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D&R Camcon Trigger-Box

Visual Radio

Now it’s possible to create Visual Radio during your live broadcast with the help of the DR Camcon Trigger-Box unit and its software.

SKU: 108632

595.00

Description

CAMCON TRIGGER-BOX

   create visual radio,
during your live broadcast with DR Camcon Trigger-Box

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CamCon measures microphone levels and sends these over a USB link to a PC where visual radio software runs.

The CAMCON is very simple to use. The unit is placed in series with the microphone and the mixing console without any interference with the Mic signal. Therefore, each channel will have an XLR input and an XLR output that also acts as a thru connector.

In  order to support multiple microphones , the gain for level measurement to switch camera’s can be done on the front panel with one single push switch.

This product needs the following software


1. CamCon server software
(included)
2. Visual Radio Control VRC) (included)
3. OBS (freeware)

This VRC software will process the CAMCON data to control OBS (free open source software)

DR Camcon Trigger-Box is the newest product within our range of studio products.

Now it’s possible to create Visual Radio during your live broadcast with the help of the CamCon trigger unit and its software. The combination of the Camcon, its VRC application software and OBS is all you need.

The 4 channel Camcon trigger unit can be connected (hardwired) in series with up to 4 microphones to control our VRC software that can switch scenes in OBS (freeware). In this way, Visual Radio can be streamed over the Internet together with your audio. The perfect way to make your station visible to the listener.

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By using the Camcon unit, it is possible to trigger/switch scenes automatically, depending on who is talking.

The Camcon application software measures microphone levels and sends these over a USB link to your PC, where Visual Radio Control software runs.

OBS (freeware) uses real audio devices connected as triggers. The Trigger box/Camcon is very simple to use.

The Visual Radio Control (VRC software) connects the scenes from the Broadcasting Software to channels on the Camcon Visual Radio device.
With metering and the Micon information that the Camcon provides to the Visual Radio Control (VRC) software, it is possible to make decisions about which scene needs to be active at a given moment. Settings like Priority, Hold time, and Activation delay can be set to suit your needs.

front side of DR Camcon Trigger-Box

The gain for the level measurement can be done on the front panel with one single push switch. NOTE, This has no influence on the Mic XLR signal and is only for internal measurement.

All XLR Mic inputs are hardwired to their corresponding XLR outputs.

backside of DR Camcon Trigger-Box

The inputs and outputs are placed in series with the microphone and the mixing console.

Therefore, each channel will have an XLR input and an XLR output that also acts as a thru connector.

The USB connector needs to be wired to the PC.

GPI and GPO have various extra possibilities to control signals or receive trigger info per microphone.

software

The Camcon needs to be used with the Camcon Control (CCS) Software and Visual Radio Control (VRC) software.

Both software packages can be downloaded from our website when installing the CamCom hardware.

This VRC software will process the Camcon data to control the camera’s connected to OBS (free open source software)

The final signal flow will be: MIC > CAMCON > VRC > OBS.

The DR Camcon Trigger-Box can add 4 Cameras to any mixing console.

Before you install Visual Radio Control (VRC) software, it is important to install the Camcom application software first and also the OBS freeware. Only then the VRC software can link to both applications, and then it will work as intended.

The inputs and outputs are placed in series with the microphone and the mixing console.

Therefore, each channel will have an XLR input and an XLR output that also acts as a thru connector.

The USB connector needs to be wired to the PC.

GPI and GPO have various extra possibilities to control signals or receive trigger info per microphone. DR Camcon Trigger-Box.

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