Telos 2001-00254 ProSTREAM Streaming Audio Encoder

Product Description

Since broadcast audio was first sent to the Internet, broadcasters have been wishing it was an easier process. You need a box to process it, another to encode it, yet another to stream it. Why can't one device do it all?

Your wish has been granted: Telos ProSTREAM is the streaming solution for web audio that you've been waiting for.

Telos is the codec expert, and ProSTREAM puts all of our expertise into a single, integrated streaming appliance. Forget no-name encoders; ProSTREAM uses genuine MPEG encoding algorithms from FhG, the inventors of MP3, to ensure the most artifact-free sound quality at whatever bit rate you choose. You can encode directly to MP3 or MPEG-AAC and feed any Shoutcast-compatible media server, or a Wowza server for streaming to Flash clients.

And, to make your audio really sing, ProSTREAM comes with sweetening from Omnia Audio, the world leaders in audio processing for broadcast.

The best part: Telos ProSTREAM is neatly self-contained in a 1RU box. Just slide it into a rack and it's ready to go - no running your mission-critical audio over crash-prone PC hardware and operating systems.

ProSTREAM puts you in total control of your audio streams. The intuitive web interface provides remote control of all functions including creation and editing of processing presets with an easy-to-use preset editor. Because it's web-based, you can access these functions from any browser-equipped computer on your network - no other software required. But there are convenient front-panel controls too, so you can manage your most-frequently needed functions right from the rack.

Adjust the audio input levels, define a metadata source, select a processing preset, codec, and bitrate. Even select a target media server. There's also a built-in headphone amp with ¼" jack and volume control for monitoring input or output audio.

ProSTREAM comes standard with studio-grade analog inputs and outputs, which can be changed to AES/EBU with an optional card. On the input side, you can use Livewire IP-Audio as an audio source. And on the output side, ProSTREAM delivers fully processed, unencoded audio as well as encoded audio, giving you another source for processed sound. Full network connectivity is provided via two Ethernet jacks, one for the LAN (including Livewire) and the other for the WAN and streaming.

No matter what your audio source or how you stream, ProSTREAM delivers flawlessly optimized audio that sounds terrific. Pure. Free of artifacts. And alive with character.

Features

• Studio reference audio fidelity using genuine Fraunhofer MPEG-AAC and MP3 compression algorithms
• Supports output bit rates from 16kbps to 320 kbps (dependent upon active codec)
• Supports direct output to Wowza, ICEcast, Adobe Flash Media, Live365, SHOUTcast and SHOUTcast v2 servers
• Multiple metadata input templates include parsers for NexGen, Simian, iMediaTouch and Jazler radio automation software. More formats may be added easily via ProSTREAM's Web-based interface
• Ensures the best-possible quality at the conversion stage with a pro-grade 24-bit A/D converter
• Professional grade I/O with both Livewire and balanced analog (XLR) inputs and outputs
• Built-in webserver for remote control of all device settings, plus mini stream-server for remote confirmation of
  audio presence and output
• Front-panel controls include OLED display for in-person setup and process metering, plus ¼" TRS
  headphone jack with volume control
• Three-band Omnia audio processing with wideband AGC, HFEQ, LP filter and look-ahead limiting
• Separate LAN and WAN ports let you stream audio while keeping studio network isolated from the outside world
• Multiple ProSTREAM devices can exist on the same network, allowing generation of multiple bit rates or streaming to different media server platforms
• 2-year warranty and access to the Telos 24/7 Support hotline

For more information on this product, please visit the Telos website.

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