Lawrence Swist, principle of Lawrence P. Swist Designs, a full-service acoustical design and consulting firm specializing in environmental solutions for recording studios, production suites and postproduction facilities, will be meeting attendees at the AES convention in San Francisco, November 5-7.
Swist will be sharing The Recording Studio Insurance Program booth (#1326) on the floor of the annual Audio Engineering Society convention at Moscone Center. Convention-goers will want to be sure to drop by to explore the state of the art with him and review recent projects he has completed for the Conservatory of Music at the State University of New York (SUNY), Purchase; the United States Military Academy at West Point; and New York City’s Quad Recording Studios.
Swist’s designs have gained wide recognition within the industry as innovative, aesthetically pleasing and highly ergonomic in function. Swist is also well known as a lecturer, master class more
Prism Projection’s RevEAL Color Wash instruments made their red-carpet debut on “The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards Red Carpet Special” on NBC. A team from “Access Hollywood” produced the live program, which showcased Emmy nominees and guests as they arrived at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.
“For some time we’ve been interested in moving toward energy-efficient LED technology for daylight/exterior red carpet-type applications, but the consensus has always been that LEDs just don’t have enough ‘punch,’” says Steve Holt, production manager with “Access Hollywood.”
After seeing some “promising advancements” in LEDs at NAB 2010, Holt and his team researched the subject and field-tested fixtures from several manufacturers. “We wanted to know definitively if we could light a red carpet platform for a live network show using LED technology,” he explains. “Time and time again we heard from more
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Sound Devices USBPre 2, an all-new version of its popular USBPre computer audio interface, is now shipping just in time for AES 2010 (Booth 1031). The two-channel USBPre 2 offers professionals a powerful, yet easy-to-use, portable interface to interconnect audio sources to Mac OS and Windows computers over USB. Featuring an entirely new electronic design, USBPre 2 uses the same extended-bandwidth, low-noise microphone preamplifiers and digital converters as Sound Devices award-winning 7-Series Digital Recorders.
The USBPre 2 is ideal for a broad range of applications, including voiceover recording, reference playback and monitoring, and test and measurement. The class-compliant, plug-and-play device accepts mic level, line level, consumer line level and SPDIF digital (coaxial or TOSLINK) inputs. Its microphone preamplifiers have selectable analog limiters, high-pass filters, 48 V phantom power and high-resolution LED meters. Because the USBPre 2 draws its more
Dynamics processing specialist Jünger Audio is delighted to announce that the groundbreaking C8000 LEVEL MAGIC™ automated audio loudness control system can now connect to the Virtual Studio Manager (VSM) panels that are commonly used in Outside Broadcast vehicles and broadcast facilities where space is at a premium.
Using the EMBER protocol, the VSM server can now talk to all units in Jünger Audio’s C8000 series. Once they have been correctly programmed, these units can be located in a machine room but controlled via the VSM panel on board the OB vehicle, thus saving a considerable amount of weight and rack space.
Peter Pörs, managing director of Jünger Audio, says: “Multi-device control interfaces are very useful tools in today’s broadcast world and are becoming more and more important for many operators. Being able to interface with one of the world leaders is thus of key importance for our company. more
LANCASTER, Pa. — Oct. 28, 2010 — Tim Carroll, president and founder of Linear Acoustic(R), the world leader in television audio control from production to transmission, will share his industry insights during two panels at AES 2010, Nov. 4-7 in San Francisco, Calif. Carroll will address the audio issues facing broadcasters today in panels titled “Innovations in Digital TV” and “Loudness, Metadata, and Other Concerns for DTV.” more
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Latest concoction to roll out of Boinx Labs lets you analyze the technical quality of your photos on your iPad; view your shots on the big screen with PhotoBox’s VGA connection capabilities
Puchheim, Germany – October 28, 2010 – Boinx Software, a multi-award winning developer of cool software for the Mac and iOS devices including the iPhone®, iPad™ and iPod®, is pleased to introduce its latest creation for digital photographers and photo enthusiasts – the PhotoBox iPad application. Designed as a tool for photographers on-the-go, PhotoBox analyzes the technical quality of photos imported from camera to iPad via the iPad Camera Connection Kit. The first of its kind, this breakthrough app provides photographers with an on-the-spot analysis of images more
A nationally recognized digital media agency that creates content for all media platforms, T2+Back Alley Films focuses on motion graphic design and visual FX, interactive and experiential applications, augmented reality, webisodes and branded entertainment. Creating that kind of diverse and deep content meant that T2+Back Alley Films (Take Two) in Kansas City kept running into the same problem - storage limitations. As a result, the organization’s creative team faced serious bandwidth issues as video editors and graphic designers pushed and pulled files across the server.
Featuring four Final Cut edit stations, Autodesk Smoke and six graphic stations including Maya and Cinema 4D, Take Two had outgrown its existing Fibre Channel storage solution. With little interest in exploring a cost-prohibitive Fibre Channel upgrade, the agency sought an affordable and scalable storage alternative that would maximize throughput in its graphic suites while more
The digital video world can be a pretty complex place, but Lightware U.S.A., the US distributor of professional AV products manufactured by Lightware Visual Engineering in Budapest, Hungary, is doing its part to demystify things via a series of online technical training initiatives.
Visitors to the Lightware U.S.A. website (www.lightwareusa.com) are now able to download the informative PDF, “DVI and HDMI Basics to Signal Extension Methods.” The document uses clear and colorful graphics, concise text and touches of humor to help customers and other industry professionals master the topic.
“As a company of engineers with many years experience we’re equipped to fill the role of a trusted digital video information resource,” notes Sales & Marketing Associate, Blake Dudash. “We’ve always been happy to provide customers with the highest level of expertise and share our knowledge to benefit them and their applications. Now, more
SAN FRANCISCO, CA >— TC Electronic, a global leader in digital signal processing and loudness control technologies for the professional audio, broadcast and post production markets, is pleased to bring its LM2 stereo loudness and true-peak level meter to the U.S. market by debuting the advanced technology at this year’s AES 2010 (Booth 1227). The LM2 meter enables unprecedented levels of loudness precision and quality in audio applications, eliminating level jumps and other aural inconsistencies for truly polished sound. With this new product, TC Electronic is taking an important leadership role in the worldwide concern for loudness standardization. more
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, OCTOBER 27, 2010 – Anton/Bauer®, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries will showcase the DIONIC® HCX 120 watt-hour capacity battery featuring a brand new motion detection sensor that protects against capacity loss, its cutting-edge Tandem® 150 Modular Power System and ULHM-LED and EledZ LED light solutions at CAPER 2010 from October 28 thru October 30. more
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