Broadcast audio processing has evolved considerably from the early days of “Level Devils,” the CBS “Max Bros,” and even the Optimod. Still, with all of the high-tech options available, there is still a lot to understand the basics of what processing is designed to accomplish.

This presentation will provide insights into the basics of audio processing, applications, some tricks of the trade, and how the industry has arrived at an interesting crossroads today.

With the growth of web-based focus, processing has now crossed over into the world of container applications. Yet, there is still a need for the stand-alone processor, as well as the cloud-based application. In addition to the basics of processing, this session will cover this new platform available today for the broadcaster. Today, broadcasting covers numerous platforms for transmission, and each of them require their own set of tools that are processing related.

Frank Foti is the Executive Chairman of the Telos Alliance, which has been creating disruptive technology for thirty plus years in the broadcast industry. He is also the founder of Omnia Audio, the world’s leading signal processing company. Headquartered in Cleveland, OH, the Telos Alliance’s audio products are world benchmarks. Frank leads a talented team that researches, designs, and develops innovative and disruptive technology for every form of broadcasting: FM/AM, HD Radio, DAB/DRM, Television, music mastering, streaming, and the cloud.

Frank is a frequent presenter at NAB, AES, SBE, and state broadcast conventions and writes for all of the major broadcast industry trade publications. He’s the recipient of the 2013 NAB Radio Engineering Achievement Award. In an earlier life, Frank got down and dirty in the trenches of day-to-day radio as Chief Engineer for a number of successful radio stations: WMMS/WHK (Cleveland), KSAN/KNEW (San Francisco), and the most well-known being Z-100, WHTZ-FM in New York City. Recently, he was featured in the broadcast documentary film, “From Worst To First, The True Story of Z-100, New York.”