The Ember protocol found in Studer’s range of digital audio consoles is now compatible with the Mosart MediaLab newscast automation system. This is the first open newscast automation system to be compatible with Ember.

‘The compatibility of Mosart MediaLab with Ember marks a significant step forward in Studer’s ability to provide the most user-friendly and efficient audio mixing consoles in the broadcast industry,’ says Andrew Hills, Director of Product Strategy for Studer. ‘Our integration of the Ember protocol has been well-received since its preview at NAB in April and we are looking forward to showcasing a deeper level of integration at IBC.’

Studer has chosen Ember as a standard TCP/IP interface protocol to allow automation systems to control specific aspects of the mixing desk. For normal newsroom and presentation needs this includes faders, mutes and aux or mix-minus. This feature, which has already been available for the OnAir range of Studer consoles, is now available to all Vista owners running the latest version of software v4.8 (soon to be released). Ember also offers advanced features such as desk reset (recall) to allow instant reconfiguration of the complete audio console at the head of a show.

As live television productions have evolved and become more complex, and the number of staff available decreased, almost all equipment is now remotely controlled. This has driven the development of computer-based system that can, from a running order, control all the studio devices, including the vision mixer, playout servers, cameras and the sound mixer.

More: www.studer.ch
More: www.mosartmedialab.no