Archive for December 21st, 2009

REEDSBURG, WISCONSIN — Matt Jepson, production sound mixer for the Discovery Channel series, MythBusters, relies on Sound Devices’ 302 mixers to get the audio right, the first time. Jepson is tasked with helping to profile special-effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman as they try to prove or “bust” popular urban legends using unique, and often complicated, science experiments.

“Doing sound for a show like MythBusters is always an adventure,” says Jepson. “We frequently don’t have any idea what is going to happen in an experiment, because no one has ever done it before; we have to be ready for anything — no grips, no utilities, no A2s, and no second takes. I am required to make sure good, clean audio goes to all devices that record audio. Sound Devices’ 302 mixers help me achieve this on set.” more

News Release

For Immediate Release

Iroquois, ON, Canada – December 18, 2009 – Ross Video announces the appointment of Brian Murray, as Regional Sales Manager for the Middle East and Africa.

Mr. Murray will report to Sharon Quigley, Manager, International Sales for EAIME. He will be responsible for managing Ross Video sales in throughout the Middle East, GCC, Africa, India, and Pakistan. more

Prism Sound, manufacturer of audio test equipment for the pro audio, broadcast, consumer electronics and automotive industries, has announced a strategic partnership with LOUDSOFT, Danish manufacturer of loudspeaker simulation and analysis tools: Prism Sound will become a global sales and support agent for LOUDSOFT’s entire product range, with immediate effect.

This partnership will allow Prism Sound to combine LOUDSOFT’s high quality loudspeaker design and acoustic testing tools with its own acclaimed dScope Series III audio analyser platform, providing customers with a complete package of loudspeaker system design and measurement tools, catering for everything from product design right through to production line testing, and thus enabling greater efficiencies in workflow.

Today’s loudspeaker design engineer requires a broad skill set, including electro-magnetic motor design, diaphragm geometry optimisation, low frequency enclosure design, crossover network and dynamics optimisation, power amplifier design, and many areas of system analysis. Traditionally this has involved more