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LUCID GETS STARSTRUCK PRESS RELEASE NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: Music Row's gem
of gems, Starstruck Studios, recently added a pair of Lucid A/D
and D/A 9624 stereo converters to their stellar list of equipment
in order to offer permanent, high quality transfer capabilities
between their analog and digital storage devices. A Nashville home-away-from-home
for such luminaries as Reba McEntire, Faith Hill, Clint Black, and
Vanessa Williams, Starstruck Studios combines the very best in aesthetics,
acoustics, and equipment to inspire, convey, and capture phenomenal
performances. After learning of their use in National Public
Radio and NAB's IBOC listening tests, operations manager, Jim Jordan,
researched the Lucid AD9624 and DA9624. Both offered 24-bit resolution
at 96kHz, 88.2kHz, 48kHz, 44.1kHz, and 32kHz via AES/EBU and consumer
S/PDIF (coaxial and optical TOSLINK) connectors. Of particular importance
was the attention paid to every aspect of the signal path, both
analog and digital. After conducting linearity tests, Jordan decided
to go with the Lucid converters for Starstruck, replacing the inadequacy
and headache of rental converters. The purchase was made through
Ears Audio, Nashville. The Lucid converters join two Sony 3348 digital multi-tracks, two Studer A827 analog multi-tracks with Dolby SR, a Mitsubishi 880 digital multi-track, two Studer A820 half-inch two-tracks, two Sony 9000 M/O recorders, and two Otari DTR-90 timecode DAT recorders in the facility's machine room, common to both control rooms. Unmounted and ready to move to minimize long-cable impedance and synchronization issues, the Lucid converters form the transparent bridge across which data change domains. Frequent uses include mixing to M/O, digitally backing up analog masters, and analog dumps into digital editing systems. |