AudioMedia - March 2009 - (Page 12) broadcast news South America Røde Ride With Expedition A recent German documentary expedition to Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn at the southernmost tip of South America, has used Røde’s NTG-3 shotgun microphone, Blimp windshield, WS7 deluxe windshield and boompole. The journey was inspired by Darwin’s voyage to the region. Ralf Brauner, who headed the camera crew, commented, “The NTG-3 was 100% reliable in an environment where moisture and condensation is a top issue!” Røde Microphones +61 2 9648 5855 www.rodemic.com streaming news @ www.audiomedia.com New Product Zaxcom TRX992 Zaxcom has introduced an all-in-one wireless boom pole unit, the TRX992, that performs the functions of an audio transmitter, monitor return receiver, backup recorder, and phantom power supply. It has the capacity to store up to 24 hours of audio to a removable mini or micro SD card, using internal recording that backs up transmission to guard against data losses. The TRX992 can be used for critical monitoring applications, with a 2.4GHz digital monitor return receiver that relays return audio, time code reference, and RF remote control commands. Alternatively, users can elect to transmit high-resolution IFB audio instead of time code and remote control signals. The TRX992 also incorporates a VPF rechargeable battery system that holds roughly twice the energy of today’s lithium packs and supports more than five hundred charges, negating the need for costly disposable batteries. Zaxcom +1 973 835 5000 www.zaxcom.com New Install China – Liaoning TV Liaoning TV, one of the first five TV stations on mainland China, has installed a 96-channel Euphonix System 5 digital audio mixing system in its newly integrated music recording studio. Euphonix kitted out an OB van for the station with Euphonix Max Air equipment during 2008’s Olympic Games, the van now being used for liveto-tape television shows. The station has seven public channels, 18 video-on-demand digital channels, 10 digital radio channels, and a satellite channel serving an audience of nearly 270 million households throughout China. Jeff Levison, Euphonix’s Director of International Sales said of Liaoning TV, “When building their new state-of-the-art recording studio, they knew that the versatility and power of Euphonix 5 would guarantee them success.” Euphonix (Europe) +44 (0) 208 589 0766 www.euphonix.com New Product Sonifex Rack Monitor Sonifex has added Dolby decode functionality to its range of rack-mount monitoring units with the release of its RM-HDE1 card. Available as an upgrade to existing models in the Sonifex Reference monitor range (RM-4C8, RM-2S4, and RM-2S10), or pre-installed, the card can either decode Dolby 5.1 audio from an AES audio stream (XLR or BNC), or can de-embed and decode a Dolby encoded AES stream from an HD/SD-SDI source. Sonifex +44 (0) 1933 650700 www.sonifex.co.uk Diary of Events March 25-27 IPTV World Forum 2009 Olympia, London March 30 - April 2 ShoWest Las Vegas, USA April 1-4 Prolight + Sound/Musikmesse Frankfurt, Germany April 18-23 NAB Conference Las Vegas, USA April 22-24 Media-Tech Europe 2009 Frankfurt, Germany April 26-28 PALME Middle East Dubai, UAE April 28-29 Plasa Focus Leeds, UK 12 AUDIO MEDIA MARCH 2009 http://www.audiomedia.com http://www.rodemic.com http://www.zaxcom.com http://www.euphonix.com http://www.sonifex.co.uk
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