Memphis Zoo Installs Digigram Audio Terminals

Memphis Zoo in Tennesse has announced its recent adoption of Digigram's PYKO-in and PYKO-out IP audio terminals for events and exhibits located across the 70-acre park.
"We needed a straightforward way to play the same music at various locations throughout the zoo," said Terry Buckler, network administrator at the Memphis Zoological Society.
"Knowing the locations already equipped with amps and speakers for local use, I saw that the network was the only logical solution for bringing audio to each area. In my research, I found several devices that would stream audio across the network — but only one, the PYKO from Digigram, had priority levels. This feature made the PYKO the obvious choice."
Enabling distribution of digital audio over a shared IP network, Digigram's PYKO-in and PYKO-out IP audio devices offer solutions for a wide range of audio applications including paging, public information systems, commercial background music, broadcasting, and webcasting.
PYKO IP-based network audio terminals enable the esign of fully managed audio distribution solutions that can be gathered and arranged in various combinations.
The PYKO units provide a three-stream priority structure that not only ensures automated fail-over in the event of problems, but also allows a higher-priority source, such as an emergency message, to cut in if necessary.
A single PYKO-in system has been installed at the Memphis Zoo along with PKYO-out units at the front gate, the Expo building (home to the petting farm), the grizzly bear exhibit, the underwater sea lion exhibit, and the "Zoo Lights" (Christmas) and "Zoo Boo" (Halloween) displays on the walking path near the zoo store.
The Digigram PYKO systems replaced a music-playout model that relied on playlists on locally installed iPods®.
Park personnel no longer need to perform manual checks of each iPod throughout the day and evening. Using a central control and configuration interface for the zoo's PYKO systems, staff can now monitor and manage their background music.
Memphis Zoo is also testing Point Source Audio's Playtime™ cloud-based scheduling tool that allows users to set up playlists either for single or multiple PYKO units, complete with start and end times.
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