Telos Alliance’s Axia Pulsar is drawing attention following Radio World’s October 2 coverage of its Best of Show recognition at the International Broadcasting Convention, or IBC.
The manufacturer specifies an eight-fader control surface expandable to 16 faders, with tabletop and flush-mount configurations. Processing resides in the separate StudioCore engine; the surface alone is not the complete console system.
Pulsar supports audio over internet protocol, or AoIP, through Livewire+ and AES67 connectivity. Its listed features include channel processing, automatic mixing and automatic mix-minus, which helps keep a remote contributor’s own voice out of the return feed.
Optional Pulsar Soft software provides browser-based remote control and monitoring. Telos also lists redundant power-supply options for StudioCore.
These are manufacturer specifications rather than results from an independent RNN equipment test. Pricing, installation requirements and the chosen options need to be evaluated together.
For a compact radio or podcast studio, the useful buying questions are practical: How are guests connected? What continues working after a network interruption? How are configurations backed up, and what does the complete installed system cost?
A smaller control surface can conserve studio space, but reliable monitoring, recovery and support still determine whether a system fits the operation.
Sources: Telos Alliance specifications; Radio World’s October 2 award coverage