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CREATION
Ju;y 2017
SDI still has key role to
play in broadcast industry
The transition to IP is inevitable;
however, SDI still has a key role to
play in the broadcast industry as
Chris Exelby, managing director,
TSL Products, pointed out: “There is
still huge investment in SDI around
the world.”
For the first time in Asia, TSL
Products showcased the MPA1 Solo
SDI audio monitor at Broadcast
Asia2017. Part of the MPA (Monitor
Plus Audio) range, the MPA1 Solo
SDI provides users with an “intui
tive yet flexible” audio monitoring
tool that enables users to view all
16 embedded channels simultane
ously while allowing any channel to
be selected for monitoring.
At only 1RU high and 100mm
deep, TSL Products said the MPA1
Solo SDI is ideal for use in the most
confined environments, such as
Chris Exelby, managing director, TSL Products: “There is still huge investment in SDI
around the world.”
outside broadcast (OB) vehicles
and small flight-packs. The MPA
Solo SDI source, channel names
and system parameters can be
managed remotely over an Ether
net network using the built-in Web
server. Audio levels, signal status
and format can all be viewed re
motely via the Web graphical user
interface (GUI). The MPA1 Solo SDI
is available at an attractive price
point of US$2,100.
Exelby also encouraged visi
tors to check out the MPA1 Solo
SDI’s sister product, the MPA1 Mix
Dante, designed specifically for use
where operators need to create a
custom mix from a Dante system.
Describing the system as “flexible
and user-friendly”, Exelby added:
“You don't have to be a specialist
to use the MPA1 Mix Dante.”
T h e M PA 1 M i x D a n t e i s
equipped with a built-in Web
server that enables users to re
motely view the status and control
the networked MPA1 monitors,
allowing for quick fault finding
and adjustment. The Web UI (user
interface) also enables engineers to
remotely configure and customise
individual units and functions.
Exelby concluded: “It doesn’t
matter if you are looking to work in
IP, if you are still working in SDI, or
you are working on a combination
of both. We have solutions that will
suit all of your needs.”
whoBuyswhat
n Stagetec Asia supports
launch of new radio
station
Malaysia-based Cense Media has launched a second
radio station — City Plus FM — a new Mandarin radio
station in Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur. City Plus FM is
focused on bringing global business, finance content
and current affairs to listeners, and aims to be the
urban radio station that “defines city lifestyle sur
rounding the everyday life of digital-savvy listeners”.
Supplying radio solutions and studio equipment
to City Plus FM is Stagetec Asia, who provided digital
radio solutions ranging from audio mixer consoles,
network audio routers, to speakers and microphone
systems, as well as other peripheral equipment. A
total of four studios, comprising the main studios
and backup studios, are equipped with a DHD 52 SX
audio mixer, which features 12 faders with a seven-
inch touch screen display.
The radio station is also furnished with a Sonifex
telephone hybrid solution, which is capable of
analysing line signals and line conditions for on-air
broadcast. These features, according to Stagetec Asia,
are crucial for City Plus FM in bringing an info