DEVENS, MA, Feb. 10th, 2025 – Comrex has released Hotline, a new Gagl offering available for clients located in the United States.
Gagl Standard (available since 2023) is an audio subscription service that works in conjunction with Comrex IP audio codecs such as ACCESS or BRIC-Link. It allows up to five remote contributors to connect at the same time using consumer-grade equipment such as laptops and smartphones. They just plug in a headset, click a link, and are connected. Mix-minus is handled internally by Gagl.
Since guests or reporters are using equipment they are already familiar with, Gagl is accessible to everyone. Even if no conferencing is desired, Gagl provides a simple way to bridge the audio from computer and smartphone browsers to Comrex codecs, avoiding the need for a hardware codec in the field.
Gagl Standard is currently available worldwide for $35 per month or $350 per year.
Gagl + Hotline takes that one step further. In addition to all Gagl Standard features, one guest or contributor can also connect by dialing a 10-digit phone number provided with each Gagl + Hotline subscription. Four additional participants can “Gagl”-in using the standard browser link.
If the Hotline caller uses an AT&T, T-Mobile or Verizon cell phone, these calls will sound dramatically improved, with much higher fidelity than a normal phone call. The caller’s HD Voice audio will be presented within the Gagl interface for use on-air. Alternatively, Gagl can be configured to pass Hotline calls directly to your codec for unattended operation.
Gagl + Hotline is available in the United States only for $50 per month or $500 per year.
Providing flexibility for guests who can’t come into the studio was a driving force behind Gagl’s creation following the COVID pandemic. Gagl + Hotline creates even more options for anyone to connect to the studio — whether it be a VIP, a non-technical guest, a reporter with breaking news, or the unexpected drop-in — and have them sound so good that you’d never know they were calling from a cell phone.
Gagl + Hotline is incredibly simple for contributors to use, and studios get to use a Comrex hardware codec they may already have to stream that high-quality audio with familiar pro-grade audio outputs that integrate into their studio console.
In addition, Comrex has released Gagl Solo, a stripped-down version of Gagl Standard for a single participant to connect to the studio. No paid subscription is required to use Gagl Solo.
For more information on Gagl or other Comrex products, please explore the Comrex website or contact Comrex at 1-978-784-1776 (Monday to Friday, 9AM to 5PM Eastern Time) or email info@comrex.com.
Gagl + Hotline, Gagl Solo and Comrex’s suite of broadcast reliable products will be on display at NAB Show in Las Vegas this April 6-9th, 2025.
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About Comrex
Comrex has designed and manufactured broadcast equipment since its incorporation in 1961. Since then, Comrex has consistently developed the most innovative technology to address the specific needs of broadcasters, and create products that enable broadcasters to produce live, local, remote programming.
Comrex strives to provide a simple answer to a universal broadcast need ‐ the transmission of high-quality media to the studio from virtually anywhere, economically, at a moment’s notice. Comrex works to develop tools that allow broadcasters to easily achieve creative programming, from diverse and unique locations.