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StudioHub Introduces World Panel

Posted: 07 Mar 2022 01:36 PM PST https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/products/studiohub-introduces-world-panel


Angry Audio’s StudioHub Universal Interface — aka “World Panel” — is for
broadcasters who need to put audio from personal devices on the air.

“This 1 RU stereo device provides convenient interfaces for multiple types
of I/O, enabling quick connection of nearly any kind of audio gear to your mixing console,” it said in its announcement.

Analog inputs on the front include balanced +4 dBu on two XLR/TRS combo connectors, unbalanced –10 dBV on two RCA (phono) jacks, and one 3.5 mm stereo jack. Analog outputs are stereo +4 dBu balanced on two XLR
connectors, –10 dBV on two RCA jacks and a 3.5 mm stereo jack.

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“In addition to the stereo outputs, there are two analog balanced mono outputs on XLR connectors. These are summed L+R and are intended to feed reporter ‘press box’ recording devices. These outputs are switchable between line and mic level with a ground-lift function. All analog signals
are electronically buffered with high-performance active audio circuitry.”

For digital audio, AES/EBU inputs and outputs are provided on XLR
connectors as well as S/PDIF inputs and outputs on RCA/phono coax
connectors. “All digital signals are electronically buffered and
transformer coupled.”

The front also features two pass-throughs: a USB and an RJ45 port. These
fit into standard “D-type” cutouts and are easily changeable to different connector types.

The rear panel uses the StudioHub+ wiring standard for analog and digital
audio connections to and from the user’s console. Power comes via an
included external power transformer. The Universal Interface is enclosed in
a powder-coated steel chassis, with no exposed circuit boards.

Retail price is $595.

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RFE/RL Suspends Physical Operations in Russia

Posted: 07 Mar 2022 12:43 PM PST https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/rfe-rl-suspends-physical-operations-in-russia

The RFE/RL Moscow Bureau in January, Prior to the Shutdown

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said it has suspended its operations in
Russia.

It said it took this step after local tax authorities initiated bankruptcy proceedings against RFE/RL’s Russian entity last week and police intensified pressure on its journalists.

“These Kremlin attacks on RFE/RL’s ability to operate in Russia are the culmination of a years-long pressure campaign against RFE/RL, which has maintained a physical presence in Russia since 1991 when it established its Moscow bureau at the invitation of then-President Boris Yeltsin,” the organization wrote in a press release this weekend.

“Also on March 4, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that could subject any journalist who deviates from the Kremlin’s talking points on
the Ukraine war to a 15-year prison sentence. Because RFE/RL journalists continue to tell the truth about Russia’s catastrophic invasion of its neighbor, the company plans to report about these developments from outside
of Russia.”

CNN International, ABC News, Bloomberg News, and the BBC have also said
they will no longer originate reports from within Russia due to concerns
over the new law, according to a report from The New York Times. Deutsche Welle, the German international broadcaster, closed its Russian news bureau
in early February after Russia revoked its reporters’ credentials.

RFE/RL President & CEO Jamie Fly said in the announcement, “Following years of threats, intimidation and harassment of our journalists, the Kremlin, desperate to prevent Russian citizens from knowing the truth about its
illegal war in Ukraine, is now branding honest journalists as traitors to
the Russian state. We will continue to expand our reporting for Russian audiences and will use every platform possible to reach them at a time when they need our journalism more than ever.”

It said that in the past week, nine of RFE/RL’s Russian language websites were blocked after RFE/RL refused to comply with the government’s demands
to delete information about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It said Russia
also has blocked a number of Russian-language websites from abroad,
including Latvia-based Meduza, BBC, Deutsche Welle and Voice of America,
not to mention Twitter and Facebook.

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