BW Broadcast DSPXtra-FM

FM Audio Processor

The DSPXtra-FM has both a BW Broadcast six-band look-ahead limiter and an integrated Ariane RMS leveller. The DSPXtra-FM gives you a competitive edge—and builds listenership and revenue—by enabling you to achieve the tailored sound and loudness needed to make your station distinctive.

It harnesses 22 DSPs to keep your station’s sound consistently loud and artefact free. In addition to multi-band limiting and the Ariane leveller, the processing core includes parametric and shelf bass enhancement, along with composite clipping with pilot protection.

Dual processing paths make the DSPX-FM effectively two processors in one, feeding both your analogue transmitter and a digital service, such as HD Radio, DAB, DRM or an Internet stream. The FM analogue path has a multi-band distortion-controlled clipper, while the second path, tapped via analogue and AES/EBU digital output connectors, incorporates a bit rate optimized, look-ahead limiter.

• Dual processing path enabled for HD and digital radio
• 22 24-bit DSP's Provide over 1.2 GIGA-MIPS of Processing Power
• Comprehensive BLUE LED audio metering and screen
• Digital and Analogue IO
• Ariane intelligent RMS leveller
• ITU BS.412 power limiter
• Pilot protection filter
• Multi-Band program dependent Limiting
• Multi-Band look ahead limiting and distortion cancelled clipping
• High performance DSP stereo encoder with composite clipping control
• USB front panel interface
• RS232 back panel interface
• TCP/IP Net interface
• Real time clock for preset scheduling
• Remote trigger port
• Full Range of User Presets with A/B Switching
• Security (password) Control
• Software ‘FLASH’ Upgradable