JesseG

[quote author=”Boki”]You need PC at trasmitter site (BBP+RDS software). Find the way how you can send good L/R signal to transmitter site, and you are done.[/quote]
I have to second this. And then find/get a really cheap computer to do remote control of the screen from the studio. 😉

The thing I would be trying to upgrade to after that is NOT a composite STL, but to convert your fiber link from audio to networking. Then you can run basically unlimited networked services over your own fiber (including lossless composite but I still don’t think that’s ideal). Not many stations have a setup that is that nice. 🙂 You have some good things to look forward to, with your own fiber. 8)

What is the absolute last version to have the CT version? Or does it still have it also?

[quote author=”radio oude stijl”][quote author=”GuntherM”]After all the Marian trace Alpha will be used 8) [/quote]I believe there are still no drivers for Windows 7 64bit?[/quote]
"New Mac OS X Driver Software" is still the latest news.

Waiting for "New Windows Driver Software" :<

[quote author=”GuntherM”]Can I run BBP and BBP Asio together on one computer?[/quote]
With two soundcards that aren’t the same type, that shouldn’t be a problem with either of their drivers, or the way they access the cards. And it’s definitely no issue for BBP to do that.

I’ve run several BBPs, a B Live, and a BAE, all at once. =)

jvaquerizo, try out the free demo. 🙂 it has roughly 55 years of advancements in broadcast audio processing than any basic limiter (or studio limiter) is going to have. It can not only do what you’re asking (the easy part), but it can do it transparently so that you don’t notice that it’s doing it (much more difficult).

there isn’t a 5.1 version yet, but the 2.0 versions can of course process Dolby Pro Logic II without messing up the phase response. a 5.1 version is planned though, some time later on in summer, or possibly some time in the fall if things get stretched out a bit. Leif is great about waiting until his product is perfect, instead of releasing buggy incomplete stuff based on a deadline. 8)

The "ITU Input Ref[erence] Level" setting scales all of the thresholds in the downward expander (and also adjusts the input reference "line" on the input meters). If you already have it all the way up at -20dB LKFS, the only option then is to turn down the input levels into Breakaway.

The presets are generally adjusted for -20dB LKFS setting, but in the new versions of Breakaway it will be 0LU which is basically -23dB LKFS. I’ll be sure to recommend that the setting be able to go higher, as I’ve wanted that myself a few times.

[quote author=”Modulator”]Well, i don’t know why would you need to have the BBP at the studio, if you can have it at the transmitter site. It’s also easier to transmit good quality stereo audio to the transmitter site than the whole multiplex losslessly! 192khz 16bit takes more bandwidth than 2x 44.1kHz 16bit, and that can be even reduced by some fancy audio codec!

What about reliability of the STL? When a nice fluffy cloud comes to block the WiFi, then you’re not even transmitting pilot nor RDS, just pure.. nothing! BBP at the transmitter site however solves this, and the only thing that is affected, is the program content =)[/quote]
I agree with this.

Also rocco, please read about some of the upcoming features in Breakaway versions that are planned, in the status update topic (announced). You’ll see there is an option (additional charge) to have full remote control over BBP, as well as STL option (additional charge) for sending lossless audio to BBP across a network, with very robust connection.

There is literally no reason at all to not have BBP at your transmitter, and as noted above (and a bunch of reasons I can add) it’s the best idea.

[quote author=”Asystole”]The first one is the ability to get to the settings from the toolbar or the system icon.[/quote]
A good suggestion.

[quote author=”Asystole”]the main window [..] eats up almost half of my screen[/quote]
It’s completely resizable, with pretty complicated algorithms that decide the optimal GUI layout. I remember Leif pulling his hair out any time he had to deal with that part of his code. I also haven’t seen any other program that behaves quite so awesomely with resizing. Try it out. 🙂

[quote author=”Asystole”]I would like Breakaway to do the same thing either through some sort of audio output hierarchy or just by having a default and if the default isn’t there having it automatically select the next available output.[/quote]
If you can settle for DS (DirectSound) or Wave (MME) input, you can select the default device, and it will use this. However I don’t think it’ll automatically search and reconnect when the list of soundcards changes, so that could definitely be streamlined. Right now, you would have to cycle the "Hard Bypass" function in 2K/XP, or in Vista/7 either go to settings and click "Finish" or restart Breakaway. :/ In Vista/7 software can’t set what the default soundcard is, so a pre-defined "backup" card, or some kind of priority for recognized soundcards that aren’t currently connected to the system, would have to be built into Breakaway. I’m not sure that’ll ever happen, since I think you’re the only person to have requested anything like that so far. It’s up to Leif of course. 🙂

@ volume settings, what BAE could be doing, but could possibly cause instability issues with some software (aka it would need a TON of testing) is to hook that function of windows keyboard API, and prevent the volume key presses from going anywhere except for Breakaway. That way Breakaway would be the only volume adjustment for your system. That *should* be the way it’s working now though, unless you are adjusting "wave out" or in Vista/7 the individual program volumes. Breakaway is designed to increase the loudness of more quiet audio, and when you’re turning down the input into Breakaway, that’s what it’s going to do, turn it back up. That’s why the output volume can only be correctly controlled in Breakaway.

[quote author=”Asystole”]The second conveniency thing would be to be able to assign profiles to specific sound cards. Again, this is mostly a mobile user thing, but I know when I’m using my earbuds I usually end up bypassing BAE because I know the bass is going to be a bit much since I have them adjusted for my reference monitors which have a much flatter sound.[/quote]
Assuming that the soundcard priority thing is done, that makes sense too, but yeah… personally I don’t see it happening, but Leif reads this whole forum. It doesn’t hurt to ask. 🙂