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I don;t have an instant answer, but I am also certain that the changes that were released in 3.30.93 were only relatively minor, to address long-standing requests. I very much doubt that the core processes were touched at all. I will try to source a Juli card to see if I can replicate your situation. Meanwhile, what happens if you roll back to the previous, working version?

Great work, MrKlorox. Thank you for your research.

Do you have any documentation on this that we can look over?

The MPX signal can carry the full FM bandwidth, whether mono or stereo. If you can switch easily between the two, why not try it on an experimental broadcast? In stereo, the 19 kHz pilot tone should automatically be generated, and stereo receivers should then respond to that.

The general aim is to minimise the jitter figure, because that number represents the number of “lost” frames where the incoming (your playout software) data doesn’t quite fill out the sound device’s buffer size.
Sometimes, it is better to not use KS, even though that is the optimum setting, but you can always experiment and possibly come up with the best KS buffer size to give you the lowest jitter (and therefore) latency/jitter.

What preset are you using? Does the effect change with different presets? Try it with “Reference Settings”, as this is the least processed preset.

If you have the Breakaway Audio Control Panel program installed, you should just be able to modify the parameters to bring it back to its defaults.

BAE purposely only allows one line, as it was never designed to modify output to other audio programs. Many people have tried over the years to record the output, but I believe that the program is coded to prevent this. Maybe the re-write, when we see it, will relax this restriction.

Both of these products have a niche in the broadcast domain. Trying to compare their niche is possibly like comparing a Mazda 3 to a BMW or (insert your favourite luxury car here). Both will transport you from A to B in relative luxury, but there are definable differences in the two vehicles, and some of the differences may be significant to some drivers, but some may not.

Similarly, some broadcasters insist on the best of the best, and have the budgets to achieve that, whereas many have to produce the most competitive sound output they can achieve with far smaller budgets.

1. The core code and algorithms are almost identical, but there have been extensions to that core specific to Omnia 9, including the number of bands, undo etc. These extensions possibly could be incorporated in future releases of BA1, but at an increase in price.

2. Surprisingly, the soundcard doesn’t have to be particularly “high end”. It obviously needs to faithfully reproduce the source material without colouration. Remember that FM audio is “capped” at 50 Hz to 15 kHz to allow for the 4 kHz safe zone and pilot tome at 19 kHz, so having a card capable of playing sounds above that is a moot point.

3. I will need to speak to my engineer to provide the specifics of what additional hardware is required for MPX, as he is the “hands on” guy. I’ll try to provide specifics later.

4. There a many, many operational radio stations who have a Windows-based “black box” running BA1 at the core of their broadcasting chain. Some have gone the extra mile and built it into a 19 inch rack mount case, but many are running a NUC because it doesn’t need additional fans which are noisy, attract dust and wear out.

5. The demo version of Breakaway One is fully functional, so you can set it up to achieve everything you want for a parallel trial, bearing in mind that there will be a random voiceover inserted into the program material until the product is registered. Breakaway Marketing can help advise you on which modules you need, but I would definitely recommend the Remote Management module so that you can make tweaks from afar.