Comrex Access: the World's Most Portable Codec
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order/info: 1·800·426·8434 • www.bswusa.com Comrex Access: The World’s Most Portable Codec is Now Even Easier to Manage Over the Internet • Unparalleled mobility ACCESS shown with ACCESSMIXER • Just add your broadband card for quality WIRELESS broadcast remotes • Industry’s only touchscreen makes connecting faster and easier NEW ACCESS FeatURES: • BRIC technology delivers stable full-bandwidth connections Comrex ACCESS features new firmware offering faster boot time for ACCESS Portable, reduced encoding delay times for • Small and lightweight ACCESS Rackmount, and a “Restricted User Mode” for protecting configurations and expanded buffer management options. Comrex Access Portable Codec with Wireless IP The Comrex Access Portable IP Codec makes a perfect field remote for places you just can’t (or don’t want to) get to with a rack of gear. Handheld operation makes it VERY Comrex BRIC convenient, but convenience is only the beginning. The ACCESS Portable has been designed as a remote broadcaster’s dream machine. About the size of a camcorder, Traversal Server it may be powered for seven hours by its rechargeable battery. In this super portable Software format, you get an XLR mic/line input, plus an 1/8" stereo line input and output, 1/8" The BRIC Traversal Server headphone output and a hands-free cellular connection on 1/8" minijack. This is the (BRIC TS) makes connecting your ACCESS codecs fast and simple. Maintained by answer to your IP remotes! The Comrex ACCESS Portable uses BRIC (Broadcast Reliable Comrex, it helps keep track of all of your ACCESS codecs no matter where they are on Internet Codec) technology to deliver reliable, wideband audio over IP networks in real the public Internet. Simply log on to the BRIC TS server, create an account, define a time. It offers connection to a range of networks via a Cardbus slot, including modem group and list all of your ACCESS units that belong to that group. After each ACCESS is connections, 3G cellular links, and Wi-Fi or Wi-Max ACCESS cards. Its Ethernet port acts "BRIC TS enabled" and connected to the Internet, they all sync up. A "buddy list" of all as an Internet sharing device allowing laptop use on circuits utilizing Cardbus cards. of the codecs in your group will appear on the Connections section of each ACCESS For broadcasts that require larger mixing and headphone capabilities, the ACCESS showing connection status, IP address and availability. Just select the device that you Portable may be “docked” into a 5-channel mixer management module (ACCESSMIXER want to connect to and hit the "Connect" button! Even if you are behind a firewall or on sold separately) to provide a full featured, multiple-mic-input mixer/codec. For a private LAN, BRIC TS gets you connected. Call BSW today. extremely high quality audio, MPEG 4-AAC algorithms are available as an option. BRIC-TS1 One license List $250.00 ACCESSPORTABLE Portable IP codec List $3,800.00 BRIC-TS5 Five licenses List $650.00 ACCESSMIXER 5-channel mixer List $1,200.00 BRIC-TS10 Ten licenses List $1,100.00 AAC Optional algorithm List $850.00 Call BSW For Lowest Price: 800-426-8434 Call BSW For Lowest Price: 800-426-8434 Get Your Access Portable Accessories at BSW BRAND NEW!! Be prepared for any potential SNAFU (no matter how remote) with these handy accessories. Cover all your power needs Get it First at BSW! with a standalone battery charger, spare battery and 12V DC adaptor. And protect your Portable with a super-durable hard case (that can withstand the most ornery baggage handler) as well as soft foam inserts to hold and cushion it. ACCESSCHARGE Standalone battery charger List $90.00 ACCESSBAT Spare battery List $120.00 ACCESS12VDC 12V DC Adaptor List $25.00 SMALLROADCASE Hard travel case List $275.00 EXTRASMALLCASE Small hard travel case List $225.00 Call BSW For Lowest Price: 800-426-8434 Comrex BRIC-Link STL System Over IP The BRIC-Link is a high-quality, low-cost Audio Over IP solution for full duplex audio transmission over IP links. Simple to configure via a standard web browser, BRIC- Comrex Access Studio IP Codec for Internet and Wireless Remotes Link can be used on a wide variety of IP circuits including The Studio Access is designed to provide your studio network connection via an Ethernet jack or dialup phone T1, WAN, LAN, ISM band IP radios and satellite data line, but it could also be used in the field. Setup ability, connection management, and status information are links. BRIC-Link offers superb audio quality with mono provided by the internal web server and accessed via any web browser. The browser interface displays audio and stereo linear modes on circuits with substantial levels, network impairment and connection status. Stereo or Mono audio connections are made via analog bandwidth. For reduced bandwidth applications, BRIC- balanced XLRs or AES3 digital connections. And out of the box, Studio Access is also compatible with Comrex Link offers AAC and HE-AAC modes as well as FLAC POTS codecs. Compatible with: Cable and DSL, POTS capable; wireless Network-802.11x (Wi-Fi); 3G Data lossless compression. Learn more on page 56. Networks,1x EV-DO, UMTS. BRIC-LINK List $1,800.00 per unit ACCESSRACK List $3,000.00 AAC Optional algorithm List $850.00 Call BSW For Lowest Price: 800-426-8434 Call BSW For Lowest Price: 800-426-8434 34 CODECS The Metropolitan Opera sets the standard for great sound. And it’s chosen ACCESS to let the world listen in. Photo: Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera The Met’s Matthew Galek is a Real-World Super Hero Not content to rest on its laurels, the most renowned and respected opera company in the world is determined to connect with the widest possible audience—in the highest audio fidelity. With engineer Matthew Galek at the transmission helm, the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts its Saturday matinee to an ever growing number of affiliates using ACCESS (and the optional AAC suite) in multistreaming mode. With ACCESS, the Met’s broadcasts offer all the sonic richness it’s famous for—over the most challenging IP networks. ACCESS delivers mono or stereo over DSL, Cable, Wi-Fi, 3G cellular, satellite, POTS (yep, ACCESS is a full featured POTS codec and works seamlessly with Matrix, Vector “Opera is one of the most challenging musical genres to do complete justice and Bluebox)—plus some services you may not have even heard of. Given the challenges to in a broadcast, but ACCESS makes of the public Internet, it’s no small boast to say that ACCESS will perform in real time it easy.” over most available IP connections. —Matthew Galek, Broadcast Engineer for The Metropoiltan Opera Contact Comrex today and find out how ACCESS can help you become a Real-World Super Hero—wherever you are! Put Comrex On The Line. www.comrex.com Comrex_Met_BSW.indd 1 10/21/08 5:10:47 PM order/info: 1·800·426·8434 • www.bswusa.com Comrex Matrix POTS Audio Codec with ISDN Option The versatile and best-selling Comrex Matrix 15 kHz POTS codec allows for easy conversion to ISDN operation using Layer III or G.722 with an optional slide-in module. Besides real-time transmission, the Matrix includes a store and forward feature so that 15 kHz audio cuts can be sent in “non-real” time. The portable version offers a broadcast mixer with 2 microphone inputs and an input for your portable recorder. A studio rackmount version is also available for use back at the station. MATRIX Portable FeatURES: • 15 kHz full duplex audio on a single, standard telephone line • 2 microphone inputs (one is mic/line switchable) • Headphone output • Line level output on XLR • -10 dBu tape input allows connection to a MD or DAT player • Portable Matrix weighs 2.5 lbs. MATRIX Portable POTS codec List $3,700.00 MATRIXRACK Studio POTS codec List $3,200.00 MATRIXISDN ISDN module List $1,500.00 Call BSW For Lowest Price: 800-426-8434 Accessories: MATRIXBATTERYKIT List $700.00 SMALLROADCASE List $275.00 MATRIXRACK Comrex Bluebox POTS Audio Codec FeatURES: • Mic/Line switchable input The Comrex BlueBox combines a high-speed • Headphone output modem with a digital audio codec to produce • Line level output on XLR 15 kHz audio from a standard dial line. For a • -10 dbu input for connection to portable recorders super economical price you also get a cellular • Internal peak limiter hands-free interface to send high-quality audio • Cellphone jack allows connection to cell phones over wireless services. And at just 1.5 lbs., it • Weighs 1.5 lbs. won’t weigh you down. BLUEBOX List $2,800.00 Call BSW For Lowest Price: 800-426-8434 Accessories: SMALLROADCASE List $275.00 Lowest Cost Portable IP Codec AEQ Phoenix Mobile Portable IP Codec The AEQ Phoenix Mobile AEQ Eagle Dual-Channel ISDN Codec is a portable IP audio codec boasting a digital mixer with The amazing AEQ Eagle is a dual-channel ISDN audio codec. Now you can have four analog inputs, internal LI-ION two remote broadcasts feeding audio to the studio with all three locations battery, protective cover and 12V DC communicating with one another, due to the Eagle’s unique multiplexing capabilities. power supply/charger. It features dual The Eagle also interfaces with many popular codecs on the market and even has a channels for backup and coordination/ back-up POTS mode with frequency extension for when ISDN lines aren’t available. talkback, an advanced user interface and full remote control of all functions.