TWiRT 377 - Virtualizing in 2018

We keep running upon the subject of Virtual Radio, or Virtualizing Radio.  Chris Tobin and I imagine both good consequences and unfortunate ones as broadcasters implement more virtualization strategies.  Sure, saving money could be a motivator for virtualizing, but Chris asks, “How will you improve your broadcast product with the money saved?”  Kirk points out the increased flexibility of virtual tech allows more localism with less effort.

Show Links:
Live webcam stream from Kirk’s Smokey Mountain studio
ENCO1 virtualized automation playout system
Telos Alliance landing page for Virtual Radio - interviews and resources
Lawo landing page for Virtual Radio

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 376 - How To: Live Video Production for Radio

With social media platforms catering to video, “Visual Radio” is more than just industry buzz.  On the heels of a Washington, DC, symposium on the subject, Chris Tobin shows us the technical setup for a low-budget, yet effective video webcast from WBGO-FM in Newark, NJ. We look at the cameras, connections, interfaces, and software used to create a video version of a traditionally radio-only event.

Show Links:
Newark Today from WBGO-FM
Sony PXWX70 video camera
AJA UTAP|HDMI
vMix video production & streaming software
HDVMixer video production & streaming software & hardware (PDF)

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 375 - Podcast Engineering School

Many skills required for broadcast engineering are directly applicable to podcast engineering and production. Chris Curren teaches broadcast and podcast engineering skills, including mixing, fixing, loudness, and using plugins

Guests:
Chris Curren - Podcast Producer, Audio Engineer, Host, Lead Instructor at Podcast Engineering School

Show Links:
Podcast Engineering School
Loudness Units - LUFS and LKFS explained

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 374 - Boston Radio with Jim Armstrong

Everyone starts somewhere, and Jim Armstrong started right near the top - in Boston radio! We’re talking early days of on-air traffic reporting, some technical perspectives from those days, and about Jim’s big switch to broadcast equipment sales; lessons here all of us engineers can learn from.

Guests:
Jim Armstrong - Eastern US Sales Manager, Telos-Omnia-Axia

Show Links:
Entercom Radio - Boston

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 373 - Visual Radio Live from WAMU

Radio industry experts are talking with each other, sharing ideas about “visual” radio. We’re asking a lot of questions, too.  What are we trying to accomplish with video added to radio? Can we engage our audiences better and longer? What strategies seem to be working?  Chris and Kirk attended the Visual Radio Symposium this week, and Al Reynolds of WAMU was there, too.

Guests:
Al Reynolds - Engineer at WAMU-FM, Washington, DC
Rob Bertrand, Chief Technology Officer at WAMU, Washington, DC

Show Links:
Visual Radio Symposium
WAMU-FM

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT is brought to you by BSW - Broadcast Supply Worldwide, with big discounts and easy overnight shipping. And right now get more for less during the Morevember Sale at BSWUSA.com.  By the Telos Alliance, introducing Virtual Radio technology.  Explore Virtual Radio at TelosAlliance.com.  And by the new Ruby console from Lawo. With AutoMix smart mixing and a context-sensitive user interface. See Lawo in your future at lawo.com/twirt.

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