Studer Vista 8 Digital Audio Console
Three years ago, at NAB 2002 in Las Vegas, Studer unveiled its Vista 7 digital audio mixing console -- a desk that sought to improve speed and ease of operation through the introduction of a radical new operator interface, which the Swiss manufacturer named Vistonics.
Apr 19, 2005, 12:07
TC Electronic Mastering 6000
For those of you doing surround work over the last few years, it’s pretty evident that the TC Electronic System 6000 has become the de facto standard hardware 5.1 processor, providing many flavors of multichannel reverb as well as EQ and dynamics. But the unit is capable of much, much more, and the latest version of the 6000 Mastering software proves that this is a box that can be used with great results at one of the most critical stages of production.
Jan 4, 2005, 15:41
TASCAM US-2400 DAW Controller
Tired of surround monitor controllers with only eight channels? If so, the TASCAM US-2400 DAW controller might be for you. This 24-channel USB console works with both Mac OSX and Windows XP platforms, while supporting HUI or Mackie Control protocols. For those giant sessions, it can bank up to 192 channels and more.
Jan 4, 2005, 15:39
JBL LSR 6328P/6312SP Studio Monitors
It's unfortunate that many of today's engineers are unaware that JBL is a name that at one time was virtually synonymous with studio monitors.
Jan 4, 2005, 15:33
Yamaha DM1000 Digital Production Console
It’s truly amazing the amount of audio power that can come in a small package these days. Audio processors of all kinds get smaller, less expensive and more powerful. But despite this encouraging trend, all of these items don’t necessarily lead to what is called a “professional” product, since user interface, I/O and tactile functionality is sometimes forsaken in the name of increased features (most of which aren’t even used by the every day working professional).
Sep 30, 2004, 12:52
The DTS Pro Series Surround Encoder
Hallelujah! For us Mac guys that do authoring, Apple’s latest DVD-Studio Pro 3 finally gives us the one feature so sorely lacking compared to higher-end systems--DTS file support. And while that may be well and good, the next biggest problem for the vast majority of DVDSP authors is: “Now that I can actually import them, how do I encode DTS files?” Until now, unless you had a DTS hardware encoder, you were mostly out of luck.
Sep 30, 2004, 12:50
Dolby LM100
OK, everyone’s experienced this scenario multiple times each time they’ve watched TV. The commercials always seem way louder than the program so you reach for the remote to turn down the level, then back up again when the program resumes. Even worse is when the level between programs varies in level (ever notice how quiet South Park is compared to everything else?).
Jul 4, 2004, 11:28
DigiDesign Revibe
Digidesign has recently released a new TDM plug in called ReVibe, designed exclusively for the HD Accel card. This reverb-modeling tool includes nine new reverb algorithms and over 200 room types/early reflections, all running up to 96 kHz, natively. The reverb algorithms can process audio at 96 kHz without sample rate conversion.
Jul 4, 2004, 11:24
SRS Circle Surround VST Pro Plug-in
Although many audio professionals may not be aware, in the last ten years SRS Labs has become a behind-the-scenes audio technology powerhouse, creating over a dozen audio, voice, and surround sound technologies that have been licensed to large consumer electronic manufacturers like Microsoft, Sony, RCA, Philips, Pioneer, Marantz, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Sharp, and Samsung. Indeed, over 350 million products, from televisions, DVD players, mobile phones, computer software, audio/video receivers, and portable audio systems, already feature one or more of SRS’s audio techniques.
Apr 4, 2004, 13:23
Mackie hr626/hrs150
Mackie made quite a splash when they introduced their HR824 powered monitors. Still popular, the HR824 has been joined in the line by additional models -- the smaller HRS624 and the, well, different HR626. The HR626 has the appearance of a home theater center channel monitor when laid on its longer side -- though, at near 20x9 inches, it has some size advantage on the average center channel speaker. The other unique feature is the symmetry of two 6.7-inch woofers on either side of a 1-inch dome tweeter.
Apr 4, 2004, 13:21
