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Sonos will help you create and share broadcasts using modern powerful technology and turn your PC into a radio broadcast processor.
The processor achieves its punch (loudness) through the use of a unique distortion masked final clipper. Sonos is a software real time multiband FM processor for broadcasters
Here are some key features of "Sonos":
· Low latency (delay) mode with a suitable ASIO sound card. Off air monitoring while speaking is then possible.
· Choice of four, five, six or nine band compressor limiters. All five processors share common parts such as three stages of parametric equalization, stereo widener, stereo enhancer,phase rotator, filtering for FM and AM, switchable pre-emphasis for FM. The processor architecture is similar in each of the five processors. Single dual or tri band gated AGC is followed by a g ated multiband limiter optionally preceded by a multiband compressor. Single band gated limiting is applied before the final clipper. Pre-emphasis for FM is applied partially before the multiband section and partially after the final clipper. The processor settings are fully adjustable with easy to use saving and loading of preset files.
· Supports multiple instances allowing one computer to run up to 8 processors simultaneously.
· Supports both Windows native sound interface (Wave) and ASIO interface (when provided by the sound card manufacturer). Sample rates up to 192kHz and sample size up to 32 bits supported.
· Daypart scheduler.
· Within each processor is a 'failsafe' function that will switch the audio to a backup feed should the main feed fail. The backup can be simply the sound file player playing a repeating playlist.
· A stereo multiplex generator and RDS encoder for FM use. This feature needs a 192kHz sound c ard with adequate bandwidth to pass the multiplexed signal.
· LAN or Internet linking to a remote computer (STL function). The link can send feeds to multiple clients. The link is optionally bi-directional. The encoder uses Ogg/Vorbis achieving an FM like quality at 64kb/s.
· Audio logging function.
Requirements:
· The CPU needs to be SSE/SSE2 capable
· 2GHz CPU is recommended
· 192kHz sample rate sound card
· RDS encoders
Limitations:
· The audio is interrupted for one second every minute.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Added option to strip underscores to the RDS Program Service Name function
Via: Sonos 4.2.2
