Algor-
ithm
Linear/PCM
(Uncom-
pressed)
Tieline Music
Tieline Music-
PLUS
G.711
G.722
MPEG Layer 2
© Tieline Pty. Ltd. 2017
Audio
Algor-
IP
bit
Band-
ithm ic
per channel
Delay
w idth
16/24 bit
0ms
sample rate x
up to
bits per
45kHz
sample x no.
channels;
512kbps
minimum
(16bit;32kHz)
to 4.6 Mbps
(24bit; 96
kHz)
Up to
20ms
24 kbps
15kHz
minimum
Up to
20ms
48 kbps
22kHz
minimum
(Optimized
for 64kbps
per audio
channel)
3kHz
1ms
64kbps
minimum
7kHz
1ms
64kbps
minimum
Up to
24 to
64kbps
22kHz
36ms
minimum
Merlin PLUS WNET Manual v2.0
rate
IP
over-
Audio Quality and
head
per
Features
connectio
n
·
80kbps
Full bandw idth,
perfect audio
quality for voice
and music
·
No error
concealment/corr
ection or artifacts
·
16kbps
High quality voice
and music
·
Very low delay
at low bit rates
·
16kbps
Very high quality
voice and music
·
Very low delay
at low to
moderate bit-
rates
·
80kbps
Low quality 3kHz
POTS phone
quality audio
·
Very low delay
at moderate bit
rates
·
80kbps
Good quality
7kHz voice
·
Better quality
than a standard
POTS phone call
·
Very low delay
at moderate bit
rates
·
8.5 -
Very high quality
13.3kbps
voice and music
·
Low to moderate
delay at
moderate to high
bit rates
273
Recom m ended
applications for on-air
use
·
Extremely high quality
PCM linear
uncompressed audio
for STLs and audio
distribution.
·
Ideal for fiber or high
bandw idth links.
·
Great for live voice or
music remotes as w ell
as STLs and audio
distribution w ith limited
connection bandw idth
(e.g. POTS or 3G
w ireless)
·
Suitable w hen
bidirectional
communication
betw een announcers
is required
·
Deliver 15kHz stereo
over 1 x 64kbps ISDN
B Channel.
·
Very high quality, very
low delay STLs and
audio distribution
·
Remote connections
able to achieve
48kbps for each audio
channel
·
Suitable w hen
bidirectional
communication
betw een announcers
is required
·
Highly compatible w ith
other brands of audio
codec
·
Low quality and used
generally for
compatibility
·
Highly compatible w ith
other brands of audio
codec
·
Good voice quality
audio for remotes and
other voice quality
applications
·
Highly compatible w ith
other brands of audio
codec
·
Very high quality audio
for remotes, STLs and
audio distribution
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