Studio Equipment
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Computers
The studio has four active computers, all of which are located in the control room, with connections to studio screens going through holes at the bottom-middle of the separator wall.
Computer | Nickname | Asset Tag | MAC | OS | Use | In use since |
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Old HP | Buzzbox | 01148 | 1C-C1-DE-52-AB-FE | Windows 7 Something | Allows show hosts to use Buzzbox | The big bang |
New HP | Ingest | 13491 | 3C-52-82-72-4B-C9 | Windows 10 | Allows show hosts to upload music from the control room, i.e. off-air Myriad Playout. Also holds SQL server. | July 2018 |
New HP | Playout | 13764 | 18-60-24-9D-56-DC | Windows 10 | Used by show hosts during broadcast, i.e. on-air Myriad Playout | July 2018 |
Old HP | Video | 01151 | 1C-C1-DE-52-A9-EF | Windows 7 something (awaiting upgrade) | No current use. Planned to be used for studio livestream. Previously used as Ingest/Playout. | The big bang |
Old HP | Tay-Tay | 01398 | 00-23-24-29-7B-C4 | Windows 7 something | No current use. | The big bang |
Old HP | Stream | 07023 | 00-23-24-13-35-92 | Windows 7 something | Sends audio to stream | The big bang |
Audio Hardware
Model | Type | Use | In use since | Cost |
SRM mixer v1 | Audio mixer | Main studio controller | The big bang | About £5,000 probably |
dbx 286s (silver) | Microphone pre-amplifier/processor | Processes one studio mic | 2018ish | Money |
dbx 286s (black) | Microphone pre-amplifier/processor | Processes one studio mic | The big bang | About £110 probably |
dbx 286s (black) | Microphone pre-amplifier/processor | Processes one studio mic | The big bang | About £110 probably |
dbx 286s (black) | Microphone pre-amplifier/processor | Processes one studio mic | The big bang | About £110 probably |
M-Audio M-Track Eight | Audio interface | Collates audio from Myriad (i.e. songs) | The big bang | Unknown |
Behringer compressor thingy (?) | Compressor | Collates audio from mic preamps and M-Track Eight | The big bang | Unknown |
Avid Fast Track C400 | Audio interface | Sends fully collated audio to Stream computer | The big bang | Unknown |
Behringer UMC404HD | USB audio interface | External recordings | March 2019 | £109 |
Tascam US-2x2 | USB audio interface | External recordings | November 2018 | £99 |
Microphones
Model | Use | In use since | Cost |
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Shure SM7B | Studio presenter | The big bang | About £400 probably |
Shure SM7B | Studio guest 1 | The big bang | About £400 probably |
Shure SM7B | Studio guest 2 | The big bang | About £400 probably |
Shure SM7B | Studio guest 3 | The big bang | About £400 probably |
Audio-Technica AT4040 | External use | The big bang | About £300 probably |
Audio-Technica AT4040 | External use | The big bang | About £300 probably |
Comica CVM-WM100 (two lavalier mics + wireless transmitters + receiver) | starTV interviews | October 2019 | £222.27 |
Note: we have three boxes and stands for the AT4040s, but only two have been seen since 2017.
Cables
Type | Length | Quantity | Use | In use since | Cost |
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XLR (m) - XLR (f) | 5m | 4 | Studio mics to mic preamps | April 2018 | £16.57 each |
XLR (m) - 1/4" TS | 5m | 4 | Mic preamps to studio SRM mixer | April 2018 | £20.53 each |
Software
Miscellaneous
Model | Use | In use since | Cost |
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Røde PSA1 (black) | Studio presenter mic boom arm | March 2019 | £65 |
Røde PSA1 (black) | Studio guest 1 mic boom arm | 2019 | £65 |
Røde PSA1 (black) | Studio guest 2 mic boom arm | 2019 | £65 |
Røde PSA1 (black) | Studio guest 3 mic boom arm | 2019 | £65 |
Manfrotto tripod | Camera tripod for starTV | October 2019 | £47.19 |
AFHS4 Pro Acoustic Foam (32x AFW305 + 4x Bassblock Bass Traps) | Acoustic treatment for studio | May 2019 | £55 |
Jelly Comb 2.4G wireless mouse with nano receiver (blue) | Wireless mouse for Playout computer | March 2019 | £6.99 |
Jelly Comb 2.4G wireless mouse with nano receiver (purple) | Wireless mouse for Buzzbox computer | March 2019 | £7.99 |
Jelly Comb 2.4G wireless mouse with nano receiver (purple) | Wireless mouse for Buzzbox computer | March 2019 | £7.99 |