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Thursday, February 07, 2013
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02/07/13 04:47 PM,
Award-winning South African front of house engineer, Marius Marais, has long been a fan of Studer and Soundcraft mixing consoles. Recently, he increased his mixing arsenal adding a Studer Vista 5 SR, a Soundcraft Vi1 and Si Compact (with optical card)—all supplied by Harman Professional’s South African distributor, Wild & Marr. Marais’ CV includes “SA Idols”—and he has also been associated with the South African Music Awards (SAMA), the 2010 FIFA World Cup and other high-profile events. The Vista 5…
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Monday, August 31, 2009
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08/31/09 03:10 PM,
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ARX Systems has announced the addition of the new and unique USB I/O Universal Transformer Isolated USB Interface to its range of precision audio tools. The USB I/O is a true “plug and play” analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog pro audio interface and requires no special driver program installation on Mac OSX, Win XP and Vista. It features transformer isolated audio inputs and outputs, with new USB analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converter chipsets that are incorporated into the circuit topology, allowing maximum headroom…
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Monday, August 24, 2009
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08/24/09 07:45 AM,
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Lexicon has released new Windows and Mac software drivers for the I∙ONIX Series of desktop recording interfaces. With the new 64-bit Windows driver, these interfaces now operate seamlessly on computers running Windows 64-bit XP and Vista operating systems. The new Mac driver improves performance and now supports all Mac computers operating on OS X 10.4.9 or higher regardless of whether they are based on a PowerPC or Intel processor. The I∙ONIX Series feature newly designed dbx microphone preamps on all…
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Monday, August 10, 2009
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08/10/09 08:22 AM,
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Bosch Communications Systems Division has announced the release of IRIS-Net V2.1.1 software offering new features developed for both live audio and installation markets. Additions such as two-, three-, four-, and five-way FIR-Drive DSP blocks for NetMax make it easier to take full advantage of the performance that Electro-Voice FIR-Drive processing and hardware technology offer. The newly added Scene Manager provides a new level of customization for control and recall of DSP parameters within EV NetMax. Additional User Controls and DSP…
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Monday, August 03, 2009
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08/03/09 11:18 AM,
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Harman Professional’s two console companies - Soundcraft and Studer - have launched of a range of online facilities and social networking sites. The new Studer website, www.studer.ch, features white papers on Mixing in Surround, Virtual Surround Panning, and how to measure the true quality of sound. A series of tutorial videos can be downloaded explaining and demonstrating operational philosophies of the Vista digital console range. With Studer’s product range now spanning more audio markets, the site also features application-specific areas…
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009
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07/07/09 05:43 AM,
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Shure has announced that the X2u XLR-to-USB signal adapter is now shipping. “Over the past several years, more and more musicians, both professional and amateur, have taken recording into their own hands at home, on the road, in their bedroom, basement, tour bus…wherever,” said Chad Wiggins, Shure’s Category Manager for Wired Microphones. “With this new product, we’re bringing the legendary heritage of Shure microphones to every level of performer and home recording artist as the proliferation of digital recording continues.”…
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Monday, June 29, 2009
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06/29/09 02:32 PM,
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Neyrinck has announced a major update to SoundCode For Dolby E that adds support for Windows XP and Windows Vista and adds features for Avid Media Composer, Apple Final Cut Pro, and other media workstation system users. SoundCode For Dolby E is a stand-alone software package and Pro Tools plug-in set for Dolby E encoding and decoding. It is designed for post-production studios, TV mixers, and broadcast and content distribution organizations that need to deliver and monitor Dolby E content…
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Friday, May 29, 2009
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05/29/09 03:18 PM,
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Symetrix launched the latest upgrade to its successful SymNet platform of network audio solutions - SymNet Designer 9.0 - which is now available for download. The key feature of this new version is SymVue, a real-time user control panel application that displays control screens exported from SymNet Designer 9.0 functioning as a multi-user, multi-point control environment for SymNet systems. SymVue runs on any Windows-compatible device, including touch screen enabled PCs and tablets, which run Vista or XP. The computer communicates…
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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05/27/09 02:26 PM,
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Cakewalk has announced the availability of the free 1.2 Update for Rapture wavetable synthesizer, available as a free download for registered customers at: www.cakewalk.com/Support/Instruments/Rapture.aspx. Features & enhancements include: • New Envelope Generator functionality includes the ability to retrigger envelopes using the Step Generator; saving and loading EG presets; drag and drop EG presets; an alternate Zoom mode; and auto-scroll when programming, a useful feature when working with extended or zoomed-in waveforms • New Internal Tempo option, with a built-in Tap…
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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05/12/09 09:12 AM,
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Denon Professional has announced that 40 of its DN-V210 professional DVD players have been selected for installation at a variety of locations on the University of Notre Dame, where they will provide DVD playback for multiple programs and departments in various classrooms and lecture halls. As part of a technology upgrade spanning the university’s campus, the units were chosen for their dependable playback, intuitive operation and rugged, industrial construction. Granger, Indiana-based Vista AV Integration handled the selection of the DN-V210s…
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