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25 March 2010, Cleveland Ohio, USA
In the space of just six short years, Axia has become the clear
leader in IP-Audio for broadcast, with over 1,500 Axia consoles
installed around the world. Now, Axia introduces a new console
engineered for either standalone studios or networked applications.
Called iQ, it will debut at the 2010 NAB Convention in Las Vegas.
Gary Kline, Vice President of Engineering and IT for Cumulus
Broadcasting, says: “Efficient, smart, and sexy is the way I describe iQ.
It has the power and flexibility of systems much larger and more
expensive, without the drag of installation costs or learning curves.
Finally, I can have the quality, flexibility and reliability of
Livewire-delivered audio without compromises. Every studio can have one,
without breaking the bank.”
“Axia believes in global innovation that benefits our clients,” says
Axia president Michael “Catfish” Dosch. “This is not limited to
technology, but includes manufacturing too. Our experienced R&D teams in
the US and Europe can now take advantage of expert Asian manufacturing
to produce world-class products at very favorable cost.”
“We’ve been working hard to make sure broadcasters’ dollars stretch
farther, and do so without compromise,” Dosch continues. “I spent nearly
a year in China setting up operations to manufacture products to our
stringent quality standards. Now, with our Asian operations online, we
will be introducing a range of exciting new products. And just like
our US-made products, iQ comes with 24/7 support and a 5-year warranty.”
The iQ system is
a family of console frames with different capabilities. Users start with
the 8-fader iQ Main Frame, then add frames with phone controls,
programmable routing controls or more faders as needed. Frames plug into
the iQ Core, a fanless, convection-cooled console engine with audio I/O,
console CPU, logic, mix engine, power supply and Ethernet switch. Backup
power with auto-switching is also available.
This modular-frame design gives iQ a unique capability: users can
increase their console’s size whenever they wish by simply connecting
another frame, up to 24 faders.
iQ’s rich feature set includes 3 dedicated stereo Program buses plus
a stereo Utility bus that can be used for phone calls, off-air
recording, or as a fourth Program bus. There’s automatic mix-minus on
every fader, Show Profiles that instantly recall talent’s favorite
settings, Record Mode one-touch recording, and comprehensive Talkback.
Construction details include Axia’s hallmark ultra-smooth faders,
aircraft-quality switches, and beefy extruded-aluminum frames.
High-resolution, ultra-bright OLED displays on the meter bridge can be
read instantly from anywhere in the room.
Thanks to its “everything’s-included” nature, iQ is well suited for
building standalone studios, but has a built-in Ethernet switch with
Gigabit ports for seamless connection to larger Livewire™ IP-Audio
networks; up to 4 iQ Cores can be daisy-chained without an external
Ethernet switch.
iQ features include:
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Telco expansion – 6
faders plus 6-line Call Controller with Status Symbols™ and DTMF
keypad for direct control of the latest Telos broadcast phone
systems
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Router control
expansion – 6 faders plus 10 programmable film-cap keys to
control external devices, trigger routing salvos, send contact
closures and more
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8-Fader expansion –
doubles the capacity of the iQ Main Frame
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Flexible mounting system
allows desktop, cutout, or rack-mount use.
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Hardened, fanless power
supply.
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Ultra-reliable embedded
console CPU and DSP mixing engine.
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Built-in I/O with:
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4 Mic inputs with
selectable Phantom power
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16 Analog ins and 8
Analog outs with 24-bit, 256x oversampling A/D converters
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2 AES/EBU ins and
outs
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4 GPIO logic ports,
each containing 5 inputs and 5 outputs
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I/O is expandable
using standard Axia audio nodes.
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6 100Base-T Livewire
ports for single-cable Livewire connections to Telos phone
systems, Omnia audio processors and other Axia gear, as well as
broadcast equipment from partners like Nautel, ENCO Systems,
BSI, 25-Seven, AudioScience and more — see
AxiaAudio.com/partners/ for full list.
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2 Gigabit Ethernet
ports with SFP for copper or fiber network connections.
Axia broadcast consoles have become the fastest-growing brand of
consoles in the industry, with over 1,500 studios online worldwide. The
Axia IP-Audio system allows broadcasters to build audio networks of any
size using switched Ethernet to connect a few rooms, or an entire
facility. Axia networks have a total system capacity of more than 10,000
audio streams, and can carry hundreds of digital stereo (or nearly a
hundred surround) channels over a single CAT-6 cable, eliminating much
of the cost normally associated with wiring labor and infrastructure.
Axia products include the popular
Element 2.0 modular broadcast console, the
PowerStation
integrated console engine, the
IP-Intercom
system, a family of “audio nodes” that allow easy mixing and
matching of digital, analog and microphone audio, and a comprehensive
suite of network administration and routing control software.
More details about iQ can be found on the Web at
www.AxiaAudio.com/iQ/ .
Visitors to NAB2010 can see iQ, along with the complete line of Axia
products, in the Central Hall at the Telos / Omnia / Axia display in
Booth #C146. For more information, contact Clark Novak at Axia Audio,
via email at
cnovak@AxiaAudio.com
or by phone at +1-216-241-7225.
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