15-FEB-12
HARMAN’s Studer has extended its popular Vista 5 M2 range of digital broadcast and production consoles to include a 22-fader option, realising the lowest cost Vista ever to be made available and accompanying it with a new low-cost, Compact Stagebox.
15-FEB-12
Digital workflow experts Emotion Systems has announced that London post production giant The Mill and Beam have ordered licenses for Emotion's "eFF" (Emotion File Finish) software application, which automatically analyses and fixes audio loudness violations in file-based media.
07-FEB-12
PHABRIX has announced that it will be showing a new integrated Dolby E generator and analyser at BVE, the Broadcast Video Expo taking place in London from 14 to 16 February.
01-FEB-12
American pop star Katy Perry’s engineering team relies on DPA Microphones’ 4088 cardioid headsets for all the pop superstar’s live performances, including her current California Dreams world tour.
12-JAN-12
On 12 January the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) received the prestigious Emmy Award from the US National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas for the “Standardisation of Loudness Metering for Use in Broadcast Audio”.
09-JAN-12
TheWorkRoom is a multi-award winning audio post facility based in the Cape Town CBD. Founded by director Stephen Webster in 2005, TheWorkRoom focuses on providing high end recording and post-production facilities to the film and advertising industries.
09-JAN-12
Probably the least noticed aspect on any film, TV or commercial production is the sound design. This is the process of manipulating audio elements such as sound effects (SFX) and background atmospheres and then laying them to picture to enhance the mood of the piece.
09-JAN-12
The importance of sound is arguably second only to sight when considering the senses, and as you sit back, eyes closed, and listen to that astonishing orchestra or your favourite group, can you imagine a world without sound? Do you visualise a large studio recording with a composer, musicians and vocalists?
04-JAN-12
South African Dolby agent Inala Broadcast supplies most of the top audio facilities in South Africa and offers the latest technology and upgrades for the Dolby range. With direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting and the abundance of video channels that will be available once digital terrestrial television (DTT)...
03-JAN-12
Formed in 1994 with new studios constructed in 2004 off Kloof Street in Cape Town, Mama Dance ! focuses on creating and supplying music to the advertising, film and television sectors. Depending on production budgets and deadlines, the company offers clients both production music libraries and original music composition.
15-DEC-11
A quote from Arthur O’Shaughnessy’s Ode: “We are the music makers and we are the dreamer of dreams” – is the way Johannesburg-based Howard Music, helmed by musician and award winning composer Adam Howard, describes itself.
14-DEC-11
Sound Surfers offers a comprehensive audio post-production solution to its clients. With an exceptional team of sound designers and re-recording mixers for both film and long form TV miniseries, it is among the most respected and sought after service in the industry.
12-DEC-11
Long-running BBC TV sports quiz, A Question of Sport, set off on its second UK tour during November with a full quota of DPA’s new d:fine single ear headset microphones.
07-DEC-11
When Valve Software lead sound designer Dave Feise needed to capture the dynamic sound effects for Portal 2, the most anticipated video game of 2011, he turned to Sound Devices 788T digital audio recorder.
30-NOV-11
In the wake of a lengthy restructuring process, the French company Innovason SAS has been dissolved. The Innovason brand has been saved by Lawo AG which now owns all the product and trademark rights.
16-NOV-11
Organisers of The Loudness Summit today announced that Dolby will be joining Harris and Linear Acoustic as a Gold sponsor of the event, which takes place on 16 December at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), UK.
20-OCT-11
Blackmagic Design has announced
Intensity Extreme, a new low cost and
extremely high quality video capture and
playback product for professional
videographers with HDMI and analogue
video based on the new Thunderbolt
technology.
20-OCT-11
From an audio production perspective MTV Networks’ Remote Unit 8 mobile recording truck was at the heart of the recent MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) ceremony held in Los Angeles.
20-OCT-11
MTV Networks (MTVN) has taken delivery of a new Lawo mc²66 MKII production console for deployment in its newest remote truck named Nereus. The new truck—scheduled to be placed into service during Q4, 2011—will be based out of the company’s Nashville headquarters.
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