Radio World - April 8, 2009 - (Page 7) The Metropolitan Opera sets the standard for great sound. And it’s chosen ACCESS to let the world listen in. Photo: Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera The Met’s Matthew Galek is a Real-World Super Hero Not content to rest on its laurels, the most renowned and respected opera company in the world is determined to connect with the widest possible audience—in the highest audio fidelity. With engineer Matthew Galek at the transmission helm, the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts its Saturday matinee to an ever growing number of affiliates using ACCESS (and the optional AAC suite) in multistreaming mode. With ACCESS, the Met’s broadcasts offer all the sonic richness it’s famous for—over the most challenging IP networks. ACCESS delivers mono or stereo over DSL, Cable, Wi-Fi, 3G cellular, satellite, POTS (yep, ACCESS is a full featured POTS codec and works seamlessly with Matrix, Vector and Bluebox)—plus some services you may not have even heard of. Given the challenges of the public Internet, it’s no small boast to say that ACCESS will perform in real time over most available IP connections. Contact Comrex today and find out how ACCESS can help you become a Real-World Super Hero—wherever you are! “Opera is one of the most challenging musical genres to do complete justice to in a broadcast, but ACCESS makes it easy.” —Matthew Galek, Broadcast Engineer for The Metropoiltan Opera See Us at NAB Booth #N6729 Put Comrex On The Line. http://www.comrex.com http://www.comrex.com
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