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Friday, February 24, 2012
PSW Staff 02/24/12 10:34 AM,Metric Halo has certified two Thunderbolt adapters for use with its line of FireWire based audio interfaces. According to Allen Rowand of Metric Halo, “We’ve tested the Thunderbolt-to-FireWire adapter in the Apple 27-inch Thunderbolt Display and the Sonnet Technologies Echo 34 adapter combined with their FireWire 800 Pro ExpressCard – both systems provide performance identical to native FireWire ports.” “Since the display has a Thunderbolt pass-through it’s possible to use both adapters at the same time, allowing the user to… View this story
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
PSW Staff 08/26/10 08:11 AM, 0 CommentsSound Devices is unveiling the 2.10 firmware update for its 788T and 788T-SSD multitrack digital audio recorders, along with the 1.15 upgrade to its Wave Agent software at IBC 2010. The 788T update, available to all 788T users on the company’s website, allows for the linking of multiple 788T recorders, as well as other Sound Devices 7-Series recorders. Wave Agent 1.15, meanwhile, features a new Control Mode. Thanks to a new linking capability, multiple 788T digital recorders are easily interconnected… View this story
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Monday, August 23, 2010
PSW Staff 08/23/10 09:54 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I started recording a number of year ago in Pro Tools and have been working part-time in a local studio. I’ve had a lot of success learning recording and mixing techniques, but it seems that sometimes I still get tripped up by sill computer issues. So, I’ve got a question for you. I recently plugged in a FireWire hard drive to the computer using its data cable and even though its status LED lit up,… View this story
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
PSW Staff 02/24/10 11:11 AM, 0 CommentsSteinberg North America announces that the price for the MR816X and MR816CSX Advanced Intergration DSP Studio FireWire Interfaces has been lowered by $300 on each model. While the products have experienced remarkable success since their introduction in 2008, an increase in efficiency of production allows Steinberg now to adjust the pricing accordingly and pass the benefit on to its valued customers. The pro-audio MR816 units combine FireWire interfacing with Advanced Integration technology and are the focus of every latency-free recording… View this story
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Sunday, February 07, 2010
Kyle P. Snyder 02/07/10 07:40 PM,FireWire: it just sounds fast, doesn’t it? At the very least, it certainly sounds faster than USB. Perhaps that was Apple’s intention when they sat down with Sony, Texas Instruments, and many others to create an amazingly accessible data transfer specification that conjured up the image of reliability ease of use within the minds of users. However, if FireWire has one flaw, it’s that it’s too easy to use. What do I mean? Let’s compare the connectors for USB and… View this story
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Monday, August 24, 2009
PSW Staff 08/24/09 03:47 PM, 0 CommentsSteinberg Media Technologies has released a set of updates to its software and hardware solution consisting of Cubase 5, MR816 CSX and CC121. The added capabilities include substantially extended control options for CC121, workflow enhancements for MR816 CSX/X as well as functional additions and refinements to Cubase 5. The updates further deepen the integration of the three components within the context of the Advanced Integration technology centred on the Cubase 5 Advanced Music Production System. All three updates are available… View this story
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Friday, August 21, 2009
PSW Staff 08/21/09 10:25 AM, 0 CommentsFocusrite is now shipping the new Saffire PRO 24 DSP, a 16-input/8-output FireWire audio interface that features new VRM monitoring technology in addition to real-time DSP-powered tracking plug-ins, all tailor-made for the modern recording environment. The Saffire PRO 24 DSP completes the full lineup of four new Saffire Audio Interfaces from Focusrite including: Saffire PRO 24 at $299 U.S. MAP, Saffire PRO 24 DSP at $399, Saffire PRO 40 at $499, and Liquid Saffire 56 with 2 Liquid Channels at… View this story
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
PSW Staff 07/15/09 08:08 AM, 0 CommentsAirshow Mastering’s East Coast studios are relocating to a larger facility in Takoma Park, Maryland from its long-time operations base in Springfield, Virginia, with the new facility incorporating two mastering studios, each equipped with an eight-channel Metric Halo ULN-8 interface outfitted with the latest 2d upgrades and running v5 software in conjunction with soundBlade software from Sonic Studio, LLC. Airshow Mastering co-owner Charlie Pilzer comments, “The MIO is an integral part of the design at the new facility. I have… View this story
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009
PSW Staff 07/08/09 07:53 AM, 0 CommentsFocusrite has launched the new Saffire PRO 24 DSP, a 16-input / 8-output FireWire audio interface that features VRM, a breakthrough monitoring technology, in addition to real-time DSP-powered tracking plug-ins. Focusrite’s brand new patented VRM – Virtual Reference Monitoring – technology provides the ability for a user to mix through their choice of more than 15 different sets of commonly used professional studio monitors and hi-fi loudspeakers, in different acoustic environments and from different positions – all just using standard… View this story
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
PSW Staff 06/16/09 03:29 AM, 0 CommentsAurora Converters from Lynx Studio Technology were instrumental in the recording and mixing of music from Black Eyed Peas and Green Day that reached the top of the Billboard charts in late May and June, 2009. The Black Eyed Peas’ new single, “Boom Boom Pow” and upcoming CD “The E.N.D.” were mixed by Dylan “3-D” Dresdow using Lynx Aurora converters. “Boom Boom Pow” charted #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Digital Songs during the week of June 15,… View this story
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