Corvus Intercom

Your whole crew on the same intercom, wherever they are

Clear-Com style channels, groups and direct calls, hosted on BroadTools servers. Each person joins by link or QR code, on a phone or a computer.

Who it is for

  • Live broadcast crews

    Director, cameras, bonded cellular packs and the broadcaster Clear-Com on the same intercom, even with each one in a different city.

  • Event production companies

    Production, tech crew, stage and lighting, each on its own channel, on the phone everyone already has.

  • Companion operators

    Talk and listen for any station on Stream Deck keys. The module is being validated with the online version.

Send the link and they are on the intercom

Each station has a fixed link and a QR code. The person opens it on a phone or laptop and taps Connect. No sign-in and nothing to install.

  • Fixed link per station: send it over WhatsApp before the event
  • Generating a new link disables the old one right away
  • General link with optional PIN: newcomers type their name and a station is created
  • Installs as an app on Android and iPhone, and the icon opens straight to the station

Every phone becomes a beltpack

Each key has PTT, TALK and Listen, with its own volume. The green light shows someone is talking on that key.

  • PTT talks while you hold it. TALK latches
  • Listen turns on the audio, with a volume fader per key
  • Cut turns off all talk at once
  • When someone calls you directly, the screen shows who it is and you answer right there

Try it: hold PTT to talk and tap TALK to latch. The green light turns on when someone talks on the key.

Corvus IntercomCamera 2
PL1 ProductionON AIRChannel 1
100%
CamerasON AIRGroup 2
100%
PGM ReturnON AIRChannel 3
Listen only
60%
CoordinationON AIRDirect 4
100%
Volume

Mic closed

  • Red: you are talking on this key
  • Green light: someone is talking there
  • Amber: someone called you directly

PTT talks only while you hold it. TALK stays latched, with the white dot in the corner. Cut closes all talk.

The director talks to one camera, a group or everyone

The Director tab is your beltpack inside the panel, with one key for each channel, group and station. Use a headset.

  • Talk to a single station, a group or several channels at once
  • Whoever gets the call answers with PTT or TALK, even without a key for you
  • The director panel does not count as a station on your plan
  • Director audio Input and Output picked right in the tab, without dropping the connection

Bonded cellular packs, consoles and weak 4G join the intercom too

Everyone picks their own mic and headset at any time. A laptop with an audio interface connects the intercom to a bonded cellular pack, the console or another studio, in line mode. On weak 4G, data saver mode uses less data.

  • Input and Output at any time, with a meter and Test sound. Changing does not drop the connection
  • Interface with more than 2 channels: pick the input channel and the output pair
  • Line mode: turns off echo cancellation, noise suppression and auto gain
  • Open mic: talk stays on, for a line with no operator

Clear-Com, console or mobile unit: each interface input and output becomes a station

In the Windows app, a computer with a multichannel interface opens several stations with no window. Each row is a station link, with one input and one output of the interface. For the hub, it is a station like any other.

  • Each row: the station link, the interface input and output
  • Up to 32 stations per computer, with ASIO or WASAPI
  • No operator: talk always open or voice activated (VOX), with a threshold
  • Turns on by itself when the app opens, together with Start with Windows

What changes in crew communication

On radio, everyone hears everything. In a WhatsApp group, voice messages arrive late. With Corvus Intercom, each person talks and listens only to what they need, in real time.

Radio and WhatsAppWith Corvus Intercom
Who hears whatEveryone on the same radio channel, or each person on their own WhatsApp audio.Each station talks and listens only on the channels you turn on in the matrix.
Talking to one personCall their name on the main channel and hope they hear it.Direct call: only they hear it, and they answer right away.
Camera in another cityA phone call, outside the crew conversation.Joins by link, over 4G, on the same crew channel.
Broadcaster Clear-ComSomeone repeats the message from one system to the other.Each port becomes a station on the interface, with talk and listen in the matrix.

Specs

Runs on
On BroadTools servers. Each station opens in the browser on a phone or computer
Activation
You sign in with your BroadTools account and create secondary accounts as name.company. The crew joins by the station link, no sign-in
Free trial
3 days, 20-minute sessions, up to 3 stations
Offline
Needs internet: audio goes through BroadTools servers
Crew
Plans from 3 to 50 saved stations, connected or not. The hub panel does not count

Free trial

You get 3 days to try the app, with up to 3 stations. Each session ends after 20 minutes, and you can start another. Enough to test it, not to run an event. One trial per account.

Download Corvus Intercom

Version 1.6.1. Windows 10 ou 11, 64 bits. Também funciona on navegador e no celular, sem instalar.

What's new:

  • VOX por ponto na placa, com limiar e medidor
  • Áudio em Opus: cerca de 10 vezes menos internet por ponto
  • Pacote perdido na rede é recuperado, sem buraco na fala
  • Compatível com apps e navegadores antigos
  • Central mais rápida com muitos pontos
  • Correções de bugs

After installing, sign in with your BroadTools account email.

Download for Windows113 MBMac version coming soon

Bitfocus Companion

BroadTools module: Corvus Intercom, version 1.6.0. Ready-made pages for Stream Deck XL, in English: LISTEN and TALK for channels 1 to 8.

  1. In Companion, go to Modules › Import module package and choose the .tgz file.
  2. Add the "BroadTools: Corvus Intercom" connection. In the connection, choose "Online" and paste the key from the Corvus Intercom dashboard.
  3. To import the pages, go to Import/Export › Import and choose the .companionconfig file.

The module is being validated with the online version.

How many stations will your hub have?

Each station is a device saved in the hub (phone, computer or interface line), connected or not. The hub panel does not count.

Purchases open soon. In the meantime, use the free trial.

Corvus 33stations
$269.00 /yr

works out to $22.42/mo 43% less

or $38.99/mo on monthly
Corvus 55stations
$399.00 /yr

works out to $33.25/mo 43% less

or $57.99/mo on monthly
Corvus 1010stations
$799.00 /yr

works out to $66.58/mo 42% less

or $114.99/mo on monthly
Corvus 2020stations
$1,499.00 /yr

works out to $124.92/mo 42% less

or $214.99/mo on monthly
Corvus 3030stations
$2,099.00 /yr

works out to $174.92/mo 42% less

or $299.99/mo on monthly
Corvus 5050stations
$3,349.00 /yr

works out to $279.08/mo 42% less

or $479.99/mo on monthly

Billed in US dollars. Amounts in other currencies are approximate, at today's exchange rate.

Sign in with email
No license key to paste. The app opens with your BroadTools account.
Your crew on one account
Each person signs in with their own username, like jane.yourcompany. You choose who uses each app.
Unlocks right away
Once the payment is approved, the app unlocks when the person signs in.

Questions from operators

Does it need internet?

Yes. Corvus Intercom runs on BroadTools servers, so each station needs internet: event Wi-Fi, cable or 4G. On weak 4G, turn on data saver in the station gear menu.

What about an iPhone with the screen locked?

iPhone pauses web apps when the screen locks, and audio stops. When you unlock it, the station reconnects on its own. If the iPhone asks, tap the Tap to resume button. Keep the screen on during the event. On Android, with Keep running in background on, the intercom keeps going with the screen off.

How many stations fit?

It depends on the plan: 3 to 50 stations. Stations are the devices saved in the hub, connected or not. The hub and director panels do not count. Every saved station can be connected at the same time. Each station on the interface counts as one station. To create more stations than your plan allows, change the plan.

Can I connect Corvus Intercom to an audio interface?

Not in the browser (online version): there the interface only works as the mic and headset of one station, in line mode. With the Windows app installed, yes, through Stations on the interface: each station uses one input and one output of the interface. That way a bonded cellular pack, the console or a Clear-Com joins the Matrix as stations. This needs the Windows app installed.

Can I connect Corvus Intercom to a Clear-Com?

Yes, with the Windows app. In Settings, Audio, Stations on the interface, each row is a hub station wired to one input and one output of the interface. It shows up in the Matrix, counts on your plan and talks with nobody pressing keys. The matrix still runs on BroadTools servers.

How does the free trial work?

3 days, with up to 3 stations. Each session ends after 20 minutes. To keep going, start a new session in the panel. No credit card.

Set up the intercom for your next event

3-day free trial, with up to 3 stations, in 20-minute sessions. Create a free account, open the panel and send the link to your crew. No credit card.

Downloads

Corvus Intercom 1.6.1. How to install the module in Companion: see the Bitfocus Companion section above.