Aeta Audio Systems has launched eScoop, claiming it to be ‘the most complete professional audio recording and broadcasting tool’ for mobile devices and PCs.

Developed in collaboration with Dutch pro-audio developer Technica Del Arte (TDA), the app is supported on iPhones, iPads, Macs and PCs, and provides recording, editing, transmitting and publishing of audio for live broadcasting, allowing users to record and transmit simultaneously through mobile wireless networks and on desk-based IP networks as a client or a server. An Android version is to follow.

eScoop supports protocols such as SIP, as well as both one-way SHOUTcast/Icecast streaming and two-way streaming when a return channel is required. In addition to broadcasting live material, eScoop also enables playout of pre-recorded material while broadcasting. A simple editing tool allows users to isolate any item being used.

The app is aimed at reporters in the field needing to capture live audio without specialist equipment other than an external microphone, if required. The wide range of built-in codecs includes MP2, AAC, AAC-HE, AAC-HEV2, G711, and G722. eScoop is also the first professional software codec to include support for the N/ACIP standard. A high degree of service protection is guaranteed by the use of the SIP protocol, which makes it easier to establish a connection and maintain network security through session border controllers.

‘The design of eScoop is focused on convenient, easy use in the pressure of a live situation,’ says Aeta Audio Systems International Sales Manager, Claudia Haase. ‘eScoop’s clear and elegant interface allows anyone at an event to set up a link to a studio and begin broadcasting audio within seconds, choosing from a wide range of professional formats. eScoop will be an invaluable tool for reporters reacting rapidly to unfolding news, and will help widen the contribution of crowd-sourced coverage of many different events. With eScoop, anyone with an iPhone can be a live reporter.’

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