Falcon 15 manual Introduction Eng

INTRODUCTION ENG

2 INTRODUCTION

Thanks to its long experience in the DSP audio field, Axel Technology is proud to present Falcon 15, a 3 band audio digital processor for FM radio broadcasting.

Falcon 15 offers the proven competitive advantages of all-digital processing: operation versatility, instantaneous preset recall, Pc control, upgrade capability, consistent high quality, easy installation / configuration…

Typical applications for the Falcon 15 are small and medium radio stations, radio relay stations and advertising splitting systems.

Falcon 15 comes with an user-friendly and reliable Pc control software which allows easy operations and a constant monitoring of all processing and modulation parameters.

Falcon 15 has been refined over a period of years by an experienced team of technicians, psycho-acoustic experts and designers specializing in the development of professional audio equipment based on DSP technology

The Falcon 15 processing stage provides for analog stereo audio inputs (a digital input is available as an option). You can choose between two Falcon 15 models, featuring two different Output types: analog stereo or composite MPX (i.e. suitable for a direct transmitter connection or a STL radio link).

Falcon 15 processing is based on 3 compressors related to Bass, Mid and High audio bands. The wide range of preset curves and the sophisticated AGC stage allows all users (even unskilled) to achieve astonishing results for density, richness and colour of the sound… An unique ‘signature’ for Yr radio sound !

Main Features

The digital MPX stereo coder (built-in) makes adjustements easy. The Falcon 15’s performance is enhanced by the addition of the Stereo Coder which ensures the best ratio between signal density and modulation level. Together with the automatic composite clipper (always included), Falcon 15 MPX Stereo Coder ensures a modulation quality much better than that presented by external coders.

The Digital audio input (optional) supports a wide range of numerical formats (including AES3/EBU and S/PDIF) with several sample rates. Thanks to its automatic recognition of the injected signal and connection type (optic or coaxial), the Falcon 15 digital input doesn’t require any specific configuration.

The Digital RDS & RBDS coder (optional) provides the services PS, PI, PTY, M/S, AF, RT, DI, TP, TA. Program service Name (PS) may be broadcast in a sequential mode (up to 8 different words) and with scrolling effect. RDS programming is achieved through the Pc software which comes with the unit.

The Analog Audio Output provides bi-channel (stereo) audio output electronically balanced on XLR male. It provides the L and R processed audio signals on which it is possible to enable/disable pre-emphasis. The level is set via menu.

The Falcon 15 processor comes with Windows software specifically designed for remote monitoring and control of all the processor sections (from the generation of the MPX signal to the level of AGC), as well as message editing and enabling RDS services.

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