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NEW BREAKAWAY BOX

Hello Oldiesstation... :)

Whats your source claiming that picture on our site is leiff's new breakaway box???
Please don't bring "ghosts" in the world of which you aren't sure of...

P.S. the mix which will be used to tweak the processing is available at this moment!
www.processingfreakday.com :D


kind regards,

Organization Dutch Processing Freak Day
 
I understand Marian makes some DSP stuff for the major hitters, but using a consumer level sound card could spell disaster in harsh environments.
;)
ChiefOperator said:
I wonder whether one would find the Marian Trace Alpha plugged into the MB ;D
 
@ daz1

You don't think Leif would post a decoy pic do you? Now he's a funster kind of guy and very brillant,so you never know,but we'll know soon:)
 
@oldiesstation...

Maybe it is Leiff's new box... maybe it isn't Leiff's new box....... ;D


We'll see and hear @ the processing freak day! 8)
 
Inquiring minds?? Soon we'll know .This is going to be one naughty boy.Let the ass kicking begin..It will be ready for prime time.Now who could dazradio be??(ha) Gonna make that Omnia 11 look like an Omnia 6+5:)
 
The photo is of the current prototype. The final version will look like that, unless the powers that be decide to change the front panel. I'm just not telling you who the powers that be are yet. :)

///Leif
 
The prototype looks good; I'm looking forward to seeing it in action.

I think it's quite impressive that Leif, the developer, designed the audio processing for Super Bowl 2011 (and others, I believe).
 
Well, maybe Leif should have designed the half-time show too! It was really bad. ;D

ChiefOperator said:
The prototype looks good; I'm looking forward to seeing it in action.

I think it's quite impressive that Leif, the developer, designed the audio processing for Super Bowl 2011 (and others, I believe).
 
Who was mixing that half time show? Beethoven in his later years? I know college kids that could do a better mix than that. Had to be the worst sounding half time show I've ever heard. How can it be such a big budget event, watched by 110 MILLION people and the friggin mics aren't turned on?!?!?!?

And back to the thread, I look forward to hearing the hardware box! The software is pretty impressive, it holds its own against the 11 I have here right now. The only downside, and what do I really expect for $299, is that it isn't very "tweakable". I'm sure that was done so people who don't live in this stuff don't get into trouble. I'm hoping every single parameter of the hardware box is brought out front. I can make the Omnia sound any way I want with all the controls, from open to dense, bright to warm, or neutral. Hopefully the same will hold for Leif's new hardware.
 
NEW software on the way,too.Will have some controls to play with.New box will be ready for prime time and fully functional .But it's nice to know a $299.00 software holds it's own against a 10k box like the 11.Buy the software,Marian Trace Alpha card and decent computer.You will be in business.Your listeners will never know the difference.
 
So, if a station isn't monitoring off-air, would there be ANY advantage to using the Breakaway Broadcast ASIO version for 100 more dollars opposed to the standard Breakaway Broadcast version? Are there some processing advantages in the software to not use the ASIO?
 
Has anyone on here used Breakaway for AM? I might have a use for that too. I have an AM that's still running a Texar Eagle. LOL! What sound card SHOULD I use for AM to prevent too many problems with RF in the building, etc. that's compatible? Will I still need an NRSC-2 filter? It indicates no filters should be used past Breakaway, but I just wonder if they've taken the whole NRSC-2 into account as it's only (unfortuantly for us) a US thing.
 
Breakaway Broadcast has an output filter setting that includes 9.0 and 10.0 khz options (and many others). If the filter is as sharp as the 16.0khz filter that literally falls off the map immediately above 16khz, it should be NRSC compliant with ease at the 9.0khz setting. Listening to a de-emphasized FM monitor, switching between 9khz and 16khz reduces the high end but not to a day vs night degree. Unlike the Optimod 9100 that is so revered in AM circles, BBP does NOT make the audio sound raspy or strident from the monitor. This may well sound pretty sweet on AM. I wouldn't put this on any station...AM or FM...without a DC coupled sound card, with the Marian Trace Alpha being the most available model.

From what I understand, the ASIO version was made to see how close to perfect BBP could be without substantial delay. Personally, I don't think BBP ASIO sounds as good as the basic version...especially on dry male voice. My opinion. If it were me, I'd use the $199 version if off air monitoring is not needed.
 
OKCRadioGuy said:
So, if a station isn't monitoring off-air, would there be ANY advantage to using the Breakaway Broadcast ASIO version for 100 more dollars opposed to the standard Breakaway Broadcast version? Are there some processing advantages in the software to not use the ASIO?

From my understanding, the ASIO version would be used as a pre-delay feed (for off-air monitoring) and the regular version would be used as the program feed.
 
From my understanding, the main difference in the ASIO version from the regular BBP version, is the lower latency thanks to use of the ASIO drivers. Use a Marian Trace card.

I know of an engineer running BBP ASIO on a 1kw suburban east coast AM station and swears by it.
 
Hi to all!
Actually there is more important difference between ASIO version and regular BBP then just latency.
BBP is full phase linear and BA Asio is not phase linear at Lowest Latency.
However, in box should be this BA Asio version of lowest latency processing.
Question poses itself.

br
 
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