Comrex has introduced a service that delivers conferenced audio from multiple contributors to the company’s hardware codecs in high quality.
Called Gagl, the service is cloud-based and allows one to five users to send and receive audio from computers and smartphones.
“Participants can connect and send audio by simply clicking a link using any common web browser,” the company announced. “Their audio is conferenced (if there’s more than one user), and delivered to a Comrex hardware codec such as ACCESS or BRIC-Link II. All participants can hear other participants, and the codec can send audio back to them.”
Comrex says Gagl could be used as the hub for a round-robin reporting program or for a “morning zoo” radio show to support multiple simultaneous connections at once.
“Because it offers low latency, it’s appropriate for call-in talk radio. Gagl could also be used to allow a single contributor to connect back to the studio from a computer or smartphone.”
The service will be available by the end of the year.
Comrex said the system is easy for users of any level of technical expertise to use and that the service provides stable connections with limited bandwidth.
“Gagl uses the Opus audio encoder, with a bit rate that delivers both voice and music in excellent quality. Gagl also delivers audio directly to a Comrex codec with all the stability enhancements, pro-grade audio connections, and features that hardware codecs provide.”
