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Product Evaluations
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Contributing engineers and writers try out new products for review. These are paid evaluations, and writers provide thumbs up/thumbs down commentary.
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NoiseFree Plug-In Quiets Broadband Noise
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Algorithmix NoiseFree, ScratchFree Plug-Ins Eliminate Pops, Clicks and Other Impulsive Noise
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by Read G. Burgan, 2.14.2007
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Occasionally during the early 1970s, AT&T would forget to switch our NPR line to the Texaco Metropolitan Opera line on Saturday afternoons.
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WS-Series: A 'Carry-Anywhere' Recorder
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Unit Eases Radio News Operations Via Size, Self-Explanatory Controls, RAM Storage Technology
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by Carl Lindemann, 1.17.2007
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Static RAM digital storage technology quickly is becoming the standard for professional field recording. At the same time, the technology is appearing in consumer devices, albeit without the high-end features and flexibility, and mostly as part of MP3 players.
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Acoustic Wave II Gives Good Bass
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Bose Updates the Compact System With New Digital Signal Processing Technology Applied to Waveguide
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by Frank Beacham, 12.20.2006
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In the modern history of consumer radio receivers, few products have had the sustained commercial success of Bose Corp.’s Acoustic Wave compact audio systems.
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Sony MZ-M200: MiniDisc Is Not Dead
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Pocket-Size Recorder Supports Multiple Formats, Includes EL Display and Is Mac-Compatible
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by Charles Dubé, 11.22.2006
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With MP3 players and Flash recorders as common as Kleenex tissues, why would anyone want to use the seemingly anachronistic MD format anyway?
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Barix Enables Real-Time Audio Over IP
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Instreamer Converts Digital, Analog to MP3 Stream; Exstreamer Pulls Digital, Converts to Analog
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by Mark Greenhouse, 10.25.2006
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This device is an intelligent network-based audio decoder that pulls digital audio (via that Cat-5 cable coming out of the Instreamer) from an IP network and converts it to analog audio — the box usefully proffering familiar stereo RCA female jacks and S/PDIF coax and optical digital connectors onboard the box.
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Magix Offers ‘Surprising’ Audio Software
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Audio Cleaning Lab 11 Fits Audio Import, Cleaning, Organizing Into a $40 Package
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by Ken R., 10.25.2006
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Well, let me apologize at this time to Magix for greatly underestimating its Audio Cleaning Lab 11. While not without its faults, this is an amazing starter product that handles many tasks well.
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Time Tailor Audio Plays Catch-up
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by Mark Greenhouse, 9.13.2006
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Prime Image Inc.'s Time Reduction Unit 'Nibbles Away' at Program Until Desired Length is Achieved
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AirTools 6200 Has Split Personality
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Symetrix Processor Offers 256 Memory Locations, Dual Mono, Stereo Modes
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by Charles Dubé, 8.16.2006
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The AirTools 6200 is a single rack space dual digital voice processor. Considering the popularity of the venerable Symetrix 528E and 422, and evolution into DSP technology inherent in the Symetrix 628, I suspect Symetrix thought hard about where to take its next generation of microphone processor. With a portfolio of great-sounding and affordable equipment, perhaps making one that is even more flexible was the next big step. The AirTools 6200 by Symetrix is designed to meet a myriad of needs.
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M4 Makes Smooth Transition to HD
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by Rich Rarey, 8.02.2006
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DaySequerra's HD Radio Tuner Has Display Presets, LEDs to Take Guesswork Out of Signal Acquisition
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Vorsis AP3 Lets Users 'Tailor' Sound
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by Bobby Gray, 8.02.2006
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Wheatstone's Vorsis AP3 processor sat in the lobby for a day or two before I could get some space cleared on both my calendar and my desk to fiddle with it.
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AKG HSC 171/271 Get It Right
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by Doug McLeod, 7.19.2006
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Headsets Provide Auto-Mute on Both the Mic and the Phones
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HD Pro Detects Silence on Multicasts
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by Charles Dubé , 7.19.2006
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WFCR Appreciates ADA Dual Tuner's 2 RU Size, Confidence Monitor for Additional Program Streams
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Samsung Helix Doubles as MP3 Player
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by Frank Beacham, 7.05.2006
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The Portable Satellite Receiver Offers Improved Reception, MP3 Functionality, But Lacks Battery Life
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FlashMic Focused on Field Recording
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by Carl Lindemann, 7.05.2006
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Over the past few years, I've witnessed the odd sight of reporters holding out recorders with integrated mics trying to grab sound.
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Restoration 2.0 Rids Audio of Scratch
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by Read Burgan, 6.07.2006
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TC Electronics' NR Software Tackles Crackle, Stops Pop, Offers Impulsive, Broadband NR
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Arrakis Has 10-, 14-Channel X-Mixers
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by Greg Savoldi, 6.07.2006
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I, along with staff engineers Andy Mika and Brian Longstreth, spent an afternoon with an Arrakis X-Mixer-14 in our Columbus engineering shop.
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WorldNet Ohio Delivers Audio Over T1
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by Rich Rarey, 5.10.2006
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When shopping for audio transmission equipment, the choices and selections can be pleasing and daunting all at once. We at NPR had such a selection to make recently.
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Product Evaluation: VoxPro 4.0 Tools Edit Music, Voice
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by Rich Rarey, 4.12.2006
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Audion's VoxPro 4.0 audio editing system turned my PC into a responsive cut-and-paste editor with the ability to instantly recall and play different audio cuts - and initiate record just as quickly.
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Product Evaluation: Screens Silence Snap, Crackle and Pop
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by Ty Ford, 4.12.2006
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Brian Gunn of Popless Voice Screens says he saw the need for a better version of the wire-hanger-and-pantyhose-type pop filter while working in the pro audio field in the 1980s.
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ATM: Not Just a Squeeze Box
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by Thomas R. Ray, III, 3.15.2006
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When I was asked to review the Audio Time Manager by 25-Seven Systems Inc. I thought, "Well, this is great.
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