Axia Shows new Element colors, control panels at IBC

Axia Shows new Element colors,
control panels at IBC
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13 August 2007, Cleveland Ohio, USA 
Not only are Axia Element modular consoles the 
		fastest-growing console brand in the industry, they’re also the most 
		colorful! Visitors to IBC 2007 in Amsterdam will get their first glimpse 
		of three new Element color schemes designed to blend harmoniously with 
		modern studio decor. 
“Axia clients love choices,” says marketing manager Clark 
		Novak. “So they appreciate the flexibility Axia provides. Having a 
		choice of console colors is just one more option broadcasters have to 
		truly customize their studios when they use Axia.” 
Element consoles can now be ordered in three color 
		combinations: new Silver on Charcoal and Bronze on Charcoal colors, and 
		the original Gray on Silver combo. 
Element control surfaces are packed with powerful 
		features to meet the most demanding air and production applications. 
		Consoles feature four Program buses, four Aux Send buses, mix-minus and 
		dedicated talk and preview functions on each channel, one-touch record 
		and monitor sections and more. Element is also the first radio console 
		that can mix audio in stereo or in discrete 5.1; its flexible internal 
		architecture can be configured for either stereo or surround operation 
		with a button-press. 
One of Element’s most popular features is onboard 
		three-band digital parametric EQ that can be applied to any source; 
		engineers can predefine source-specific EQ that loads whenever a source 
		is activated. And talent can have their own personalized mic compressor 
		settings, thanks to onboard voice dynamics processing — compression, de-essing 
		and expansion tools designed by Omnia Audio. 
Axia will also showcase new Element Studio Control panels 
		at IBC. These operator controls interface with Element consoles to give 
		on-air hosts, guests and producers remote control of headphone 
		selection, mic channels and more, and three new flexible button panels 
		can be programmed to trigger router salvos, load profiles, switch 
		studios, control audio gear, provide intercom functions and more. 
New Element accessory controllers include: 
A family of 5-, 10- and 15-button Film-Legendable 
			Button Controllers in 1RU rackmount form-factors. These buttons can 
			be custom-programmed with Axia PathfinderPC software for use as 
			“macro” keys for frequently-used switching applications, or to 
			provide recording device controls. These can be placed anywhere fast 
			access to switching operations is needed – control rooms, talent 
			studios, production rooms, TOCs, etc. 
Programmable SmartSwitch 4-button Studio Accessory 
			Panels. These backlit, dynamic-LCD displays are also programmed 
			using PathfinderPC software and are designed for convenient 
			placement adjacent to host or guest mic positions. Panels can be 
			custom-programmed to provide controls for recording devices or used 
			as one-button “macro” keys to perform simple switching applications 
			or complex scene changes such as transferring program chains from 
			studio to studio.
Programmable FilmCap 5-button Studio Accessory 
			Panels. Like their rackmount cousins, these controller provide 
			on-board switching capabilities for applications not requiring the 
			dynamic function changes found in SmartSwitch modules, and can be 
			mounted anywhere. 
A Mic Control/Headphone Selector Panel for Element 
			consoles. Talent can easily select their own headphone feed source 
			and control its volume, as well as control mic channel on/off/mute 
			functions. These functions are also available separately in 
			stand-alone Mic Control Panel and Headphone Selector Panels. 
A Producer’s Mic Control Panel for Element consoles. 
			This unique Accessory Panel can be placed at dedicated Producer’s 
			positions to give talkshow or morning show producers control of 
			their mic channel’s remote on/off/mute operations, as well as 
			dedicated Talkback keys for easy communication with studio guests, 
			hosts and remote talent via the console's backfeeds. 
The Axia IP-Audio system allows broadcasters to build 
		audio networks of any size using standard Switched Ethernet to connect a 
		few rooms — or an entire facility. Axia IP-Audio networks can carry 
		hundreds of digital stereo (or nearly a hundred surround) audio channels 
		over a standard CAT-6 cable, eliminating much of the cost normally 
		associated with wiring labor and infrastructure. Axia products include a 
		family of “audio nodes” that allow easy mixing and matching of digital, 
		analog and microphone audio, and eliminate PC sound cards. 
Visit Axia at the IBC 2007 in Amsterdam, Stand #8.239, 
		for a complete demonstration of IP-Audio networking. For more 
		information, contact Clark Novak at Axia, +1-216-241-7225, or e-mail 

cnovak@AxiaAudio.com
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		These press-ready photos of Element and Element accessory panels can be downloaded from
		the Axia Photo Gallery at 
		www.AxiaAudio.com/pix/ .

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Axia, a Telos company, builds 
		Ethernet-based professional IP-Audio products for broadcast, production, 
		sound-reinforcement and commercial audio applications. Products include 
		digital audio routers, on-air control surfaces, DSP mixers and 
		processors and software for configuring, managing, and interfacing 
		networked audio systems.

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