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title: "LA-5300 Broadcast Audio Processor"
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# LA-5300 Broadcast Audio Processor

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Congratulations on your purchase of the Linear Acoustic LA-5300 Broadcast Audio Processor.

The LA-5300 provides everything broadcasters need to be ready for NEXTGEN TV/ATSC 3.0 audio in a single, compact, integrated package, including:

- Input source priority switching
- Linear Acoustic UPMAX® ISC upmixing to 5.1 and immersive audio formats
- Loudness control via Linear Acoustic APTO®

It also provides optional processing for audio programs, including:

- Dolby® AC-4 encoding
- Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), and Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos (DD+ JOC) encoding
- Loudness control via Dolby Real-Time Loudness Leveler (when encoding to a Dolby format)
- Verance® Aspect® watermark encoding
- Nielsen watermark encoding