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Friday, January 29, 2010
PSW Staff
01/29/10 06:00 PM,
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For those working in film sound production, there are always unique challenges such as rain, dust, and noise to contend with. Finnish winters, however, add a new twist to the never-ending saga of harsh working conditions: extreme cold. Image handling location sound responsibilities in a place where the temperature reaches -27 Celsius/-6 Fahrenheit. Such is the case for sound recordist Tuomas Klaavo, who along with associate Mikko Mäkelä, operates Helsingin Elokuvaäänitys Oy (Helsinki Movie Sound Ltd.). When it’s so cold…
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
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01/21/10 11:30 AM,
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The new Fostex FM-4 4-channel field mixer joins the FM-3 in the manufacturer’s family of field mixers. Fully featured to serve the needs of professional location sound situations, the FM-4 includes balanced 4-channel inputs (Mic/Line), two Main outputs, and two Sub outputs. Outputs feature high quality custom transformers and can double as 1-4 channel Direct Out (post-fader). A highly visible Organic EL display with high resolution metering offers both VU and Peak level in addition to mixer parameter status and…
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Monday, June 08, 2009
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06/08/09 07:30 AM,
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EDIROL has announced several updates for the R-44 compact, lightweight field recorder, including new v1.05 software, the ability for users to add effects in Pre Record mode, and updates for the BWF (Broadcast Wave File) marker format, notable with previously recorded data. Further improvements include quicker shutdown times in some modes with SD cards, and a smoother overall workflow helped by minor bug fixes. The R-44 has up to four channels of uncompressed audio available at selectable 16- or 24-bit…
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Friday, April 24, 2009
PSW Staff
04/24/09 03:20 PM,
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Audiofile Engineering, an audio software developer for the Mac, announces the world’s first professional field recorder built exclusively for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. FiRe brings several firsts to the iPhone platform. This mobile platform for field recording offers an accurate real-time waveform display, audio markers, support for professional Broadcast WAVE metadata, and the instant downloading of audio files in multiple formats. “We created FiRe to give audio professionals the tools they need without having to invest in and…
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