Axia debuts new touchscreen timer panel at NAB

Board operators and hosts using Element consoles have access to a full-featured timekeeping suite using console-mounted controls; the Element Touchscreen Timer Panel gives studio guests, producers and show hosts access to these functions as well by way of an elegant, touch-sensitive interface.

Axia Element control surfaces have become the fastest-growing brand of consoles in the industry, with over 700 studios online worldwide. Element users have a large number of studio accessories to choose from, including a family of rackmounted 5-, 10- and 15-button Film-Legendable Button Controllers, a range of programmable SmartSwitch Studio Accessory Panels with backlit LCD displays, FilmCap GPIO switch panels, and a variety of headphone selector and mic control panels for talent and producers.

The Axia IP-Audio system allows broadcasters to build audio networks of any size using standard switched Ethernet to connect a few rooms, or an entire facility. Axia networks have a total system capacity of more than 10,000 audio streams, and can carry hundreds of digital stereo (or nearly a hundred surround) channels over a single CAT-6 cable, eliminating much of the cost normally associated with wiring labor and infrastructure. Axia products include the popular Element modular broadcast console, a family of “audio nodes” that allow easy mixing and matching of digital, analog and microphone audio, and a comprehensive suite of network administration and routing control software.