AudioMedia - December 2008 - (Page 15) S Flagship Studio In SE Asia work of the students, of which there are around 200 enrolled at any one time and all on fouryear degree courses. When time allows, it will undertake commercial work. It will also be a ‘classroom’ for the practical elements of a new sonic arts course to be launched in 2009. A joint collaboration between the National University of Singapore and one of the world’s leading music schools, the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA, the Conservatory is working closely on programme and facilities development with the Peabody faculty. INGAPORE – At the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the National University of Singapore (NUS) the stunning facilities now include a fully-fledged recording studio, detail-designed by UK based Eastlake Audio to meet an exacting brief and equipped to the highest professional standards, and which is fairly described as one of the most advanced recording studios in South East Asia. Indeed, the most demanding of engineers and producers would place the facilities in the premier division of any world studio league. The studio’s prime purpose is to record the AE – Dubai’s Funoon Al Emarat which opened for business in 1993, was the first top of the range professional recording studios to be built in the Middle East. Fifteen years on, under new ownership and following completion of a major refurbishment programme, it is still very much in business. The studio’s new owner is noted Arabic singer Hussain Al Jasmi, who was a regular client at Funoon Al Emarat before he bought it. The facilities cater both for his own recording projects and commercial clients. The refurbishment retains many of the original features of the construction, including the spacious live recording area and its flexible spaces, and the layout of the control room. U Dubai Studio Makeover “It began as a five-star recording studio, but after 13 or so years of wear and tear, it was looking shabby,” says David Hawkins of Eastlake Audio. “As we still held all the original drawings and records from the original construction, we knew exactly what materials and the quantities that were needed for a refurbishment, and so it was no problem.” In addition to the cosmetic improvements, there are major changes within the control room. The original installation featured a Soundcraft analogue console and an eight-track Studer tape machine. The refurbishment has seen a 16-fader Digidesign D-Command mixing surface and Pro Tools HD3 workstation system installed. Sonacom Invests In Xynergi FRANCE – Post production specialist Sonacom has transformed its facility in Neuilly sur Seine by installing Fairlight Xynergi desktop media creation systems in each of its four High Definition 5.1 surround sound studios. The full service facility, which counts major French broadcasters and advertising agencies among its clients, managed the transformation in less than three days with the help of technical staff from Fairlight’s French distributor, EuroMedia Technologies. Denis Derigent, Managing Director of EuroMedia Technologies, says: “We started the installation on Friday night and had to have it completed by Monday morning in time for a client booking. Sonacom is one of the first Fairlight customers in the world to completely transfer to Xynergi, and the main challenge we faced was ensuring that the engineers adapted to their new environment in such a short timeframe. It was very tough and very sudden, but they were incredibly motivated. By Monday morning everything was running perfectly, and the engineers were already working confidently with their new equipment.” AUDIO MEDIA DECEMBER 2008 15 http://www.mcdsp.com http://www.mcdsp.com http://www.mcdsp.com
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