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geo focus: Madrid’s Classic & New Upgrades With Fairlight part of a general refurbishment programme. It has also invested in Fairlight’s Crystal Core Engines (CC-1) and integrated Pyxis SD non-linear video systems. This provides the facility with the very latest audio mixing technology, enabling it to offer clients a formidable combination of speed and functionality. Technical Director Quim Rubí says: “The new Constellations replace Fairlight Prodigy 1 (MFX) systems that were originally installed in 1999. The fact that we have always been very satisfied with Fairlight’s technology is a key reason why we have chosen this upgrade path.” All three studios are being networked via a centralised storage system that allows Classic & New Madrid to easily move and share media between each of the rooms. The new systems are located in Rooms 1 and 4, which are primarily used for advertising projects, and Room 2, which is a Dolby Certified 5.1 dubbing theatre that handles productions destined for the cinema screen. “This is a major upgrade for the facility and one that allows us to considerably speed up our workflow and accommodate changes in the post production business,” Rubí adds. Fairlight’s Spanish distributor Unitecnic, which handled the sale, initially installed one Constellation system into a demo studio at Classic & New Madrid so that engineers could undergo training. The permanent installations will be completed within the next few weeks. C F The Classic & New Madrid team with Fairlight Constellation: (Left to right) Audio Post Production Technical Manager Quim Rubi, Sound Engineers Pepe Palomo (seated), Antonio Alvaro, and José Diaz. lassic & New Madrid has maintained its reputation for technical excellence by installing Fairlight Constellation large-scale digital recording, editing, and mixing systems into three of its audio studios. The facility, which was specifically set up to handle musical production, music and soundtrack creation, and sound post-production, installed the new systems as Meyer Sound Award Winners ive students of ESAMA (Superior School for AudioVisual Media) in Andalusia have been awarded the John and Helen Meyer Scholarship. The scholarship programme was announced in 2007 by Meyer Sound Laboratories in conjunction with Meyer Sound España and ESAMA, to recognise the academic excellence of five first-year students. This year’s awards were presented to David Carrasco Santos, Manuel Lazaro-Carrasco Sierra, Jose Carlos Martinez Salas, Antonio Ramos Garcia, and Alonso Velasco Tavora, during the graduation ceremonies held at the Hotel Silken Al-Andalus. They each received a grant of €1,000 toward tuition for the following semester. Meyer Sound’s ever-expanding education programme now brings more than 100 seminars to 29 countries a year, covering topics that include line array technology, the use of acoustical prediction, sound system design, mixing, audio show control system programming, and source independent measurement. “Meyer Sound has supported audio education in Spain for years with its seminars,” said Nacho Sánchez of ESAMA. “Now, by establishing this scholarship, it has taken that proactive approach to the next level. We are most grateful, not only for the scholarship itself, but that there is a manufacturer so dedicated to the betterment of the audio industry.” “We’re very excited to be involved with a school as respected as ESAMA,” said Helen Meyer, Vice President of Meyer Sound. “These students are the future of our industry, and by supporting their education we can foster greater competency in a new generation of sound technicians.” Established in 2002, ESAMA offers a two-year curriculum emphasising studies in audio, video, and multimedia disciplines. ESAMA has a record of placing a high percentage of graduates into professional positions with leading companies such as Fluge, Radio Television Andalusia, and Isla Mágica. V An Unusual Void Media Matters: Portugal Portugal’s commercial TV stations command a lion’s share of the viewing audience, and provide tough competition for the cash-strapped public broadcaster. Public TV services are operated by RTP, which enjoyed a monopoly on the airwaves until the launch of commercial channel SIC in . Multi-channel TV – via cable and satellite – reaches more than two million homes, and offers a wide range of domestic and foreign channels. Public radio networks are operated by RDP. The Roman Catholic Church owns the widely-listenedto Radio Renascenca. There are some  local and regional commercial radio stations. V I TA L S TAT I S T I C S : P O R T U G A L F U L L N AM E P O P U L AT I O N C A P I TA L LARGEST CITY AREA MA J O R L A N G UAG E M O N E TA RY U N I T MA I N E X P O RTS oid Acoustics reports an unusual installation in Portugal, involving a club in a tunnel. Porto’s newly opened Gare Club features an all-Void system, installed by T2 Produção e Eventos, designed to deliver high impact sound throughout the club. The club’s main room occupies a 35m tunnel, just 6m wide with a ceiling height of 10m, with the system incorporating Void’s signature design, the triple-horn Air Motion speakers, as well as the Stasys 8 dual 18” horn loaded enclosures. Portuguese Republic 10.6 million (UN, 2007) Abu Dhabi Lisbon 92,345 km (35,655 miles ) Portuguese 1 euro = 100 cents Textiles and clothing, wood products, electrical equipment US $16,170 (World Bank, 2006) .pt +351 G N I P E R C A P I TA I N T E R N E T D O MA I N I N T E R N AT I O N A L D I A L L I N G CO D E 16 AUDIO MEDIA OCTOBER 2008

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