Srg manages preparing of schedules that a presenter plays daily on air. Opx radio automation from broadcast software international. Onair radio, as a complete radio automation software system, is able to connect to both analogue and digital consoles. Oregonbased broadcast software international, launched in the late 1980s.
Simian is a fully featured, professional radio automation and computer playout system for radio, internet and satellite broadcasting. To do this, we offer a broad base of services designed to support you and your apostolate. Radiodj v2 support forum updated hardware by calypso. Its ideal if you handle lots of tracks and shows as it comes with an advanced library management system. Growing up in a small town in nebraska dan had the opportunity to work under many continue reading about us. Once the station configuration is visible, select the files tab. This allows for more freedom in rf communication systems.
Broadcast your station at our highest quality with enough bandwidth for even the largest audience. With simian, most users set up their production machine so that all of their audio. Just wanted to say that simian is rock solid im asking it to do a hell of a lot and it hasnt let me down once. Most manufacturers that work in this space have developed at least several. If youre looking for a way to squeeze in a little more learning to your day, podcasts are the way to go. Software development innovative software solutions designed to stand out app development bring your idea to life with our in house app designers and developers elearning development creating industry specific platforms to stimulate learning and development website development we build websites to meet your specific needs ux design our usercentric. Airtime pro is internet radio broadcasting automation software that lets online radio stations upload audio, build and schedule shows and do live broadcasts. The best solution for cheap and reliable radio automation software. Handbook on radio automation prometheus radio project. Broadcasters from around the world rely on simian, bsis affordable play out and automation software solution especially for small and medium market radio stations, web casters and instore entertainment. Radio stations use a variety of software applications to run their stations.
Software engineering radio, the podcast for professional software developers, is meant to be a more evergreen, educational resource rather than timely newscasting. Mar 30, 2020 some excellent answers have been given already, but let me throw in my 2 cents. Sam broadcaster is a powerful and complex internet broadcast software which has been undergoing continuous development now for over 4 years. After trying out other software, playit live offers everything which a radio station needs for playing music. Introduction to software defined radio sdr hands on. Take your webcast to the next level using a professional grade automation system. Innovations in automation the drs 2006 software products are used in many of the worlds largest radio. Start your own radio station today with a free trial.
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Opx is bsis newly developed automation package which has already been rolled out nationally across the us for a corporate radio group. This hardware reference design, leveraging the real time signal processing of the ti dsp and its universal parallel port upp, along with ti adc and dac, offers sdr algorithm developers a quick platform to enable quick development and demonstration of. Posted on april 3, 2017 by steve warren 0 comments. These have already been mailed to eligible customers in the domestic us. Some of the top radio station playout software packages, compared. Software defined radio my thoughts on amateur radio. Changing what your radio does becomes a matter of editing code instead of modifying hardware. We really do live in a world of pointy haired bosses. Because the drs 2006 radio automation software is so economical and has only a few system requirements, it has not only taken the world by force in the radio industry, but is also accepted by nightclubs, restaurants, bars, and supermarkets, as the leader in innovation. Simian was released as opensource on january 29, 2011 at the macworld conference in san francisco, ca. The company was established by ron burley in the 1990s.
Member services our goal is simply to help you accomplish your mission of evangelization through catholic radio. Software defined radio american radio relay league. Simian is designed to work comfortably with audio file amounts found at most radio stations. A software defined radio as in, the device itself is an rf communication system that incorporates a significant amount of this software based signal. The presenters love working on the system very easy to learn and never have any problems. Software defined radio is a type of rf system that utilizes software to perform tasks traditionally performed by hardware, such as generating or decoding baseband signals. So micah will takeover from here and describe the software radio implementation briefly. Saving the programmer trouble meant that we inherited.
Podcasts are basically radio broadcasts that can be listened to at any time, delivered directly to you at your computer or other listening device ipod, smartphone, etc. As soon as i tried nextkast it took me 15 minutes to have it up and broadcasting a simple but powerful program that rivals any major radio automation. Broadcast software international technology for the radio. The simian systems are developed by broadcast software international of eugene in oregon. The program has 83 available automation macros for ultimate. Simian software, opensource mac os x software deployment solution based on app engine and the munki opensource project. February 2012 in hardware, software defined radio im a believer in true knob and button radio interfaces, and im not the only one. A plan designed to cater for larger, more professional stations with large listener numbers. Very easy to use i have been in radio for over 30 years and used all the major automation software costing to 10 of thousands of dollars. Radiodj free radio automation software radiodj free. I want to teach them the structures of commercial radio, but i think the development of that students individual personality should come first, miles said.
The program has 83 available automation macros for ultimate versatility. Future requests only 1 instance database setup by dj garybaldy. A long way has been traveled from that first moment to the present. Radio where hardware is reconfigurable and will work with multiple softwaredefined waveforms baseband and digital if may be implemented with fpgas, asics, dsp. Cra expert academy the expert academy provides members access to the best and most relevant resources related to radio. Some excellent answers have been given already, but let me throw in my 2 cents. The night of the simian terror 1968, an episode of the television series wild, wild west. The most feature rich version of simian ever, with all new streaming and metadata features. Episodes focus around interviews with noted experts in the software engineering ecosystem or focus on topics ranging from dynamic languages to.
This video walks you through the simian program that youll use for your radio station. You have the ability to connect to optional simian gatewayremote clients. Simian is a fully featured, professional radio automation and computer playout system for radio, internet and satellite broadcasting thats very flexible and costeffective too. Hackrf one from great scott gadgets is a software defined radio peripheral capable of transmission or reception of radio signals from 1 mhz to 6 ghz. Big corporately owned stations use audio automation systems to reduce their pa. Many are the days that my team and i feel we must have been spied on by scott adams due to the accuracy of the strips. People use podcasts to learn languages, get relationship advice, and yes, there are plenty of great podcasts out. Great for stations with larger music catalogues or that require more djs. Simian similarity analyser duplicate code detection. Drs 2006 was developed by radio people for radio people and became generally accepted worldwide in the less than 3 years as leading the way in radio automation software worldwide. Think of simian as an independent pair of eyes that will assist in raising the quality of your software. Website development we build websites to meet your specific needs.
Nothing has revolutionized radio communications in recent history like software defined radio or sdr. Getting all this additional software up and running is. Its free to use and works with windows, mac, linux, and ubuntu systems. With airtime pro, you can start an internet radio station and stream audio over the web, or even via fm and digital in no time. This thesis aims to compare two different ways of implementing these functions, or waveforms. As of 2016, the software is now referred to as obs studio. An introductory project for software defined radio projects. It has all the features of our simian lite program plus features specifically for the more demanding radio station environment. Customers that have purchased from international dealers and have a valid tech care plan should contact them directly for assistance. Software simian being a software engineer by trade, i could not help but be amused by the dilbert cartoon strip. The features of the software are brilliant, out of any free software on the web i would happily say playit live is the best one. Select the product to bsi simian using the drop down selection tool.
In its purest form, and sdr receiver might consist simply of an analogtodigital convert chip connected to an antenna. Software defined radio is a concept according to which rf communication is achieved by using software or firmware to perform signalprocessing tasks that are typically performed by hardware. Find out about our solutions for broadcasters, content producers, and worldchangers. There are versions of obs studio available for microsoft windows, macos, and linux distributions. Waveform development using software defined radio thomas sundquist software defined radio sdr is a conception of implementing radio functions in computer software, instead of having electronics performing the functions. The djb radio automation system uses the audio server principle. Its also integrates with other applications like simian radio broadcast software that a presenter use as a file player e. A small team, formed around stu, k6tu developed the contest knob, which is now today manufactured by flexradio systems under the name flexcontrol. Software defined radio sdr is a popular application within the wireless infrastructure market. Developed and supported in the united states by a dedicated team of broadcast professionals, our software has helped bsi become one of the leading. Simian is truly a radio station in a box that can run your station unattended or handle the most ambitious operatorassisted tasks. Introduction to softwaredefined radio technical articles. Simian can be used as part of the build process during development or as a guide when refactoring. Simian similarity analyser duplicate code detection for.
Being a software engineer by trade, i could not help but be amused by the dilbert cartoon strip. Open broadcaster software obs is a free and opensource crossplatform streaming and recording program built with qt and maintained by the obs project. This hardware reference design, leveraging the real time signal processing of the ti dsp and its universal parallel port upp, along with ti adc and dac, offers sdr algorithm developers a quick platform to enable quick development and demonstration of algorithms and solutions. Multimedia tools downloads simian by broadcast software international and many more programs are available for instant and free download. Basic principles and applications advances in electronics, wireless communications circuits, and reusable and modular programming techniques. Simian pro is an automation system for use by radio broadcast professionals and advanced internet broadcasting. The simian line 2001, an american improvisational film. Broadcasters from around the world rely on simian, bsis affordable play out and automation software solution especially for small and medium market radio stations, web casters and in. Chicago states wcsu radio station is schools hidden treasure. Designed to enable test and development of modern and next generation radio technologies, hackrf one is an open source hardware platform that can be used as a usb peripheral or programmed for.
We werent pushing on that too hard, especially because it took the vast majority of our time just to get the framework to work. Development sdr hardware i o i o ref rx tx rf front end lo ctl 120way io connection c6416t fpga vp30 pci bus if module processing module dedicated host pc the sdr development station host, baseband, if hardware expandable rf front end module optional mathworks model based software development environment optional. See some of our recent work, read our articles on a variety of technical topics, and sign up for the broadcast technology newsletter. So our software radio implementation is relatively simple. With a new automation system from broadcast software international called simian, wcsus staff. Broadcasters from around the world rely on simian, bsis affordable play out and automation. The gnu radio software, in addition to its own code, relies on a lot of thirdparty software from other free and opensource projects. Today, both sdr software 14, 15 and hardware 16 are available at very low prices in fact. Connect your radio automation system to rds, wordpress, websites, streaming servers, and more. App development bring your idea to life with our in house app designers and developers. Fully automated program log playback import logs from all major third party log generating applications create logs from within. Ddc inc dan davis construction was started in 2005. Software defined radio attempts to place much or most of the complex signal handling involved in communications receivers and transmitters into the digital dsp style. The automation log path is where will export the log to, so set this to the file system folder that bsi simian will pull the file from.