Telos VX Producer

Telos VX is the world's first multi-studio VoIP phone system for broadcast. It's scalable to provide its advanced phone interface capabilities to facilities with a few studios or dozens.

VX uses Ethernet as its network backbone, a powerful yet simple way to share phone lines among studios and connect system components. VX plugs right into Axia IP-Audio networks, connecting multiple channels of audio and control via a single Ethernet RJ-45. If you don't have an IP-Audio network yet, VX works with Axia nodes to provide analog or AES audio and GPIO connections.

The VX uses standard SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) and RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) protocols, so it works with your VoIP-based PBX or SIP-trunking Telco service to direct up to 80 lines of phone traffic. Gateways allow the VX to connect to traditional Telco lines, including T1/E1, ISDN, and POTS.

Call processing is sophisticated and flexible. Lines can be easily shared between studios. A web interface lets you assign lines to 'Shows', which can then be selected by users on the studio controllers. The call screening interface uses familiar Telos Status Symbol icons to let talent and producers know, at a glance, the status of each line. Each studio has its own dedicated Program-on-Hold input.

VX also features Telos' most advanced audio processing ever. Each incoming line has its own individual hybrid, allowing multiple calls to be conferenced and aired simultaneously with noticeably superior clarity and fidelity. Each call may be assigned to its own fader for individual control of volume and on/off status during conferencing. AGC, adaptive Digital Dynamic EQ and call ducking are part of the VX toolkit, along with a breakthrough Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) capability that solves the longstanding problem of feedback and echo in open-speaker situations.

Windows-based Telos VX Producer software streamlines call screening, recording and editing with its intuitive, user friendly interface. VX Producer gives talk show producers all the information they need, including caller status, screener's comments, Caller ID and time per call for up to 12 lines. Like the VX Director, VX Producer's Fader Assign feature lets you map calls to up to eight specific console fader locations if you wish, and includes an address book and call history log. There's also a Chat function that lets producers and talent communicate quickly off-air using VX Producer.

But VX Producer is much more than just a call screening application. Plug a headset mic into your PC, and you can make and take phone calls directly from VX Producer - no phone set needed. There's also a built-in audio editing application that lets you record, edit and play back conversations without the need for any third-party software. When you're done editing, click "Send to Studio" and it's ready to play on-air.