BD600 and BD600E Broadcast Obscenity Delays at NAB 2007. Available in July, v1.5
offers advanced functionality and features that make both the BD600 and the
BD600E more flexible and easier to integrate into fully automated systems.LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, April 16, 2007 - Eventide today previewed the
newest software upgrade, v1.5, for its
BD600 and BD600E Broadcast Obscenity Delays at NAB 2007. Available in July, v1.5
offers advanced functionality and features that make both the BD600 and the
BD600E more flexible and easier to integrate into fully automated systems.
New for the BD600E in v1.5 is Station Break mode, which allows users to seamlessly insert into the audio program a station break or commercial stored on the compact flash card, without increasing the show length.
With v1.5, BD600 and BD600E users will be able to send current delay values via RS232 to drive the external time display or automation system. Other control options for the BD600E include 16 bipolar opto-isolated inputs, which may be configured to drive many BD600E functions, or as general-purpose delay inputs and 16 open-collector outputs that may be configured to display BD600E status indicators or to pass through delayed versions of the inputs.
Version 1.5 also provides the same functionality for the DUMP and SNEEZE commands in MicroPrecision Delay™ mode as in the Profanity Delay mode. The DUMP function provides Eventide users with a flexible delete segment, adjustable from one second to the full 10 seconds in 1/2 second increments. The SNEEZE command deletes the audio program as long as it is depressed up to the full buffer length.
Adding to each component's ease of use in v1.5 is a new display that can be configured to show the amount of delay used or the amount of delay remaining. The new version also features a front panel LOCK-OUT to prevent unauthorized tampering.
Both the BD600 and BD600E feature obscenity delay capabilities of up to 80 seconds - twice the delay protection of any other broadcast delay - to give maximum protection for live show broadcasts. Other features include the exclusive PANIC function, which stores a .WAV file on a compact flash card to be played when the PANIC button is pressed; REBUILD, which seamlessly rebuilds the delay buffer after a portion of audio has been removed; and RAMP-TO-ZERO, which gradually backs you out of the delay buffer at the end of the program.
Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Little Ferry, NJ, Eventide invented the first digital profanity delay in 1977. The world leader in broadcast delays, Eventide has more broadcast delays in service than all other delays combined. Visit Eventide on the Web at www.eventide.com.
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