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Presented by www.munro.co.uk Soundwaves Refurbishes With Fairlight Melbourne post house is one of the first to invest in Xynergi. JIM EVANS reports. S ydney-based Fairlight can fairly be billed as a digital pioneer with over thirty years in the field. It developed audio sampling, music sequencing, and other key technologies used in today’s industry. Last year, 2007, the Fairlight team unveiled – at IBC in Amsterdam and AES in New York – its latest invention: Xynergi, billed as ‘the world’s first unified media production centre’. As part of a major refurbishment, one of Melbourne’s leading sound post-production facilities, Soundwaves, is installing two CC-1 powered Constellation film mixing consoles and a Xynergi Media Production Centre. The latest Fairlight technology in the hands of the accomplished Soundwaves team is a combination that will result in one of the most technically capable and creative sound postproduction facilities in Australia. Fairlight is providing Soundwaves with a completely integrated workflow solution that will cater for the most demanding projects, supporting up to 230 channels of mixing in all formats – up to 7.1 for cinema, with full HD digital picture. The inclusion of a Xynergi Media Production Centre will further enhance Soundwaves ability to deliver high quality audio finishing in all mixing rooms. Soundwaves Director Andrew McGrath comments, “We’ve long searched for a truly effective and comprehensive system that complements our focus on delivering sound mixes to the highest creative and technical standards. The innovative Fairlight technology and its vast user-friendly capabilities will significantly enhance our ability to provide great results for our clients.” Fairlight’s Sales & Marketing Director Stuart DeMarais says, “This is a very exciting project for us to be involved in. Soundwaves is a multi awardwinning facility with a focus on the quality end of the market. among its clients – which has We’ve worked closely with them installed Xynergi desktop media to specify and deliver what will creation systems in each of the be one of the most modern and four 5.1 sound studios at its sophisticated film sound facilities facility in Neuilly sur Seine. in Australia.” So, how will this new Soundwaves was established technology affect the way studios in Melbourne, in 1994 by Peter work and who will benefit most and Heather Walker, and is one of from it? “Right now Xynergi will Australia’s most highly regarded benefit Fairlight users in the sound post-production facilities. main,” says Fairlight’s Andrew Bell In 2005 Andrew McGrath who has been closely involved in rejoined Soundwaves as CEO and the development of this project. significant stakeholder, bringing “It gives them an improved user a wealth of sound experience. interface, from which they can McGrath continues, “With a perform audio editing and mixing focus on delivering sound mixes more efficiently than previously. that add significant value for It’s more compact than Fairlight’s clients by employing creative previous controllers, yet provides sound techniques to enhance more functionality, and is easier both the story and visuals, to learn because of the selfthe Soundwaves’ team always labelling keys and the built-in aims to provide a positive and Xplain system.” ∫ collaborative client experience. Word of ADDRESSING THE GREEN ISSUES mouth marketing alone Fairlight recently published has made Soundwaves the environmental benefits a favourite amongst film delivered from its Crystal Core makers and television technology platform (CC-). producers – and The “Green” Whitepaper provides resulted in solid growth of Soundwaves’ client some background regarding base. The Soundwaves’ Fairlight’s ‘green’ computing team has also received initiatives and explains significant recognition why Fairlight’s Crystal Core from their industry peers technology is well positioned at with multiple film and the forefront of this important television sound awards. movement, says the company. With solid bookings “By introducing the CC- platform, Fairlight ahead, including major has taken a modern approach to deliver the feature film productions, acceleration required for power hungry media the for thcoming refurbishment that will processing applications”, says John Lancken, incorporate the latest Fairlight’s CEO. “By utilising newly available Fairlight equipment technologies in the form of latest generation is an exciting time FPGAs, Fairlight has proven that there are for Soundwaves massive savings in terms of power consumption, and their clients. heat generated, and component costs, all of Soundwaves is looking which provide a direct benefit in terms forward to a big, bright, of carbon reduction.” widescreen future.” “The world’s demand and appetite for higher The Xynergi technology performance computing is on the increase. is now being embraced by a growing number The environmental issues relating to of facilities worldwide this increase must be addressed today. – including Sonacom, a Many technologists believe the role of post production specialist application acceleration co-processors such as that counts major Fairlight’s CC- may provide the answers we are French broadcasters and looking for. 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AudioMedia - June 2008 Contents Recording Post Broadcast AES Review What's Up UK? Geofocus: Australia For the Record Special Report: Videosonics Newstalk: DPA New Microphones Novation SL Compact Allen & Heath IDR-8 Eastwest Quantum Leap SD2 & Goliath Final Cut: Indiana Jones Merging ADR Module Koolworld SSL Duende Good Product Sampler: Microphones Video Guide AMSR Meyer Sound The Blue Planet Live! Royer Labs Mics R-121 & R-122

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