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Sydney, Australia (November 20, 2007)–Fairlight has developed “a new transformational keyboard technology.” The new keyboard technology can change contextually on-the-fly and allows implementation of cascading submenu trees, animated status indicators and enables icon-driven menus on its keys. The Fairlight keyboard is currently shipping as a component of the Fairlight Xynergi media production center.
According to Fairlight CEO, John Lancken, the new key switch technology advances interaction between people and media by guiding the next step in menu-driven applications. This is achieved with or by transforming keys using icons or any of 600 available Microsoft fonts.
“The keyboard switching technology eliminates an entire series of synapses that would otherwise be required to navigate from inspiration to execution,” Lancken said. “Beyond digital audio and video, there are tremendous applications for these switches in industrial computing, distance learning, technology training, traditional teaching, trading desk, network operation, quick service restaurants, retail and wherever people and information co-exist.”
The controller can support any type of language or icon driven menu structure with an ‘on-demand’ QWERTY keyboard for routine naming tasks and immediate access to MS Office tools such as email, Word and Excel. The controller also features eight touch-sensitive rotary controllers and multiple soft keys arranged around a color control zone known as the “pad.”
About Fairlight:
Headquartered in Sydney, Australia Fairlight designs and manufactures media production systems powered by the company‘s groundbreaking CC-1 FPGA digital processing engine. The Fairlight product range includes Constellation, Xynergi, Anthem and Pyxis, all of which feature in the world‘s leading broadcasters, commercial post facilities, music studios and film production studios. Fairlight has a rich tradition of innovation and development and is at the forefront of green computing technology.
Introduces the world to the groundbreaking XYNERGI controller; a unique desktop interface centralizing tactile control of Fairlight‘s CC-1 technology platform and Windows applications
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, September 7th, 2007 — In an introduction that is poised to dramatically open up the equipment choices available to today‘s‘ media creators, Fairlight today launched the new XYNERGI Media Production Centre.
Xynergi organizes and delivers a suite of all the media processing tools needed for high end audio for video production in all widely used surround formats. Xynergi is based around a completely new concept in tactile control which harnesses the awesome ‘green‘ processing power of Fairlight‘s CC-1 digital media engine.
The Xynergi controller features a unique implementation of self labeling key switches which are able to display full colour images, icons or text to provide intelligent control over the entire recording, editing and mixing process. In addition the controller can support any type of language or icon driven menu structure with an ‘on-demand‘ QWERTY keyboard for routine naming tasks and immediate access to MS OfficeTM tools such as email, WordTM and ExcelTM. The controller also features eight touch sensitive rotary controllers and multiple soft keys arranged around a color control zone known as the “pad”. These can be used to support Xynergi‘s sophisticated mix automation system as well as precise control over extensive signal processing facilities which include multi-band EQs, three stage dynamics, multi dimensional panning and auxiliary sends.
The real essence of the controller lies in its ability to intelligently know what mode the operator is in, presenting ONLY the functions relevant to the desired mode whilst hiding those that aren‘t. The result is less keystrokes, more control and greater productivity all of which contribute to an enhanced creative operational experience.
“The Xynergi Media Production Centre brings together the most powerful, versatile and scalable media production system in the world today” announced John Lancken, Chief Executive Officer, Fairlight. “This revolutionary new control interface literally puts multi-dimensional tactile control at the fingertips of the creative community. When combined with the CC-1 engine, Xynergi dramatically increases the creative firepower that engineers, artists and producers have to work with.”
The Xynergi Media Production Centre will be debuting at this year‘s IBC Exhibition in Amsterdam from September 7th to 11th with prices starting from under €20,000.
About Fairlight:
Headquartered in Sydney, Australia Fairlight designs and manufactures media production systems powered by the company‘s groundbreaking CC-1 FPGA digital processing engine. The Fairlight product range includes Constellation, Xynergi, Anthem and Pyxis, all of which feature in the world‘s leading broadcasters, commercial post facilities, music studios and film production studios. Fairlight has a rich tradition of innovation and development and is at the forefront of green computing technology.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 14, 2007 - In a move that proves it pays to get your information on-line these days, Fairlight announced a very special offer to all of its e-newsletter subscribers. The company is offering a free 12-fader sidecar to all purchasers of the Xynergi MPC-144 who sign-up for the company‘s bi-monthly DREAMTimes e-newsletter. The e-newsletter is packed with information on new developments as well as product spotlights and informative articles on operational techniques and practices.
The DREAMTimes newsletter was ‘first‘ to deliver the breaking news on the Xynergi Media Production Centre and provided readers with a full briefing on this amazing new media creation system.
The special offer effectively equips Xynergi users with a sophisticated and tactile fader sidecar to support mixing in the way users find most rewarding. It features motorised and touch sensitive faders and encoders, automation enables, up to eight fader set selections, OLED information displays plus a fully programmable joystick panner.
The Xynergi fader sidecar completes what is emerging as the most exciting and powerful media production system available.
The offer runs until 31 December 2007. Terms apply. See Fairlight‘s website for details www.fairlightau.com
About Fairlight:
Headquartered in Sydney, Australia Fairlight designs and manufactures media production systems powered by the company‘s groundbreaking CC-1 FPGA digital processing engine. The Fairlight product range includes Constellation, Xynergi, Anthem and Pyxis, all of which feature in the world‘s leading broadcasters, commercial post facilities, music studios and film production studios. Fairlight has a rich tradition of innovation and development and is at the forefront of green computing technology.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, November 20, 2007 — Fairlight launches an innovative online help system called “Xplain” which is built right into the revolutionary new Xynergi Tactile Controller. It enables users to work continuously, without having to stop and refer to a manual for assistance.
“The fantastic thing about Xplain is that it is quick and easy, and lets you “see into” the buttons on the Xynergi controller‘s surface. You don’t have to stop working to get help - you can quickly dip in and out of it without waiting for screens to load, and without searching through lists of topics to find what you need. It is a great way to learn the system, or brush up on techniques you have not used for a while,” said Stuart DeMarais, Sales and Marketing Director.
The Xplain system delivers two different modes of on demand help.
The first mode is used when the operator is wondering about the function of a particular switch. Simply press the switch whilst holding down the Xplain button, and the system will display in the pad an explanation of the switch‘s function. This is an easy interactive way to learn the terminology of the system, and pick up the finer points of using it.
The second mode is Xplain‘s “How-To” system which includes a series of over sixty mini-tutorials that teach the operator how to perform certain tasks. There are ten major headings, with names of essential functions like Recording, Editing, Mixing and Automation, each of these can have up to ten sub-headings. Under Editing, for example, there are tutorials for Cut and Paste, Trimming, Slipping, Fades and Xfades, Shortcuts and more. Each sub-heading leads the user through a typical operational sequence that is easily navigated by pressing flashing switches. Explanatory notes are provided at each step of a sequence and intelligent navigation means that the user can start anywhere in the sequence, move forwards or take a few steps back.
Watch the short demonstration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DkcfmufqiM
About Fairlight:
Headquartered in Sydney, Australia Fairlight designs and manufactures media production systems powered by the company‘s groundbreaking CC-1 FPGA digital processing engine. The Fairlight product range includes Constellation, Xynergi, Anthem and Pyxis, all of which feature in the world‘s leading broadcasters, commercial post facilities, music studios and film production studios. Fairlight has a rich tradition of innovation and development and is at the forefront of green computing technology.
REGINA, SK, Canada - November 2007 — For the past 26 years, the annual broadcast of the Canadian Country Music Awards has recognized and celebrated the best in Canadian country music. For this year’s event held at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan, Toronto-based P.A. Plus Productions chose to recognize another outstanding performer, the Soundcraft Vi6™ digital live sound console, which was deployed as the dedicated monitor desk for the entire show. more
V-DOSC rig flown at 2007 Bridge School Benefit concerts featuring ‘unplugged’ performances from Metallica, Neil Young, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tom Waits and others
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California - November 2007 — Hosted by Neil Young, the annual Bridge School Benefit concerts, now in their 21st year, are unique in one important respect: no backline amplifiers are allowed on stage. As in previous years, organizers of this ultimate unplugged concert series held at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, again turned to Hayward-based Sound On Stage for an ultra-precision L-ACOUSTICS loudspeaker system to reinforce the acoustic sets of an extremely eclectic lineup of artists including Metallica, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tom Waits fronting Kronos Quartet, John Mayer, My Morning Jacket, Tegan & Sara, Regina Spektor and, of course, Neil Young, himself. more
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REGINA, SK, Canada - November 2007 — For the past 26 years, the annual broadcast of the Canadian Country Music Awards has recognized and celebrated the best in Canadian country music. For this year’s event held at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan, Toronto-based P.A. Plus Productions chose to recognize another outstanding performer, the Soundcraft Vi6™ digital live sound console, which was deployed as the dedicated monitor desk for the entire show. 
V-DOSC rig flown at 2007 Bridge School Benefit concerts featuring ‘unplugged’ performances from Metallica, Neil Young, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tom Waits and others
