ABSTRACT
The key component of an audio production facility is the studio. While the technology embedded in a radio studio has undergone a radical change, other fundamental aspects to audio studio design remain the same. A typical audio over Internet Protocol facility will be built on an Ethernet platform, which itself uses serial protocols to stream packets of data across the network. Planning a facility that will create and distribute audio is a collaborative effort. The engineer who is tasked with the design/build of a large, multi-studio facility will need to wear many hats and must be prepared to understand the nonengineering issues surrounding the design. An engineer facing his or her first big studio rebuild project might view a large upgrade as just "one studio at a time"—the same as usual, only with more "quantity". The larger the facility for audio production and distribution, the more advanced planning will be required.
