TECHNOLOGY
Linear Acoustic’s AERO.2000 combines loudness control, AEROMAX audio processing, Dolby encoding/decoding, upmixing via UPMAX II and extensive I/O features. AERO.1000 is a high-density, metadata-based transmission audio loudness platform that comprises up to eight AEROMAX audio processing engines in a single 1RU package. The AERO.1000 features CARBON Hybrid Processing, a hybrid between multi-band techniques and metadata control. The 1RU AERO.one comes in four versions.
The two-channel
AERO.lite is aimed at broadcasters who do not require handling multi- channel audio.
AERO.mobile addresses audio quality for those watching and listening on mobile devices. AERO.qc is a comprehensive quality control
system that allows users to fix loudness problems automatically and in real time as audio enters the plant and is fed into the ingest server or in live
production environments.
www.linearacoustic.com
Insight from iZotope is a comprehensive metering suite for post production and broadcast applications. Insight provides an extensive set of audio analysis and metering tools, for visualising changes made during mixing and mastering, troubleshooting problematic mixes, and ensuring compliance with broadcast loudness standards. Fully customisable and scalable, Insight allows the user to visually monitor all relevant
information from a mono, stereo, or surround mix in a floating window. A complete set of metering tools is provided, including true-peak meters, loudness meters, a loudness history graph, stereo vectroscope, surround scope, 2D/3D spectrogram, and spectrum analyser. It is compliant with current loudness standards. Insight is also part of iZotope’s Ozone 5
Advanced, which is a complete mastering system including eight mastering tools. Ozone 5 Advanced also includes extended features and controls for every module, as well as individual component plug-ins for DAW use – including
Insight.
www.izotope.com
The Flux Sound and Picture Pure Analyzer System is a network-driven modular RTA system providing an extensive range of analyser options for a multitude of audio analysis and measurement applications. Pure Analyzer presents the option to separate the signal acquisition from the analysis, utilising a Sample grabber plug-in, and also provides I/O support for ASIO and Core Audio. The foundation of the system is a standalone application, Pure Analyzer Essential, which can be extended with modules for live, metering/loudness and surround analysis, performing the graphic analysis rendering using a GPU-efficient 2D/3D graphic engine. The Pure Analyzer Essential application receives the sample feeds from the Sample grabber and analyses them in real time. Pure Analyzer Metering provides an
extensive set of measurement tools adapted for broadcast and post production facilities, presenting the metering tools for a range of standards such as true peak, RMS, ITU-1779,
EBU-R128, history, and more.
www.fluxhome.com
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Minnetonka Audio’s AudioTools’ AWE is a low- cost, complete solution for the automated alteration of digital audio assets. Existing files can be post-processed or repurposed quickly and easily in a completely pre-defined way.
MeterPlugs’ LCAST loudness meter for broadcast is available in stereo or surround versions, and supports all major loudness standards, with easy-to-use presets for the most popular. Mono, stereo, and surround formats are all compatible (surround only in LCAST Surround). LCAST can be used with Logic, Final Cut Pro X, Soundtrack Pro, Cubase, Nuendo, Reaper, and others. The primary display, the history plot, shows a timeline of a programme’s loudness and allows loudness peaks and valleys to be spotted quickly. It records up to 24 hours of loudness history. The history plot displays all standard loudness measurements: momentary, short-term and integrated loudness. LCAST features a custom variance measurement that gives the user an idea how dynamic the audio is. LCAST’s true peak meters accurately detect inter-sample peaks and warn of potential clipping by internally quadrupling the signal
frequency and interpolating between signals.
www.meterplugs.com
AudioTools AWE allows users to specify an end-to-end file handling and DSP chain of actions that can be run unattended. Via the Output Sets feature, a single interleaved source file can be de-interleaved, processed through a DSP chain including VST plug-ins and then delivered as multiple output files in multiple
formats simultaneously.
www.minnetonkaaudio.com
The Qualis Audio Sentinel surround sound audio monitor measures and monitors loudness to the latest ITU-R BS.1770, ATSC A/85 and EBU R128 standards. The Sentinel logs all measured parameters and can be configured to preserve the data as a continuous measurement history in a long-term storage repository. When loudness problems are found, the Sentinel can send problem specific notifications via email, contact closures, or audible alarms. All measurements, alarms, and logs are accessible via its network connection using a standard web browser. Dual Stream technology measures interleaved commercial and programme segments – when pausing the loudness measurement on a programme, it automatically performs a separate loudness measurement of the commercials. The Loudness and QA Forensics toolbox is a
comprehensive set of tools to investigate loudness exceptions and QoE issues. Quantitative downmix analysis identifies stereo
and mono downmix issues.
www.qualisaudio.com
Broadcast Audio – An International Buyers Guide 2013
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