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photo caption:Bruce Myers from DPA showing a customer their new shotgun
DPA is known for quality, and they’ve held their banner high in the release of their new 4017 Shotgun. The 2.6 ounce mic features a built-in roloff at 50 Hz and a further switchable roloff at 300 Hz. In addition, you can switch in a boost at 5 to 8k should you desire. I interviewed Morten Stove from DPA on tonite’s Podcast. Be sure to listen for the full scoop and other info on new products
I talked to Brian Gorman at Marantz who officially put the last nail in the cassette player’s coffin; Marantz no longer manufactures the format. So it’s onward and upward for the company who are going full speed into flash and other solid state media for audio storage. Their CDR310 pro CD player features a built-in microphone preamps with 48V phantom power an onboard microphone and built-in CD-R/-RW burner.
photo caption: Janice Norton, Fred Ogelthorpe and Jody Thorne in the PrismSound booth
Prism keeps the converter hits coming with the release of the Orpheus I/O box. It features two mic/line inputs (with M/S matrix), four line inputs, eight line outputs and 10 concurrent digital I/O channels. It operates at up to 192kHz/24-bit and offers MIDI I/O, dual headphone outs and multi-channel monitoring with master level control. Check it out on tonite’s Podcast.
And now we have Peter Chaikin, monitor man with the Harman group and JBL evangelist. Peter, you showed the LSR line this morning. How are broadcasters responding?
Hey Tom
This is a very strong NAB show for us - the booth has been jammed. Our LSR4300 Series studio monitors have become the go-to system for broadcast and post production. With HD Broadcast’s need for 5.1 surround sound, we’re now offering two 5.1 systems featuring the new LSR4312SP Subwoofer - The whole system is networked and each speaker includes an on-board analyzer that measures the room with a supplied mic and then not only balances each speaker within a 1/4 dB, but tackles acoustic problems in the room. Since the system is networked, you don’t need an outboard controller to control the entire system. And complete 5.1 systems are very affordable. So broadcasters and post facilites are all over it. So we’re having a good time! Thanks Tom and everyone at Mix for the coverage! Come see us at booth 7715!
photo caption: Fox Sports Mixer Fred Aldous (right) with H2Audio’s Tim Denmark
Fox Sports mixer Fred Aldous was wandering the floor checking out the latest gear. He told me that Fox Sports is up for three Sports Emmy’s this year, an unheard of feat to say the least. Fred mixes NASCAR and will be at the helm for the upcoming Super Bowl in Phoenix Arizona’s new University of Phoenix stadium. His friend Tim Denmark from H2Audio does the audio for the X Games and all the “wave” sports.
photo caption: Denon’s Karl Gustafson showing their new wunderbox
Ok. Ever run into a piece of gear that does SO MUCH that it’s hard to get a handle on? Me Either! That is until I ran into Denon’s DN-C640. It not only plays every format known to man, but it can play across a network and much much more. It has onboard sample rate conversion, is great for checking mixes in multiple formats and also makes a mean margarita. Ok well maybe not that, but darn near!
Steve Savanyu from AT showed me their latest release, the 1800 series dual-channel UHF wireless system. For the full scoop, be sure to check in to our Day 3 Podcast.
We’re here with Dave Neal from Harman’s Mixer Group, which includes the Studer and Soundcraft lines. We went to their press conference this morning and saw the rundown on Vista 5 and Soundcraft Vi4. Dave, what’s new with the boards?
Well, Tom, NAB started with a big crowd on the booth the whole time, and it hasn’t stopped yet. Apart from the new boards with different channel sizes we’re offering some great Surround solutions aimed at HDTV, because time is ticking and there’s a lot for people to be working on for the transition to digital. We’re seeing some great people and having a terrific show.
Although Universal Audio doesn’t have a booth at the show, they are on the floor checking out the latest gear and spreading the word about their products. I talked to Matt Ward about what he liked about the show, and he said although it wasn’t exactly their market, all audio producers can use high quality mic preamps, compressors and plug-ins. And UA knows ALL about that!
photo caption: Michael Reeves, Dolby’s Director of Sales, Live Sound
The Dolby Lake processor was in the Dolby booth for the first time ever, and it was generating some buzz. Not only is the versatile unit being used for live sound, but they’re going like hotcakes to studios like Skywalker, Talking House and more. Even more surprising is that Home Theater installers and owners are loving the high quality converters so much that they’re selling 10 units a month for just that purpose. Watch for a review in Mix soon.
Attention game sound developers: We're guessing you didn't always work in videogames; we know a lot of you have roots in music and post. Tell us why you made the switch to the game world, and the name of the first title you worked on by e-mailing mixeditorial@mixonline.com.
