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URY's Dante Network

2020-03-19T23:16:25Z

10418: power supplies

==Dante Clocking==
The Dante network uses a master/slave clocking architecture - there is a single master clock and everything else receives it's clock from there. The system can choose it's own master clock, or preferred masters can be defined. Some of the RedNet devices can also slave to external clocks. In URY, the Dante network master device is the RedNet 3 (Stores), which is in turn slaved to the Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 (USB'd to the broadcast server). When correctly configured, urystores is set with both "preferred master" and "enable sync to external" checked in Dante Controller, whilst in RedNet control, "Clock Source" should be "External" and "External Word Clock Source" should be "Word Clock Input".

This was chosen as the clock master so in the case of network issues, or devices being added or removed from the network, the Scarlett doesn't break audio to the transmitter as it re-syncs it's clock (it's the master, so doesn't have to sync). The Dante network is slaved to this so the ADAT audio links between the Scarlett and RedNet 3 don't have glitchy audio.

Rednet units are known, at URY at least, to have Switch Mode Power Supplies that seem to fail unusually often - the Rednet 2 in Studio Red has had its PSU replaced by Focusrite twice now, and similar issues are now manifesting themselves with the Rednet 3 in Stores.

Sonifex S2

2020-03-19T23:14:05Z

10418:

Please note the following Wiki entry is to be considered deprecated as of the completion of the 40k project. The content below has been retained for historical interest purposes.

The main mixing desk in Studio 1 is a Sonifex S2. This is a split modular brodcast desk. The URY build uses 2x 10 channel chassis sections, with a meter bridge on 1. The right-hand-side (RHS) chassis contains the main I/O of the desk, and the left-hand-side (LHS) chassis contains extra inputs available within the studio.

====RHS====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Channel Slot !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10
|-
| Channel Type || Mic/Mic || Mic/Mic || Mic/Mic || Mic/Mic || Line/Line || Line/Line || Line/Line || Digital PGM Output || Digital AUD Output || Control Room Monitor Channel
|-
| Main Use || Mic 1 (Presenter) || Mic 2 (Guest - Red) || Mic 3 (Guest - Green) || Mic 4 (Guest - Blue) || BAPS 1 || BAPS 2 || BAPS 3 || N/A || N/A || Monitor Volume
|-
| Alt Use || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || Presenter PC || N/A || OB Feed || N/A || N/A || Presenter Headphone Volume
|}

====LHS====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Channel Slot !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10
|-
| Channel Type || Telephone || Blank || Blank || Line/Line || Line/Line || Line/Line || N/A || Line/Line || Line/Line || Line/Line
|-
| Main Use || Telehone || N/A || N/A || Studio 2 || Jukebox || News || Blank || Decks || Aux 1 || Aux 2
|-
| Alt Use || N/A || N/A || N/A || Guest PC || Aux 3 || Aux 4 || N/A || Office || CD 1 || CD2
|}

==Links==
[http://www.sonifex.co.uk/S2/index.shtml Sonifex S2 Website]

[[File:S2.pdf|thumbnail|Sonifex S2 Handbook]]

Engineering

2020-03-04T23:30:12Z

10418: updated to better fit formatting

{{Team
|tstyle={{Teamstyle Engineering}}
|name=Engineering Team
|logo=
|brief=Maintains URY's audio and broadcast hardware. Also oversees building infrastructure and general maintenance.
|csec=[[Constitution|Here]]
|roles=[[Chief Engineer]] [[Assistant Chief Engineer]]
|teammail=engineering@ury.org.uk
|freshermail=engineering@ury.org.uk
|hotmail=chief.engineer@ury.org.uk
}}

'''Engineering Team''' is the URY team responsible for maintaining URY's broadcast equipment and providing suitable set-ups for outside broadcasting, live sessions, or anything else you can think of really. If it handles analogue or digital audio and isn't a computer, its probably ours!

==What do we do?==
From the moment a sound leaves anything (a computer, vinyl, human, cassette, instrument, etc) to the moment it goes in to a computer for streaming, we are responsible for it! Whether that's in the studio, a session recording, the transmission (Tx) cupboard in stores or at an Outside Broadcast (OB), it's our issue.

===[[Studio Red]]===
The main broadcasting studio, Studio Red (formally known as Studio 1) was last re-built in 2011 with the support of Alumni funding (YuFund). The mixing desk is a [[Sonifex S2]] split-chassis broadcast desk. There are: 5 mics; 2 vinyl decks; 2 CDJs; 2 CD players; 4 aux inputs; a telephone channel with jack input (for a smartphone); 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); a guest PC input; a presenter PC input. For visualisation, there are also 2 HD ready cameras and 2 LED lights.

Studio Red is home to the Tardis. This contains all the outboard processing used in the studio, including a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; headphone distribution; Wil's Black Box; sonifex power; black magic (visualisation); speaker amps.

===[[Studio Blue]]===
Last refurbished as part of the 40k project and complete over Christmas 2018/2019, Studio Blue (previously Studio 2) has been currently being refurbished to give it the same technical capability as Studio Red (Previously Studio 1). The new mixing desk is a Split Sonifex S2 and will be functionally identical to the desk in Studio Red. The physical table in which the Sonifex is mounted is a custom design built by Knotty Ash Woodworking, with Yellowtec m!ka 'Mic Arm TV' low profile mic stands. The low profile arms are designed to give presenters and guests a direct eye-line with each other, as well as improve viewing angles for visualisation purposes.

The rack, located to the left of the desk, houses an all new patch bay, new DBX mic compressors, a Samson Headphone Amp, M-Audio USB Audio Interface, Sonifex Power Supply and RedNet 2. A new 'Magic BAPS box' was also built by [[Matthew Stratford]].

'''Past'''

Before the refurbishment as part of 40k, Studio 2 (Now Studio Blue) was primarily used for pre-recording. The mixing desk was a Sonifex Sovereign broadcasting desk with custom modifications. There were: 3 mic; 2 aux inputs; 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); and a disconnected telephone channel.

Studio 2 was home to the Blue Box. This contained a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; Sonifex power; a speaker amp.

===[[Production Office]]===

The production office is also the main office of URY. Day-to-day it is used by any member of the station as a space to plan shows, meet with other members or get some work done. At the far end is a production PC and mixing desk. These can be used for recording sessions, jingles, clips, etc. The desk is a [[Yamaha 01v96i]] digital sound desk with a MY-16AUD [[Dante]] expansion card. This is connected via USB and analogue cabling to the PC. It also has inputs from both office wall-PCs, the studios, the CD player, and a patch panel in S2.

At the end of the office is [[The Hub]]. This contains the studio selector hardware, and a lot of old analogue patching stuff (including the ends of tie lines down to the patching in stores - useful in an emergency)! It is also home to the power distro board, the input of satellite cables from the roof, some computing stuff and the door bell power adapter.

===Transmission===

URY is broadcast across campus on 1350AM. Our output is also streamed online at ury.org.uk, on radio player, iTunes radio, etc. The engineering team is responsible for getting the audio output to 1350AM and to the stream server for [[computing]] to stream. This all happens in the transmission (Tx) cupboard located in stores. Access to this is restricted to only the Head of Computing and Chief Engineer due to our licence, however, they can grant access to anyone except the station manager.

The Tx cupboard contains a Radica transmitter and compressor, some outboard compression, a RedNet 3 and a Scarlett 18i20 (USB audio interface). It also contains a number of servers and computers.

The transmitter is connected underground to a Radica tuner and the antenna (out the back of Vanbrugh Kitchen).

===The bits between them all...===

A digital audio over IP system is used to connect the studios, office, juxebox and Tx rack together. The system sits within the URY network, managed by [[Computing]]. We are using a protocol called [https://www.audinate.com/solutions/dante-overview Dante], which is developed by [https://www.audinate.com/ Audinate]. In order to access this network, we have a number of [http://uk.focusrite.com/ethernet-audio-interfaces/rednet RedNet] devices spread throughout the building. The Yamaha desk in the office is also Dante enabled. Anyone wanting to learn more about Dante may benefit from taking Audinate's Level 1 Dante certification at audinate.com/certify.

====RedNet 2====

Placed in S1 and S2, the '2' is a 16 in, 16 out A-D and D-A.

====RedNet 3====

Located in the Tx cupboard, the '3' is a digital interface, with up to 32 channels via ADAT fibre optical, AES or SPDIF. This is connected to a Scarlett 18i20 to interface with the servers, loggers and AM transmission.

====RedNet 4====

Floating between S2 and OBs, the '4' is an 8 channel mic pre.

====Audinate AVIO====

Installed in the Spring of 2019, The AVIO is a 2 in, 2 out AES3 interface. At the moment, the AVIO is connected to a Tandberg Satellite receiver (IRN news receiver) which replaced a cheap set top box that had a habit of crashing as well as feeding AES3 audio into a first generation Blackmagic ATEM vision mixer for visualisation. As a result of the installation of the AVIO, the last regularly used analogue run around the station was eliminated and studios can be visualised independently of eachother.

====More Detail====

This network can be controlled using [[Dante Controller]] and the RedNet devices are controlled with [[RedNet Control]]. There is also a page further detailing our set-up at URY: [[URY's Dante Network]].

===Outside Broadcasts===

Our Outside Broadcast (OB) kit is ever-changing, and varies for every OB to suit the needs of the event. The main part is a Rhino wheeled flight case with table sides. Inside this is the majority of kit required for a simple studio style set up. This includes several pieces of new equipment, an Allen and Heath Zed 18 Mixing Desk, two brand new Sennheiser ew100 G4 E band wireless mic receivers, a Behringer X32 rack for mics processing, the OB PC, speaker amplifiers, and a 4 channel Behringer Headphone amp.

It previously (prior to early 2020) consisted of: a Soundcraft Spirit M12 mixing desk; Focusrite OctoPre (donated by [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] in 2015); T.Bone Radio Mic Receivers; a Behringer 4-chan Headphone Amp; a Behringer 4-chan Compressor; OB PCs; speaker amplification. The rhino was originally conceived by [[Tom Haines]] in 2011/12. It has been reorganised a number of times since then, by ACE Sam Merryweather in October 2018 as most recently by Alice Milburn, Harry Smith and Jess Schofield in Spring 2020 with assistance of other eng team members.

Also included in a standard OB are 3 dynamic microphones; 2 speakers and various mic and speaker stands. Finally, there are 3 banners and 2 wife's (floor standing banners). They are the [[wife]] of the station manager.

===Stores===

Stores contains a variety of kit, some of which is currently in use, some of which is ancient and doesn't work. There is a lot of history in this room. To the left is the music store, which contains a library of records and CDs which the [[Music]] team is responsible for. The main section contains the URY rolling shelves. These were acquired from CS when it moved to Hes East. The rear shelf is reserved for computing hardware. The rest is Engineering. the very back shelf also has some paints and can be accessed by one person getting into the Tx cupboard, another rolling the shelf as far forward as possible (with no stuff in the way) and the Tx cupboard door being opened again (this will now be behind the shelf).

==Broadcast Engineering==
Many of the engineers that come through URY will have experience in live or studio audio engineering (although not having any is not a problem!). Whilst broadcast is not very different from these, there are a few minor differences to be aware of.

====Broadcast Desks====
Whilst on a standard mixing desk, the fader will go from -∞ to either +4 or +10, a broadcast desk will max at 0, and further adjustment should be done using the trim knob. This is to make it so, when presenting, the fader can be opened to 'full' quickly and easily by the presenter without causing distortion issues.

The broadcast desks in URY are modular, so each channel strip is its own individual module. This allows for custom layout and input design. The modules are connected together using a ribbon cable. The 2 desks are the [[Sonifex S2]] and [[Sonifex Sovereign]].

Broadcast desks usually use PPM meters to measure the audio level. The target should be 6PPM, with clipping occuring above 8PPM. Broadcast systems are usually set up for unity gain (input level = output level) with some compression and processing in the middle (URY does not currently do this).

==Recent History==

==Members (past and present)==

===Chief Engineers===
* ''2020 - Present'' - [[Jessica Schofield]]
* ''2019 - 2020'' - [[Jessica Schofield]]
* ''2019 (summer)'': [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2018 - 2019'': [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Neave Spikings]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[James Rudge]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Adam Brain]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2012 (summer)'': [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2010 - 2012'': [[Luke Sarjant]] & [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2009 - 2010'': [[Clement Sun]]
* ''2008 - 2009'': [[Dylan Jones]]
* ''2006 - 2008'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2006 (spring)'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2004 - 2006'': [[Iain Kelly]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2003'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2001 - 2003'': [[Philip Stewart]]
* ''1997 - 2000'': [[Jonathan Ledbury]]
* ''1996 - 1998'': [[Paul Burns]]
* ''1996 - 1997'': [[Dave Stevenson]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Mark Patrick]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Alistair MacDonald]]

===Assistant Chief Engineers===
* '' 2020 - present'': [[Harry Smith]] & [[Alice Milburn]]
* '' 2019 - 2020'': [[Harry Smith]] & [[Alice Milburn]]
* ''2019 (summer)'': [[Jacob Dicker]]
* ''2018 - summer 2019'': [[Jacob Dicker]] & [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Sam Merryweather]] & [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 (summer)'': [[Toby Fox]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Neave Spikings]] & [[Jed Fulwell]]
* ''2016 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[James Rudge]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2013 (summer)'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Wil Bennet]] & [[Andy Durant]]
* ''2011 - 2012'': [[Tom Haines]] & [[Jonathan Rees]]
* ''2010 - 2011'': [[Launrence Hobden]]
* ''2006 (summer)'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2004 - 2005'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2002 - 2003'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2001 - 2002'': [[Adam Leith]] & [[Jonathan Aitken]]
* ''1995 - 1996'': [[Wim Roose]]

Wife

2020-03-04T23:29:22Z

10418: wives is not a funny joke and should be retired

The station managers 'Wife' is actually a wind up floor standing URY branded banner. It/they are referred to as a 'wife' as several successive Station Managers were not technically minded and could not be trusted with even simple engineering tasks on OBs, and therefore it became something of a society in-joke that on an OB the only task of the Station Manager was to ensure their 'wife' did not fall over/break...it's a pretty sexist joke...

Engineering

2020-03-04T23:25:37Z

10418: /* Outside Broadcasts */

{{Team
|tstyle={{Teamstyle Engineering}}
|name=Engineering Team
|logo=
|brief=Maintains URY's audio and broadcast hardware. Also oversees building infrastructure and general maintenance.
|csec=[[Constitution|Here]]
|roles=[[Chief Engineer]] [[Assistant Chief Engineer]]
|teammail=engineering@ury.org.uk
|freshermail=engineering@ury.org.uk
|hotmail=chief.engineer@ury.org.uk
}}

'''Engineering Team''' is the URY team responsible for maintaining URY's broadcast equipment and providing suitable set-ups for outside broadcasting, live sessions, or anything else you can think of really. If it handles analogue or digital audio and isn't a computer, its probably ours!

==What do we do?==
From the moment a sound leaves anything (a computer, vinyl, human, cassette, instrument, etc) to the moment it goes in to a computer for streaming, we are responsible for it! Whether that's in the studio, a session recording, the transmission (Tx) cupboard in stores or at an Outside Broadcast (OB), it's our issue.

===[[Studio Red]]===
The main broadcasting studio, Studio Red (formally known as Studio 1) was last re-built in 2011 with the support of Alumni funding (YuFund). The mixing desk is a [[Sonifex S2]] split-chassis broadcast desk. There are: 5 mics; 2 vinyl decks; 2 CDJs; 2 CD players; 4 aux inputs; a telephone channel with jack input (for a smartphone); 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); a guest PC input; a presenter PC input. For visualisation, there are also 2 HD ready cameras and 2 LED lights.

Studio Red is home to the Tardis. This contains all the outboard processing used in the studio, including a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; headphone distribution; Wil's Black Box; sonifex power; black magic (visualisation); speaker amps.

===[[Studio Blue]]===
Last refurbished as part of the 40k project and complete over Christmas 2018/2019, Studio Blue (previously Studio 2) has been currently being refurbished to give it the same technical capability as Studio Red (Previously Studio 1). The new mixing desk is a Split Sonifex S2 and will be functionally identical to the desk in Studio Red. The physical table in which the Sonifex is mounted is a custom design built by Knotty Ash Woodworking, with Yellowtec m!ka 'Mic Arm TV' low profile mic stands. The low profile arms are designed to give presenters and guests a direct eye-line with each other, as well as improve viewing angles for visualisation purposes.

The rack, located to the left of the desk, houses an all new patch bay, new DBX mic compressors, a Samson Headphone Amp, M-Audio USB Audio Interface, Sonifex Power Supply and RedNet 2. A new 'Magic BAPS box' was also built by [[Matthew Stratford]].

'''Past'''

Before the refurbishment as part of 40k, Studio 2 (Now Studio Blue) was primarily used for pre-recording. The mixing desk was a Sonifex Sovereign broadcasting desk with custom modifications. There were: 3 mic; 2 aux inputs; 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); and a disconnected telephone channel.

Studio 2 was home to the Blue Box. This contained a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; Sonifex power; a speaker amp.

===[[Production Office]]===

The production office is also the main office of URY. Day-to-day it is used by any member of the station as a space to plan shows, meet with other members or get some work done. At the far end is a production PC and mixing desk. These can be used for recording sessions, jingles, clips, etc. The desk is a [[Yamaha 01v96i]] digital sound desk with a MY-16AUD [[Dante]] expansion card. This is connected via USB and analogue cabling to the PC. It also has inputs from both office wall-PCs, the studios, the CD player, and a patch panel in S2.

At the end of the office is [[The Hub]]. This contains the studio selector hardware, and a lot of old analogue patching stuff (including the ends of tie lines down to the patching in stores - useful in an emergency)! It is also home to the power distro board, the input of satellite cables from the roof, some computing stuff and the door bell power adapter.

===Transmission===

URY is broadcast across campus on 1350AM. Our output is also streamed online at ury.org.uk, on radio player, iTunes radio, etc. The engineering team is responsible for getting the audio output to 1350AM and to the stream server for [[computing]] to stream. This all happens in the transmission (Tx) cupboard located in stores. Access to this is restricted to only the Head of Computing and Chief Engineer due to our licence, however, they can grant access to anyone except the station manager.

The Tx cupboard contains a Radica transmitter and compressor, some outboard compression, a RedNet 3 and a Scarlett 18i20 (USB audio interface). It also contains a number of servers and computers.

The transmitter is connected underground to a Radica tuner and the antenna (out the back of Vanbrugh Kitchen).

===The bits between them all...===

A digital audio over IP system is used to connect the studios, office, juxebox and Tx rack together. The system sits within the URY network, managed by [[Computing]]. We are using a protocol called [https://www.audinate.com/solutions/dante-overview Dante], which is developed by [https://www.audinate.com/ Audinate]. In order to access this network, we have a number of [http://uk.focusrite.com/ethernet-audio-interfaces/rednet RedNet] devices spread throughout the building. The Yamaha desk in the office is also Dante enabled. Anyone wanting to learn more about Dante may benefit from taking Audinate's Level 1 Dante certification at audinate.com/certify.

====RedNet 2====

Placed in S1 and S2, the '2' is a 16 in, 16 out A-D and D-A.

====RedNet 3====

Located in the Tx cupboard, the '3' is a digital interface, with up to 32 channels via ADAT fibre optical, AES or SPDIF. This is connected to a Scarlett 18i20 to interface with the servers, loggers and AM transmission.

====RedNet 4====

Floating between S2 and OBs, the '4' is an 8 channel mic pre.

====Audinate AVIO====

Installed in the Spring of 2019, The AVIO is a 2 in, 2 out AES3 interface. At the moment, the AVIO is connected to a Tandberg Satellite receiver (IRN news receiver) which replaced a cheap set top box that had a habit of crashing as well as feeding AES3 audio into a first generation Blackmagic ATEM vision mixer for visualisation. As a result of the installation of the AVIO, the last regularly used analogue run around the station was eliminated and studios can be visualised independently of eachother.

====More Detail====

This network can be controlled using [[Dante Controller]] and the RedNet devices are controlled with [[RedNet Control]]. There is also a page further detailing our set-up at URY: [[URY's Dante Network]].

===Outside Broadcasts===

Our Outside Broadcast (OB) kit is ever-changing, and varies for every OB to suit the needs of the event. The main part is a Rhino wheeled flight case with table sides. Inside this is the majority of kit required for a simple studio style set up. This includes several pieces of new equipment, an Allen and Heath Zed 18 Mixing Desk, two brand new Sennheiser ew100 G4 E band wireless mic receivers, a Behringer X32 rack for mics processing, the OB PC, speaker amplifiers, and a 4 channel Behringer Headphone amp.

It previously (prior to early 2020) consisted of: a Soundcraft Spirit M12 mixing desk; Focusrite OctoPre (donated by [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] in 2015); T.Bone Radio Mic Receivers; a Behringer 4-chan Headphone Amp; a Behringer 4-chan Compressor; OB PCs; speaker amplification. The rhino was originally conceived by [[Tom Haines]] in 2011/12. It has been reorganised a number of times since then, by ACE Sam Merryweather in October 2018 as most recently by Alice Milburn, Harry Smith and Jess Schofield in Spring 2020 with assistance of other eng team members.

Also included in a standard OB are 3 dynamic microphones; 2 speakers and various mic and speaker stands. Finally, there are 3 banners and 2 wife's (floor standing banners). They are the [[wife]] of the station manager.

===Stores===

Stores contains a variety of kit, some of which is currently in use, some of which is ancient and doesn't work. There is a lot of history in this room. To the left is the music store, which contains a library of records and CDs which the [[Music]] team is responsible for. The main section contains the URY rolling shelves. These were acquired from CS when it moved to Hes East. The rear shelf is reserved for computing hardware. The rest is Engineering. the very back shelf also has some paints and can be accessed by one person getting into the Tx cupboard, another rolling the shelf as far forward as possible (with no stuff in the way) and the Tx cupboard door being opened again (this will now be behind the shelf).

==Broadcast Engineering==
Many of the engineers that come through URY will have experience in live or studio audio engineering (although not having any is not a problem!). Whilst broadcast is not very different from these, there are a few minor differences to be aware of.

====Broadcast Desks====
Whilst on a standard mixing desk, the fader will go from -∞ to either +4 or +10, a broadcast desk will max at 0, and further adjustment should be done using the trim knob. This is to make it so, when presenting, the fader can be opened to 'full' quickly and easily by the presenter without causing distortion issues.

The broadcast desks in URY are modular, so each channel strip is its own individual module. This allows for custom layout and input design. The modules are connected together using a ribbon cable. The 2 desks are the [[Sonifex S2]] and [[Sonifex Sovereign]].

Broadcast desks usually use PPM meters to measure the audio level. The target should be 6PPM, with clipping occuring above 8PPM. Broadcast systems are usually set up for unity gain (input level = output level) with some compression and processing in the middle (URY does not currently do this).

==Recent History==

==Members (past and present)==

===Chief Engineers===
* ''2020 - Present'' - [[Jessica Schofield]]
* ''2019 - 2020'' - [[Jessica Schofield]]
* ''2019'': [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2018 - 2019'': [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Neave Spikings]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[James Rudge]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Adam Brain]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2012 (summer)'': [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2010 - 2012'': [[Luke Sarjant]] & [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2009 - 2010'': [[Clement Sun]]
* ''2008 - 2009'': [[Dylan Jones]]
* ''2006 - 2008'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2006 (spring)'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2004 - 2006'': [[Iain Kelly]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2003'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2001 - 2003'': [[Philip Stewart]]
* ''1997 - 2000'': [[Jonathan Ledbury]]
* ''1996 - 1998'': [[Paul Burns]]
* ''1996 - 1997'': [[Dave Stevenson]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Mark Patrick]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Alistair MacDonald]]

===Assistant Chief Engineers===
* '' 2020 - present'': [[Harry Smith]] & [[Alice Milburn]]
* '' 2019 - 2020'': [[Harry Smith]] & [[Alice Milburn]]
* ''2019 (summer)'': [[Jacob Dicker]]
* ''2018 - summer 2019'': [[Jacob Dicker]] & [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Sam Merryweather]] & [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 (summer)'': [[Toby Fox]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Neave Spikings]] & [[Jed Fulwell]]
* ''2016 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[James Rudge]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2013 (summer)'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Wil Bennet]] & [[Andy Durant]]
* ''2011 - 2012'': [[Tom Haines]] & [[Jonathan Rees]]
* ''2010 - 2011'': [[Launrence Hobden]]
* ''2006 (summer)'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2004 - 2005'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2002 - 2003'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2001 - 2002'': [[Adam Leith]] & [[Jonathan Aitken]]
* ''1995 - 1996'': [[Wim Roose]]

Engineering

2020-03-04T23:23:57Z

10418: changed my eng credit to better reflect formatting of rest of page

{{Team
|tstyle={{Teamstyle Engineering}}
|name=Engineering Team
|logo=
|brief=Maintains URY's audio and broadcast hardware. Also oversees building infrastructure and general maintenance.
|csec=[[Constitution|Here]]
|roles=[[Chief Engineer]] [[Assistant Chief Engineer]]
|teammail=engineering@ury.org.uk
|freshermail=engineering@ury.org.uk
|hotmail=chief.engineer@ury.org.uk
}}

'''Engineering Team''' is the URY team responsible for maintaining URY's broadcast equipment and providing suitable set-ups for outside broadcasting, live sessions, or anything else you can think of really. If it handles analogue or digital audio and isn't a computer, its probably ours!

==What do we do?==
From the moment a sound leaves anything (a computer, vinyl, human, cassette, instrument, etc) to the moment it goes in to a computer for streaming, we are responsible for it! Whether that's in the studio, a session recording, the transmission (Tx) cupboard in stores or at an Outside Broadcast (OB), it's our issue.

===[[Studio Red]]===
The main broadcasting studio, Studio Red (formally known as Studio 1) was last re-built in 2011 with the support of Alumni funding (YuFund). The mixing desk is a [[Sonifex S2]] split-chassis broadcast desk. There are: 5 mics; 2 vinyl decks; 2 CDJs; 2 CD players; 4 aux inputs; a telephone channel with jack input (for a smartphone); 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); a guest PC input; a presenter PC input. For visualisation, there are also 2 HD ready cameras and 2 LED lights.

Studio Red is home to the Tardis. This contains all the outboard processing used in the studio, including a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; headphone distribution; Wil's Black Box; sonifex power; black magic (visualisation); speaker amps.

===[[Studio Blue]]===
Last refurbished as part of the 40k project and complete over Christmas 2018/2019, Studio Blue (previously Studio 2) has been currently being refurbished to give it the same technical capability as Studio Red (Previously Studio 1). The new mixing desk is a Split Sonifex S2 and will be functionally identical to the desk in Studio Red. The physical table in which the Sonifex is mounted is a custom design built by Knotty Ash Woodworking, with Yellowtec m!ka 'Mic Arm TV' low profile mic stands. The low profile arms are designed to give presenters and guests a direct eye-line with each other, as well as improve viewing angles for visualisation purposes.

The rack, located to the left of the desk, houses an all new patch bay, new DBX mic compressors, a Samson Headphone Amp, M-Audio USB Audio Interface, Sonifex Power Supply and RedNet 2. A new 'Magic BAPS box' was also built by [[Matthew Stratford]].

'''Past'''

Before the refurbishment as part of 40k, Studio 2 (Now Studio Blue) was primarily used for pre-recording. The mixing desk was a Sonifex Sovereign broadcasting desk with custom modifications. There were: 3 mic; 2 aux inputs; 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); and a disconnected telephone channel.

Studio 2 was home to the Blue Box. This contained a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; Sonifex power; a speaker amp.

===[[Production Office]]===

The production office is also the main office of URY. Day-to-day it is used by any member of the station as a space to plan shows, meet with other members or get some work done. At the far end is a production PC and mixing desk. These can be used for recording sessions, jingles, clips, etc. The desk is a [[Yamaha 01v96i]] digital sound desk with a MY-16AUD [[Dante]] expansion card. This is connected via USB and analogue cabling to the PC. It also has inputs from both office wall-PCs, the studios, the CD player, and a patch panel in S2.

At the end of the office is [[The Hub]]. This contains the studio selector hardware, and a lot of old analogue patching stuff (including the ends of tie lines down to the patching in stores - useful in an emergency)! It is also home to the power distro board, the input of satellite cables from the roof, some computing stuff and the door bell power adapter.

===Transmission===

URY is broadcast across campus on 1350AM. Our output is also streamed online at ury.org.uk, on radio player, iTunes radio, etc. The engineering team is responsible for getting the audio output to 1350AM and to the stream server for [[computing]] to stream. This all happens in the transmission (Tx) cupboard located in stores. Access to this is restricted to only the Head of Computing and Chief Engineer due to our licence, however, they can grant access to anyone except the station manager.

The Tx cupboard contains a Radica transmitter and compressor, some outboard compression, a RedNet 3 and a Scarlett 18i20 (USB audio interface). It also contains a number of servers and computers.

The transmitter is connected underground to a Radica tuner and the antenna (out the back of Vanbrugh Kitchen).

===The bits between them all...===

A digital audio over IP system is used to connect the studios, office, juxebox and Tx rack together. The system sits within the URY network, managed by [[Computing]]. We are using a protocol called [https://www.audinate.com/solutions/dante-overview Dante], which is developed by [https://www.audinate.com/ Audinate]. In order to access this network, we have a number of [http://uk.focusrite.com/ethernet-audio-interfaces/rednet RedNet] devices spread throughout the building. The Yamaha desk in the office is also Dante enabled. Anyone wanting to learn more about Dante may benefit from taking Audinate's Level 1 Dante certification at audinate.com/certify.

====RedNet 2====

Placed in S1 and S2, the '2' is a 16 in, 16 out A-D and D-A.

====RedNet 3====

Located in the Tx cupboard, the '3' is a digital interface, with up to 32 channels via ADAT fibre optical, AES or SPDIF. This is connected to a Scarlett 18i20 to interface with the servers, loggers and AM transmission.

====RedNet 4====

Floating between S2 and OBs, the '4' is an 8 channel mic pre.

====Audinate AVIO====

Installed in the Spring of 2019, The AVIO is a 2 in, 2 out AES3 interface. At the moment, the AVIO is connected to a Tandberg Satellite receiver (IRN news receiver) which replaced a cheap set top box that had a habit of crashing as well as feeding AES3 audio into a first generation Blackmagic ATEM vision mixer for visualisation. As a result of the installation of the AVIO, the last regularly used analogue run around the station was eliminated and studios can be visualised independently of eachother.

====More Detail====

This network can be controlled using [[Dante Controller]] and the RedNet devices are controlled with [[RedNet Control]]. There is also a page further detailing our set-up at URY: [[URY's Dante Network]].

===Outside Broadcasts===

Our Outside Broadcast (OB) kit is ever-changing, and varies for every OB to suit the needs of the event. The main part is a Rhino wheeled flight case with table sides. Inside this is the majority of kit required for a simple studio style set up. This includes several pieces of new equipment, an Allen and Heath Zed 18 Mixing Desk, two brand new Sennheiser ew100 G4 E band wireless mic receivers, a Behringer X32 rack for mics processing, the OB PC, speaker amplifiers, and a 4 channel Behringer Headphone amp.

It previously (prior to early 2020) consisted of: a Soundcraft Spirit M12 mixing desk; Focusrite OctoPre (donated by [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] in 2015); T.Bone Radio Mic Receivers; a Behringer 4-chan Headphone Amp; a Behringer 4-chan Compressor; OB PCs; speaker amplification. The rhino was originally conceived by [[Tom Haines]] in 2011/12. It has been reorganised a number of times since then, by ACE Sam Merryweather in October 2018 as most recently by Alice Milburn, Harry Smith and Jess Schofield in Spring 2020 with assistance of other eng team members.

Also included in a standard OB are 3 dynamic microphones; 2 speakers and various mic and speaker stands. Finally, there are 3 banners and 2 wife's (floor standing banners). They are the wife of the station manager.

===Stores===

Stores contains a variety of kit, some of which is currently in use, some of which is ancient and doesn't work. There is a lot of history in this room. To the left is the music store, which contains a library of records and CDs which the [[Music]] team is responsible for. The main section contains the URY rolling shelves. These were acquired from CS when it moved to Hes East. The rear shelf is reserved for computing hardware. The rest is Engineering. the very back shelf also has some paints and can be accessed by one person getting into the Tx cupboard, another rolling the shelf as far forward as possible (with no stuff in the way) and the Tx cupboard door being opened again (this will now be behind the shelf).

==Broadcast Engineering==
Many of the engineers that come through URY will have experience in live or studio audio engineering (although not having any is not a problem!). Whilst broadcast is not very different from these, there are a few minor differences to be aware of.

====Broadcast Desks====
Whilst on a standard mixing desk, the fader will go from -∞ to either +4 or +10, a broadcast desk will max at 0, and further adjustment should be done using the trim knob. This is to make it so, when presenting, the fader can be opened to 'full' quickly and easily by the presenter without causing distortion issues.

The broadcast desks in URY are modular, so each channel strip is its own individual module. This allows for custom layout and input design. The modules are connected together using a ribbon cable. The 2 desks are the [[Sonifex S2]] and [[Sonifex Sovereign]].

Broadcast desks usually use PPM meters to measure the audio level. The target should be 6PPM, with clipping occuring above 8PPM. Broadcast systems are usually set up for unity gain (input level = output level) with some compression and processing in the middle (URY does not currently do this).

==Recent History==

==Members (past and present)==

===Chief Engineers===
* ''2020 - Present'' - [[Jessica Schofield]]
* ''2019 - 2020'' - [[Jessica Schofield]]
* ''2019'': [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2018 - 2019'': [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Neave Spikings]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[James Rudge]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Adam Brain]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2012 (summer)'': [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2010 - 2012'': [[Luke Sarjant]] & [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2009 - 2010'': [[Clement Sun]]
* ''2008 - 2009'': [[Dylan Jones]]
* ''2006 - 2008'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2006 (spring)'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2004 - 2006'': [[Iain Kelly]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2003'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2001 - 2003'': [[Philip Stewart]]
* ''1997 - 2000'': [[Jonathan Ledbury]]
* ''1996 - 1998'': [[Paul Burns]]
* ''1996 - 1997'': [[Dave Stevenson]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Mark Patrick]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Alistair MacDonald]]

===Assistant Chief Engineers===
* '' 2020 - present'': [[Harry Smith]] & [[Alice Milburn]]
* '' 2019 - 2020'': [[Harry Smith]] & [[Alice Milburn]]
* ''2019 (summer)'': [[Jacob Dicker]]
* ''2018 - summer 2019'': [[Jacob Dicker]] & [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Sam Merryweather]] & [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 (summer)'': [[Toby Fox]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Neave Spikings]] & [[Jed Fulwell]]
* ''2016 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[James Rudge]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2013 (summer)'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Wil Bennet]] & [[Andy Durant]]
* ''2011 - 2012'': [[Tom Haines]] & [[Jonathan Rees]]
* ''2010 - 2011'': [[Launrence Hobden]]
* ''2006 (summer)'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2004 - 2005'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2002 - 2003'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2001 - 2002'': [[Adam Leith]] & [[Jonathan Aitken]]
* ''1995 - 1996'': [[Wim Roose]]

Engineering

2020-03-04T23:22:23Z

10418: updated to reflect AGM date change

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|csec=[[Constitution|Here]]
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'''Engineering Team''' is the URY team responsible for maintaining URY's broadcast equipment and providing suitable set-ups for outside broadcasting, live sessions, or anything else you can think of really. If it handles analogue or digital audio and isn't a computer, its probably ours!

==What do we do?==
From the moment a sound leaves anything (a computer, vinyl, human, cassette, instrument, etc) to the moment it goes in to a computer for streaming, we are responsible for it! Whether that's in the studio, a session recording, the transmission (Tx) cupboard in stores or at an Outside Broadcast (OB), it's our issue.

===[[Studio Red]]===
The main broadcasting studio, Studio Red (formally known as Studio 1) was last re-built in 2011 with the support of Alumni funding (YuFund). The mixing desk is a [[Sonifex S2]] split-chassis broadcast desk. There are: 5 mics; 2 vinyl decks; 2 CDJs; 2 CD players; 4 aux inputs; a telephone channel with jack input (for a smartphone); 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); a guest PC input; a presenter PC input. For visualisation, there are also 2 HD ready cameras and 2 LED lights.

Studio Red is home to the Tardis. This contains all the outboard processing used in the studio, including a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; headphone distribution; Wil's Black Box; sonifex power; black magic (visualisation); speaker amps.

===[[Studio Blue]]===
Last refurbished as part of the 40k project and complete over Christmas 2018/2019, Studio Blue (previously Studio 2) has been currently being refurbished to give it the same technical capability as Studio Red (Previously Studio 1). The new mixing desk is a Split Sonifex S2 and will be functionally identical to the desk in Studio Red. The physical table in which the Sonifex is mounted is a custom design built by Knotty Ash Woodworking, with Yellowtec m!ka 'Mic Arm TV' low profile mic stands. The low profile arms are designed to give presenters and guests a direct eye-line with each other, as well as improve viewing angles for visualisation purposes.

The rack, located to the left of the desk, houses an all new patch bay, new DBX mic compressors, a Samson Headphone Amp, M-Audio USB Audio Interface, Sonifex Power Supply and RedNet 2. A new 'Magic BAPS box' was also built by [[Matthew Stratford]].

'''Past'''

Before the refurbishment as part of 40k, Studio 2 (Now Studio Blue) was primarily used for pre-recording. The mixing desk was a Sonifex Sovereign broadcasting desk with custom modifications. There were: 3 mic; 2 aux inputs; 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); and a disconnected telephone channel.

Studio 2 was home to the Blue Box. This contained a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; Sonifex power; a speaker amp.

===[[Production Office]]===

The production office is also the main office of URY. Day-to-day it is used by any member of the station as a space to plan shows, meet with other members or get some work done. At the far end is a production PC and mixing desk. These can be used for recording sessions, jingles, clips, etc. The desk is a [[Yamaha 01v96i]] digital sound desk with a MY-16AUD [[Dante]] expansion card. This is connected via USB and analogue cabling to the PC. It also has inputs from both office wall-PCs, the studios, the CD player, and a patch panel in S2.

At the end of the office is [[The Hub]]. This contains the studio selector hardware, and a lot of old analogue patching stuff (including the ends of tie lines down to the patching in stores - useful in an emergency)! It is also home to the power distro board, the input of satellite cables from the roof, some computing stuff and the door bell power adapter.

===Transmission===

URY is broadcast across campus on 1350AM. Our output is also streamed online at ury.org.uk, on radio player, iTunes radio, etc. The engineering team is responsible for getting the audio output to 1350AM and to the stream server for [[computing]] to stream. This all happens in the transmission (Tx) cupboard located in stores. Access to this is restricted to only the Head of Computing and Chief Engineer due to our licence, however, they can grant access to anyone except the station manager.

The Tx cupboard contains a Radica transmitter and compressor, some outboard compression, a RedNet 3 and a Scarlett 18i20 (USB audio interface). It also contains a number of servers and computers.

The transmitter is connected underground to a Radica tuner and the antenna (out the back of Vanbrugh Kitchen).

===The bits between them all...===

A digital audio over IP system is used to connect the studios, office, juxebox and Tx rack together. The system sits within the URY network, managed by [[Computing]]. We are using a protocol called [https://www.audinate.com/solutions/dante-overview Dante], which is developed by [https://www.audinate.com/ Audinate]. In order to access this network, we have a number of [http://uk.focusrite.com/ethernet-audio-interfaces/rednet RedNet] devices spread throughout the building. The Yamaha desk in the office is also Dante enabled. Anyone wanting to learn more about Dante may benefit from taking Audinate's Level 1 Dante certification at audinate.com/certify.

====RedNet 2====

Placed in S1 and S2, the '2' is a 16 in, 16 out A-D and D-A.

====RedNet 3====

Located in the Tx cupboard, the '3' is a digital interface, with up to 32 channels via ADAT fibre optical, AES or SPDIF. This is connected to a Scarlett 18i20 to interface with the servers, loggers and AM transmission.

====RedNet 4====

Floating between S2 and OBs, the '4' is an 8 channel mic pre.

====Audinate AVIO====

Installed in the Spring of 2019, The AVIO is a 2 in, 2 out AES3 interface. At the moment, the AVIO is connected to a Tandberg Satellite receiver (IRN news receiver) which replaced a cheap set top box that had a habit of crashing as well as feeding AES3 audio into a first generation Blackmagic ATEM vision mixer for visualisation. As a result of the installation of the AVIO, the last regularly used analogue run around the station was eliminated and studios can be visualised independently of eachother.

====More Detail====

This network can be controlled using [[Dante Controller]] and the RedNet devices are controlled with [[RedNet Control]]. There is also a page further detailing our set-up at URY: [[URY's Dante Network]].

===Outside Broadcasts===

Our Outside Broadcast (OB) kit is ever-changing, and varies for every OB to suit the needs of the event. The main part is a Rhino wheeled flight case with table sides. Inside this is the majority of kit required for a simple studio style set up. This includes several pieces of new equipment, an Allen and Heath Zed 18 Mixing Desk, two brand new Sennheiser ew100 G4 E band wireless mic receivers, a Behringer X32 rack for mics processing, the OB PC, speaker amplifiers, and a 4 channel Behringer Headphone amp.

It previously (prior to early 2020) consisted of: a Soundcraft Spirit M12 mixing desk; Focusrite OctoPre (donated by [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] in 2015); T.Bone Radio Mic Receivers; a Behringer 4-chan Headphone Amp; a Behringer 4-chan Compressor; OB PCs; speaker amplification. The rhino was originally conceived by [[Tom Haines]] in 2011/12. It has been reorganised a number of times since then, by ACE Sam Merryweather in October 2018 as most recently by Alice Milburn, Harry Smith and Jess Schofield in Spring 2020 with assistance of other eng team members.

Also included in a standard OB are 3 dynamic microphones; 2 speakers and various mic and speaker stands. Finally, there are 3 banners and 2 wife's (floor standing banners). They are the wife of the station manager.

===Stores===

Stores contains a variety of kit, some of which is currently in use, some of which is ancient and doesn't work. There is a lot of history in this room. To the left is the music store, which contains a library of records and CDs which the [[Music]] team is responsible for. The main section contains the URY rolling shelves. These were acquired from CS when it moved to Hes East. The rear shelf is reserved for computing hardware. The rest is Engineering. the very back shelf also has some paints and can be accessed by one person getting into the Tx cupboard, another rolling the shelf as far forward as possible (with no stuff in the way) and the Tx cupboard door being opened again (this will now be behind the shelf).

==Broadcast Engineering==
Many of the engineers that come through URY will have experience in live or studio audio engineering (although not having any is not a problem!). Whilst broadcast is not very different from these, there are a few minor differences to be aware of.

====Broadcast Desks====
Whilst on a standard mixing desk, the fader will go from -∞ to either +4 or +10, a broadcast desk will max at 0, and further adjustment should be done using the trim knob. This is to make it so, when presenting, the fader can be opened to 'full' quickly and easily by the presenter without causing distortion issues.

The broadcast desks in URY are modular, so each channel strip is its own individual module. This allows for custom layout and input design. The modules are connected together using a ribbon cable. The 2 desks are the [[Sonifex S2]] and [[Sonifex Sovereign]].

Broadcast desks usually use PPM meters to measure the audio level. The target should be 6PPM, with clipping occuring above 8PPM. Broadcast systems are usually set up for unity gain (input level = output level) with some compression and processing in the middle (URY does not currently do this).

==Recent History==

==Members (past and present)==

===Chief Engineers===
* ''2020 - Present'' - [[Jessica Schofield]]
* ''2019 - 2020'' - [[Jessica Schofield]]
* ''2019'': [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2018 - 2019'': [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Neave Spikings]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[James Rudge]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Adam Brain]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2012 (summer)'': [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2010 - 2012'': [[Luke Sarjant]] & [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2009 - 2010'': [[Clement Sun]]
* ''2008 - 2009'': [[Dylan Jones]]
* ''2006 - 2008'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2006 (spring)'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2004 - 2006'': [[Iain Kelly]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2003'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2001 - 2003'': [[Philip Stewart]]
* ''1997 - 2000'': [[Jonathan Ledbury]]
* ''1996 - 1998'': [[Paul Burns]]
* ''1996 - 1997'': [[Dave Stevenson]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Mark Patrick]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Alistair MacDonald]]

===Assistant Chief Engineers===
* '' 2020 - present'': [[Harry Smith]] & [[Alice Milburn]]
* '' 2019 - 2020'': [[Harry Smith]] & [[Alice Milburn]]
* ''summer 2019'': [[Jacob Dicker]]
* ''2018 - summer 2019'': [[Jacob Dicker]] & [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Sam Merryweather]] & [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 (summer)'': [[Toby Fox]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Neave Spikings]] & [[Jed Fulwell]]
* ''2016 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[James Rudge]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2013 (summer)'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Wil Bennet]] & [[Andy Durant]]
* ''2011 - 2012'': [[Tom Haines]] & [[Jonathan Rees]]
* ''2010 - 2011'': [[Launrence Hobden]]
* ''2006 (summer)'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2004 - 2005'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2002 - 2003'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2001 - 2002'': [[Adam Leith]] & [[Jonathan Aitken]]
* ''1995 - 1996'': [[Wim Roose]]

Engineering

2020-03-04T23:21:33Z

10418: /* Chief Engineers */

{{Team
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|name=Engineering Team
|logo=
|brief=Maintains URY's audio and broadcast hardware. Also oversees building infrastructure and general maintenance.
|csec=[[Constitution|Here]]
|roles=[[Chief Engineer]] [[Assistant Chief Engineer]]
|teammail=engineering@ury.org.uk
|freshermail=engineering@ury.org.uk
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'''Engineering Team''' is the URY team responsible for maintaining URY's broadcast equipment and providing suitable set-ups for outside broadcasting, live sessions, or anything else you can think of really. If it handles analogue or digital audio and isn't a computer, its probably ours!

==What do we do?==
From the moment a sound leaves anything (a computer, vinyl, human, cassette, instrument, etc) to the moment it goes in to a computer for streaming, we are responsible for it! Whether that's in the studio, a session recording, the transmission (Tx) cupboard in stores or at an Outside Broadcast (OB), it's our issue.

===[[Studio Red]]===
The main broadcasting studio, Studio Red (formally known as Studio 1) was last re-built in 2011 with the support of Alumni funding (YuFund). The mixing desk is a [[Sonifex S2]] split-chassis broadcast desk. There are: 5 mics; 2 vinyl decks; 2 CDJs; 2 CD players; 4 aux inputs; a telephone channel with jack input (for a smartphone); 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); a guest PC input; a presenter PC input. For visualisation, there are also 2 HD ready cameras and 2 LED lights.

Studio Red is home to the Tardis. This contains all the outboard processing used in the studio, including a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; headphone distribution; Wil's Black Box; sonifex power; black magic (visualisation); speaker amps.

===[[Studio Blue]]===
Last refurbished as part of the 40k project and complete over Christmas 2018/2019, Studio Blue (previously Studio 2) has been currently being refurbished to give it the same technical capability as Studio Red (Previously Studio 1). The new mixing desk is a Split Sonifex S2 and will be functionally identical to the desk in Studio Red. The physical table in which the Sonifex is mounted is a custom design built by Knotty Ash Woodworking, with Yellowtec m!ka 'Mic Arm TV' low profile mic stands. The low profile arms are designed to give presenters and guests a direct eye-line with each other, as well as improve viewing angles for visualisation purposes.

The rack, located to the left of the desk, houses an all new patch bay, new DBX mic compressors, a Samson Headphone Amp, M-Audio USB Audio Interface, Sonifex Power Supply and RedNet 2. A new 'Magic BAPS box' was also built by [[Matthew Stratford]].

'''Past'''

Before the refurbishment as part of 40k, Studio 2 (Now Studio Blue) was primarily used for pre-recording. The mixing desk was a Sonifex Sovereign broadcasting desk with custom modifications. There were: 3 mic; 2 aux inputs; 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); and a disconnected telephone channel.

Studio 2 was home to the Blue Box. This contained a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; Sonifex power; a speaker amp.

===[[Production Office]]===

The production office is also the main office of URY. Day-to-day it is used by any member of the station as a space to plan shows, meet with other members or get some work done. At the far end is a production PC and mixing desk. These can be used for recording sessions, jingles, clips, etc. The desk is a [[Yamaha 01v96i]] digital sound desk with a MY-16AUD [[Dante]] expansion card. This is connected via USB and analogue cabling to the PC. It also has inputs from both office wall-PCs, the studios, the CD player, and a patch panel in S2.

At the end of the office is [[The Hub]]. This contains the studio selector hardware, and a lot of old analogue patching stuff (including the ends of tie lines down to the patching in stores - useful in an emergency)! It is also home to the power distro board, the input of satellite cables from the roof, some computing stuff and the door bell power adapter.

===Transmission===

URY is broadcast across campus on 1350AM. Our output is also streamed online at ury.org.uk, on radio player, iTunes radio, etc. The engineering team is responsible for getting the audio output to 1350AM and to the stream server for [[computing]] to stream. This all happens in the transmission (Tx) cupboard located in stores. Access to this is restricted to only the Head of Computing and Chief Engineer due to our licence, however, they can grant access to anyone except the station manager.

The Tx cupboard contains a Radica transmitter and compressor, some outboard compression, a RedNet 3 and a Scarlett 18i20 (USB audio interface). It also contains a number of servers and computers.

The transmitter is connected underground to a Radica tuner and the antenna (out the back of Vanbrugh Kitchen).

===The bits between them all...===

A digital audio over IP system is used to connect the studios, office, juxebox and Tx rack together. The system sits within the URY network, managed by [[Computing]]. We are using a protocol called [https://www.audinate.com/solutions/dante-overview Dante], which is developed by [https://www.audinate.com/ Audinate]. In order to access this network, we have a number of [http://uk.focusrite.com/ethernet-audio-interfaces/rednet RedNet] devices spread throughout the building. The Yamaha desk in the office is also Dante enabled. Anyone wanting to learn more about Dante may benefit from taking Audinate's Level 1 Dante certification at audinate.com/certify.

====RedNet 2====

Placed in S1 and S2, the '2' is a 16 in, 16 out A-D and D-A.

====RedNet 3====

Located in the Tx cupboard, the '3' is a digital interface, with up to 32 channels via ADAT fibre optical, AES or SPDIF. This is connected to a Scarlett 18i20 to interface with the servers, loggers and AM transmission.

====RedNet 4====

Floating between S2 and OBs, the '4' is an 8 channel mic pre.

====Audinate AVIO====

Installed in the Spring of 2019, The AVIO is a 2 in, 2 out AES3 interface. At the moment, the AVIO is connected to a Tandberg Satellite receiver (IRN news receiver) which replaced a cheap set top box that had a habit of crashing as well as feeding AES3 audio into a first generation Blackmagic ATEM vision mixer for visualisation. As a result of the installation of the AVIO, the last regularly used analogue run around the station was eliminated and studios can be visualised independently of eachother.

====More Detail====

This network can be controlled using [[Dante Controller]] and the RedNet devices are controlled with [[RedNet Control]]. There is also a page further detailing our set-up at URY: [[URY's Dante Network]].

===Outside Broadcasts===

Our Outside Broadcast (OB) kit is ever-changing, and varies for every OB to suit the needs of the event. The main part is a Rhino wheeled flight case with table sides. Inside this is the majority of kit required for a simple studio style set up. This includes several pieces of new equipment, an Allen and Heath Zed 18 Mixing Desk, two brand new Sennheiser ew100 G4 E band wireless mic receivers, a Behringer X32 rack for mics processing, the OB PC, speaker amplifiers, and a 4 channel Behringer Headphone amp.

It previously (prior to early 2020) consisted of: a Soundcraft Spirit M12 mixing desk; Focusrite OctoPre (donated by [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] in 2015); T.Bone Radio Mic Receivers; a Behringer 4-chan Headphone Amp; a Behringer 4-chan Compressor; OB PCs; speaker amplification. The rhino was originally conceived by [[Tom Haines]] in 2011/12. It has been reorganised a number of times since then, by ACE Sam Merryweather in October 2018 as most recently by Alice Milburn, Harry Smith and Jess Schofield in Spring 2020 with assistance of other eng team members.

Also included in a standard OB are 3 dynamic microphones; 2 speakers and various mic and speaker stands. Finally, there are 3 banners and 2 wife's (floor standing banners). They are the wife of the station manager.

===Stores===

Stores contains a variety of kit, some of which is currently in use, some of which is ancient and doesn't work. There is a lot of history in this room. To the left is the music store, which contains a library of records and CDs which the [[Music]] team is responsible for. The main section contains the URY rolling shelves. These were acquired from CS when it moved to Hes East. The rear shelf is reserved for computing hardware. The rest is Engineering. the very back shelf also has some paints and can be accessed by one person getting into the Tx cupboard, another rolling the shelf as far forward as possible (with no stuff in the way) and the Tx cupboard door being opened again (this will now be behind the shelf).

==Broadcast Engineering==
Many of the engineers that come through URY will have experience in live or studio audio engineering (although not having any is not a problem!). Whilst broadcast is not very different from these, there are a few minor differences to be aware of.

====Broadcast Desks====
Whilst on a standard mixing desk, the fader will go from -∞ to either +4 or +10, a broadcast desk will max at 0, and further adjustment should be done using the trim knob. This is to make it so, when presenting, the fader can be opened to 'full' quickly and easily by the presenter without causing distortion issues.

The broadcast desks in URY are modular, so each channel strip is its own individual module. This allows for custom layout and input design. The modules are connected together using a ribbon cable. The 2 desks are the [[Sonifex S2]] and [[Sonifex Sovereign]].

Broadcast desks usually use PPM meters to measure the audio level. The target should be 6PPM, with clipping occuring above 8PPM. Broadcast systems are usually set up for unity gain (input level = output level) with some compression and processing in the middle (URY does not currently do this).

==Recent History==

==Members (past and present)==

===Chief Engineers===
* ''2020 - Present'' - [[Jessica Schofield]]
* ''2019 - 2020'' - [[Jessica Schofield]]
* ''2019'': [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2018 - 2019'': [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Neave Spikings]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[James Rudge]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Adam Brain]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2012 (summer)'': [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2010 - 2012'': [[Luke Sarjant]] & [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2009 - 2010'': [[Clement Sun]]
* ''2008 - 2009'': [[Dylan Jones]]
* ''2006 - 2008'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2006 (spring)'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2004 - 2006'': [[Iain Kelly]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2003'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2001 - 2003'': [[Philip Stewart]]
* ''1997 - 2000'': [[Jonathan Ledbury]]
* ''1996 - 1998'': [[Paul Burns]]
* ''1996 - 1997'': [[Dave Stevenson]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Mark Patrick]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Alistair MacDonald]]

===Assistant Chief Engineers===
* '' 2019 - Present'': [[Harry Smith]] & [[Alice Milburn]]
* ''summer 2019'': [[Jacob Dicker]]
* ''2018 - summer 2019'': [[Jacob Dicker]] & [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Sam Merryweather]] & [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 (summer)'': [[Toby Fox]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Neave Spikings]] & [[Jed Fulwell]]
* ''2016 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[James Rudge]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2013 (summer)'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Wil Bennet]] & [[Andy Durant]]
* ''2011 - 2012'': [[Tom Haines]] & [[Jonathan Rees]]
* ''2010 - 2011'': [[Launrence Hobden]]
* ''2006 (summer)'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2004 - 2005'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2002 - 2003'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2001 - 2002'': [[Adam Leith]] & [[Jonathan Aitken]]
* ''1995 - 1996'': [[Wim Roose]]

Engineering

2020-03-04T23:20:31Z

10418: updated history of rhino after 40k OB upgrade phase 1

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'''Engineering Team''' is the URY team responsible for maintaining URY's broadcast equipment and providing suitable set-ups for outside broadcasting, live sessions, or anything else you can think of really. If it handles analogue or digital audio and isn't a computer, its probably ours!

==What do we do?==
From the moment a sound leaves anything (a computer, vinyl, human, cassette, instrument, etc) to the moment it goes in to a computer for streaming, we are responsible for it! Whether that's in the studio, a session recording, the transmission (Tx) cupboard in stores or at an Outside Broadcast (OB), it's our issue.

===[[Studio Red]]===
The main broadcasting studio, Studio Red (formally known as Studio 1) was last re-built in 2011 with the support of Alumni funding (YuFund). The mixing desk is a [[Sonifex S2]] split-chassis broadcast desk. There are: 5 mics; 2 vinyl decks; 2 CDJs; 2 CD players; 4 aux inputs; a telephone channel with jack input (for a smartphone); 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); a guest PC input; a presenter PC input. For visualisation, there are also 2 HD ready cameras and 2 LED lights.

Studio Red is home to the Tardis. This contains all the outboard processing used in the studio, including a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; headphone distribution; Wil's Black Box; sonifex power; black magic (visualisation); speaker amps.

===[[Studio Blue]]===
Last refurbished as part of the 40k project and complete over Christmas 2018/2019, Studio Blue (previously Studio 2) has been currently being refurbished to give it the same technical capability as Studio Red (Previously Studio 1). The new mixing desk is a Split Sonifex S2 and will be functionally identical to the desk in Studio Red. The physical table in which the Sonifex is mounted is a custom design built by Knotty Ash Woodworking, with Yellowtec m!ka 'Mic Arm TV' low profile mic stands. The low profile arms are designed to give presenters and guests a direct eye-line with each other, as well as improve viewing angles for visualisation purposes.

The rack, located to the left of the desk, houses an all new patch bay, new DBX mic compressors, a Samson Headphone Amp, M-Audio USB Audio Interface, Sonifex Power Supply and RedNet 2. A new 'Magic BAPS box' was also built by [[Matthew Stratford]].

'''Past'''

Before the refurbishment as part of 40k, Studio 2 (Now Studio Blue) was primarily used for pre-recording. The mixing desk was a Sonifex Sovereign broadcasting desk with custom modifications. There were: 3 mic; 2 aux inputs; 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); and a disconnected telephone channel.

Studio 2 was home to the Blue Box. This contained a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; Sonifex power; a speaker amp.

===[[Production Office]]===

The production office is also the main office of URY. Day-to-day it is used by any member of the station as a space to plan shows, meet with other members or get some work done. At the far end is a production PC and mixing desk. These can be used for recording sessions, jingles, clips, etc. The desk is a [[Yamaha 01v96i]] digital sound desk with a MY-16AUD [[Dante]] expansion card. This is connected via USB and analogue cabling to the PC. It also has inputs from both office wall-PCs, the studios, the CD player, and a patch panel in S2.

At the end of the office is [[The Hub]]. This contains the studio selector hardware, and a lot of old analogue patching stuff (including the ends of tie lines down to the patching in stores - useful in an emergency)! It is also home to the power distro board, the input of satellite cables from the roof, some computing stuff and the door bell power adapter.

===Transmission===

URY is broadcast across campus on 1350AM. Our output is also streamed online at ury.org.uk, on radio player, iTunes radio, etc. The engineering team is responsible for getting the audio output to 1350AM and to the stream server for [[computing]] to stream. This all happens in the transmission (Tx) cupboard located in stores. Access to this is restricted to only the Head of Computing and Chief Engineer due to our licence, however, they can grant access to anyone except the station manager.

The Tx cupboard contains a Radica transmitter and compressor, some outboard compression, a RedNet 3 and a Scarlett 18i20 (USB audio interface). It also contains a number of servers and computers.

The transmitter is connected underground to a Radica tuner and the antenna (out the back of Vanbrugh Kitchen).

===The bits between them all...===

A digital audio over IP system is used to connect the studios, office, juxebox and Tx rack together. The system sits within the URY network, managed by [[Computing]]. We are using a protocol called [https://www.audinate.com/solutions/dante-overview Dante], which is developed by [https://www.audinate.com/ Audinate]. In order to access this network, we have a number of [http://uk.focusrite.com/ethernet-audio-interfaces/rednet RedNet] devices spread throughout the building. The Yamaha desk in the office is also Dante enabled. Anyone wanting to learn more about Dante may benefit from taking Audinate's Level 1 Dante certification at audinate.com/certify.

====RedNet 2====

Placed in S1 and S2, the '2' is a 16 in, 16 out A-D and D-A.

====RedNet 3====

Located in the Tx cupboard, the '3' is a digital interface, with up to 32 channels via ADAT fibre optical, AES or SPDIF. This is connected to a Scarlett 18i20 to interface with the servers, loggers and AM transmission.

====RedNet 4====

Floating between S2 and OBs, the '4' is an 8 channel mic pre.

====Audinate AVIO====

Installed in the Spring of 2019, The AVIO is a 2 in, 2 out AES3 interface. At the moment, the AVIO is connected to a Tandberg Satellite receiver (IRN news receiver) which replaced a cheap set top box that had a habit of crashing as well as feeding AES3 audio into a first generation Blackmagic ATEM vision mixer for visualisation. As a result of the installation of the AVIO, the last regularly used analogue run around the station was eliminated and studios can be visualised independently of eachother.

====More Detail====

This network can be controlled using [[Dante Controller]] and the RedNet devices are controlled with [[RedNet Control]]. There is also a page further detailing our set-up at URY: [[URY's Dante Network]].

===Outside Broadcasts===

Our Outside Broadcast (OB) kit is ever-changing, and varies for every OB to suit the needs of the event. The main part is a Rhino wheeled flight case with table sides. Inside this is the majority of kit required for a simple studio style set up. This includes several pieces of new equipment, an Allen and Heath Zed 18 Mixing Desk, two brand new Sennheiser ew100 G4 E band wireless mic receivers, a Behringer X32 rack for mics processing, the OB PC, speaker amplifiers, and a 4 channel Behringer Headphone amp.

It previously (prior to early 2020) consisted of: a Soundcraft Spirit M12 mixing desk; Focusrite OctoPre (donated by [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] in 2015); T.Bone Radio Mic Receivers; a Behringer 4-chan Headphone Amp; a Behringer 4-chan Compressor; OB PCs; speaker amplification. The rhino was originally conceived by [[Tom Haines]] in 2011/12. It has been reorganised a number of times since then, by ACE Sam Merryweather in October 2018 as most recently by Alice Milburn, Harry Smith and Jess Schofield in Spring 2020 with assistance of other eng team members.

Also included in a standard OB are 3 dynamic microphones; 2 speakers and various mic and speaker stands. Finally, there are 3 banners and 2 wife's (floor standing banners). They are the wife of the station manager.

===Stores===

Stores contains a variety of kit, some of which is currently in use, some of which is ancient and doesn't work. There is a lot of history in this room. To the left is the music store, which contains a library of records and CDs which the [[Music]] team is responsible for. The main section contains the URY rolling shelves. These were acquired from CS when it moved to Hes East. The rear shelf is reserved for computing hardware. The rest is Engineering. the very back shelf also has some paints and can be accessed by one person getting into the Tx cupboard, another rolling the shelf as far forward as possible (with no stuff in the way) and the Tx cupboard door being opened again (this will now be behind the shelf).

==Broadcast Engineering==
Many of the engineers that come through URY will have experience in live or studio audio engineering (although not having any is not a problem!). Whilst broadcast is not very different from these, there are a few minor differences to be aware of.

====Broadcast Desks====
Whilst on a standard mixing desk, the fader will go from -∞ to either +4 or +10, a broadcast desk will max at 0, and further adjustment should be done using the trim knob. This is to make it so, when presenting, the fader can be opened to 'full' quickly and easily by the presenter without causing distortion issues.

The broadcast desks in URY are modular, so each channel strip is its own individual module. This allows for custom layout and input design. The modules are connected together using a ribbon cable. The 2 desks are the [[Sonifex S2]] and [[Sonifex Sovereign]].

Broadcast desks usually use PPM meters to measure the audio level. The target should be 6PPM, with clipping occuring above 8PPM. Broadcast systems are usually set up for unity gain (input level = output level) with some compression and processing in the middle (URY does not currently do this).

==Recent History==

==Members (past and present)==

===Chief Engineers===
* ''2019 - Present'' - [[Jessica Schofield]]
* ''2019'': [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2018 - 2019'': [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Neave Spikings]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[James Rudge]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Adam Brain]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2012 (summer)'': [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2010 - 2012'': [[Luke Sarjant]] & [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2009 - 2010'': [[Clement Sun]]
* ''2008 - 2009'': [[Dylan Jones]]
* ''2006 - 2008'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2006 (spring)'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2004 - 2006'': [[Iain Kelly]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2003'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2001 - 2003'': [[Philip Stewart]]
* ''1997 - 2000'': [[Jonathan Ledbury]]
* ''1996 - 1998'': [[Paul Burns]]
* ''1996 - 1997'': [[Dave Stevenson]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Mark Patrick]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Alistair MacDonald]]

===Assistant Chief Engineers===
* '' 2019 - Present'': [[Harry Smith]] & [[Alice Milburn]]
* ''summer 2019'': [[Jacob Dicker]]
* ''2018 - summer 2019'': [[Jacob Dicker]] & [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Sam Merryweather]] & [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 (summer)'': [[Toby Fox]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Neave Spikings]] & [[Jed Fulwell]]
* ''2016 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[James Rudge]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2013 (summer)'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Wil Bennet]] & [[Andy Durant]]
* ''2011 - 2012'': [[Tom Haines]] & [[Jonathan Rees]]
* ''2010 - 2011'': [[Launrence Hobden]]
* ''2006 (summer)'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2004 - 2005'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2002 - 2003'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2001 - 2002'': [[Adam Leith]] & [[Jonathan Aitken]]
* ''1995 - 1996'': [[Wim Roose]]

Yamaha 01v96i

2020-03-04T23:14:47Z

10418: update to history - installed back into usage

The Yamaha 01v96i is a digital mixing console built by Yamaha Professional Audio, part of Japanese conglomerate Yamaha.

The first generation 01v was released in 1998 and it and later updated generations remain in widespread use. The third generation 01v96i is a powerful 40 channel (32 mono, 4 stereo) mixer featuring full 4 band parametric EQ, delay and dynamics on each input channel and 4 onboard effects processors. The 01v96i can be used as a 16x16 digital USB 2.0 interface with sample rates up to 96Kz/24bit. As it is not as user-friendly as more recent digital mixing consoles (such as the Behringer X32), it is recommended to spend sufficient time familiarising yourself with the interface if you have a need to use the console.

URY's 01v96i also features a [[Dante]] card to allow it to interface with [[Rednet]]. In the office, the 01v96i is used as a monitoring device for various inputs including Studio 1 feed, Studio 2 feed, Jutebox feed as well as outputs from the Production PC and Office PC 1 and 2. Please consult the instructions posted above the the console for further information (when they are re-installed, tba).

For live sessions, such as the Flagship Music Show, the 01v96i is used to mix the guest artist and create monitor mixes.

In 2018 the motor for Fader 1 died. Minor changing to patching was made and a replacement fader was purchased. This replacement was installed in the Summer of 2019 during an awkward repair procedure. The old fader that was thought to be broken just had a belt issue seemingly, so we now have that as a spare if necessary. This repair also came with the added benefit of CS lab techs using a compressed air line to blow out what must have been 10 years of dust as well. It was returned to use in Autumn 2019.

Alternatively consult the in-house [[01v96i User Manual]]

URY's Dante Network

2020-03-04T23:11:11Z

10418: minor corrections

01v96i User Manual

2020-03-04T23:08:36Z

10418:

This page is currently under construction. Please check back regularly over Summer 2019 as [[User:10418]] continues to write this up.

[[Patching]]

[[Channel Pairing]]

[[Scene Management]]

[[Dynamics]]

[[Equalisation]]

If you notice any issues with the technical content of this guide after October 2019, please contact me immediately.

I am currently writing this from a combination of the User Manual & Memory, and will revise this when I return to university in September and can spend more time with the mixer.

P.S. As of March 2020 this guide should be considered abandon ware, and any Freshers with too much time/too little life should feel free to continue it.

User:10418

2020-03-04T23:06:51Z

10418:

Is it egotistical to create your own wiki page?

I mean, no one's going to read it, so probably :)

Just look at my myradio profile, there's loads of stuff there, in the meantime, I'll be enjoying my retirement.

Currently in the middle of writing (and regretting writing) a user manual for our [[Yamaha 01v96i]] digital mixer.

URY's Dante Network

2020-03-04T23:06:10Z

10418: changed 'MADI' to 'ADAT' as well as clarification about correct clock status

==Dante Clocking==
The Dante network uses a master/slave clocking architecture - there is a single master clock and everything else receives it's clock from there. The system can choose it's own master clock, or preferred masters can be defined. Some of the RedNet devices can also slave to external clocks. In URY, the Dante network master device is the RedNet 3 (Stores), which is in turn slaved to the Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 (USB'd to the broadcast server). When correctly configured, urystores is set with both "preferred master" and "enable sync to external" checked, whilst in RedNet control, "Clock Source" should be "External" and "External Word Clock Source" should be "Word Clock Input".

This was chosen as the clock master so in the case of network issues, or devices being added or removed from the network, the Scarlett doesn't break audio to the transmitter as it re-syncs it's clock (it's the master, so doesn't have to sync). The Dante network is slaved to this so the ADAT audio links between the Scarlett and RedNet 3 don't have glitchy audio.
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Engineering

2020-03-04T23:01:23Z

10418: /* Audinate AVIO */

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|csec=[[Constitution|Here]]
|roles=[[Chief Engineer]] [[Assistant Chief Engineer]]
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'''Engineering Team''' is the URY team responsible for maintaining URY's broadcast equipment and providing suitable set-ups for outside broadcasting, live sessions, or anything else you can think of really. If it handles analogue or digital audio and isn't a computer, its probably ours!

==What do we do?==
From the moment a sound leaves anything (a computer, vinyl, human, cassette, instrument, etc) to the moment it goes in to a computer for streaming, we are responsible for it! Whether that's in the studio, a session recording, the transmission (Tx) cupboard in stores or at an Outside Broadcast (OB), it's our issue.

===[[Studio Red]]===
The main broadcasting studio, Studio Red (formally known as Studio 1) was last re-built in 2011 with the support of Alumni funding (YuFund). The mixing desk is a [[Sonifex S2]] split-chassis broadcast desk. There are: 5 mics; 2 vinyl decks; 2 CDJs; 2 CD players; 4 aux inputs; a telephone channel with jack input (for a smartphone); 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); a guest PC input; a presenter PC input. For visualisation, there are also 2 HD ready cameras and 2 LED lights.

Studio Red is home to the Tardis. This contains all the outboard processing used in the studio, including a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; headphone distribution; Wil's Black Box; sonifex power; black magic (visualisation); speaker amps.

===[[Studio Blue]]===
Last refurbished as part of the 40k project and complete over Christmas 2018/2019, Studio Blue (previously Studio 2) has been currently being refurbished to give it the same technical capability as Studio Red (Previously Studio 1). The new mixing desk is a Split Sonifex S2 and will be functionally identical to the desk in Studio Red. The physical table in which the Sonifex is mounted is a custom design built by Knotty Ash Woodworking, with Yellowtec m!ka 'Mic Arm TV' low profile mic stands. The low profile arms are designed to give presenters and guests a direct eye-line with each other, as well as improve viewing angles for visualisation purposes.

The rack, located to the left of the desk, houses an all new patch bay, new DBX mic compressors, a Samson Headphone Amp, M-Audio USB Audio Interface, Sonifex Power Supply and RedNet 2. A new 'Magic BAPS box' was also built by [[Matthew Stratford]].

'''Past'''

Before the refurbishment as part of 40k, Studio 2 (Now Studio Blue) was primarily used for pre-recording. The mixing desk was a Sonifex Sovereign broadcasting desk with custom modifications. There were: 3 mic; 2 aux inputs; 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); and a disconnected telephone channel.

Studio 2 was home to the Blue Box. This contained a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; Sonifex power; a speaker amp.

===[[Production Office]]===

The production office is also the main office of URY. Day-to-day it is used by any member of the station as a space to plan shows, meet with other members or get some work done. At the far end is a production PC and mixing desk. These can be used for recording sessions, jingles, clips, etc. The desk is a [[Yamaha 01v96i]] digital sound desk with a MY-16AUD [[Dante]] expansion card. This is connected via USB and analogue cabling to the PC. It also has inputs from both office wall-PCs, the studios, the CD player, and a patch panel in S2.

At the end of the office is [[The Hub]]. This contains the studio selector hardware, and a lot of old analogue patching stuff (including the ends of tie lines down to the patching in stores - useful in an emergency)! It is also home to the power distro board, the input of satellite cables from the roof, some computing stuff and the door bell power adapter.

===Transmission===

URY is broadcast across campus on 1350AM. Our output is also streamed online at ury.org.uk, on radio player, iTunes radio, etc. The engineering team is responsible for getting the audio output to 1350AM and to the stream server for [[computing]] to stream. This all happens in the transmission (Tx) cupboard located in stores. Access to this is restricted to only the Head of Computing and Chief Engineer due to our licence, however, they can grant access to anyone except the station manager.

The Tx cupboard contains a Radica transmitter and compressor, some outboard compression, a RedNet 3 and a Scarlett 18i20 (USB audio interface). It also contains a number of servers and computers.

The transmitter is connected underground to a Radica tuner and the antenna (out the back of Vanbrugh Kitchen).

===The bits between them all...===

A digital audio over IP system is used to connect the studios, office, juxebox and Tx rack together. The system sits within the URY network, managed by [[Computing]]. We are using a protocol called [https://www.audinate.com/solutions/dante-overview Dante], which is developed by [https://www.audinate.com/ Audinate]. In order to access this network, we have a number of [http://uk.focusrite.com/ethernet-audio-interfaces/rednet RedNet] devices spread throughout the building. The Yamaha desk in the office is also Dante enabled. Anyone wanting to learn more about Dante may benefit from taking Audinate's Level 1 Dante certification at audinate.com/certify.

====RedNet 2====

Placed in S1 and S2, the '2' is a 16 in, 16 out A-D and D-A.

====RedNet 3====

Located in the Tx cupboard, the '3' is a digital interface, with up to 32 channels via ADAT fibre optical, AES or SPDIF. This is connected to a Scarlett 18i20 to interface with the servers, loggers and AM transmission.

====RedNet 4====

Floating between S2 and OBs, the '4' is an 8 channel mic pre.

====Audinate AVIO====

Installed in the Spring of 2019, The AVIO is a 2 in, 2 out AES3 interface. At the moment, the AVIO is connected to a Tandberg Satellite receiver (IRN news receiver) which replaced a cheap set top box that had a habit of crashing as well as feeding AES3 audio into a first generation Blackmagic ATEM vision mixer for visualisation. As a result of the installation of the AVIO, the last regularly used analogue run around the station was eliminated and studios can be visualised independently of eachother.

====More Detail====

This network can be controlled using [[Dante Controller]] and the RedNet devices are controlled with [[RedNet Control]]. There is also a page further detailing our set-up at URY: [[URY's Dante Network]].

===Outside Broadcasts===

Our Outside Broadcast (OB) kit is ever-changing, and varies for every OB to suit the needs of the event. The main part is a Rhino wheeled flight case with table sides. Inside this is the majority of kit required for a simple studio style set up. This includes: a Soundcraft Spirit M12 mixing desk; Focusrite OctoPre (donated by [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] in 2015); T.Bone Radio Mic Receivers; a Behringer 4-chan Headphone Amp; a Behringer 4-chan Compressor; OB PCs; speaker amplification. The rhino was originally conceived by [[Tom Haines]] in 2011/12. It has been reorganised a number of times since then, most recently by ACE Sam Merryweather in October 2018.

Also included in a standard OB are 3 dynamic microphones; 2 speakers and various mic and speaker stands. Finally, there are 3 banners and 2 wife's (floor standing banners). They are the wife of the station manager.

===Stores===

Stores contains a variety of kit, some of which is currently in use, some of which is ancient and doesn't work. There is a lot of history in this room. To the left is the music store, which contains a library of records and CDs which the [[Music]] team is responsible for. The main section contains the URY rolling shelves. These were acquired from CS when it moved to Hes East. The rear shelf is reserved for computing hardware. The rest is Engineering. the very back shelf also has some paints and can be accessed by one person getting into the Tx cupboard, another rolling the shelf as far forward as possible (with no stuff in the way) and the Tx cupboard door being opened again (this will now be behind the shelf).

==Broadcast Engineering==
Many of the engineers that come through URY will have experience in live or studio audio engineering (although not having any is not a problem!). Whilst broadcast is not very different from these, there are a few minor differences to be aware of.

====Broadcast Desks====
Whilst on a standard mixing desk, the fader will go from -∞ to either +4 or +10, a broadcast desk will max at 0, and further adjustment should be done using the trim knob. This is to make it so, when presenting, the fader can be opened to 'full' quickly and easily by the presenter without causing distortion issues.

The broadcast desks in URY are modular, so each channel strip is its own individual module. This allows for custom layout and input design. The modules are connected together using a ribbon cable. The 2 desks are the [[Sonifex S2]] and [[Sonifex Sovereign]].

Broadcast desks usually use PPM meters to measure the audio level. The target should be 6PPM, with clipping occuring above 8PPM. Broadcast systems are usually set up for unity gain (input level = output level) with some compression and processing in the middle (URY does not currently do this).

==Recent History==

==Members (past and present)==

===Chief Engineers===
* ''2019 - Present'' - [[Jessica Schofield]]
* ''2019'': [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2018 - 2019'': [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Neave Spikings]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[James Rudge]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Adam Brain]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2012 (summer)'': [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2010 - 2012'': [[Luke Sarjant]] & [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2009 - 2010'': [[Clement Sun]]
* ''2008 - 2009'': [[Dylan Jones]]
* ''2006 - 2008'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2006 (spring)'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2004 - 2006'': [[Iain Kelly]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2003'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2001 - 2003'': [[Philip Stewart]]
* ''1997 - 2000'': [[Jonathan Ledbury]]
* ''1996 - 1998'': [[Paul Burns]]
* ''1996 - 1997'': [[Dave Stevenson]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Mark Patrick]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Alistair MacDonald]]

===Assistant Chief Engineers===
* '' 2019 - Present'': [[Harry Smith]] & [[Alice Milburn]]
* ''summer 2019'': [[Jacob Dicker]]
* ''2018 - summer 2019'': [[Jacob Dicker]] & [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Sam Merryweather]] & [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 (summer)'': [[Toby Fox]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Neave Spikings]] & [[Jed Fulwell]]
* ''2016 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[James Rudge]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2013 (summer)'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Wil Bennet]] & [[Andy Durant]]
* ''2011 - 2012'': [[Tom Haines]] & [[Jonathan Rees]]
* ''2010 - 2011'': [[Launrence Hobden]]
* ''2006 (summer)'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2004 - 2005'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2002 - 2003'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2001 - 2002'': [[Adam Leith]] & [[Jonathan Aitken]]
* ''1995 - 1996'': [[Wim Roose]]

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Immediately to the left of the 'PATCH' button is the 'PAIR/GROUP' button. Pressing this button brings up the controls for pairing two mono channels to be one stereo channel.

The 01v96i supports two channel pairing modes. Horizontal and Vertical pairing mode.

'''Horizontal Mode'

Horizontal Mode lets you pair odd then even channels. For example, Channels 1&2, 3&4, 5&6. Please note that even then odd channel pairings are not valid i.e. you cannot pair channels 2&3, 4&5 etc.

Horizontal mode is used by default and is the more typical of the two modes.

'''Vertical Mode'''

Vertical Mode lets you pair channels with their counterparts on the other fader layer, for example, channel 1&17, 2&18. I cannot for the life of me think why anyone would want to pair channels this way.

'''Pairing Channels'''

When channels are paired, they share the same fader level, the same ON, EQ, Gate, Comp, Aux settings. Pan and Routing
parameters remain separate (though Pans can be linked separately). To pair/unpair channels, without using the LCD screen:
# Hold down the 'SEL' button for the Left channel
# Then also hold down the 'SEL' button for the Right channel (or vice versa) for half a second. This only works in Horizontal Pair Mode.

Patches can also be made using the LCD screen, by navigating to the 'STEREO' or 'MONO X2' buttons below each pairable channel pair. Please note. Paired channels are depicted by 'STEREO' and a heart, unpaired channels are depicted by 'MONO X2' and a broken heart. Please note that the board will double check that would want to make/break pairs this way.

Don't go breaking any hearts you coward.

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Scene Management

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Scenes are nifty ways to automate certain things on the board.

The biggest advantage of a digital desk over an analogue one is recall-ability. Parameters can be set, saved, and recalled. For example, you might have a live music session with two different bands.

Band 1 sound-checks, and you build a scene for Band 1 (called, idk, Band 1) so that they sound great. You then save that scene, and create a new scene for Band 2's sound check, then save that.

You can then easily recall the pre-made scenes for both Band 1 and Band 2 when needed, rather than having to remember precise things like what the attack time on the kick drum compressor was.

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On the 01v96i, patching is done on a 1-1 basis, rather than in blocks of 8 such as on an X32. These means that any input signal can be routed to any channel as shown in the following table:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Patching
|-
! scope=row | Physical Input
| AD1 || AD2 || SL1 || SL2 || USB1 || USB2
|-
! scope=row | Channel
| Channel 1
| Channel 2
| Channel 3
| Channel 4
| Channel 5
| Channel 6
|}

This means that Analogue-Digital input 1 (AD1) is routed to Channel 1, (AD2) is routed to Channel 2, Slot Channel Input 1 (SL1, which comes out of [[Dante]]) is routed to Channel 3, and SL2 is routed to Channel 4. USB Input 1 (USB1) is routed to Channel 5, and USB2 is routed to channel 6.

There are a wide variety of inputs available on the [[Yamaha 01v96i]], including Analogue inputs, Digital ADAT inputs, Digital SPDIF inputs, Digital USB inputs and Digital Slot inputs that are routed to Dante through the Dante card.

It is very important on a Digital board to be on top of your patching, as the physical input 1 may not be patched to channel 1, or anywhere for that matter.

Patching can be one-one, one-many but cannot be many-one as this would involve summing audio.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ One to One Patch
|-
! scope=row | Physical Input
| AD1 || AD2 || AD3 || AD4
|-
! scope=row | Channel
| Channel 1
| Channel 2
| Channel 3
| Channel 4
|}
This is a 'one-one' or one-to-one style patch, where in this case the numbering of the physical analogue inputs corresponds to the digital channels they are assigned to. This may not always be the case, for example it is possible that AD1 could be patched to channel 2 and AD2 patched to channel 1.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ One to Many Patch
|-
! scope=row | Physical Input
| AD1 || AD1 || AD1 || AD1
|-
! scope=row | Channel
| Channel 1
| Channel 2
| Channel 3
| Channel 4
|}
This is a 'one-many' or one-to-many style patch, where a single analogue input has been patched (likely erroneously) to four channels. There are legitimate circumstances where a one-to-many style patch may be required for double processing, but it is unlikely that four channels would be needed.

'''Patching Basics'''

In order to change patching on the 01v96i, do the following:
# Press the 'PATCH' button under 'DISPLAY ACCESS'
# By default, the 'IN PATCH' page will appear. If not, press the LEFT/RIGHT navigation keys under the screen until 'IN PATCH' is selected at the bottom and 'INPUT PATCH' is displayed at the top of the LCD Screen
# Use the Scroll-wheel to move to the channel you wish to patch
# Channels can also be selected for patching using the individual channel Select 'SEL' buttons
# Once the desired channel is selected, press 'ENTER', which will open the 'PATCH SELECT' menu
# Use the navigation keys to select the desired input for that channel
# Once happy, navigate to 'YES' and press 'ENTER'

Please note: Patching is not confirmed until 'YES' is pressed - you must confirm any changes made to the patch. Patching is also not stored in any of our scenes, so if you make a mistake, you won't be able to recall it via a scene.

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Patching

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Is it egotistical to create your own wiki page?

I mean, no one's going to read it, so probably :)

Just look at my myradio profile, there's loads of stuff there, in the meantime, I'll be sending emails.

Currently in the middle of writing (and regretting writing) a user manual for our [[Yamaha 01v96i]] digital mixer.

User:10418

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Is it egotistical to create your own wiki page?

I mean, no one's going to read it, so probably :)

Just look at my myradio profile, there's loads of stuff there, in the meantime, I'll be sending emails.

Currently in the middle of writing (and regretting writing) a user manual for our [[01v96i]] digital mixer.

User:10418

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Is it egotistical to create your own wiki page?

I mean, no one's going to read it, so probably :)

Just look at my myradio profile, there's loads of stuff there, in the meantime, I'll be sending emails.

Currently in the middle of writing (and regretting writing) a user manual for our 01v96i digital mixer.

01v96i User Manual

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This page is currently under construction. Please check back regularly over Summer 2019 as [[User:10418]] continues to write this up.

[[Patching]]

[[Channel Pairing]]

[[Dynamics]]

[[Equalisation]]

If you notice any issues with the technical content of this guide after October 2019, please contact me immediately.

I am currently writing this from a combination of the User Manual & Memory, and will revise this when I return to university in September and can spend more time with the mixer.

01v96i User Manual

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This page is currently under construction. Please check back regularly over Summer 2019 as [[User:10418]] continues to write this up.

[[Patching]]

[[Dynamics]]

[[Channel Pairing]]

[[Equalisation]]

If you notice any issues with the technical content of this guide after October 2019, please contact me immediately.

I am currently writing this from a combination of the User Manual & Memory, and will revise this when I return to university in September and can spend more time with the mixer.

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Channel Pairing

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Immediately to the left of the 'PATCH' button is the 'PAIR/GROUP' button. Pressing this button brings up the controls for pairing two mono channels to be one stereo channel.

The 01v96i supports two channel pairing modes. Horizontal and Vertical pairing mode.

'''Horizontal Mode'

Horizontal Mode lets you pair odd then even channels. For example, Channels 1&2, 3&4, 5&6. Please note that even then odd channel pairings are not valid i.e. you cannot pair channels 2&3, 4&5 etc.

Horizontal mode is used by default and is the more typical of the two modes.

'''Vertical Mode'''

Vertical Mode lets you pair channels with their counterparts on the other fader layer, for example, channel 1&17, 2&18. I cannot for the life of me think why anyone would want to pair channels this way.

'''Pairing Channels'''

When channels are paired, they share the same fader level, the same ON, EQ, Gate, Comp, Aux settings. Pan and Routing
parameters remain separate (though Pans can be linked separately). To pair/unpair channels, without using the LCD screen, first hold down the 'SEL' button for the Left channel, then also hold down the 'SEL' button for the Right channel (or vice versa) for half a second. This only works in Horizontal Pair Mode.

Patches can also be made using the LCD screen, by navigating to the 'STEREO' or 'MONO X2' buttons below each pairable channel pair. Please note. Paired channels are depicted by 'STEREO' and a heart, unpaired channels are depicted by 'MONO X2' and a broken heart. Please note that the board will double check that would want to make/break pairs this way.

Don't go breaking any hearts you coward.

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Channel Pairing

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Immediately to the left of the 'PATCH' button is the 'PAIR/GROUP' button. Pressing this button brings up the controls for pairing two mono channels to be one stereo channel.

The 01v96i supports two channel pairing modes. Horizontal and Vertical pairing mode.

'''Horizontal Mode'

Horizontal Mode lets you pair odd then even channels. For example, Channels 1&2, 3&4, 5&6. Please note that even then odd channel pairings are not valid i.e. you cannot pair channels 2&3, 4&5 etc.

Horizontal mode is used by default and is the more typical of the two modes.

'''Vertical Mode'''

Vertical Mode lets you pair channels with their counterparts on the other fader layer, for example, channel 1&17, 2&18. I cannot for the life of me think why anyone would want to pair channels this way.

'''Pairing Channels'''

When channels are paired, they share the same fader level, the same ON, EQ, Gate, Comp, Aux settings. Pan and Routing
parameters remain separate (though Pans can be linked separately). To pair/unpair channels, without using the LCD screen, first hold down the 'SEL' button for the Left channel, then also hold down the 'SEL' button for the Right channel (or vice versa) for half a second. This only works in Horizontal Pair Mode.

Patches can also be made using the LCD screen, by navigating to the 'STEREO' or 'MONO X2' buttons below each pairable channel pair. Please note. Paired channels are depicted by 'STEREO' and a heart, unpaired channels are depicted by 'MONO X2' and a broken heart. Please note that the board will double check that would want to make/break pairs this way.

Don't go breaking any hearts you coward.

Channel Pairing

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Immediately to the left of the 'PATCH' button is the 'PAIR/GROUP' button. Pressing this button brings up the controls for pairing two mono channels to be one stereo channel.

The 01v96i supports two channel pairing modes. Horizontal and Vertical pairing mode.

'''Horizontal Mode'

Horizontal Mode lets you pair odd then even channels. For example, Channels 1&2, 3&4, 5&6. Please note that even then odd channel pairings are not valid i.e. you cannot pair channels 2&3, 4&5 etc.

Horizontal mode is used by default and is the more typical of the two modes.

'''Vertical Mode'''

Vertical Mode lets you pair channels with their counterparts on the other fader layer, for example, channel 1&17, 2&18. I cannot for the life of me think why anyone would want to pair channels this way.

'''Pairing Channels'''

When channels are paired, they share the same fader level, the same ON, EQ, Gate, Comp, Aux settings. Pan and Routing
parameters remain separate (though Pans can be linked separately). To pair/unpair channels, without using the LCD screen, first hold down the 'SEL' button for the Left channel, then also hold down the 'SEL' button for the Right channel (or vice versa) for half a second. This only works in Horizontal Pair Mode.

Patches can also be made using the LCD screen, by navigating to the 'STEREO' or 'MONO X2' buttons below each pairable channel pair. Please note. Paired channels are depicted by 'STEREO' and a heart, unpaired channels are depicted by 'MONO X2' and a broken heart. Please note that the board will double check that would want to make/break pairs this way.

Don't go breaking any hearts you coward.

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Patching

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Patching

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On the 01v96i, patching is done on a 1-1 basis, rather than in blocks of 8 such as on an X32. These means that any input signal can be routed to any channel as shown in the following table:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Patching
|-
! scope=row | Physical Input
| AD1 || AD2 || SL1 || SL2 || USB1 || USB2
|-
! scope=row | Channel
| Channel 1
| Channel 2
| Channel 3
| Channel 4
| Channel 5
| Channel 6
|}

This means that Analogue-Digital input 1 (AD1) is routed to Channel 1, (AD2) is routed to Channel 2, Slot Channel Input 1 (SL1, which comes out of [[Dante]]) is routed to Channel 3, and SL2 is routed to Channel 4. USB Input 1 (USB1) is routed to Channel 5, and USB2 is routed to channel 6.

There are a wide variety of inputs available on the [[Yamaha 01v96i]], including Analogue inputs, Digital ADAT inputs, Digital SPDIF inputs, Digital USB inputs and Digital Slot inputs that are routed to Dante through the Dante card.

It is very important on a Digital board to be on top of your patching, as the physical input 1 may not be patched to channel 1, or anywhere for that matter.

Patching can be one-one, one-many but cannot be many-one as this would involve summing audio.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ One to One Patch
|-
! scope=row | Physical Input
| AD1 || AD2 || AD3 || AD4
|-
! scope=row | Channel
| Channel 1
| Channel 2
| Channel 3
| Channel 4
|}
This is a 'one-one' or one-to-one style patch, where in this case the numbering of the physical analogue inputs corresponds to the digital channels they are assigned to. This may not always be the case, for example it is possible that AD1 could be patched to channel 2 and AD2 patched to channel 1.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ One to Many Patch
|-
! scope=row | Physical Input
| AD1 || AD1 || AD1 || AD1
|-
! scope=row | Channel
| Channel 1
| Channel 2
| Channel 3
| Channel 4
|}
This is a 'one-many' or one-to-many style patch, where a single analogue input has been patched (likely erroneously) to four channels. There are legitimate circumstances where a one-to-many style patch may be required for double processing, but it is unlikely that four channels would be needed.

'''Patching Basics'''

In order to change patching on the 01v96i, do the following:
1) Press the 'PATCH' button under 'DISPLAY ACCESS'
2) By default, the 'IN PATCH' page will appear. If not, press the LEFT/RIGHT navigation keys under the screen until 'IN PATCH' is selected at the bottom and 'INPUT PATCH' is displayed at the top of the LCD Screen
3) Use the Scroll-wheel to move to the channel you wish to patch
3.1) Channels can also be selected for patching using the individual channel Select 'SEL' buttons
4) Once the desired channel is selected, press 'ENTER'

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[[Patching]]

[[Dynamics]]

[[Equalisation]]

Engineering

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'''Engineering Team''' is the URY team responsible for maintaining URY's broadcast equipment and providing suitable set-ups for outside broadcasting, live sessions, or anything else you can think of really. If it handles analogue or digital audio and isn't a computer, its probably ours!

==What do we do?==
From the moment a sound leaves anything (a computer, vinyl, human, cassette, instrument, etc) to the moment it goes in to a computer for streaming, we are responsible for it! Whether that's in the studio, a session recording, the transmission (Tx) cupboard in stores or at an Outside Broadcast (OB), it's our issue.

===[[Studio Red]]===
The main broadcasting studio, Studio Red (formally known as Studio 1) was last re-built in 2011 with the support of Alumni funding (YuFund). The mixing desk is a [[Sonifex S2]] split-chassis broadcast desk. There are: 5 mics; 2 vinyl decks; 2 CDJs; 2 CD players; 4 aux inputs; a telephone channel with jack input (for a smartphone); 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); a guest PC input; a presenter PC input. For visualisation, there are also 2 HD ready cameras and 2 LED lights.

Studio Red is home to the Tardis. This contains all the outboard processing used in the studio, including a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; headphone distribution; Wil's Black Box; sonifex power; black magic (visualisation); speaker amps.

===[[Studio Blue]]===
Last refurbished as part of the 40k project and complete over Christmas 2018/2019, Studio Blue (previously Studio 2) has been currently being refurbished to give it the same technical capability as Studio Red (Previously Studio 1). The new mixing desk is a Split Sonifex S2 and will be functionally identical to the desk in Studio Red. The physical table in which the Sonifex is mounted is a custom design built by Knotty Ash Woodworking, with Yellowtec m!ka 'Mic Arm TV' low profile mic stands. The low profile arms are designed to give presenters and guests a direct eye-line with each other, as well as improve viewing angles for visualisation purposes.

The rack, located to the left of the desk, houses an all new patch bay, new DBX mic compressors, a Samson Headphone Amp, M-Audio USB Audio Interface, Sonifex Power Supply and RedNet 2. A new 'Magic BAPS box' was also built by [[Matthew Stratford]].

'''Past'''

Before the refurbishment as part of 40k, Studio 2 (Now Studio Blue) was primarily used for pre-recording. The mixing desk was a Sonifex Sovereign broadcasting desk with custom modifications. There were: 3 mic; 2 aux inputs; 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); and a disconnected telephone channel.

Studio 2 was home to the Blue Box. This contained a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; Sonifex power; a speaker amp.

===[[Production Office]]===

The production office is also the main office of URY. Day-to-day it is used by any member of the station as a space to plan shows, meet with other members or get some work done. At the far end is a production PC and mixing desk. These can be used for recording sessions, jingles, clips, etc. The desk is a [[Yamaha 01v96i]] digital sound desk with a MY-16AUD [[Dante]] expansion card. This is connected via USB and analogue cabling to the PC. It also has inputs from both office wall-PCs, the studios, the CD player, and a patch panel in S2.

At the end of the office is [[The Hub]]. This contains the studio selector hardware, and a lot of old analogue patching stuff (including the ends of tie lines down to the patching in stores - useful in an emergency)! It is also home to the power distro board, the input of satellite cables from the roof, some computing stuff and the door bell power adapter.

===Transmission===

URY is broadcast across campus on 1350AM. Our output is also streamed online at ury.org.uk, on radio player, iTunes radio, etc. The engineering team is responsible for getting the audio output to 1350AM and to the stream server for [[computing]] to stream. This all happens in the transmission (Tx) cupboard located in stores. Access to this is restricted to only the Head of Computing and Chief Engineer due to our licence, however, they can grant access to anyone except the station manager.

The Tx cupboard contains a Radica transmitter and compressor, some outboard compression, a RedNet 3 and a Scarlett 18i20 (USB audio interface). It also contains a number of servers and computers.

The transmitter is connected underground to a Radica tuner and the antenna (out the back of Vanbrugh Kitchen).

===The bits between them all...===

A digital audio over IP system is used to connect the studios, office, juxebox and Tx rack together. The system sits within the URY network, managed by [[Computing]]. We are using a protocol called [https://www.audinate.com/solutions/dante-overview Dante], which is developed by [https://www.audinate.com/ Audinate]. In order to access this network, we have a number of [http://uk.focusrite.com/ethernet-audio-interfaces/rednet RedNet] devices spread throughout the building. The Yamaha desk in the office is also Dante enabled. Anyone wanting to learn more about Dante may benefit from taking Audinate's Level 1 Dante certification at audinate.com/certify.

====RedNet 2====

Placed in S1 and S2, the '2' is a 16 in, 16 out A-D and D-A.

====RedNet 3====

Located in the Tx cupboard, the '3' is a digital interface, with up to 32 channels via ADAT fibre optical, AES or SPDIF. This is connected to a Scarlett 18i20 to interface with the servers, loggers and AM transmission.

====RedNet 4====

Floating between S2 and OBs, the '4' is an 8 channel mic pre.

====Audinate AVIO====

Installed in the Spring of 2019, The AVIO is a 2 in, 2 out AES3 interface. At the moment, the AVIO is connected to a Tandberg Satellite receiver which replaced a cheap set top box that had a habit of crashing. As a result of the installation of the AVIO, the last regularly used analogue run around the station was eliminated.

====More Detail====

This network can be controlled using [[Dante Controller]] and the RedNet devices are controlled with [[RedNet Control]]. There is also a page further detailing our set-up at URY: [[URY's Dante Network]].

===Outside Broadcasts===

Our Outside Broadcast (OB) kit is ever-changing, and varies for every OB to suit the needs of the event. The main part is a Rhino wheeled flight case with table sides. Inside this is the majority of kit required for a simple studio style set up. This includes: a Soundcraft Spirit M12 mixing desk; Focusrite OctoPre (donated by [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] in 2015); T.Bone Radio Mic Receivers; a Behringer 4-chan Headphone Amp; a Behringer 4-chan Compressor; OB PCs; speaker amplification. The rhino was originally conceived by [[Tom Haines]] in 2011/12. It has been reorganised a number of times since then, most recently by ACE Sam Merryweather in October 2018.

Also included in a standard OB are 3 dynamic microphones; 2 speakers and various mic and speaker stands. Finally, there are 3 banners and 2 wife's (floor standing banners). They are the wife of the station manager.

===Stores===

Stores contains a variety of kit, some of which is currently in use, some of which is ancient and doesn't work. There is a lot of history in this room. To the left is the music store, which contains a library of records and CDs which the [[Music]] team is responsible for. The main section contains the URY rolling shelves. These were acquired from CS when it moved to Hes East. The rear shelf is reserved for computing hardware. The rest is Engineering. the very back shelf also has some paints and can be accessed by one person getting into the Tx cupboard, another rolling the shelf as far forward as possible (with no stuff in the way) and the Tx cupboard door being opened again (this will now be behind the shelf).

==Broadcast Engineering==
Many of the engineers that come through URY will have experience in live or studio audio engineering (although not having any is not a problem!). Whilst broadcast is not very different from these, there are a few minor differences to be aware of.

====Broadcast Desks====
Whilst on a standard mixing desk, the fader will go from -∞ to either +4 or +10, a broadcast desk will max at 0, and further adjustment should be done using the trim knob. This is to make it so, when presenting, the fader can be opened to 'full' quickly and easily by the presenter without causing distortion issues.

The broadcast desks in URY are modular, so each channel strip is its own individual module. This allows for custom layout and input design. The modules are connected together using a ribbon cable. The 2 desks are the [[Sonifex S2]] and [[Sonifex Sovereign]].

Broadcast desks usually use PPM meters to measure the audio level. The target should be 6PPM, with clipping occuring above 8PPM. Broadcast systems are usually set up for unity gain (input level = output level) with some compression and processing in the middle (URY does not currently do this).

==Recent History==

==Members (past and present)==

===Chief Engineers===
* ''2019 - present'': [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2018 - 2019'': [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Neave Spikings]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[James Rudge]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Adam Brain]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2012 (summer)'': [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2010 - 2012'': [[Luke Sarjant]] & [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2009 - 2010'': [[Clement Sun]]
* ''2008 - 2009'': [[Dylan Jones]]
* ''2006 - 2008'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2006 (spring)'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2004 - 2006'': [[Iain Kelly]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2003'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2001 - 2003'': [[Philip Stewart]]
* ''1997 - 2000'': [[Jonathan Ledbury]]
* ''1996 - 1998'': [[Paul Burns]]
* ''1996 - 1997'': [[Dave Stevenson]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Mark Patrick]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Alistair MacDonald]]

===Assistant Chief Engineers===
* ''summer 2019 - present'': [[User:10418]]
* ''2018 - summer 2019'': [[Jacob Dicker]] & [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Sam Merryweather]] & [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 (summer)'': [[Toby Fox]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Neave Spikings]] & [[Jed Fulwell]]
* ''2016 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[James Rudge]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2013 (summer)'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Wil Bennet]] & [[Andy Durant]]
* ''2011 - 2012'': [[Tom Haines]] & [[Jonathan Rees]]
* ''2010 - 2011'': [[Launrence Hobden]]
* ''2006 (summer)'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2004 - 2005'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2002 - 2003'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2001 - 2002'': [[Adam Leith]] & [[Jonathan Aitken]]
* ''1995 - 1996'': [[Wim Roose]]

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'''Engineering Team''' is the URY team responsible for maintaining URY's broadcast equipment and providing suitable set-ups for outside broadcasting, live sessions, or anything else you can think of really. If it handles analogue or digital audio and isn't a computer, its probably ours!

==What do we do?==
From the moment a sound leaves anything (a computer, vinyl, human, cassette, instrument, etc) to the moment it goes in to a computer for streaming, we are responsible for it! Whether that's in the studio, a session recording, the transmission (Tx) cupboard in stores or at an Outside Broadcast (OB), it's our issue.

===[[Studio Red]]===
The main broadcasting studio, Studio Red (formally known as Studio 1) was last re-built in 2011 with the support of Alumni funding (YuFund). The mixing desk is a [[Sonifex S2]] split-chassis broadcast desk. There are: 5 mics; 2 vinyl decks; 2 CDJs; 2 CD players; 4 aux inputs; a telephone channel with jack input (for a smartphone); 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); a guest PC input; a presenter PC input. For visualisation, there are also 2 HD ready cameras and 2 LED lights.

Studio Red is home to the Tardis. This contains all the outboard processing used in the studio, including a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; headphone distribution; Wil's Black Box; sonifex power; black magic (visualisation); speaker amps.

===[[Studio Blue]]===
Last refurbished as part of the 40k project and complete over Christmas 2018/2019, Studio Blue (previously Studio 2) has been currently being refurbished to give it the same technical capability as Studio Red (Previously Studio 1). The new mixing desk is a Split Sonifex S2 and will be functionally identical to the desk in Studio Red. The physical table in which the Sonifex is mounted is a custom design built by Knotty Ash Woodworking, with Yellowtec m!ka 'Mic Arm TV' low profile mic stands. The low profile arms are designed to give presenters and guests a direct eye-line with each other, as well as improve viewing angles for visualisation purposes.

The rack, located to the left of the desk, houses an all new patch bay, new DBX mic compressors, a Samson Headphone Amp, M-Audio USB Audio Interface, Sonifex Power Supply and RedNet 2. A new 'Magic BAPS box' was also built by [[Matthew Stratford]].

'''Past'''

Before the refurbishment as part of 40k, Studio 2 (Now Studio Blue) was primarily used for pre-recording. The mixing desk was a Sonifex Sovereign broadcasting desk with custom modifications. There were: 3 mic; 2 aux inputs; 3 BAPs channels (from the presenter PC); and a disconnected telephone channel.

Studio 2 was home to the Blue Box. This contained a RedNet 2; compression; patch panels; Sonifex power; a speaker amp.

===[[Production Office]]===

The production office is also the main office of URY. Day-to-day it is used by any member of the station as a space to plan shows, meet with other members or get some work done. At the far end is a production PC and mixing desk. These can be used for recording sessions, jingles, clips, etc. The desk is a [[Yamaha 01v96i]] digital sound desk with a MY-16AUD [[Dante]] expansion card. This is connected via USB and analogue cabling to the PC. It also has inputs from both office wall-PCs, the studios, the CD player, and a patch panel in S2.

At the end of the office is [[The Hub]]. This contains the studio selector hardware, and a lot of old analogue patching stuff (including the ends of tie lines down to the patching in stores - useful in an emergency)! It is also home to the power distro board, the input of satellite cables from the roof, some computing stuff and the door bell power adapter.

===Transmission===

URY is broadcast across campus on 1350AM. Our output is also streamed online at ury.org.uk, on radio player, iTunes radio, etc. The engineering team is responsible for getting the audio output to 1350AM and to the stream server for [[computing]] to stream. This all happens in the transmission (Tx) cupboard located in stores. Access to this is restricted to only the Head of Computing and Chief Engineer due to our licence, however, they can grant access to anyone except the station manager.

The Tx cupboard contains a Radica transmitter and compressor, some outboard compression, a RedNet 3 and a Scarlett 18i20 (USB audio interface). It also contains a number of servers and computers.

The transmitter is connected underground to a Radica tuner and the antenna (out the back of Vanbrugh Kitchen).

===The bits between them all...===

A digital audio over IP system is used to connect the studios, office, juxebox and Tx rack together. The system sits within the URY network, managed by [[Computing]]. We are using a protocol called [https://www.audinate.com/solutions/dante-overview Dante], which is developed by [https://www.audinate.com/ Audinate]. In order to access this network, we have a number of [http://uk.focusrite.com/ethernet-audio-interfaces/rednet RedNet] devices spread throughout the building. The Yamaha desk in the office is also Dante enabled. Anyone wanting to learn more about Dante may benefit from taking Audinate's Level 1 Dante certification at audinate.com/certify.

====RedNet 2====

Placed in S1 and S2, the '2' is a 16 in, 16 out A-D and D-A.

====RedNet 3====

Located in the Tx cupboard, the '3' is a digital interface, with up to 32 channels via ADAT fibre optical, AES or SPDIF. This is connected to a Scarlett 18i20 to interface with the servers, loggers and AM transmission.

====RedNet 4====

Floating between S2 and OBs, the '4' is an 8 channel mic pre.

====Audinate AVIO====

Installed in the Spring of 2019, The AVIO is a 2 in, 2 out AES3 interface. At the moment, the AVIO is connected to a Tandberg Satellite receiver which replaced a cheap set top box that had a habit of crashing. As a result of the installation of the AVIO, the last regularly used analogue run around the station was eliminated.

====More Detail====

This network can be controlled using [[Dante Controller]] and the RedNet devices are controlled with [[RedNet Control]]. There is also a page further detailing our set-up at URY: [[URY's Dante Network]].

===Outside Broadcasts===

Our Outside Broadcast (OB) kit is ever-changing, and varies for every OB to suit the needs of the event. The main part is a Rhino wheeled flight case with table sides. Inside this is the majority of kit required for a simple studio style set up. This includes: a Soundcraft Spirit M12 mixing desk; Focusrite OctoPre (donated by [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] in 2015); T.Bone Radio Mic Receivers; a Behringer 4-chan Headphone Amp; a Behringer 4-chan Compressor; OB PCs; speaker amplification. The rhino was originally conceived by [[Tom Haines]] in 2011/12. It has been reorganised a number of times since then, most recently by ACE Sam Merryweather in October 2018.

Also included in a standard OB are 3 dynamic microphones; 2 speakers and various mic and speaker stands. Finally, there are 3 banners and 2 wife's (floor standing banners). They are the wife of the station manager.

===Stores===

Stores contains a variety of kit, some of which is currently in use, some of which is ancient and doesn't work. There is a lot of history in this room. To the left is the music store, which contains a library of records and CDs which the [[Music]] team is responsible for. The main section contains the URY rolling shelves. These were acquired from CS when it moved to Hes East. The rear shelf is reserved for computing hardware. The rest is Engineering. the very back shelf also has some paints and can be accessed by one person getting into the Tx cupboard, another rolling the shelf as far forward as possible (with no stuff in the way) and the Tx cupboard door being opened again (this will now be behind the shelf).

==Broadcast Engineering==
Many of the engineers that come through URY will have experience in live or studio audio engineering (although not having any is not a problem!). Whilst broadcast is not very different from these, there are a few minor differences to be aware of.

====Broadcast Desks====
Whilst on a standard mixing desk, the fader will go from -∞ to either +4 or +10, a broadcast desk will max at 0, and further adjustment should be done using the trim knob. This is to make it so, when presenting, the fader can be opened to 'full' quickly and easily by the presenter without causing distortion issues.

The broadcast desks in URY are modular, so each channel strip is its own individual module. This allows for custom layout and input design. The modules are connected together using a ribbon cable. The 2 desks are the [[Sonifex S2]] and [[Sonifex Sovereign]].

Broadcast desks usually use PPM meters to measure the audio level. The target should be 6PPM, with clipping occuring above 8PPM. Broadcast systems are usually set up for unity gain (input level = output level) with some compression and processing in the middle (URY does not currently do this).

==Recent History==

==Members (past and present)==

===Chief Engineers===
* ''2019 - present'': [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2018 - 2019'': [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Neave Spikings]]
* ''2016 - 2017'': [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[James Rudge]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Adam Brain]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2012 (summer)'': [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2010 - 2012'': [[Luke Sarjant]] & [[Wil Bennet]]
* ''2009 - 2010'': [[Clement Sun]]
* ''2008 - 2009'': [[Dylan Jones]]
* ''2006 - 2008'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2006 (spring)'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2004 - 2006'': [[Iain Kelly]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2003'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2001 - 2003'': [[Philip Stewart]]
* ''1997 - 2000'': [[Jonathan Ledbury]]
* ''1996 - 1998'': [[Paul Burns]]
* ''1996 - 1997'': [[Dave Stevenson]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Mark Patrick]]
* ''1993 - 1994'': [[Alistair MacDonald]]

===Assistant Chief Engineers===
* ''summer 2019 - present'': [[User:10418]]
* ''2018 - summer 2019'': [[Jacob Dicker]] & [[Morgan McKay]]
* ''2017 - 2018'': [[Sam Merryweather]] & [[Jack McPoland]]
* ''2017 (summer)'': [[Toby Fox]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* "2016 - 2017": [[Neave Spikings]] & [[Jed Fulwell]]
* ''2016 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Timothy Pilbeam]]
* ''2015 - 2016'': [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]] & [[Marco Bolt]]
* ''2014 - 2015'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[James Rudge]]
* ''2013 - 2014'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Tom Haines]]
* ''2013 (summer)'': [[Andy Durant]] & [[Stephen 'Stevo' Clarke]]
* ''2012 - 2013'': [[Wil Bennet]] & [[Andy Durant]]
* ''2011 - 2012'': [[Tom Haines]] & [[Jonathan Rees]]
* ''2010 - 2011'': [[Launrence Hobden]]
* ''2006 (summer)'': [[Matt Gray]]
* ''2004 - 2005'': [[Jonny Hardman]]
* ''2003 - 2004'': [[Terence Withers]]
* ''2002 - 2003'': [[Matt Fullerton]]
* ''2001 - 2002'': [[Adam Leith]] & [[Jonathan Aitken]]
* ''1995 - 1996'': [[Wim Roose]]

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Channel Dynamics

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This is where a channels dynamics settings can be altered. Each channel has two dynamics processors which can be inserted. One is a 'gate type' and the second is a '[[Compression]] type'.

Both dynamics processors are parametric, which means that parameters such as attack, hold and release time (measured in milliseconds) can be adjusted. Not every compressor/gate will let you do this.

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Compression

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Not to be confused with data compression common in .mp3s, compression as used by Engineering refers to the compression (or reduction) of the dynamic range of a signal. Most basic compressors have a threshold, ratio and make up gain control.

'''Threshold'''

The threshold is where, above a certain level of loudness, such as -30dB (where 0dB is maximum relative loudness) the compressor begins reducing the dynamic range or maximum peak values of the audio signal.

'''Ratio'''

The ratio is how hard a compressor works to reduce dynamic range above the threshold. With a threshold of 1:1, the Compressor does not do anything to the audio signal. If the threshold of the compressor is -30dB, and the ratio is 4:1, then the input signal will have to increase 4dB in order for the output signal to increase 1dB. For example, an input volume of -30dB will produce an output volume of -30dB, an input volume of -26dB would produce an output volume of -29dB, and an input volume of -22dB would produce an output volume of -28dB.

'''Make Up Gain'''

Because compression makes the loudest transients of audio signals quieter, it can have the effect of making the overall audio quieter and as such some 'make up gain' might be required. This quite simply turns up the output of a compressor. There are various better guides available online. if you wish to learn more.

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