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Friday, January 28, 2011
Brian Smithers
01/28/11 02:20 PM,
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So what happens when most of your “gear” is actually software? What good is that stack of freshly soldered MIDI cables when you’re trying to send timing signals from your digital audio workstation (DAW) to your virtual drum machine? What if you want to route the audio output of your software synthesizer to your sequencer so that you can apply a virtual gate to it? In that case, neither a balanced nor an unbalanced cable will do you much good.…
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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04/21/10 02:52 PM,
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Avid today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Euphonix, which was initially announced on April 11, 2010. Video coverage from the announcement is available here. With the acquisition, Avid will deliver a broad range of complementary audio and video control surfaces and consoles designed to meet the needs of customers ranging from the independent professional to the high-end broadcaster. The company plans to maintain full support for both the Euphonix family of products and Avid’s existing ICON solutions.…
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04/21/10 07:21 AM,
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Producer / Artist DV McCoy, one of the Atlanta area’s up-and-coming music figures, recently turned to Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) to expand and upgrade 21st Century Recording production and mixing studios. These upgrades would allow DV to open up the facility to other artists and producers in Atlanta’s expanding music scene, helping to support his production company and label Real McCoy Entertainment. GC Pro Sales Specialist Eugene McNair provided DV all of the equipment he needed, in addition to…
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Monday, April 12, 2010
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04/12/10 02:40 PM,
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Avid held a press event on April 11, 2010 at NAB during which they covered the Euphonix acquisition and a host of other topics. As previously announced here on ProSoundWeb.com, Avid announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Euphonix, a leader in large-format digital audio consoles, media controllers and peripherals. Embedded below the video from this event in its entirety, with the introductions beginning at 5 min 47 sec. The Euphonix announcement begins at 27 min 15 sec…
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
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04/11/10 07:33 PM,
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Avid today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Euphonix, a leader in large-format digital audio consoles, media controllers and peripherals. With the acquisition, Avid will deliver a broad range of audio and video control surfaces and consoles designed to meet the needs of customers ranging from the independent professional to the high-end broadcaster. Avid plans to continue to support and sell both Euphonix control surfaces and Avid’s existing ICON solution, enabling customers to leverage existing investments…
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Friday, April 09, 2010
Mark Frink
04/09/10 03:44 PM,
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From the smallest van tours to the biggest worldwide touring attractions, digital consoles have established themselves for convenience, consistency and ease of workflow. The modern sound system has neatly divided itself into two major products: loudspeakers and consoles. Most analog consoles have the advantage these days of having been paid for, along with sonic quality and a familiar knob-per-function single-page control surface. However, any production manager can tell you the advantages of digital consoles: footprint, size, weight, repeatability, consistency and…
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Friday, April 02, 2010
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04/02/10 08:04 AM,
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As you might know, one year ago we decided to combine all the Avid companies—including Digidesign, M-Audio, and Sibelius—into a new, unified Avid. Since then, we’ve taken steps toward transitioning Digidesign to the Avid name. We understand that you might have questions about the future of Digidesign and the product lines you’ve invested in. With that in mind, we’d like to share some information, answer some questions, and explain how these changes will affect you. New website launching April 12th…
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Thursday, April 01, 2010
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04/01/10 10:31 AM,
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Nearly two decades since a handful of congregants gathered in a rented school cafeteria for Kensington Church’s first service, today Kensington’s five campuses are the epitome of activity. Bustling with activity, there’s always something going on from youth programs and community groups to multiple services throughout the week. Kensington’s main campus in Troy, Michigan recently upgraded its sanctuary with a new Avid VENUE Profile system. As veteran engineer, Tim Corder explains, the VENUE is the first phase of an upgrade…
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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03/30/10 10:50 AM,
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Anthony Gordon, Artists Relations Manager for Avid, had a chance to interview Mike Manewitz at SXSW 2010.
Manewitz is a Front of House Engineer for Big House Sound out of Austin, TX, which supports events from dives to big name clubs and festivals.
Manewitz talks about working with a Venue digital mixing console and how in live sound you only get once chance to make it right.
Video is available below.
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
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01/31/10 02:42 PM,
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John Legend’s most recent tour in support of his album release Evolver extended through much of 2009, ending up with sold-out shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Touring with a sound reinforcement system provided by Escondido, CA-based Sound Image, the main PA included Adamson Systems line arrays powered by Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers. Front of House Engineer Gordon Mack selected a Digidesign Profile console for his mixing needs, also recording shows on 96 channels of Pro Tools. Monitor…
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