AEQ Talent - Portable audio-codec

AEQ Talent - Ultra-compact personal Audio codec

Your voice from home will sound as if you were in the studio.

With high-definition preamp and OPUS encoding.

You can use your favorite microphone or headset, even a condenser microphone.

Excellent transmission quality, both in mono and stereo.

Superb dynamic range, you can sing if you want to!

Inappreciable delay in voice and studio return.

Regular ADSL/optical BER domestic Internet connections or wireless 3G/4G/5G data connections using simple router/modems with internal SIM card as the communication channel.

As PLAN B, Bluetooth connection with your smartphone to reach the studio PC. It allows you to enter the broadcast console in HD voice quality.

Small, user-friendly and easy to use.

In table format with a front of about 20x13 cm.

Simple front control panel:

• Hang up key.
• Microphone and headphone level control.
• Hang up/end call key.
• Outgoing and incoming signal level indicators.
• Other basic indicators of equipment and communication status.

Full of valuable connectivity details

• Supports all types of headphones, low or high impedance.
• It supports all types of microphones, dynamic and condenser, as it has a phantom power supply.
• You can listen to station audio, local audio, or a mix of both through headphones.
• The required audio mix can be sent to the headphone side of the headphones to stereo line and Bluetooth outputs.
• If several people are working on an event, you can connect your TALENTs in a series.

Watch the AEQ Talent video here!

Control and configuration Software:

You don't need to be a techie.

Control and configure your equipment from your Smartphone or computer.

All front panel controls are available in two applications.

 A smartphone app, TALENT PILOT, which allows you to control and configure the equipment.

 Another remote for PC, PHOENIX CONTROL, allows remote configuration and operation of a fleet of audio codecs.

Technical Features:

Inputs and Outputs

XLR-3 female microphone connector. Low noise preamplifier.

Switchable 12V phantom supply. 2Kohm input impedance. Gain is adjustable from the front panel and via software. MUTE key.

Stereo ground-referenced line input via 3.5mm jack. Compatible with PCs, tablets, phones and other sound players. Software adjustable input level.

Bluetooth 5.0 audio input. Stereo A2DP, software-adjustable level.

Stereo ground-referenced line output via 3.5mm jack. Compatible with PCs, tablets, phones and other sound recorders.. Software adjustable input level.

Headphone output: stereo 1/4 jack. >100mW output on low or high impedance headphones. Volume control and TX/RX panorama selection from the front panel and by software.

Bluetooth 5.0 audio output. Stereo A2DP, software-adjustable level.

Encoding Algorithms

OPUS coding

AEQ recommends its customers the OPUS family of encoding algorithms. OPUS offer extraordinary sound quality, low delay and great bitrate efficiency. There is a selection of 4 mono and 3 stereo modes provided, with Fs=48 kHz, operating at bitrates between 12 and 192kbps offering audio bandwidths between 6 and 20kHz.

Other coding algorithms

In order to provide compatibility with stationary AudioCodes, and the station preferences, a large selection of algorithms can be used, such has G711 (A- or u-law) G.722, AEQ-LD, MPEG 1 and 2 – LII and linear uncompressed PCM, among others (please ask).

Smart RTP and SIP server

In order to simplify the operation of the unit, AEQ offers the Smart RTP automatic call-establishment tool. Also, the service of a corporate SIP server is offered to our customers.

Other features:

Local interface with keys and encoders

Three-level LED vu meter at the front panel for program TX level indication.

Received audio signal presence indicator.

Operating temperature: -10 to +45 º C (14 to 114 º F).

Dimensions: Width x Depth x Height: 130x195x45mm

Weight: 620gr

Power supply: 5 to 15VDC for external adapter (90-263V 50/60 Hz input) or 5V through USB interface. Power consumption: 3.5W approx.

Optional UPS or power-bank. Duration depends on its capacity. For example: >4h with 15Vah.

TALENT PILOT application license included.

Communication interfaces:

10/100Mbps Ethernet port with RJ45 Connector. Provides access to:

Wired networks: LAN, DSL, wire or fiber-optics Internet, VLAN

Satellite: through a data satellite service IP interface.

Telephony: 3G, 4G, 5G using an external router connected to this port.

Wireless data links: using wireless bridge, WiMax antennas or a WiFi interface.br

Bluetooth Interface:

A2DP profile for bidirectional stereo audio exchange with the connected smartphone or computer.

Using HFP profile, G722 or similar HD-voice is also sent to a phone in order to make interviews by phone, Skype, WhatsApp or other conferencing applications. When there is no access to an IP network, this can provide connectivity with the studio in order to send the voice to the broadcast mixer.