Docker? It's a brand name that's part of "containerized software" - and broadcast equipment is already moving there. Your audio consoles, talkshow system, and IP intercom can all run on PC or servers - on-site or in a data center. This is happening now! Cam Eicher with Telos Alliance gives a great tutorial on Docker containerized software and more on this episode of TWIRT. Show Notes: What’s a “Bare-Metal Server”? Let’s defi...
TWiRT 546 - Nineteen Mix-Minus Feeds with Rob Ashard
May 28, 2021 19:03Why is Rob Ashard managing 19 mix-minus feeds while taping a British TV show? When COVID keeps the audience out of the studio, Rob and his colleagues must go to them - in their homes and flats. Rob Ashard is the lead audio mixer for The Graham Norton Show and Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. Audience interaction is critical, and these shows have found a way to make it happen. We’ll also discuss bringing a 60 year old portable tape deck back to life, plus learn about DE-RIG mixing kits. ...
TWiRT 545 - Today's Challenges and Solutions with Cris Alexander
May 21, 2021 15:27A broadcast company’s Director of Engineering faces more challenges from different directions than ever before. With telcos abandoning legacy services, fires threatening remote transmitter sites, AM tower sites having to move out, and thieves stealing copper or other valuables, the DoE job is full of daily dilemmas and crises. Cris Alexander, DoE at Crawford Broadcasting, deals with these problems and more, and depends on a team of local engineers as well. We get to spend an hour with Cris ...
TWiRT 544 - Busta 'Crete with John Bisset
May 14, 2021 17:15Bustin’ concrete, CIDR notation, Rat Magic, unlimited (almost) photo storage, more mouse eviction tactics, and the best site maintenance practices. Whew! It’s all covered and uncovered on this TWiRT episode with the beloved John Bisset, author of “Workbench”. Show Notes: Dexpan Non-Explosive Demolition Agent for Concrete Removal Concrete Bustin’ Demo Video Aha! “CIDR” stands for Classless Inter Domain Routing. Here’s a CIDR calculator John talked about Middle Atlantic Rack Shelves as a p...
TWiRT 543 - EAS, One Year into the Pandemic - with Adrienne Abbott
May 08, 2021 01:11EAS - The Emergency Alert System: Is it sometimes a pain for broadcasters? Or is it a life-saving emergency messaging system? Adrienne Abbott is Chair of the Nevada EAS. She brings a balanced and reasonable perspective to EAS operations and functionality. Plus, she’s helping to enhance the localism of EAS alerts in Clark County, Nevada, where Las Vegas and suburbs sprawl across the high desert. Show Notes: EAS - Emergency Alert System on Wikipedia AlertSense critical event management plat...
TWiRT 542 - Engineering Adds Revenue via RDS with Joe Marshall
May 01, 2021 03:31The FM Radio Data System has been around for 45 years, but internationally finalized in 2000. Despite being a worldwide standard, radio manufacturers and broadcasters have implemented the standard in different ways, resulting in rather inconsistent information displays for consumers. One leading company fixing this problem is Quu. Joe Marshall is the Technical Success Manager for Quu, and focused on helping FM broadcasters get consistent and compelling data and graphical displays on every F...
TWiRT 541 - Complexity Has Disappeared with Dan McQuillin
April 23, 2021 12:33Dan McQuillin is known for making complex broadcast operations much simpler, often by “disappearing the complexity”. We’re looking at the Digital/Bionic Table and the overarching themes in the way technology is deployed that Table leverages... Software, Browser based interfaces, BYOD and Virtualisation, and the impact that leaning in to these changes can have on the way spaces are designed and content is created and consumed. This first look at the Bionic Table is so new, there’s just no i...
TWiRT 540 - Advanced Engineering at NAB with David Layer
April 16, 2021 15:24Most broadcast engineers know of David Layer. He’s the VP for Advanced Engineering at the NAB. We know David because he has frequently given presentations about radio technology at broadcast trade shows. The hope of a reduction or end to the COVID pandemic has broadcasters enthused about meeting again in Las Vegas - this time in October, 2021 - for an NAB Conference and Expo, including the NAB Radio Show. David Layer joins us to discuss the rebuilding of the radio lab equipment and ongoing...
TWiRT 539 - Broadcast Orchestration with Dan Bays
April 09, 2021 14:46When changing audio routing in a broadcast facility, we often need to change other routes as well. Control signals, metadata, monitoring points, and more. Dan Bays began designing routers for recording studios, connecting different brands of equipment on the fly. Now he develops systems that route Audio over IP and associated GPIO and other control data. And, sophisticated salvos and monitoring are combined with Logic Flows to create reliable, automated systems with redundancy, all to keep...