OXFORD, UK−Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of analogue and digital audio consoles and provider of creative tools for music, broadcast and post production professionals, is pleased to announce continued strong demand for its highly popular C Series digital consoles. Both the C100 and C200 are enjoying attention from a wide variety of installations throughout North America.
“With the mandated move to all digital broadcasting in 2009, the C100 and C200 are providing our clients with user-friendly, powerful tools for television audio production,” says Steve Zaretsky, Vice President of Broadcast, SSL, Inc. “We are very pleased to see the broadcast industry acknowledge the quality of our products and customer support through strong sales in a wide range of markets.”
CFTM, channel 10, the flagship station of the trans-Canadian TVA television network in Montreal, produces nearly 90 percent of the network’s shows. As the audio centerpiece of an HD upgrade, TVA will install a C232 HD digital production console to provide surround mixing capabilities and digital control of multiple audio feeds for their live TV programming lineup.
WPTV NewsChannel 5, a Scripps owned NBC affiliate serving the Palm Beaches, will install a C132 HD to meet the needs of broadcasting in HD. As South Florida’s top rated station for news, weather and investigative reporting, WPTV in August, 2007 became the 50th station in the U.S. to offer at least part of its newscast in HDTV. It was the second Florida station to launch HDTV news, following the lead of Scripps sister station WFTS Tampa, which began its HD newscasts in July of last year. WFTS also has an SSL C132.
KFMB, the CBS affiliate in San Diego, CA, has installed a Solid State Logic C124 HD digital console for their live news broadcasts. The C124’s user-friendly console ergonomics provide KFMB engineers with a familiar layout while meeting the needs of their tight installation schedule. KFMB is currently San Diego’s most watched television station.
Comcast SportsNet (or CSN) is a group of regional sports networks primarily owned by the Comcast cable television company. With divisions throughout the country, the group has rights to carry some or all of the local professional teams in baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer. They also air nightly sports-news and talk shows, post-game shows and other programming related to local National Football League teams and a variety of college sports programming. CSN New England will install a Solid State Logic C132 HD-S to bring their on-air production in line with HD broadcast requirements, while providing a stable platform for routing multiple audio sources, instantly accessing setups and mixing in surround. CSN New England is the broadcast home of the NBA World Champion Boston Celtics.
KDTX TV-58 in Dallas will install a C248 HD digital production console at its flagship headquarters for broadcast programming for the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). The Christian-based programming broadcaster features a lineup of programs that is vast and varied. TBN was the first faith-based broadcaster to offer an HDTV channel in 2007 and continues the move into all HD production with the addition of the C248. more
CAMBRIDGE, UK, JULY 16, 2008—Clear-Com® Communication Systems, a brand of The Vitec Group and global leader of professional communication solutions for broadcast, live performance, military, government and commercial markets, continues to expand its international reach by selecting Danmon and Soundware as its new distributors for the Scandinavian market. Clear-Com’s move to broaden its scope within Scandinavia will now extend well beyond Norway, where the company has already been making inroads. Through Danmon’s and Soundware’s efforts, targeting broadcast and the live/industrial markets respectively, Clear-Com will increase its customer base to include Sweden and Denmark. more
HOLLYWOOD — EASTWEST, an exclusive US distributor of Best Service products, is helping to bring users into a whole new sound universe with Convolution Space, a sonic landscape collection. Convolution is the first soundware to offer innovative Convolution-Based Spectral Recombination technology.
Produced by world-renown Swedish producer, Magnus Lindberg, Convolution Space features 8.5 GB of handcrafted stereo and 5.1 surround textures. Equipped with a Native Instruments Kontakt 2 Player, users can combine the 625 instruments to create unique soundscapes and atmospheres using Convolution-Based Spectral Recombination. With over 15 years of experience as a sound designer, creating esoteric sound designs for clients such as Microsoft, Nokia, MTV, Steinberg, and Native Instruments, Lindberg was able to develop a collection that can be adapted to all kinds of atmospheres. Types of sounds featured in the collection include:
• Abstract: Metaphysical and esoteric sounds.
• Emotional: Sounds that evoke emotion from pleasing, to sad, to ecstatic.
• Fantasy: Magical and otherworldly —these are sounds for the imagination.
• Mental: Sounds of the states of mind; ranging from psychotic to the spiritual and psychedelic.
• Scary: Provides horror soundtracks with all the sinister and malice they require.
• Sci-Fi: Helping to bring the feel of the future and all of its technology to your high-concept soundscapes.
• Underground: Provides a feeling that is dark and devoid of hope.
• Deep & Rumble: Earth shattering and relentless in the pursuit of deeper realms.
• Structures: These eerie and strange sounds give the feeling of places you normally avoid.
• Technology: The imaginary sounds of communicating CPU’s, searchlights and other futuristic machines.
“The technology involved in Convolution Space is complex and yet the software is very simple to use,” says Doug Rogers, CEO of EASTWEST. “Simply select an instrument, play it on a keyboard and tweak it with the ModWheel - and the texture being played suddenly starts transforming into something completely different, providing users with endless combinations.”
Convolution Space retails for $260.00. For more information on Convolution Space, visit the EASTWEST website, www.soundsonline.com.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – WAV Mastering, a professional audio CD mastering studio, located in Limerick, Ireland, recently turned to Auralex Acoustics, Inc. to pull off a sound act. The industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, recently assisted WAV Mastering with balancing the sound waves in its studio space, through its state-of-the-art acoustical treatments.
The room’s unique architecture, featuring a prevalent amount of stone and glass work, as well as a wooden pitched ceiling, presented several acoustical challenges. Auralex suggested several movable products as an efficient way to address the these issues while giving the space the flexibility to open up the sound and create a tighter, more modified sound, when needed. more
Brings professional quality to multimedia and mobile applications
Westlake Village, CA (July 15, 2008) – ADAM Audio is now shipping the new A5 Powered Monitor in the US market. Built on the heritage of ADAM’s professional studio monitors, the A5 is designed for multimedia listening, mobile recording, broadcast, and surround applications. It features a compact size, three attractive finishes, and an affordable price point of $699 per pair.
Powered by 2×25W on-board amplifiers, the A5 combines ADAM’s renowned ART (Accelerated Ribbon Technology) folded ribbon tweeter with a 5” woofer constructed of a carbon fiber and Rohacell® sandwich. The front of the A5 sports dual ports for surprising low frequency response down to 55Hz (can be extended to 31Hz with the addition of the new compact Sub7 subwoofer), metal grills for added durability, as well as power and gain controls. The rear panel includes balanced XLR jacks, unbalanced RCA jacks, and a new development by ADAM called Stereolink. This new technology connects speakers with input and output jacks allowing the user the option to control the overall volume of the system from any one speaker’s gain control, making the A5 a flexible desktop audio system.
The A5 comes in a choice of traditional ADAM matte black ($699 pr) or new glossy “piano” finishes in black or white ($769 pr). Optional wedge-like stands enhance desktop use by allowing the A5 to be positioned at an upward angle. In addition to desktop audio recording applications, the A5 is well suited to mobile and broadcast applications, surround set-ups, and multimedia uses such as gaming and home audio.
For more information visit ADAM Audio at www.adam-audio.com
Protection and convenience for the leading wireless MIDI/USB system
Champlain, NY (July 10, 2008) – CME is now offering a free case with the purchase of their leading WIDI X8 Wireless MIDI/USB system. These custom leather cases feature cut-outs so all controls and ports can be freely accessed as well as a built-in clip to secure the WIDI X8 to a stand for stationary use or a belt for mobile use on stage.
Acting as a MIDI/USB wireless transmitter and receiver simultaneously, the WIDI X-8 is a great way to clean up long MIDI cable runs or extend USB connections. Communicating over a wireless 2.4GHz ISM license-free band up to a market-leading 262 feet, the WIDI X8 provides 64 available MIDI channels for the home, studio or stage.
The Mac/PC/Stand-alone WIDI X-8 comes with two identical MIDI/USB devices that operate in four different ways depending on the users needs. First, each unit can work independently as a stand-alone USB to MIDI interface. With both units in MIDI/RF mode, a keyboard or MIDI controller can be wirelessly connected to rack modules, samplers, or other keyboards – great for use on stage. With both units in USB/RF mode, USB data is transmitted between devices, allowing wireless communication between two computers in different areas of the home or studio. Put one unit in USB/RF mode and the other in MIDI/RF mode and you have a wireless interface to connect a keyboard or MIDI controller to a computer.
The WIDI X-8 is available for $259 MSRP. See dealer for details on free case offer.
For more WIDI X 8 Case photos, visit: http://www.mtechmarketing.com/CME_071008_WIDI_Case.html
NEW YORK — The highly anticipated Germano Studios New York opened recently in Manhattan’s NoHo district, becoming the first major studio facility to open in several years. Owned by former Hit Factory CEO Troy Germano, the studio includes two Solid State Logic Duality 48 channel consoles and a 32 input X-Rack monitor mixer with Total Recall™. Each console interfaces directly with Pro Tools HD3™ systems and a large compliment of carefully selected outboard gear. The studio has already hosted several well known artists, producers and engineers, including producer David Kahne, who with artist Matisyahu, became the studio’s first client. more
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - As the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, Auralex Acoustics, Inc. was the natural choice to rig the home studio of noted guitar player and music producer Blues Saraceno with its state-of-the-art acoustical treatments.
“I have always been known as the guitar guy. As I got older, I really wanted to branch out and focus on composing,” said Blues Saraceno. “It got to the point where I was acquiring so much gear it was time to create a home studio. I made the decision to have a 100% professional top-of-the-line studio in my home. Having a room that is accurate is hard to obtain, especially with mixing. That’s why I focused on acoustics right from the very beginning.” more
Ontario, Canada (July 7, 2008) – ASK Video Interactive Media, creator of software tutorials on DVD for popular music software applications such as Pro Tools, Cubase, Live, and Garageband, has announced their first title for Cakewalks flagship product, Sonar 7. For a limited time, the company is offering a 20% discount on all pre-orders at www.askvideo.com.
In this first of three Mac OSX and Windows Vista compatible DVD, seasoned audio engineer and musician Mike Baggley guides users through more than 30 high-quality videos, detailing everything from basic setup to audio and MIDI recording, editing, mixing and more.
“As one of the top DAW innovators over the years, we are proud to add Cakewalk to our list of titles,” said Steve Kostrey, President of ASK Video. “Sonar 7 is a powerful and mature product used by home studio owners and professional studios alike. This first DVD will get new users up and running fast and serve as a great reference for the pros!”
Great for users of Sonar Producer Edition or Studio Edition, the DVD begins with introductory topics such as First Run, Audio and MIDI Setup, New Project, and chapters dedicated to getting around Sonar 7; Tracks, Transport, Toolbars, and Metronome. The middle chapters are devoted to “heavy-lifting” subjects such as Recording Audio, Recording Modes, Recording MIDI and Looping. The last third of the DVD are vides that cover Editing Audio, Editing MIDI, Layers, and Mixing, followed by Key Commands, The Navigator View, Folders, The Track Manager and Inspector, and Managing Audio
In addition to being a great “how-to” introduction to Sonar 7, this DVD series employs ASK Video’s easy-to-use interface, making it a great reference for any and all users to find any topic at a moments notice.
Pricing and Availability:
The Sonar 7 Tutorial DVD is available from July 14 for $49.99 USD. Pre-order by July 18 for $39.99 USD - a savings of 20%. Ordering information and video examples are available at http://www.askvideo.com.
About Mike Baggley
Audio engineer and musician Mike Baggley possesses an extensive background in audio consulting, as well as engineering and composing. Along with working as an editor with ASK Video, Mike has worked in many studios and post-production houses, including working at CBC, one of Canada’s largest media outlets.
About ASK Video
ASK Video Interactive Media is a professional audio/video company based in Ontario, Canada. Well versed in today’s cutting edge technology, ASK Video uses high quality video and audio to bring a rich and inviting learning experience to digital audio and video customers around the world through interactive video DVD’s. ASK Video also provides professional audio services from their state-of-the-art studio facility as well as professional video services complete with on-site shooting, editing, and post-production.
OSSINING, NEW YORK, JULY 3, 2008—BiCoastal Studios has been on a roll lately, employing Aviom Personal Mixers for recent recording sessions with some of the music industry’s brightest stars, including the Yellowjackets Jazz Quartet, Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty, and progressive rocker Danny Brill. more
