Digital College Radio bit eXpress (bitexpress.de)
With the research results achieved in the area digital broadcasting at Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS the idea was born to use this experience for current courses at the Chair of Information Technologies LIKE at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. Initiated by the director of Fraunhofer IIS, Professor Heinz Gerhäuser, the college radio station bit eXpress has been broadcasting a non-commercial 24 h digital shortwave radio program at 15,896 MHz according to the DRM standard since June 2003 (since fall 2008 also over middlewave 909 kHz). The program is part of a joint project and available online at bitexpress.de (streaming mp3, AAC, H.264, surround tests) as well as via DVB-H and DVB-T.
Students of the Erlangen-Nuremberg university have the opportunity to work with the new technologies from production to reception. To experience and comprehend radio is the premise. After an introductory period the students create the radio program - and with it the media of the future. The cutting-edge studio environment allows acquiring a profound understanding and knowledge, which, in regular media practice, is hardly ever possible. The objective is to test and enhance the new digital receiver and transmitter technology while on the air and with an ever growing and involved listenership.
The young team of editors, radio hosts, freelancers and engineers produce an innovative program of popular and alternative music with reports on the areas society, politics, culture, sports, music, science and technology for its listeners in Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany and around the world. The project is of a cross-faculty nature and is open to anybody interested. The students are instructed and supervised by Fraunhofer IIS and LIKE members. In recent years bit eXpress has received emails from interested radio listeners from countries all over the world. Audiodienst designed the project and does all the project management for the station, e.g. marketing and public relations, content creation, training, onAir-design and station id, human resources development, events, licencing and much more.

Here you find an Arabic description of the project.

Digital Media Campus (DMC) at the German University (GUC) in Cairo, Egypt
In 2007, we were very proud to be able to export our vision of digital radio to Egypt and the young students of the German University GUC in Cairo. Within the framework of the German Egyptian Year of Science and Technology, this project was started. The college radio bit eXpress was functioning as an example for the DMC. On the one hand it is based on the digital transfer method Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) for long, medium and short waves. On the other hand the innovative Standard Digital Video Broadcasting- Handheld transmitter (DVB-H) sending wide banded multimedia information and services to mobile stations is used. The German University of Cairo will develop new courses in the fields of communication and media technology and define the main research topics.

Project-Kick-Off Cairo 2006, launch in 2007

Audiodienst designed and realised the project in a strong cooperation with Fraunhofer IIS, the Chair of Information Technoligies LIKE und the Deutsche Welle. Working topics like project exchange, content advice, station management, technical infrastructure and equipment set up created a now and innovative station for young students in egypt. For the future, a constant dialogue with the college radio bit eXpress in Erlangen will be established.

Workshops and Training
Wanna be the anchorman or the editor ? We do the training with you. Rhetoric and presentation techniques will make you firm for any audience.

Sounddesign for the Fraunhofer IIS - Demonstration Spatial Audio Object Coding
For the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS we produced a multi channel audio demonstration for SAOC. The forthcoming ISO standard "MPEG Spatial Audio Object Coding (SAOC)" defines a novel standardized approach for the efficient transport of multiple audio objects over a single mono or stereo transmission channel. The SAOC decoder renders these audio objects into virtual sound scenes where the position of the objects can be controlled interactively. Reproduction devices can be anything from stereo to multi-channel loudspeaker setups or stereo headphones. SAOC application areas include future audio formats with interactive access to the audio mix for the consumer e.g. for Karaoke type applications and teleconferencing.
The object-oriented SAOC encoder receives individual input signals (i.e. objects) and produces mono or stereo downmix signals plus a stream of parametric side information. This downmix can be produced automatically or by a sound engineer. The transmission of the downmix plus side information is extremely bitrate-efficient. Each audio object only slightly increases the overall bitrate. On the receiving side, the SAOC decoder produces a set of object outputs that are passed into a rendering stage, generating an output for a desired number of output channels and speaker setup. The parameter of the renderer can be varied according to user interaction and thus enable real-time interactive audio composition. SAOC is completely compatible with existing transmission and playback devices. Devices that are not capable of decoding SAOC will playback the downmix signal which contains the audio information for all audio objects.
We realised a fictitious teleconference of a big company, in which the members (the boss at the airport, the developer, the pr agents) argue about the launch of a new product. The discussion starts calmly and constantly gets out of control, they interrupt each other and finally, SAOC is needed to understand anything. The whole demonstration was produced in english with native speakers. Audiodienst created everything from the script to the multi channel master audio files. This demonstration can be heard at international exhibitions and of course at the Fraunhofer IIS.

Live Sound and Studio
From the club to the open air - we did a lot of shows. For hot newcomer acts like Mio Myo (MioMyo.de) or vintage metal heroes like Freedom Call - we turned it up. Most important is the performance in your individual style, intensive research, a balanced sound at all places and last but not least the health of all attendes. We stand for adequate and measured levels. To cut a long story short: for optimal musical enjoyment.
In studio we had the pleasure to work with bands like Finger Eleven (fingereleven.com) - (picture right - recording of an acoustic session for a german radio station). Have a view on our portfolio - we attend you from the songwriting to your record release party. With smoke and mirrors or pure - from the PA System to your guitar string. Because it begins there.

Recording and Music Production (thomsenzone.com)
Erlangen-based singer/songwriter Thomsen is a loner at heart. Still, the hushed beauty of his gentle songs, based on just a few bars of guitar or mandolin, did not go unnoticed - whether at home or opening for Lambchop singer Kurt Wagner. "Zone Out" is a slightly different affair, it even features the help of some friends.

After his debut LP + 7" Vinyl Single for Klein Talent Kunst Records in 2007 he played his tour in Germany (Uebel und Gefährlich, Hamburg - Support for La Grande Illusion / Noch besser Leben, Leipzig) France (Festiv Art, Amiens), Austria (Cafe Carina, Wien) and much more. This all was the result from the production of Thomsen, which we created from the songwriting to the live concerts.