Broaman and Optocore Expand Route66 Router Series for Critical Signal Distribution Applications

At this year’s IBC 2016, BroaMan/Optocore found the perfect platform from which to springboard its new Route66 family of routers. The company introduced three new versions to the Route66 signal router range, adding increased flexibility and efficiencies. The German company carried on where they left off at the NAB 2016 show, where they introduced the new Route66 AutoRouter concept, closing the ring automatically once a mobile stagebox is added or removed.

Radial Engineering announced the Radial Catapult is now shipping. Part of a series of new audio distribution products designed by the Canadian company to address new wireless and wired applications, announced at the end of 2015, the Catapult is a 4-channel audio snake that allows sending analog and AES digital audio signals over standard Cat 5 shielded twisted pair cable.

Among several innovative and interesting products introduced at the 139th AES convention in New York, Radial Engineering introduced its new Catapult 4 channel audio snake to send analog and AES digital audio signals over standard cat-5 shielded twisted pair cable. And for situations where wireless is preferred, there’s also the new Radial BT-Pro Bluetooth direct box.

Several years in the making, Alcon Audio’s Sentinel dedicated controller and amplification "engines" for the brand’s Pro-Ribbon speaker systems include the Sentinel 3 (4x750W) and Sentinel 10 (4x2500W). Both are 192kHz capable solutions with AES3 inputs, a large 480 x 272 pixel color touch-screen and SIS dynamic cable compensation.

Focusrite is now shipping new Dante-based networked audio interfaces including the RedNet MP8R 8-Channel Remote-Controlled Mic Pre; D16R AES Interface; HD32R HD Bridge for Pro Tools; and D64R MADI Bridge, all now with power supply and Ethernet redundancy. The British company is also promoting new RedNet turnkey DAW bundle solutions.