Audio Media - September 2008 - (Page 10) post news BARCELONA Viva Espãna for ICON D-Control ES streaming news @ www.audiomedia.com LONDON AKA Has Designs On BBC London-based studio furniture specialist AKA Design has equipped two high-end online editing suites for BBC Post Production in Television Centre. www.akadesign.co.uk NEW PRODUCTS Avastor SDX Soho-based data storage specialists ProTape have announced availability of Avastor’s new range of SDX hard drives, ranging from the USB2-only SDX 200 (starting at 160GB) to the SDX 1000 (up to 1TB). www.protape.co.uk www.avastor.com NEW PRODUCT Blastwave FX BUZZSAW Blastwave FX has released BUZZSAW – “ the most pain-inducing, guttwisting production elements library in the world,” totalling 1,500 sounds recorded at 24-bit/96kHz, then delivered as 24-bit/48kHz broadcast WAV files, as well as additional MP3s for quick referencing. www.blastwavefx.com BARCELONA, HOLLYWOOD Estudis Roca Produccions And 424 Get Euphonix Barcelona-based full-service production house Estudis Roca Produccions has installed a Euphonix System 5-MC integrated DAW controller in its main Steinberg Nuendoequipped recording and editing studio. Stated Euphonix Sales Manager Dominic Jacobson: “All functions, including plug-ins, can be controlled from the faders, knobs, and soft keys; in a studio like Roca this level of feedback and control is essential.” Closer to Euphonix’s Californian home, Mixing Engineer/Sound Supervisor Jon Ross has built a state-of-the-art large film dubbing stage within his Hollywood home, based around a dual-operator, 80-fader Euphonix System 5 digital audio mixing system with over 300 channels of DSP and EuCon Hybrid DAW control for each operator. Euphonix Europe +44 (0)20 8561 2566 Euphonix (HQ) +1 650 855 0400 www.euphonix.com PRODUCT UPDATE Merging Technologies VCube 2.0 Swiss Windows PC platform-based DAW developer Merging Technologies has released Version 2.0 software for its VCube video player/recorder. Notable new features include Windows Vista 32-bit support, networked ADR features from Pyramix during visual countdowns, Ovation theatre playout system support, VCube LE and XE support, new video engine, Avid DnxHD codec support, USB Sync board to enable RS-422 and LTC control, and more. Merging Technologies (UK) +44 (0)1606 892788 Merging Technologies (HQ) +41 21 946 0444 www.merging.com Barcelona-based production company Sonygraf has installed Spain’s first Digidesign ICON D-Control ES work surface in its Digit Sound dubbing studio. According to Technical Manager Miguel Torres, “Having a 48-fader ICON D-Control ES in Digit Sound impresses any visitor that comes into the facility.” Digidesign (UK) +44 (0)1753 655 999 Digidesign (HQ) +1 800 333 2137 www.digidesign.com PRODUCT UPDATE Fairlight Wins With Xynergi (Again) Australian media production systems designer/manufacturer Fairlight has won a C+T Award for Innovation designed to recognise innovation in productions, projects, and product in the media industries throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. Tekcare +44 (0)1707 620090 www.tekcare.co.uk Fairlight US +1 626 793 3940 www.fairlightus.com media production centre Pure Inspiration record • edit • mix • create 10 Audio Media mag '08.indd 1 AUDIO MEDIA SEPTEMBER 2008 4/2/08 6:37:45 PM http://www.audiomedia.com http://www.akadesign.co.uk http://www.digidesign.com http://www.protape.co.uk http://www.euphonix.com http://www.avastor.com http://www.tekcare.co.uk http://www.fairlightus.com http://www.merging.com http://www.blastwavefx.com http://www.fairlightau.com http://www.fairlightau.com
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