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Reprinted from November 21, 2012
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ProStream Aids Jag Radio
College broadcaster finds the Telos ProStream easy to use and portable
◗userreport By Louie Gannon Chief Engineer Jag Radio/U. South Alabama
MOBILE, Ala. — Jag Radio, the student-
run radio station for the University of South Alabama, has been an Internet-only radio station since its start in October 2010. You can visit us at www.jagradio.net. We started with a hand-me-down computer and a shelf in the radio edit lab at the University of South Alabama. Today, we have our own studio that we call “The Bunker.” We have upgraded to a better secondhand computer, and have made some headway into better technological operations. And we recently ordered the Telos Systems ProStream audio encoder. That has made a big difference.
Clarity
It came with everything it said it would have — well, almost: a manual was not in the box. Thankfully, I had downloaded a copy beforehand to familiarize myself with the equipment. I placed a quick call to the support desk and had an official copy in my hands the next day. The install went smoothly. From opening the box to putting it in the rack and getting booted up took a total of 15 minutes. The setup took a little longer. That was
mainly due to using the front panel for setup than 200 percent since we installed the ProStream. I have received a number of and having to dial each letter and number. I tried using the LAN interface and had compliments on the quality of the sound difficulty until I called Telos tech support that our stream is producing. The staff here at Jag Radio is blown and they walked me away by the night-andthrough it. (For those day difference in qualwho don’t have an IT ity and uptime. department or IP subnetting knowledge, download a copy of portable the Telos Z/IP ONE The ProStream is manual and look at also perfect for the Chapter 9, which gives road. We took the you a quick tutorial.) Louie Gannon in ‘The Bunker.’ The ProStream out of the Perhaps in later soft- Telos ProStream can be seen to studio and into the ware versions, the USB the right in the rack. press box at the staport could be utilized dium for our rivalry for a method of initial setup. game this football season. The stream setup was flawless. I plugged The results were stellar. Before, we had in the cable to the Internet, restarted to stream using my laptop. Connecting to Shoutcast and boom! We were broadcast- the server was a nightmare; it usually took ing. I was very happy with the results. Then 20 minutes just to connect. This time, only I went to the Omnia Processing menu and 10 minutes elapsed between walking into was blown away. the booth and broadcasting. The ProStream is worth the price just for For the price, this is a box that no station the processing. I dialed through the settings — even small market or college radio stato try the different presets. I picked a set- tions — should be without. It is an investting and applied it. My jaw dropped. The ment, and the improvement in the quality of clarity was amazing. I tested some classic the sound, along with decreased strain on rock and was able to pick out each instru- station computing resources, makes it well ment. The bass was not overpowering and worth it. the processed sound was crystal clear with For information, contact Clark Novak at no artifacts. Telos Systems in Ohio at (216) 241-7225 or Our listenership has increased more visit www.telos-systems.com.
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