Recording - May 2015 - 10

Frank Serafine Gives Sound Advice
No, not the Sound Advice in our monthly e-newsletters (subscribe at
recordingmag.com)! The Sound Advice Tour is an educational tour of
major cities being carried out by famed engineer, composer, and sound
designer Frank Serafine. Running from April 26 to July 2, the tour will
cover 33 cities across the USA and Canada.
Each stop on the tour will feature an all-day seminar led by Frank,
in which registered students will receive 3 hours of instruction on
Sound Recording techniques, followed by hour-long and half-hour segments on Sound Editing, Sound Effects, Soundtrack Music, Sound
Mixing, Sound Design, and Sound Inspiration... 8 hours of instruction
in all. Attendees will receive a download of the seminar, a sound
effects collection, and more.
The first 30 attendees to register in each city will receive guaranteed
seating at the front of the class and a Sound Advice VIP T-shirt.
Recording's Editor Mike Metlay will be attending the tour's Denver date
on May 12, and hopes to see some of you there.
Price: $299
More from: MZed/Sound Advice With Frank Serafine, http://is.gd/SerafineSoundAdviceTour

Wireless Binaural Recording From Hooke Audio
New audio firm Hooke Audio is taking preorders for its VERSE recording system. The VERSE is designed to be a fully mobile solution for recording immersive binaural audio easily and conveniently on the go.
Binaural recording uses microphones mounted in the ears to simulate the effect of the head and outer ears on sound reception; a good
binaural recording, when listened to on headphones, makes the listener feel as if he or she is actually present at the site of the recording, immersed in the sound experience. The VERSE is designed to make the entire process of binaural recording, which traditionally
requires a mic-equipped dummy head or glasses-mounted mic capsules, simultaneously easy and affordable.
The VERSE is a wireless Bluetooth headset with binaural mics carefully placed exactly at the user's ear
canals. It connects to any smartphone and uses an integrated app to record and edit audio.
With built-in headphone listening capability and a special chip to transmit and receive
stereo audio at professional quality, the VERSE allows users to always be ready to
capture binaural audio and easily upload it to social media without complicated setup. Look for a review soon.
An Accessory Pack will contain additional wind screens, additional earbud tips in Small, Medium and Large, a wallmount
charger, and a zippered carrying case with cable sleeve.
Price: $189 (preorder price: $139); Accessory Pack, $44.99
More from: Hooke Audio, www.hookeaudio.com

Radial's Trim-Two Makes Computer Audio Playback Easy
The latest audio accessory from Radial Engineering is the
Trim-Two, a passive stereo isolator intended to ease the connection of laptops, tablets, and smartphones to audio systems, allowing simple level control combined with an isolated output to feed a mixer or PA.
The Trim-Two has three sets of stereo inputs: dual 1/4",
stereo TRS mini, and dual RCA. These are wired in parallel
so they can split off the input signal to an alternate destination such as active monitors. Isolation and signal balancing
is performed via two Eclipse transformers that are linear from
20 Hz to 18 kHz and can handle up to +15 dB signal levels, delivering balanced stereo output to dual XLR jacks. A
built-in volume control allows easy level control in the analog
domain, allowing full-resolution audio to be sent from the
digital device. Look for a review soon.
Price: $149.99
More from: Radial Engineering, www.radialeng.com
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