Company's legacy of reliable, purpose-built digital loggers is highlighted in new logger for broadcast application
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, April 24, 2006 - Drawing on its 17-year history of manufacturing loggers for mission critical applications, Eventide today, at NAB2006, introduced its new VR615B, a digital voice logging and archiving product for broadcast operation centers, at NAB 2006. Leveraging Eventide's proven communications platform with the requirements of broadcast, the VR615B is a set-it-and-leave-it digital logger engineered to provide management and engineers with scheduled recording and automated archiving capabilities and reliability that were previously unavailable for broadcast centers.
Eventide's VR615B features Linux-based digital voice logging and archiving, as well as various control functions including optional front panel access for use as a standalone logger and network capabilities via password-protected PCs. A single VR615B can record either eight or sixteen channels which makes it an ideal choice for broadcast stations that might want to log competitor stations, as well as record rebroadcast quality for podcasting or repurposing content.
"The most valuable asset radio stations have is their output. Failing to capture that output for repurposing later is leaving money on the table. Repurposing radio content is in its infancy and is a growing revenue stream for radio stations," said Ray Maxwell, Eventide vice president of sales and marketing. "Thousands of customers worldwide in mission-critical operations like NASA, emergency call centers, and air traffic control centers have come to rely on Eventide digital loggers. The VR615B will prove itself to be an invaluable tool for broadcasters for many years to come."
The VR615B features scheduled recording and automated archiving. Storage capabilities include a standard mirrored RAID-1 system with dual 250GB hard disks, which can record 323 channel/days at 44.1kHz. Also standard is a DVD-RAM offering over six channel/days of storage, at 44.1kHz, per DVD. In addition, recordings can be e-mailed via simple drag-and-drop functions. The VR615 can also function as a network server, allowing up to sixteen separate users to simultaneously access the system via any standard Windows XP or 2000-networked PC workstations, using the included Eventide MediaWorks™ software client.
Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Little Ferry, NJ, Eventide developed the first digital voice logger in 1989. The leading manufacturer of broadcast delays, Eventide invented the first digital broadcast profanity delay in 1977, the BD955. Recently, Eventide introduced the BD600, the new standard for HD radio synchronization and profanity delay. Visit Eventide on the Web at www.eventide.com.
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