We make a lot of products. Like, a lot of products. We’ve got our ACCESS line, our BRIC-Link line, LiveShot, STAC VIP – plus, a whole lot of others. Considering how many names there are, is it any wonder that most of our customers refer to our products as “the Comrex”? But if you’ve visited […]
Continue Reading In the News Gear in ActionWhen broadcasting live, engineers are under a lot of pressure. You only have one chance to get it right, and if any of your equipment isn’t working, it could ruin your programming for the day. And in many scenarios, codecs play the most important role in the broadcast. If your codec isn’t transmitting, you don’t […]
Continue Reading In the News Gear in ActionVideo codec makes possible reliable simulcasts for sports network By Jack Kestenbaum Director of Technical Operations YES Network The YES Network is a regional sports network owned by 21st Century Fox and the New York Yankees. We cover New York Yankees baseball, Brooklyn Nets basketball and Major League Soccer’s New York City FC, along with […]
Continue Reading In the News User Reports Gear in ActionImportante: Para configuración completa y operación consultar el manual disponible aquí. P: Estoy escuchando que el Opal de Comrex esta generando muchas noticias. ¿Qué es? R: Nosotros llamamos OPAL a un Portal de Audio sobre la Web. Te permite generar llamadas de invitados en la Web. Y los hace sonar como si estuvieran en el […]
Continue Reading In the News Gear in ActionIf you’re managing more than one codec, it can be complicated to juggle a bunch of individual control windows. Three years ago, we introduced Fleet Commander, an application that lets you see all of your codecs all in one place. Even if you’re dealing with different Comrex codecs at the same time – you can […]
Continue Reading In the News Gear in ActionOne of our sales reps tells a story about visiting a television station in Chicago. When he walked into the studio, he saw banks of telephone couplers, all plugged in to POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) lines. These were being used for IFB – teams in the field would call in using their cellphones, they’d […]
Continue Reading In the News Gear in ActionEntercom Radio Bay Area is a collection of Entercom-owned radio stations, including 95.7 The Game, a San Francisco based sports talk station. Guest interviews are a major part of programming for 95.7. Producers and hosts are always looking for easier ways to coordinate and pull off these interviews. When Comrex Opal was released, […]
Continue Reading In the News User Reports Gear in ActionBy Walt Ellis Senior Radio Engineer Arizona Cardinals PHOENIX — The Arizona Cardinals traveled to London this past season to play the Los Angeles Rams as part of the NFL London Games. As an engineer for the Cardinals, I traveled with flagship station KMVP(FM)/98.7 to cover the game. We had multiple shows to produce in the […]
Continue Reading In the News User Reports Gear in ActionThis article is reposted from Radio Magazine. To read the original story, click here. By Emily Reigart NEW YORK — Westwood One is the official radio broadcaster for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games. Ahead of the opening ceremony, Director of Broadcast Engineering and IT Zachary Akey told Radio magazine about the broadcaster’s team and setup […]
Continue Reading In the News Gear in ActionBy Bob Smith Studio Manager South Hadley Community Television SOUTH HADLEY, MASS.—South Hadley Community Television provides the town’s PEG content on local Comcast cable channels. The studio facilitates the production and broadcasting of programming for local residents, focusing primarily on the coverage of municipal meetings. Because we have an older infrastructure, we have no direct […]
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