Overview
Henry Engineering Talent Pod II Mic & Headphone Controller
Doing any remote broadcast is a lot of work. Doing a sports remote with multiple announcers can be a real hassle! You need to provide headphones for each announcer. AND you need to mix Return (IFB or “back-haul”) into the local headphone feed. AND each announcer wants a different mix…OR “can you put the IFB in my right ear only?”….OR some announcers don’t want to hear IFB at all….OR they want more volume… OR less volume! WHAT A HEADACHE… You end up with a maze of equipment and a rat’s nest of wiring!
TALENT POD II to the rescue! It’s the EASY and foolproof way to do remote broadcasts!
With Talent Pod iis, each announcer can control his own mic and headphones. Need to mix Local and Return audio into headphones? Need a different mix for each announcer? Need to give off-air cues to just the “color guy”? No problem! Talent Pod II does it all, without DAs and complicated wiring!
Features
The Talent Pod II is an announcer’s mic and headphone controller for use by talent at a remote broadcast. It is ideal for use at sporting events and on-location broadcasts. Talent Pod II solves the problem of providing talent with
a mix Local and Return (IFB or “back- haul”) audio for their headphones. Its simplicity allows for error-free use by non-technical users, and it provides a simple way to link several units when a broadcast requires multiple announcers.
The Talent Pod II provides the announcer a convenient way to turn his mic on and off and control his headphone audio. There is a large illuminated Mic On/Off button and also a Cough button which momentarily mutes mic audio. Mic
audio is switched on and off electronically without any pops or clicks.
The Talent Pod II also provides control of the announcer’s headphone audio, allowing remote-site Local audio to be mixed with the Return audio that’s sent to the site from the main studio. There are separate inputs for Local and Return audio with a Volume control for each source, so the talent can adjust the mix in his headphones. To minimize confusion between the two, Talent Pod II’s two Pan switches can independently position Local and Return audio in the Left, Center, or Right channel of the announcer’s headphones.
For broadcasts with multiple announcers, several Talent Pod IIs can be used so that each announcer can control his own mic, headphone volume, mix, and pan settings. Multiple Talent Pod IIs can be quickly linked with cat5
cables, distributing Power, Local and Return headphone audio to all units and eliminating the need for multiple power sources, DAs and complicated wiring. Talent Pod IIs can be used by themselves or integrated with Henry
Engineering’s MultiPhones system or with Sports Pods/Mini Pods/Guest Pods.
Specifications / Documents
- Mic Input: Any Lo-Z balanced microphone, female XLR
- Mic Output: Line or Mic level, Lo-Z, balanced, male XLR
- Mic Pre gain: 30-50 dB, adjustable via rear panel Gain trim
- Local, Return Inputs: -10 dBu to +4 dBu, 20K bal or 10K unbal, ¼” TRS jack
- Link I/O Links multiple units with cat5 cable, distributes Power, Local, Return audio to all units.
- MODE switch: Selects split-mono or stereo headphone audio
- LOC switch: Selects Local input or Mic preamp as Local source
- Headphone Output: >24 ohms, ¼” and 3.5mm jacks provided
- Power: 12VAC, 50ma per unit, provided by wall transformer or MultiPhones Master unit or SixMix USB audio console, PowerPod, or MultiPhones Master
