Broadcast routing is where our Penta series originally built a stellar reputation for themselves, being ultra-reliable and flexible in terms of routing options and connectivity. And they are still perfect for handling broadcast audio, combining perfect audio quality and redundancy.
Broadcast routing is a very specific pro audio application – and one that demands absolute reliability and pristine audio quality in a high channel-count – and often multiple source/destination – environment.
While not all broadcasted programs are airing live, many are and even when you transmit pre-recorded content, you need peace of mind that nothing unfortunate happens mid-stream.
IDEAL PRODUCTS FOR BROADCAST ROUTING
PROVEN RESULTS IN THE FIELD
Our Penta Series have a long a proven track record, having routed audio at national and international broadcasters on a 24/7-basis for several decades.
And it is designed with broadcasters in mind. For instance, the flagship unit – Penta 720 – comes with dual power redundancy, as well as a front plate that can be removed without the need of any tools, giving fast access to the expansion cards.
Also, these I/O and DSP-processing cards can be hot-swapped without the need for rebooting the entire system, leding to agonising and expensive downtime.
Flexible I/O and Control
Penta 720 can hold up to 8 optional expansion cards, covering Dnate, MADI, AES, 3G SDI, Analog In, Analog Out and SPQ Delay processing for lipsync.
On the control side, it is TCP/IP controlled via one or two Ethernet ports. Control and supervision can be made by the NTP RCCore control system, and the operation is done via the NTP VMC control software client applications.