Sonifex PC-FLS8UP Flashlog 8 Upgrade From FL7

PC-FLS8UP Flashlog 8 Upgrade From FL7 - (Where FL7 Contained SNMP Agent or RDS Logging)

Flashlog 8 is configurable, ultra powerful multi-channel logging software. It makes use of separate Sonifex hardware (sound and radio capture cards) to provide a host of logging features on a single PC platform. It can record from analogue and digital line inputs, IP based line inputs (Axia™, Wheatstone™ or Dante™), from the Sonifex radio capture cards and internet radio streams.

Up to 2 years of radio broadcasts or audio can be logged, depending on available hardware. When also using the Sonifex PC-DAB DAB+ multi-ensemble PCIe Radcap card, the software records the entire contents of up to four ensembles. Decoding occurs during playback, showing DLS text, MOT slide shows and electronic programme guides along with the audio.

But DAB+ isn’t all you get with Flashlog 8. By using suitable hardware, Flashlog 8 has the ability to record up to 64 stereo line channels, 32 stereo FM stations, 32 AM stations, 4 DAB+ ensembles and 32 internet radio streams, limited only by the number of PCIe slots on the motherboard that you use.

The Flashlog 8 recorder runs as a Windows service and is controlled from under the Sources tab in the Flashlog application. Each line source can be configured as Stereo, 2 x Mono, 1 x Mono or Hidden. When set to Hidden, the input is still being recorded, but the source doesn’t appear on the playback screen. The number of recording days drop-down list is dynamically populated to ensure the hard drive space won’t be exceeded.

When used with the PC-AM and PC-FM radio capure cards, AM and FM radio capture sources are shown next, with edit fields for the frequency and an optional descriptive name. If RDS is present and no descriptive name has been entered, the transmitted station name is used and is dynamically updated should it be changed by the station. RF and audio signal levels are shown, along with stereo and RDS indicator lights for FM channels. Alarms (audio or carrier fail) can be optionally enabled. A drop-down list allows the number of logging days to be set, with the range determined dynamically from the available drive space.

When using the PC-DAB radio capture card, each DAB ensemble has a spectrum display, an RF level indicator, a phase reference correlator level, an uncorrected error count and an alarm enable checkbox. When alarms are enabled, the Configure button opens a dialog box allowing alarms to be enabled or disabled on individual services. The number of logging days for each ensemble is set from a drop-down list.

The waveform display can span one minute, ten minutes, an hour or a day, by using ‘span’ buttons. The date is selected from a calendar control, with the time set either by using the up and down buttons or by directly typing into the hours, minutes and seconds fields. The playback position can also be adjusted by dragging on the ruler bar below the waveform. A section of audio can be marked either with the mouse in the waveform window or by navigating to the start and end points and clicking on the Mark button.

Features

• Analogue, AES-3, Axia Livewire™, Wheatstone Wheatnet™ & Audinate Dante™ IP line inputs supported (Note separate proprietary drivers needed from the IP audio suppliers).
• Up to 64 stereo inputs supported, each reconfigurable as a pair of mono inputs.
• Up to four assignable line sub-categories for grouping channels.
• Selectable audio compression rates ranging from 80kbps to lossless.
• Adjustable no. of logging days per input.
• Recording time of up to two years, settable on each channel or ensemble (dependent on no. of channels, audio compression rate & HDD size).
• Operates on 64-bit Microsoft Windows™ 7/8.1/10 Professional operating system.
• Network playback using free Flashback 8 application (also compatible with Flashlog 5, 6 and 7 recorders).
• SNMP monitoring and alarms, including RDS / DLS text.
• Optional skimming control inputs supported.
• Live input monitoring on logger unit.
• Selectable audio failure alarms.

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