StudioCore is introduced as the new console engine for Axia iQ, Radius, RAQ, and DESQ surfaces, succeeding the QOR.32 engine. It retains the QOR.32’s twenty-four-channel mixing engine, internal power supply, and 5-port Ethernet switch. Enhancements include an eight-channel monitor matrix system and Livewire+ AES67 stream capacity of thirty-two inputs and thirty-two outputs.

StudioEdge: High-Density I/O Device

StudioEdge is a high-density I/O device designed to complement the Axia xNode family of products. It can serve as an all-in-one I/O solution for control rooms of any size or be used as an ingest station or routing and monitoring solution in TOCs and machine rooms.

Shared Features and Specifications

Both StudioCore and StudioEdge are built on a 2RU fanless hardware platform with an integrated 5-port Ethernet switch with PoE and a 5” color IPS LCD touchscreen display for local control of routing, I/O, and audio levels. The I/O options include four selectable mic/line inputs, eight dedicated line inputs and outputs, and three digital inputs and outputs that can be configured as AES/EBU, S/PDIF, and USB Audio. Additionally, they feature two headphone outputs with independent DACs and built-in amplifiers, a built-in audio file player via USB data port, and four GPI/O ports. An optional second internal power supply is also available.

Customer-Focused Features

“StudioCore is really an all-in-one platform for the broadcast studio, packing a very high-quality audio I/O endpoint, an AoIP switch, and a console mixing engine into a single 2RU fanless chassis; just add a control surface and playout computer, and you have a complete studio solution,” said Luca LaRosa, Telos Alliance Senior Project Manager. “Both StudioCore and StudioEdge provide the flexible architecture our customers have been asking for, with features like an I/O expansion slot, USB Audio I/O, two powerful headphone amps, and a built-in USB file player.”