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
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 c. 2013 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
Overheated SRM PSU, August 2019.

† The faders of the SRM mixer developed a "jitter" when fading a mic/song. This got worse with time, but was helped by opening the mixer and scraping fluff out of each fader. Eventually this cleaning process stopped improving the jitter. A new fader was ordered for £28.78 from Broadcast Radio in April 2019 to confirm that the faders were the problem. A further eight faders were then installed in August 2019 at a cost of £191.90. One of the eight new faders was bent in transit; a replacement was sent free of charge, and installed in September 2019.

Immediately after the set of eight new faders were installed, the mixer went completely dead. Upon inspection, part of the power supply appeared to have overheated. The PSU's earth wire was also found to be loose, though this was likely caused by the inspection. A new SRM PSU was ordered from Broadcast Radio for £167.94, and installed in September 2019. The mixer then worked perfectly.

Microphones

Model Use In use since Cost
Shure SM7B Studio presenter c. 2013 ~£400 probably
Shure SM7B Studio guest 1 c. 2013 ~£400 probably
Shure SM7B Studio guest 2 c. 2013 ~£400 probably
Shure SM7B Studio guest 3 c. 2013 ~£400 probably
Audio-Technica AT4040 External use c. 2008 ~£300 probably
Audio-Technica AT4040 External use c. 2008 ~£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