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
|
| 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
|
| 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.
Headphones
| Model
|
Use
|
In use since
|
Cost
|
| Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro (80 Ohm)
|
Studio presenter headphones
|
November 2019
|
£102
|
| Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro (80 Ohm)
|
Studio guest 1 headphones
|
November 2019
|
£102
|
| Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro (80 Ohm)
|
Studio guest 2 headphones
|
November 2019
|
£102
|
| Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro (80 Ohm)
|
Studio guest 3 headphones
|
November 2019
|
£102
|
| Sennheiser HD 201
|
Spares/external recordings (previously used in studio)
|
October 2017
|
£24.99
|
| Sennheiser HD 201
|
Spares/external recordings (previously used in studio)
|
October 2017
|
£24.99
|
Speakers
| Model
|
Type
|
Use
|
In use since
|
| M-Audio BX5something
|
5" speaker
|
Studio monitor, for shows to hear themselves
|
The big bang
|
| M-Audio BX5something
|
5" speaker
|
Control room monitor, for tech team/visitors to hear the show live
|
The big bang
|
Cables
| Type
|
Length
|
Quantity
|
Use
|
In use since
|
Cost
|
| 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
| Program
|
Use
|
In use since
|
Cost
|
Installed on
|
| Myriad Playout v5
|
Main broadcast software and music database UI
|
August 2018
|
Part of £1499.99 Myriad buyout
|
Ingest, Playout
|
Miscellaneous
| Model
|
Use
|
In use since
|
Cost
|
| Røde PSA1 (black)
|
Studio presenter mic boom arm
|
March 2019
|
£65
|
| Røde PSA1 (black)
|
Studio guest 1 mic boom arm
|
November 2019
|
£65
|
| Røde PSA1 (black)
|
Studio guest 2 mic boom arm
|
November 2019
|
£65
|
| Røde PSA1 (black)
|
Studio guest 3 mic boom arm
|
November 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
|
| Rack-mounted fan (?)
|
Rack-mounted fan...
|
2018ish
|
£100ish
|