Los Angeles – January 11, 2012 — As the 2012 NAMM Winter Show approaches, musicians from all over the world are eagerly anticipating the most recent music gear developments and exciting equipment innovations. House Research Institute (HRI) [NAMM booth 1292, Hall E] will be on hand providing hearing screenings throughout the duration of the show, while offering advice on how to protect what is unequivocally musicians’ most valuable asset: their hearing.
House Research Institute - a leading non-profit dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with hearing loss and related disorders - has outlined five simple ways musicians and music fans can preserve their hearing during 2012 and beyond:
1) Know thyself: have your hearing tested
Often, hearing loss issues are initially detected by family and friends rather than the person experiencing it. “When a person more
New Orleans, LA – January 2012… Focusing on the lives of musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and others in New Orleans as they attempt to rebuild their lives, their homes, and their unique culture in the aftermath of 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, HBO’s made for TV series Tremé is, without question, a success. To ensure the show’s continued good fortune, the legendary sound quality and reliability of Lectrosonics wireless microphone technology has become a regular part of Tremé’s audio production. more
SALT LAKE CITY — Jan. 9, 2012 — Utah Scientific, the worldwide leader in routing and master control switchers, today announced that colocated independent stations KMIZ, KQFX, and KZOU have upgraded their shared analog facility to digital using Utah Scientific equipment. Now with the ability to take HD sources directly to air, the stations have realized greatly streamlined workflows, the potential for increased ad revenue, and most importantly, a better quality viewing experience for their audience. more
ECONOMICAL, ECO-FRIENDLY MEDIA FILE SERVER SERVES MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FROM SMALL FOOTPRINT
Reno, USA — Bright Technologies, Inc., developer of advanced technology for shared media, today announced that its new economical, compact, and eco-friendly BrightDrive Triton media file server is now shipping!
Designed and developed to address the rigorous demands of the media and entertainment industry, Triton answers the need for an attractively priced, green solution that only occupies a single rack unit. The server incorporates a unique set of features and functionalities that dramatically increase productivity and maximize profitability via real-time collaboration between all clients. Triton also supports StorNext 4.2.
Triton incorporates Bright’s best-of-class software, including the astonishing new patent-pending BrightClip 2.0 advanced recording technology. The latest BrightClip release is faster and smarter than ever. More than just file allocation, it permanently overcomes the more
Woodland Park, NJ • FSR, manufacturer of audio and video switching, control products, and connectivity boxes, has announced the launch of a new ceiling box with a deeper design developed to accommodate applications requiring more internal equipment than the CB-12 and CB-22 models.
“The CB-224 is the largest unit in our popular CB Ceiling enclosure series,” commented Jan Sandri, FSR’s president. “Its capacity to support 50 pounds for a projector, and 12 pounds on each shelf makes it ideal for any venue requiring a robust ceiling mount.”
The unit is a perfect fit for conference centers, schools, meeting and training facilities, airports and museums. Its advanced deep box design has a pull-down 4 RU cage with gas-spring assisted ball-bearing slide. 2 RU of angle-adjustable rack-mounting surfaces on either end of the cage facilitate mounting and visibility of more
grandMA and Clay Paky Sharpy lighting fixtures took on a Spanish accent for the 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards telecast live on the Univision Network on Nov. 10 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. A.C.T Lighting is the distributor of grandMA and Clay Paky products in North America.
Lititz, Pennsylvania-based Atomic Lighting provided three grandMA2 light systems with fader wings to control the show’s lighting and another two full-size grandMA2 consoles to run 16 universes of Artnet for the video content. Fifty Clay Paky Sharpys formed part of the lighting inventory.
Since its debut on Univision entirely in Spanish in 2005, the Latin Grammy Awards show has consistently increased its ratings worldwide; it is also one of Univision’s highest rated shows as well as the most watched and highly regarded awards event by Hispanics.
Leading Broadcast and Multiscreen System Integrator Visual Unity will use CABSAT 2012 (Stand S2.C20) to highlight its integrated content and delivery framework that allows broadcasters to effectively deliver and monetise content in the multiscreen environment.
With more than 20 years’ experience of Broadcast and Multiscreen System Integration including the design and delivery of turnkey TV systems, broadcast-IT convergent and multiscreen solutions for global brands, Visual Unity helps broadcasters bridge the gap between traditional broadcast and new media systems, enabling them to integrate web and mobile delivery into existing workflows and improve operational performance.
Visual Unity’s President Tomas Petru says: “The Middle East presents a unique set of challenges for the delivery and consumption of multiscreen content. Audiences are culturally diverse, with a large international migrant population and young tech-savvy demographic; this mix is reflected in the demand for a wide range of content, particularly across mobile devices.”
Nashville, TN – January 2012… The “45th Annual CMA Awards” was a star-studded, spectacular event that saw 21-year-old singer / songwriter and all around music phenomenon Taylor Swift walk off with the show’s top award: Entertainer of the Year. But before the actual awards show, there was the “CMA Red Carpet Special” on CMT. The focus here was on capturing comments from the artists as to their perspective on who may win, fashion, and other subjects pertinent to the day’s activities. This ‘lead-in’ show provided considerable insight into the events that were about to unfold and the interviews—from an audio perspective—ran through a brand new Lawo mc²66 MKII production console that resides in MTV Networks’ newest truck: Nereus. more
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Los Angeles – January 11, 2012 — As the 2012 NAMM Winter Show approaches, musicians from all over the world are eagerly anticipating the most recent music gear developments and exciting equipment innovations. House Research Institute (HRI) [NAMM booth 1292, Hall E] will be on hand providing hearing screenings throughout the duration of the show, while offering advice on how to protect what is unequivocally musicians’ most valuable asset: their hearing.
