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Broadcast Engineers – especially Radio engineers – work behind the scenes to bring you most everything we listen to, including web-delivered audio.Broadcast engineer and radio station owner Kirk Harnack brings you "This Week in Radio Tech". Along with co-hosts Tom Ray, Chris Tobin, and Chris Tarr, TWiRT episodes feature sage audio advice, "There I was..." stories, and instruction from some of the sharpest minds in audio media technology today. TWiRT is smart, informative, and lots of fun for audio, RF, and packet-loving geeks.
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TWiRT Ep. 691 - Public Radio Engineering Conference 2024
The Public Radio Engineering Conference (PREC) seems to get better and better each year. Attendees were frequently held in wrapped attention by captivating and informative presentations about audio and RF technologies and techniques. Our guests on TWiRT each took a few minutes away from the conference sessions to give us their impressions of the technologies being discussed and what’s ahead for Public Radio Engineers.
Guests
Cornelius Gould - Audio Processing Architect at Angry AudioScott Fybush - Editor/Publisher at NorthEast Radio Watch/Fybush MediaJim Gray - Managing Partner at Optimized Media Group - OMGJoseph Williams - DIrector of Engineering & Technology at WRTI, Temple UniversityRichard Parker - Director of Engineering at Coast Alaska
Hosts
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
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TWiRT Ep. 690 - Mics & Mic Processing with Cornelius Gould & Tom Ray
Search the web and you’ll find hundreds of articles videos - and thousands of opinions - on the best mics to use for radio and podcasting. One of our sponsors is Angry Audio, makers of two novel mic processors to improve and control the sound of two popular microphone families. Our longtime friend and colleague, Cornelius Gould, designed the audio processing algorithms behind these specific mic processors. “Corny” joins us to talk about this rather unique approach to mic processor design and implementation. Plus Tom Ray pops in to discuss microphone choices with Chris Tarr. Plenty of opinions and some solid advice!
Show notes:
* Cornelius Gould is also the founder & host of The Rocketry Show podcast.
* The mic pre/processors for which Corny wrote the algorithms are the REbel & SMooth from Angry Audio
* Tom Ray’s microphone is a PreSonus PX-1 condenser mic with a dbx 286s processor
* Chris Tarr is liking his Electro-Voice RE20 with a RØDECaster Pro
* Kirk is currently using a Sennheiser MKH 416-P48U3 with a PreSonus Revelator iO24
* Article: The 4 Different Types of Microphones for your Studio
Guests
Cornelius Gould - Audio Processing Architect at AngryAudioTom Ray - President of Tom Ray Consulting
Hosts
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.MediaKirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
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TWiRT Ep. 689 - Transmitters: Brand New or New to Me, with Dominic Mitchum and Robert Combs
Can you imagine installing 60 broadcast transmitters over the past 8 years? Robert Combs, Corporate Director of Engineering at Cumulus Media has been doing exactly that. Transmitters of all sizes and from several major manufacturers. The most recent transmitter replacement is at WZYP-FM in Huntsville, Alabama. Market Engineer, Dominic Mitchum, is taking care of much of the local work and logistics, alongside Robert’s work. The project also includes replacing the RF coaxial transfer switch, main coax, and even the main and backup FM antennas. Robert and Dominic give us a very informative video tour and discussion of this project on Capshaw Mountain. Plus, Chris Tarr relates his own recent transmitter installation experiences and has developed some advice on purchasing used transmitters.
Guests
Dominic Mitchum - Director of Technical Operations at Cumulus Media, Huntsville, ALRobert Combs - Corporate Director of Engineering at Cumulus Media
Hosts
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.MediaKirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
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TWiRT Ep. 688 - I Can Fix DAP!
Over 50 years ago, Mike Dorrough introduced the Discriminate Audio Processor - the DAP 310. Broadcasters that cared about audio quality started buying and installing DAP310s to improve the audio quality of their stations. Five decades later these old audio processors are still in demand - as are services to supply parts and repairs. Randy Swaffer and Mike Phillips are two DAP310 enthusiasts - and they know all about repairing and aligning these classic units. Jordan Tuck also joins us to talk about refurbishing other broadcast gear, including a Continental Electronics FM transmitter and an A-6000 audio console.
Show Notes:
* DAP310 Repair Information Website - dap310.com
* PAMS Series 49 Jingle Demo Page - Listen here!
* We discussed Kapton film as used in plate blocker capacitors for FM transmitters
Guests
Randy Swaffer - Minister, Professional Piano Tuner, Dorrough DAP enthusiastMike Phillips - Attorney, Engineer, musician, & Dorrough DAP enthusiastJordan Tuck - Broadcast Engineer & Refurbisher of Broadcast Equipment
Host
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
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TWiRT Ep. 687 - Can I Get You a Lift? with Jim Tiner
Most broadcasters either own towers or lease antenna space on them. But only the tallest towers are outfitted with elevators to bring workers and light tools up to desired working levels without spending half the day getting tired from climbing. Jim Tiner is CEO at Tower Elevators Systems. His company has built many towers - short, medium, and tall - and many of the tallest ones also have a custom-designed elevator system. This elevator technology is often applicable to other tall structures, such as bridge towers, smokestacks, and even the Statue of Liberty. Jim Tiner presents his company’s fascinating story and tells us about unique elevator designs.
Show Notes:
* Galleries of Photos by Tower Elevator Systems
* YouTube video about Siemens Safety PLCs as used in the Statue of Liberty project
Guest
Jim Tiner - CEO at Tower Elevator Systems, Inc.
Hosts
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.MediaKirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
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TWiRT Ep. 686 - More Than Fresh Air with Joyce Lieberman
Most of us in radio have heard Fresh Air, hosted by Terry Gross on National Public Radio. Joyce Lieberman was the first technical director behind this well-produced national interview program. But Joyce’s engineering and production career started several years earlier, getting a kick-start when some other engineers called in sick. At the onset of Joyce's radio work, she recorded Terry Gross and her guests when Fresh Air was a local Philadelphia three-hour program. Her attention to audio purity and detail prepared Joyce for other audio engineering achievements, including working with a team at WHYY and NPR to restore and digitally archive the episodes of Fresh Air, plus provide guidance to other archival efforts. Chris Tarr adds his expert insights as well to this interview with Joyce Lieberman.
Show notes
Joyce appears on another podcast, Working Class Audio #304More information about Joyce is found on this page about the SZALON Tech Team
Guest
Joyce Lieberman - Radio Engineering Supervisor at WHYY, Philadelphia
Hosts
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.MediaKirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
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Sponsored by
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