Our resident digital philosopher Dave Shapton asks us all to consider whether we know what is real and how much we value authenticity.
File based monitoring tools sit at the heart of broadcast workflow. As production requirements evolve to embrace remote production and multi-site teams, such systems must also evolve to meet the new challenges.
M-S techniques provide useful sound-field positioning and a convenient way to check mono compatibility. We explain the hard science behind this often misunderstood technique.
Being faced with an IP and file-based broadcast environment can be daunting if you are not already an experienced Information Technology systems administrator. This series of articles will help you acquire the skills one-by-one to monitor and diagnose problems from the UNIX command line. Then you can build more sophisticated tools of your own to manage and automate your systems.
If we take cloud infrastructures to their extreme, that is, their physical locality is unknown to us, then monitoring them becomes a whole new ball game, especially as dispersed teams use them for production.
Outside broadcast (OB) production company Game Creek Video has chosen Riedel’s advanced solutions for its newest OB trucks, showcasing a collaboration that marks a significant milestone in the industry. Built for two major U.S. broadcast/streaming entities to cover their largest sporting productions, the trucks — two sets of interconnected A, B, and C units — use the same Riedel Artist intercom system as the broadcasters use in their fixed facilities.
Solid State Logic announces the launch of its new ALPHA 8 studio expander, an 8-in/8-out professional-grade AD/DA Converter and 18-in/18-out USB Audio Interface in 1RU. ALPHA 8 pairs seamlessly with the recently launched SSL 18 interface or enhances any existing audio interface with SSL-grade performance via ADAT and S/PDIF.
Our resident image capture expert Phil Rhodes offers up his own personal impressions of the technology he encountered walking the halls at the 2025 NAB Show.
