SML system requirements
Requirements Stirlitz Media Logger – Audio

SML servers can receive audio from IP sources and through (multiple/multi-channel) sound cards, including:

  • AES67, Axia, RAVENNA, WheatNet, Dante (in AES67 compatibility mode) - directly over network without the driver
  • IP/OTT streams - HLS, MPEG-DASH, RTSP, RTMP, MPEG-TS, Icecast/Shoutcast
  • Windows compatible sound cards
  • Compatible professional multi-channel tuner/streamer device
  • Sonifex AM/FM/DAB/DAB+ multi-channel PCIe tuner cards
    – PCIe FM 6, 12, 18, 24 or 32 channels
    – AM 6 to 32 channels
    – DAB/DAB+ 1 to 4 ensembles
    all cards expandable through acquisition of an expansion key
  • Audioscience PCIe 4 or 8 channel mix of AM/FM or HD Radio/DAB/DAB+ tuner cards
  • Legacy support: Axia, Wheatstone and Dante AoIP drivers

Four different configurations:

SML Server – up to 4 stations

  • CPU: Intel Xeon or Core, one physical core (Single-core); RAM: 4 GB
  • Sonifex PC-FM 6 card, or multiple input sound card, or virtual card for Internet streams

SML Server – up to 8 stations

  • CPU: Intel Xeon or Core, two physical cores (Dual-core); RAM: 8 GB
  • Sonifex PC-FM 12 card, or multiple input sound card, or virtual card for Internet streams

SML Server – up to 24 stations

  • Intel Xeon or Core, four physical cores (Quad-core); RAM: 8 GB
  • Sonifex PC-FM 24 card, or multiple input sound card, or virtual card for Internet streams

SML Server – up to 32 stations

  • Intel Xeon or Core, six physical cores (Six-core or two Quad-core); RAM: 8 GB
  • Sonifex PC-FM 32 card, or multiple input sound card, or virtual card for Internet streams

All configurations

  • Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10/11 Enterprise LTSC (also supported: Pro/Enterprise)
  • 10GB for system data + 20GB HDD space for each station, for 30 days, mp3, 44.1kHz mono
    80 GB to store 30 days of 4 stations
    160 GB to store 30 days of 8 stations
    240 GB to store 30 days of 12 stations
    640 GB to store 30 days of 32 stations

Supported storage configurations:

  • Primary online storage: NTFS filesystem; local disks (recommended RAID 6 using enterprise class disks); NAS over iSCSI; SAN over Fiber or similar;
  • Secondary online storage: Local or NAS/SAN – network over SMB protocol

Radio capturing:

  • For capturing multiple radio-signals (AM or FM or DAB/DAB+) we suggest Sonifex PC-FM, PC-AM or PC-DAB cards(up to 32 channels FM or AM, or four ensembles DAB/DAB+) or Audioscience ASI2816 1RU 4-16 channel radio tuner/streamer or AudioScience ASI8821/8921 (up to 8 channel AM/FM mix, or up to 8 channels HD Radio/DAB/DAB+ up to 8 channels audio off NTSC/PAL/SECAM), allowing you to control the tuners remotely as well.

Recommended multi-channel audio cards:

  • Audioscience – analog and AES/EBU capture cards
  • Digigram – analog and AES/EBU capture cards
  • Sonifex Auricon (analog) and Digitorc (AES/EBU) capture cards
  • RME – MADI capture cards
  • Axia, Wheatstone and Dante - Windows drivers

All cards can be ordered through us in combination with Stirlitz Media software. Pricing details on request.

GPI capture options:

  • Over IP:
    – Axia
    – WheatNet
  • Advantech GPI cards and devices:
    – PCIE-1730 (32-ch Isolated Digital Input PCI Express Card
    – PCIE-1751 (48-ch Digital I/O and 2-ch Counter PCI Express Card)
    – USB-4750 (32-ch Isolated Digital I/O USB Module)
    – ADAM-6050 (18-ch Isolated Digital I/O Modbus TCP Module)
    [Same family devices may be used – subject of confirmation]

SML – scheme

Stirlitz Media Logger – scheme