Agreed Select's audio and quality is second to none. but recently flex's fm audio quality has been almost if not the same quality as selects.

It would be interesting to know what sound processing software they were both using and were a bouts in the linking system the processing took place.

Heisenberg wrote:Agreed Select's audio and quality is second to none. but recently flex's fm audio quality has been almost if not the same quality as selects.

It would be interesting to know what sound processing software they were both using and were a bouts in the linking system the processing took place.

select are using breakaway, and from what i remember flex are (or at least were) using sterio tool. i don't know where in the link/chain the processing is done for each station, but i'd imagine its done at the transmitter site. thats the best place apparently to put the processing

dancemusicdj wrote:

Heisenberg wrote:Agreed Select's audio and quality is second to none. but recently flex's fm audio quality has been almost if not the same quality as selects.

It would be interesting to know what sound processing software they were both using and were a bouts in the linking system the processing took place.

select are using breakaway, and from what i remember flex are (or at least were) using sterio tool. i don't know where in the link/chain the processing is done for each station, but i'd imagine its done at the transmitter site. thats the best place apparently to put the processing

Wrong, it's the worst for obvious reasons.

When i was broadcasting last year I ran 2 streams out of my studio one non processed (for the link) and one processed with breakaway audio for the stream listeners.

The midpoint PC picked up the no processed stream ran it through the FM version of breakaway added RDS with airomate then into the linkbox via a Juli@ soundcard.

both streams were 128k MP3.

teckniqs wrote:

dancemusicdj wrote:

Heisenberg wrote:Agreed Select's audio and quality is second to none. but recently flex's fm audio quality has been almost if not the same quality as selects.

It would be interesting to know what sound processing software they were both using and were a bouts in the linking system the processing took place.

select are using breakaway, and from what i remember flex are (or at least were) using sterio tool. i don't know where in the link/chain the processing is done for each station, but i'd imagine its done at the transmitter site. thats the best place apparently to put the processing

Wrong, it's the worst for obvious reasons.

yes in terms of a raid, but in terms of quality and cleanleyness then the transmitter site is the best place according to the experts, that maybe the truth or a load of nonsense, i don't know. but i'm just putting it out there.

I hear what you're saying and that's how it's done via commercial stations but only rarely when it comes to pirate due to losing your PC at the same time/jacking it in etc.

But with any decent mid-link set up you won't notice any difference in sound quality.

I don't like Flex's audio to be honest. Sound quality shouldn't be confused with loudness - in fact they have an inverse relationship.

I like House FM's stream. I suspect that they are using the preset The Regulator in Breakaway, which I find pleasing to the ear if tweaked enough.

dancemusicdj wrote: yes in terms of a raid, but in terms of quality and cleanleyness then the transmitter site is the best place according to the experts

Which "experts" did you hear that from?

Yea Breakaway is the nuts when you sit down and try it all out and get all sounded good.

Flex is on par with legals for sound quality/ audio

Good work 997

Been getting flex much stronger lately. it was no where near as strong before !

Usually happens when that waste of a station on 998 is off.