Telephone hybrid and audio codec specialist Audio Video Technologies (AVT) has announced the Magic Ravenna module for selected AVT systems. Based on DirectOut’s RAV2 OEM card, the release signals the ongoing partnership between the two German companies.
The Magic Ravenna module is initially available for AVT’s most powerful VoIP telephone hybrid system, Magic THipPro. Integration for the Quad DAB+ Encoder Magic AE4 and the DAB Ensemble Multiplexer Magic DABMUX plus is scheduled for the following months.
‘More than a year ago, we made the decision to offer a native Ravenna solution for our products, as many of our customers requested an optimized integration of their studio environment,’ says AVY MD, Wolfgang Peters. ‘Ravenna is the most powerful and adaptable AoIP technology available, a perfect match for the ever-changing individual requirements of our customers’ applications. We finally decided on a solution from DirectOut because an integration of their RAV2 OEM module with its support of AES67, SMPTE ST 2110-30/31, stream redundancy in all ST 2022-7 classes as well as NMOS is the perfect solution for us.
‘We know and appreciate DirectOut for years as a reliable and flexible development partner. We also see the fact that many customers are already familiar with the user interface of Magic Ravenna from having used other DirectOut products as a great advantage.’
‘The new module completes our products with a native Ravenna solution to provide our customers with the best possible integration into their studio environment,’ adds AVT Sales & Marketing Manager, Annemarie Hübner. ‘The ability to offer NMOS support for Discovery & Registration as well as Device Connection Management significantly simplifies integration into large AoIP networks, and stream redundancy for all ST 2022-7 classes prevents interruptions in the audio signal caused by network problems.’
Magic Ravenna may be integrated into both new and existing Magic THipPro VoIP systems, providing an additional 32 x 32 audio channels via IP, which can be distributed to up to 32 network streams. The module does not interfere with the digital and analogue audio interfaces of the Magic THipPro – both can still be used. Of course, the Ravenna module directly supports the AES67 and SMPTE ST 2110-30/31 standards, ensuring compatibility with other systems.
‘As a Ravenna partner from the very beginning, we have continuously worked on the quality and interoperability of our implementation,’ says DirectOut CTO/CEO Claudio Becker-Foss. ‘Numerous customer requests and suggestions have been incorporated into the design of our RAV2 OEM module and we are happy to see that AVT is now using it to match the exacting demands of their broadcast product range.’
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