SAN FRANCISCO: Mastering legend and frequent AES Convention Platinum Mastering Panel moderator Bob Ludwig reports that renowned engineer and disc-cutting expert Doug Sax, will play selections from a variety of his state-of-the-art direct-to-disk recordings during the panel on Friday, Nov. 5, 2:00PM – 4:00PM (Room 134). Joining Ludwig and Sax is vinyl guru Michael Fremer, producer of 21st Century Vinyl: Michael Fremer’s Practical Guide to Turntable Set-Up DVD. Ludwig will screen archival videos of how lacquers are made and a rare clip revealing his process of cutting the vinyl master to the hit Genesis album “Invisible Touch.”

Doug Sax has cut literally thousands of LP masters with his custom designed, all-tube signal path, bringing superior sound to the format. He holds a prestigious AES Lifetime Honorary Membership and was recognized by NARAS with a Technical Achievement Grammy in 2003. His recent more

Flagship line source array system takes top prize this year in category of “Indispensable Technology – Audio”

LAS VEGAS — L-ACOUSTICS proudly announces that its K1 stadium line array system was recognized with the award for “Indispensable Technology – Audio” at the 10th annual Parnelli Awards ceremony held at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on October 22nd.

Each year since 1991 this prestigious dinner event and awards ceremony has shined the spotlight those individuals and companies that have made significant contributions or advancements to the live event production industry. Potential winners are nominated and voted on by a jury of professional sound and lighting peers, and achieving an award in a given category is considered a prized honor. more

Image of S.E.A.’s Uwe Kirchfeld.

Burbank, CA … Royer Labs, recognized globally as a leading manufacturer of high quality ribbon microphones, is pleased to announce the company has reached a new distribution agreement with the German company S.E.A. Vertrieb & Consulting GmbH. The new distribution agreement enables Royer Labs to strengthen the presence of its premium microphone products among musicians and audio professionals throughout the key European countries of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. more

New ‘Nucleus’ Controller from SSL Combines Advanced DAW Control, with a Versatile USB Audio Interface, SSL Mic Pre’s, SuperAnalogue™ Monitoring and Duende Plug-ins

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional analogue and digital consoles, is proud to present Nucleus, a unique, high-quality DAW Controller and SuperAnalogue™ Audio Hub for professional project studios at AES 2010 (Booth 902). Nucleus is the perfect blend of workstation control and superb audio performance.

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Sales Strategist Spearheads Growth with Integrated Media Technologies

Pictured is Tom McGowan, newly appointed VP of Business Development for Integrated Media Technologies.

Integrated Media Technologies, Inc. (IMT), leading Information Technology systems integrator and consulting firm, has named Tom McGowan VP of Business Development.

“I’ve known Tom for many years and have always marveled at his talent for growing revenues at an amazing pace,” commented IMT CEO Bruce Lyon. “He comes on board at a critical time in our company’s expansion and his leadership in the media technology industry will accelerate our engagement with leading media and entertainment companies on both coasts.”

“This is exactly the position I’ve been looking for,” explained McGowan. “IMT has carved out a major sector of the burgeoning IT and media and entertainment market and is poised to more