Hello all,
For the next situation I ask your opinion. With some ideas I can form a plan
Thanks a lot for suggestions!
I ask myself could this be a good way to broadcast our local radio signals in Netherlands to a transmitter.
Situation now:
From broadcast mixer to Stereo Tool without the FM options. This goes to a stream (maybe in small future to a digital encoder) to the cable radio provider. This signal will be put on their DVB-C network for the listeners at home. For analog listeners by cable radio they 'MPX' the signal by a modulator (included a basic RDS name) to put it on FM. This FM cable signal we receive at another point (with unfortunately a bit of noise) in the same building (+- 400 meter far) as where our studio is situated and bring that to our transmitter to put it with a MPX tuner on air.
The main problem is the sound is really low, also because of the rules: no Stokkemask 'clipper' in the end before transmitter, so for now we take no risks.
New situation at transmitter site could be:
Same tuner used as now, but not to use MPX out, but left-right out and to put in Marian Trace Alpha sound card. Stereo Tool with FM options and composite clipper enabled into the transmitter to pump up the signal and be everything according the rules (Stokkemask). A new RDS signal we have to produce ourself in that way.
In that case two times through Stereo Tool (one only basic functions and the other one with full FM options), will this be fine, or do we destroy the sound fully with this?
Will this be a fine solution, I know the best would be a cable directly to the transmitter, but because of location of this building we need to send it above the roof, to put a cable already to the roof will be a problem because of fire rules. You understand I prefer a direct connection from studio to the transmitter with ST installed in there to get best quality out.