Archive of the Surround Sound Category

MUMBAI, INDIA – Linear Acoustic, the leading authority in loudness control and upmixing solutions for digital television, is featuring its AERO.airTM 10-Channel Transmission Loudness Manager and L.A.M.B.D.A. Professional Digital Audio and Metadata Monitor at the 2009 Broadcast India Convention, October 29-31, 2009 in Mumbai, India (Booth H-810). more

CHARLOTTE, NC – Linear Acoustic, the leading authority in loudness control and upmixing solutions for digital television, is helping the FOX-owned SPEED Network bring the action and excitement of motor sporting events to viewers’ living rooms via the company’s UPMAX™ 5.1 channel upmixing technology. more

Adds New Dimension to Audio for Chinese New Year Parade Broadcast

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — KTVU, San Francisco’s local Fox affiliate, is bringing the audio for its special events coverage — most specifically the station’s coverage of the city’s Chinese New Year Parade — to the next level with Holophone®’s H4 SuperMINI Camera-mountable surround microphone.

The largest celebration of the Chinese New Year outside of Asia, San Francisco’s parade attracts visitors from all over the world. For over 20 years it has been KTVU’s task to bring the sights and sounds of the event to viewers at home. more

Affordable 5.1 Version of the H2-PRO Now Available

NEW YORK, NY — Holophone®, the leading manufacturer of surround microphones, is now shipping its H2-5.1 surround microphone, exclusively equipped with Sennheiser’s MKE series microphone capsules. The H2-5.1 offers users the same power and audio quality of the H2-PRO in an affordable 5.1 package. Ideal for productions solely requiring a superior discrete 5.1 surround recording, Holophone’s H2-5.1 will be available immediately. more

Toronto, Ontario, Canada – October 7, 2009… Lawo, recognized globally as a leading manufacturer of digital audio networking and console systems for production, post production, broadcast, and related applications, is pleased to announce the North American premiere of the second generation mc²66 production console. Offering advanced redundancy for failsafe operation, mc² bay server technology, a new control system on the MKII router, real-time DSP data transfer within the HD core, and extended frame modularity among a long list of new features, the second generation mc²66 is designed to provide mix engineers with the most state-of-the-art and secure mixing system for demanding projects. Lawo will showcase the console during the upcoming AES show in New York – AES Booth #637. more

Hollywood, CA – SonicPool, one of Hollywood’s leading post facilities, specializing in sound and picture finishing, edit suite rentals, and full post-production services, has just completed Sound Design and Sound Mix for various NFL projects, including TV show opens and graphics for the NFL Network, NFL Red Zone, NFL Films, NFL.com and various other NFL outlets.

Because football is such a high-impact sport, the lack of sound design accompanying their high-concept graphics was less than ideal for the show opens and interstitials. The NFL Network looked to SonicPool to carry the ball, and SonicPool had no doubts it’d be up for the challenge. “Being big football fans ourselves, it was an honor to contribute to the NFL and their viewers’ experience,” said Patrick Bird and Brett Butler of SonicPool. more