When distributing digital audio over a shared IP network, the PYKO range offers professional solutions for a large scope of professional audio applications: transportation, industrial, background music, paging, intercom and broadcast. The PYKO-out can also decode shoutcast/icecast streaming for retail store applications.

The PYKO-out plays audio from standard MP3 or PCM IP streams or locally stored MP3 files. Together with Digigram Audio Manager software, PYKO IP-based network audio terminals enable designing fully managed audio distribution solutions. PYKO terminals have been designed with pro audio applications in mind:

• Compact, yet robust, rack-mountable modules and rail-din adapters
• balanced audio I/Os on terminal block connectors, +18 dBu max levels
• 8 GPIOs, RS232, internal and external USB host ports
• PYKO units may be used "as is", without additional software for simple setups. In that case, PYKO units will be configured through a standard HTML web browser.
• Advanced systems can take advantage of rich Audio Manager features and scripting capabilities.
• Quick development of custom solutions driving PYKO units as required by an application-specific context are possible using Audio Manager Server with customized GUIs and its simple Telnet commands.
• For even more specific needs, custom PYKO firmware can be developed. PYKO units may also be OEM'd by partners.
• External power supply included.

In fixed audio installations, being able to manage system resources and audio streams from a central point is a must. With Audio Manager, planning, deploying and managing your network audio system has never been so easy. Today's complex installations require many types of audio sources. Audio Manager's core engine is based on Visiblu^TM, the Network Audio Operating System. It can mix and manage IP sources, EtherSound^TM channels, analog sources, audio files, events, and schedules with ease. It also provides processing and mixing points within the network, for example, mixing announcements with background music. No longer does the technology dictate how the system has to be designed. PYKO and Audio Manager put the system designer back in the driver's seat.

PYKO-out is an ES-100/spkr enabled device. As such it is capable of decoding uni-directional EtherSound^TMTM networks where only uni-directional streams and audio-out devices are required such as terminal network branches. A perfect match for Public Address networks or monitoring-only systems!