ALCO Professional™ is an integrated IP audio Software Codec (Soft Codec) designed specifically to meet the demand of the broadcast industry for a no-compromise Internet audio link solution that provides CD-like audio quality with low latency and highly reliable connectivity in a point to point or point to multiple application.

Based on Advanced Audio Coding, AAC/HE-AAC fine-tuned with ATC Labs Technology, which stands out for its high audio fidelity, low coding delay and superior error resilience, ALCO Professional can be used with existing 3G or 4G cellphone networks or Wi-Fi, Wired Internet & Hotspots. ALCO Professional™ can be used in form of STL or Station - Reporter Mode. ALCO ProfessionalTM family of products includes a Software Application for PC, an iOS APP, and an Android APP. The PC Application can be configured either in a STUDIO MODE, ideally suited for a conference host, or a REPORTER MODE, when it is to be used at the remote reporter end similar to the phone apps.

STUDIO MODE allows enhanced control over the configuration of the parameters for each incoming reporter/transmitter feed, such as source bit rate, audio level, etc. TRANSMITTER MODE configures the system to automatically answer when the STUDIO link is established and then maintain that dedicated connection.

ALCO Professional™ is suitable for Field Reporting as well as Studio Transmitter Link (STL) applications. For Field Reporting, be it a sports venue or concert hall, field reporters and talents located anywhere in the world can deliver high quality, crystal clear audio to broadcasting stations in real-time. On the broadcast studio side, the software application can be configured in a host mode in which multiple reporters can be added to a single call and the host can individually configure the parameters for each reporter such as bit rates, audio level, and buffering.

For STL Applications, two PC based software applications may be deployed at the two ends. ALCO Professional™ supports advanced features such as program feed recording (MP3/wav), text messaging, feed hold, offline reports & file transfer. The messaging functionality is quite useful for sending instructions to the reporters in the middle of an active broadcast. Multiple bit rate options - 32/64/96/128/192/256 kbps are supported using – Advanced Audio Coder (AAC/HE-AAC).

	Features :
	Better than CD-like Audio Quality: High Fidelity Stereo/Mono
	Extremely low audio coding delay
	High connectivity through firewalls using ATC Labs SIP server; no need for fixed IP addresses.
	Reliable Studio Transmitter link with auto reconnect in case of network interruption.
	Supports a “Studio mode” and “Transmitter mode”, allowing control over individual Transmitter feed parameters such as bit rate, volume.
	ALCO Professional allows modes to be set either as Studio or as Reporter/Transmitter. When set in Studio Mode, the studio side is provided with the following privileges:
	Add one or more reporters/transmitter to the feed.
	Remove any reporters/transmitter from the feed
	Manage settings (viz. volume control, incoming codec and setting buffer) for each transmitter.
	Send private message to any of the transmitter.
	Send file to all reporters/transmitters.
	Use a second "Monitoring" output in addition to the primary "On Air" output and the ability to mix DJ mic into the "On Air" Program.

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