SOUND 4 STREAM X 4 PCIe FOUR CHANNELS STREAMING WEBRADIO PROCESSOR 11002+34002 INCLUDING STREAMING LICENSE

SOUND 4 STREAM X 4 PCIe FOUR CHANNELS STREAMING WEBRADIO PROCESSOR 11002+34002 INCLUDING STREAMING LICENSE

OMNIA MPX NODE DECODER PN 2001-00522

OMNIA MPX NODE DECODER PN 2001-00522

SOUND 4 STREAM X 8 PCIe EIGHT CHANNELS STREAMING WEBRADIO PROCESSOR 11002+34003 INCLUDING STREAMING LICENSE

SKU
S4-STREAM-X8
MFR#
11003 + 34003
was $4,490.00 Special Price $4,265.50
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SOUND4 STREAM X8 is the cream of the crop in the range of tools dedicated to Webradio Processing and Encoding. It can process eight radio streams on a single PCI express card and has a streaming engine providing 6 streams per channel, for an unprecedented total of 48 streams. Each of them uses the latest generation of codecs - AAC, HE-AAC, HE-AAC v.2 and MP3. This tool comes with 8 inputs and 8 outputs through Audio Driver (WDM/Direct Sound) and/or AES67/Livewire and is compatible with all Axia and RAVENNA products. It can be used as a resource that can be routed and placed anywhere in a Livewire chain, without the need to break it.

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The SOUND4 STREAM x8 also features the “Predictive HQSound” algorithm which optimizes codec results and reduces compression-induced sound artifacts.

Advanced Coding Solutions

In terms of encoding, the SOUND4 STREAM x8 offers a complete and innovative solution.

The SOUND4 STREAM x8 has a high quality encoding engine that suits every IP audio device profile. Indeed, it is the first processor that includes a sound optimizer for very low encoding rates (16 kbps, 24 kbps, 32kbps).

Another clever bit of SOUND4 STREAM x8 innovation is the adaptive processing which can correct each stream independently in order to compensate for the sound difference due to encoding. Thus, a radio station can easily generate different streams that suit the targeted audience, low-rate for mobile phones, high-rate for home devices, with homogeneous sound whatever the encoder used.

Finally, the SOUND4 STREAM x8 adapts to most of the standards used for streaming delivery systems - Flash, Darwin, Helix, Wowza, Icecast 2, Shoutcast v1 & v2, etc.

SOUND4 STREAM x8 and the Livewire standard

Livewire* is the popular IP-Audio networking standard which uses Ethernet to provide an easy way of routing and sharing audio and logic throughout the broadcast plant.

"Everyone agrees that IP-Audio is the future. There are already more than 1,500 studios around the world powered by Axia Livewire networks," says Axia Vice-President Marty Sacks. With the Livewire* system, a single Ethernet cable carries in real time all mics, as well as uncompressed digital audio, device control messages, program-associated data and even routine network traffic. One of the advantages of the SOUND4 VOICE ULA is its capacity to work as a resource that can be routed and inserted anywhere in the Livewire* chain. 

Advanced Metadata Management

In terms of Metadata, the SOUND4 STREAM x8 is compatible with different standard formats and can interface with many types of automation software thanks to an XML-based gateway (A2I, BE, BSI, Enco, Jazler, Netia, NextGen, RCS, Winmedia).

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Features

The STREAM x8 is a device that impresses with the trademark SOUND4 quality. It was developed as the ultimate processing/coding solution and its top performance is guaranteed by a number of outstanding features.

The SOUND4 STREAM x8 PCIe Card

  • PCI Express x1 card (compatible with x2, x4, x8 and x16 slots)
  • 100% autonomous in terms of resources
  • Ethernet 100 Base T Livewire compatible
  • DSP computing power: 8 Giga Flops (Sharc 40 bits with floating point)
  • GUI and drivers compatible 32 & 64 bits (Windows 7, Windows 8 & 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, 2008 R2, 2012 and Linux (Debian))
  • Multicard driver (the quantity of PCIe slots will be equal to the number of cards admissible in the same PC)
  • Start-up time of the SOUND4 STREAM x8: 15 seconds max to being On Air
  • 100% upgradeable and rapid update (only a 15-second sound interruption). 

Processing

  • 4 to 8 independent channels
  • HQ sound, 192 kHz sound processing
    • AGC
    • Tone FX
    • 3-Band Processor
    • 4-Band Limiter
    • Brickwall Limiter
  • Presets centralization and sharing
  • Link & Share ready
  • Ultra-low delay ~5 milliseconds

Codecs

  • MP3: 32 to 320 kbps
  • AAC: 8 to 264 kbps
  • HEAAC v1: 24 to 72 kbps
  • HEAAC v2: 16 to 44 kbps

Compatible with All Delivery Standards

  • Darwin
  • Flash
  • Helix
  • Shoutcast v1 & v2
  • Icecast 2
  • Wowza

Protocols: HTTP/ICY, RTSP/RTP Unicast, RTP Multicast, RTMP, RTMPE, RTMPS, RTMPTE, RTMPTS.

Automatic SDP files generation for RTP Multicast receivers. 

User-friendly Control Interface

Through the years, SOUND4 has come to be associated not only with the quality of our products, but also with their user-friendly interfaces. The SOUND4 VOICE ULA is part of this long tradition, with a number of assets to allow users easy access, setting and operability.

    • Easy control of all radio at your fingertips.
    • Sound setting from one single screen - you no longer need to open and close windows to go from one function to another.
    • Two modes - “Basic” and “Advanced”. Basic - provides simplicity and rapidity; Advanced - allows you to explore all of the processor functionalities.
    • Ultra-rapid VU meter for true control over modulation.
    • Unlimited “Undo/Redo” versioning function for presets with possibility of recall.
    • Innovative “compare” function with reference notion.
    • Log function for presets.
    • A remote connection manager to control several processors.
    • Works with the following operating systems: Microsoft XP SP3, Seven 32& 64 bits, Height 32 & 64 bits, Height 1, 2008 R2, 2012, Linux (Debian).

Preset Sharing

Thanks to Preset sharing, it is possible to share presets between cards. This is a real advantage for operators who will use a large number of cards, as their own preset will be accessible from all channels.

Practically there is no limitation for the Preset Sharing functionality, even if cards are not in the same network map. Preset Sharing uses UDP protocol.

Specifications

Livewire Inputs & Outputs

Type

Livewire (Standard or Live Stream)

Quantity

8

Level

Adjustable through SOUND4 x8 user software

Connector

Ethernet 100 base-T (on-board)

8-Channel Audio Driver Inputs & Outputs

Linux (Debian)

Alsa

Microsoft Windows

WDM/Direct Sound compatible 32 & 64 bits: Windows 7 - Windows 8 - Windows 10 - Windows 11 - Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2012

PCI Express Board

Standard

PCI express x1 (compatible with x2, x4, x8, x16 slots)

Board Consumption

10 watts typical

Size

185 x 106 mm (without connectors)

Compatible Operating System For SOUND4 PCIe Cards

Linux

Linux (Debian)

Microsoft Windows

32 & 64 bits: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019

Compatible Operating System For SOUND4 Remote Software

Linux

Linux (Debian)

Microsoft Windows

32 & 64 bits: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019

PC To Client Communication Interface

TCP/IP

Client (Remote) / Server (hosting PC) Architecture via Ethernet

Link & Share

100% of all parameters are accessible via telnet protocol

Streaming Codecs

MP3

32 to 320 kbps

AAC

8 to 264 kbps

HE-AAC v1

24 to 72 kbps

HE-AAC v2

16 to 44 kbps

Protocols

:

HTTP/ICY

:

RTSP/RTP Unicast

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