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Rush Job: SCMS Helps KQXR in a Pinch

Posted: 22 Mar 2022 11:38 AM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/products/rush-job-scms-helps-kqxr-in-a-pinch


From our Who’s Buying What page, “fast response” edition:

FM station KQXR in Payette, Idaho, owned by Lotus Boise Corp., is back to normal operations after an off-air scare, thanks to some quick footwork by supplier SCMS.

“Recently we were replacing a tube on our 30-plus-year-old main transmitter when our 40-plus-year-old auxiliary transmitter failed,” said Chief
Engineer Eric Hunter.

“An ‘off air’ emergency is never something a broadcast engineer wants to be
dealing with, but it was a reality. We scrambled to get the tube changed
and found the main transmitter to have issues.”

The Class C1 station is licensed for 100 kW ERP. Hunter contacted SCMS,
which was able to rush a replacement out to KQXR, despite the long lead
times being quoted for new RF gear these days. Fortunately SCMS had a
suitable 20 kW transmitter in stock, a GatesAir Flexiva FAX20K model.

“We were able to limp along with the main transmitter until installing the new one within the week,” Hunter said, complimenting SCMS on its fast work.

Suppliers and users are invited to send info about your own recent installations of new gear to radioworld@futurenet.com.

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Dante Virtual Soundcard Supports Apple Silicon, Windows 11

Posted: 22 Mar 2022 11:07 AM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/products/dante-virtual-soundcard-supports-apple-silicon-windows-11


Audinate Group has updated its Dante Virtual Soundcard software for Mac and Windows computers. It now supports Apple Silicon processors like the M1, M1
Pro and M1 Max as well as the new Windows 11 OS from Microsoft.

“Dante Virtual Soundcard is software that turns a Mac or Windows computer into a Dante-powered workstation, seamlessly integrating with Dante audio devices on an Ethernet-based network,” the company said.

“Instantly connect to record, process and playout up to 6464 channels using any audio application and any combination of Dante-enabled devices. Dante Virtual Soundcard now supports macOS on both Intel and Apple Silicon
platforms, as well as Windows 10/11 for PCs.”

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The announcement was made by Laurence Crew, senior product manager at
Audinate.

Dante Virtual Soundcard 4.2 supports Windows 11 and Apple Silicon-based
macOS computers. Dante Virtual Soundcard 4.1.2 is recommended for
Intel-based macOS computers.

Upgrades are free for existing users; new licenses for Dante Virtual
Soundcard cost $49.99.

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SMPTE Introduces 2022 Leadership

Posted: 22 Mar 2022 09:22 AM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/smpte-introduces-2022-leadership


This story originally appeared at our sister site TV Technology.

SMPTE has announced the board officers, regional governors, and governors-at-large serving terms on the SMPTE Board of Governors in 2022,
as well as the standards, education, and membership directors appointed to serve in 2022.

Its exciting to see the Societys leadership evolving to better reflect and represent SMPTEs membership and the greater motion-imaging and media
community, said SMPTE president Hans Hoffmann. Addressing the interests and needs of this diverse community is an important part of keeping SMPTE a relevant and valuable entity in supporting the industry. The Societys 2022 SMPTE Board of Governors brings fresh perspectives to our work in
empowering the industry to overcome creative and technical challenges and
to build new innovations together.

New SMPTE Officers

Renard Jenkins, senior vice president, production integration and creative technology services at Warner Bros./WarnerMedia, has been appointed SMPTE executive vice president.

Jenkins is splitting the 2021-22 term with Patricia Keighley of IMAX.
Renard Jenkins, newly-appointed SMPTE executive vice president (photo via SMPTE)

Rose Lockwood, global account director at Belden, has been appointed SMPTE membership vice president for the 2022-23 term and will succeed Jenkins,
who was the former membership vice president.

As we move into 2022, well continue to look at the Society as a whole and
our strategy for keeping SMPTE relevant as the technology and industry continues to change at breakneck speed, said Jenkins. Being the first
African American in the SMPTE EVP role, Im eager to continue the work of casting a wider net with my SMPTE colleagues to make the Society a truly
more inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome.

SMPTE also welcomed Florian Schleich, senior software engineer, media
systems, at Netflix, elected as SMPTE standards vice president, and congratulated Paul Stechly, president at Applied Electronics, in his
reelection to the office of SMPTE finance vice president. Both will be
serving 2022-23 terms.

They join 2021-22 officers Hans Hoffmann (president), Patrick Griffis (past president), John Ferder (secretary/treasurer), and Michael Zink (education
vice president).

New SMPTE Regional Governors

For the 2022-23 term, the Society has elected eight regional governors.

In the Asia-Pacific Region:

Michael Day, Project Management Lead for Professional Media at Telstra Australia

In the Canada Region:

Troy English, CTO and SVP of Product Development at Ross Video Group

In the Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Central South American Region:

Dagmar Driesnack, Solution Manager at Rohde & Schwarz

In the USA-Eastern Region:

David Long, Director/Associate Professor at Rochester Institute of
Technology

In the USA-Hollywood Region:

Kylee Peña, Manager of Creative Technologies Program Management at Netflix

In the USA-New York Region:

Jeff Cohen, Director of Sales at Domo Broadcast Systems

Thomas Mauro, Freelance Media Consultant

In the USA-Southern Region:

Frank Torbert, Director of Technology at WKMG-Graham Media Group

In the USA-Western Region:

Chris Lennon, Office of the CTO: Director of Standards Strategy at Ross
Video Group

Governors-at-Large

For the 2022 term, the SMPTE Board has appointed four governors-at-large.

Chaitanya Chinchlikar, Vice President & Business Head, Chief Technology
Officer & Head of Emerging Media at Whistling Woods International

Eric Gsell, Staff Engineer at Dolby Laboratories

Jim Helman, CTO at MovieLabs

Rich Welsh, Senior VP of Innovation at Deluxe

SMPTE Education, Membership, and Standards Directors

The SMPTE leadership team includes a total of 15 directors for 2022: SMPTE Education Directors Polly Hickling, Peter Ludé, Liz Pieri, Jaclyn Pytlarz,
and Iris Wu; SMPTE Membership Directors Zandra Clarke, Sally Hubbard, Chris Lapp, Ian MacSpadden, and John Shike; and SMPTE Standards Directors Dean Bullock, Bruce Devlin, Sally Hattori, Thomas Kernen, and Pierre-Anthony Lemiuex.

Biographies for all SMPTE officers, governors, and directors are available
at smpte.org.

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First Batch of EEO Audit Letters on the Way

Posted: 22 Mar 2022 08:59 AM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/business-and-law/first-batch-of-eeo-audit-letters-on-the-way


Are you on the FCC’s EEO audit list?

On March 21, the Federal Communications Commission announced that a
randomly selected group of U.S. radio and television stations will soon be receiving Equal Employment Opportunity audit letters.

This group is part of the first batch sent in 2022 by the Enforcement
Bureau. In accordance with the commission’s EEO guidelines, the FCC must annually audit the EEO programs of randomly selected broadcast licensees. Approximately 5% of all radio and television stations will be selected for
an EEO audit.

On March 21, the bureau released a list of stations included in this first audit (PDF). Stations have until May 5 to upload responses to their online public inspection page.

Depending on the size of the station, the Enforcement Bureau will be asking
for different EEO-related information.

A station — or a group of stations referred to as a unit —with more than five full-time employees will be asked to submit a minimal amount of information; those with five or more full-time employees must submit more detailed information.

The latter group must submit copies of the unit’s two most recent EEO
Public File reports, proof that the EEO report is posted on each website
for every station that maintains one, details on full-time employees like
date of hire, copies of all advertisements and other communications
announcing the position, the total number of interviewees for each vacancy, participation in events like job fairs and mentoring programs, examples of
any pending or resolved complaints regarding unlawful discrimination in employment practices and other details.

Response to the FCC’s audit letter must be uploaded to the FCC-hosted
online public inspection file belonging to each station in a group by May
5. Those looking for an extension must make that request via email (EB-EEO@fcc.gov) at least five days before the deadline.

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Jeffrey Hillenbrand Joins ERI as Senior Structural Engineer

Posted: 22 Mar 2022 08:00 AM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/people-news/jeffrey-hillenbrand-joins-eri-as-senior-structural-engineer

Jeffrey Hillenbrand, senior structural engineer for ERI

Jeffrey Hillenbrand is the newest member of the Electronics Research, Inc. structural engineering team. He joins ERI as a senior structural engineer
with 15 years of experience in structural design and project management.

Hillenbrand is a registered Professional Engineer (PE), holding licenses
for the states of Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Texas. He joins
ERI from Apex Engineering, a provider of industrial control and process engineering equipment and services.

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In a press release detailing the new hire, John Robinson, ERI’s vice president of structural engineering, cited Hillenbrand for his
qualifications, education and experience.

He will be a solid contributor to ERI’s design capacity to design and manufacture new towers and to our business of providing structural analysis
and reinforcement services for existing towers,” said Robinson.

Hillenbrand will be based at ERI’s headquarters and manufacturing facility
in Chandler, Ind. He is also an active member of the American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE), where he serves as secretary for the Southwest
Indiana Branch of the society.

Hillenbrand holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University
of Southern Indiana. He resides in Evansville, Ind.

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Tracktion Waveform Pro V12 Launches

Posted: 22 Mar 2022 07:29 AM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/products/tracktion-waveform-pro-v12-launches




This story originally appeared at our sister site Mix magazine.

Touted as the DAW’s biggest updated a decade, Tracktion Waveform Pro 12 has been released, intended to make major features more accessible through UI changes, improve workflow and lay the groundwork for additions in the
coming years.

As part of Waveform 12’s improvements to both UI and Workflow, it sports an entirely new Smart Browser, additional plug-ins and effects, an rebuilt
audio engine, advanced MIDI features, hardware controller support and
numeorus updates throughout the software.

A customizable color editor has been brought back, offering new light and
dark modes in its visual palette. The Actions and Properties panel have
been condensed to reclaim screen space and a dedicated master track has
been added to both the Arrange and Mix windows.

The new Browser has been designed to provide quicker access to plug-ins, presets, racks, samples, clips, tracks or all. Favorites can now be tagged
and color-coded while Smart Lists allows Edit and Project items to be
previewed and consolidated. Additionally, the Browser can be used as the
popup plug-in selector with live text entry.
Tracktion Waveform Pro V12 (photo via Mix magazine)

Tracktion Waveform Pro 12 includes a brand-new BASSOSC instrument, 15
refreshed Audio Effects, six Utility Plug-ins and a low-latency Dual Guitar
IR. The IR can be used to accurately simulate guitar and bass amplifier cabinets to aid live play, tracking, mixing and more with content from the
DAW.

MIDI Fold is said to make editing easier and the new Event List Editor
helps users to keep tabs on their work. The Drum Grid Mode offers a drum centric alternative to the Piano Roll; elsewhere, randomization options are offered to alter velocity, pitch, note start and note length. Step Clips
now have probability to breathe life into basic patterns whilst MIDI Strum injects instant movement and realism.

A rebuilt audio engine reportedly boosts CPU performance, allowing for new audio enhancements including Podcast and dialogue editing tools like
advanced strip silence. Waveform 12 now includes the entire DAW Essentials collection of 16 FX plug-ins.



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