Archive for September 28th, 2009

Fox’s unique medical drama, House, is known for innovative storylines and far-out visual effects and the show’s sixth season is no exception—offering some of the most ambitious situations to date. The third episode of the season, entitled “Epic Fail” which aired Monday, Sept. 28th, follows a videogame developer who loses touch with reality and seems to inhabit the dangerous and gruesome world of an immersive game called “Savage Scape.” more

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Sept. 28, 2009 — ScheduALL today announced that Virgin Media Television, a provider of innovative programming and cutting-edge broadband content, has upgraded to ScheduALL Enterprise Resource Management (ERM) software, which is being used at its Creative Village post-production facility to manage promo creation and compliance versioning for programming delivered to major digital television platforms including Virgin Media, Sky Digital, and Freeview. more

SALT LAKE CITY — Sept. 28, 2009 — Utah Scientific today announced that SAS®, the leader in business analytics and one of the largest software companies in the world, has deployed a UTAH-400 digital routing switcher and SC-4 control software to support the HD upgrade and eventual expansion of its extensive in-house video and live production facility. The new UTAH-400 (V-288 frame loaded 128×128), installed this summer, joins two legacy Utah Scientific routers, one of them 20 years old, that are still in service. more

-A Panel of Experts Examine and Discuss How to Create Mixes That Stand Out from the Pack-

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (September 28, 2009) — The Producers & Engineers Wing® of The Recording Academy® will present the 21st Annual GRAMMY SoundTables® in conjunction with the AES Convention on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, from 2:30 – 4 p.m. This unique event, entitled “MWA! – Mixing With Attitude,” will provide a close-up look at how some of the top producers and engineers create mixes that stand out from the pack with the power and personality to not only please the artist, producer and record label, but have excellent sound quality at home, in the car, on the radio, and on MP3. more

— Composer, sound designer and producer for high-profile projects says that Genelec speakers give him the consistency and reliably great sound that lets him cut easily across media and genres —

NATICK, MA, September 28, 2009 — If a music dictionary sought to define the word “eclectic,� it would do well to simply refer to Jeffery Alan Jones. The composer, arranger, pianist, producer and sound designer has enjoyed a successful and varied career. He has been involved with music and sound for feature films, including The Gold Retrievers, featuring Billy Zane and Steve Guttenberg, Man Woman Film starring Cameron Diaz and The Seamstress, featuring Lance Henrikson. more

— GC Pro continues to hire knowledgeable account managers across the country, while customers access and evaluate all types of equipment in each of GC Pro’s 33 locations —

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA, September 28, 2009 — Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users, continues to expand its operations and is poised for another round of market growth. The range of positive indicators includes the significant expansion of its sales force, which now boasts 65 staff members and 33 key locations nationwide; a newly designed / enhanced website featuring a series of online sweepstakes; a successful systems and products installation initiative and an expansion of product offerings that will be shown at the upcoming 127th AES Convention. more

Houston, TX (September 25, 2009) – The Ikan Corporation is pleased to announce that we will be at Booth 618 at the 2009 HD Expo being held in Burbank, CA on November 4 & 5. This annual event will feature a wide variety of speakers and workshops and Ikan is proud to be a part.

At the show, Ikan will demonstrate some of our products as well as interact with clientele who are attending the event. For more information, you can visit www.ikancorp.com.

The Cheese Stick Jr.
allows you the freedom
to connect anything using
¼-20; 3/8-16 and M4-.7

Houston, TX (September 28, 2009) – The Ikan Corporation announces the release of our latest innovative accessory, the Cheesestick, Jr. Sometimes, simplicity is the key in media production work and in this new innovative piece, you now have the ability to mount monitor arms, power supplies, on-camera lights, on-camera monitors, media recording devices (hard drives, solid state drives, etc.) using the following connections: ¼-20; 3/8-16 and M4-.7. more

Consoles and Digital I/O Deliver SSL Sound, Functionality and Quality to Smaller Installations

NEW YORK – Solid State Logic will feature the new Matrix and X-Desk consoles along with X-Rack and XLogic Digital I/O modules at the 127th AES Convention, Booth 321 at the Jacob Javits Center from October 9 to 12. The new Matrix and X-Desk continue the legacy of the industry changing AWS 900 + SE by delivering SSL sound and quality to smaller installations, while the X-Rack brings the sonic capabilities and functionality of the SSL flagship Duality console to any studio. XLogic I/O units provide extremely reliable and cost effective pathways to DAW systems. Shown for the first time in the U.S. at AES is the groundbreaking XLogic MX4 PCIe audio I/O and processing card and DSP powered software mixer. more

Berger to Discuss Monitoring Surround in Acoustically Small Spaces

NEW YORK, NY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 — Russ Berger, president of Russ Berger Design Group (RBDG), will be sharing his industry expertise in small room acoustics as part of the Surround Sound Live Seven symposium taking place on October 8, 2009 at the Manhattan Center in New York, NY. The symposium is one of several special events to be held during the Audio Engineering Society (AES) 2009 convention. more