Having enlisted support in the US from The Telos Alliance and in China from Infomedia, the Ravenna digital networking standard is now gaining ground in the UK, with broadcast specialist Sonifex adding its weight – the first British company joined the Ravenna alliance of manufacturers.
‘For a few years, we’ve been looking for an open standard for IP audio connectivity,’ Sonifex MD, Marcus Brooke, explains. ‘For some of our newer products we needed an Ethernet-based audio streaming protocol for multi-channel audio with sub-sample synchronisation accuracy, while still maintaining a very low latency – and then came along Ravenna. Combined with its open nature, Ravenna is the perfect technology for us.
‘Also, the timing was right for us to starting using Ravenna, given the need for this kind of open standard in the broadcast world and the increase in dominant technology-based broadcast companies joining the Ravenna consortium. I’d like to think that one day, quite soon, all broadcast products will be able to talk to each other using Ravenna.’
‘With Sonifex, we see one of the most renowned broadcast audio equipment manufacturers of the UK committing themselves to Ravenna as their preferred technology for high-speed IP-based networking solutions,’ adds Andreas Hildebrand, Senior Product Manager of ALC NetworX. ‘Sonifex’ product portfolio is a perfect complement to the offerings of the already established Ravenna partners.’
With a background in high quality audio products, Sonifex has developed its product range to include 3G, HD & SD-SDI video embedders, de-embedders and Dolby E and Dolby Digital encoding and decoding solutions. The company’s Redbox range of audio interfaces include mixers, source selectors/switchers, microphone amplifier/limiters, digital converters, tone generators, video d.a.s, video de/embedders, talkback and commentary systems. Also available are audio monitors, meters and monitor controllers, telephone hybrids, logging equipment, LED studio signs, radio broadcast mixers and studio packages. New in 2012 are the Pro Audio Streamers, IP streaming solutions.
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