Canadian educator VFS enhances their Sound Design for Visual Media program for surround

San Francisco, USA, 28th January 2010 – Vancouver Film School (VFS), Canada’s premier post-secondary entertainment arts institution, and one of the most distinguished in the world, has integrated Neyrinck Mix 51 software into their Sound Design for Visual Media program . Each student is supplied with a Pro Tools LE notebook system with the Mix 51 plug-in installed. This allows every student to edit and mix surround audio with their portable Pro Tools LE system prior to coming in to the school’s main Pro Tools HD studio.

VFS Sound Design for Visual Media Senior Instructor Shane Rees says, “Mix 51 lets our students work with surround audio outside of class and without needing to reserve time in our main studio. Mix 51 provides a stereo LtRt down mix, so they can monitor with a pair of headphones or at their home with a Pro Logic decoding system. It is tremendously beneficial for them to work in surround anywhere. This substantially improves the students’ knowledge and skill in surround audio.”

Paul Neyrinck, founder and president of Neyrinck adds, “Surround audio post-production is exploding worldwide as HD broadcast takes hold. It is very important to train sound designers about surround. VFS is a premier education facility that focuses on preparing their students for real-world careers in audio production. And I am glad they are really working on making their students competitive professionals. We could not be happier that they have chosen Mix 51 which is a great solution for audio schools.”

About Neyrinck
Neyrinck is a software company founded by Paul Neyrinck who has worked on the design of many legendary audio products including TL Space Convolution Reverb, Digidesign D-Show EQ, Focusrite D2 EQ, Digidesign Mbox OS X Software and Orban Digital Optimod 8200. Neyrinck’s range of surround sound and broadcast audio file software products are aimed at the audio professional working with DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby E and surround sound mixing projects in Pro Tools. http://www.neyrinck.com

About Vancouver Film School
Vancouver Film School is Canada’s premier post-secondary entertainment arts institution. Its 13 production-oriented programs encompass all aspects of visual media, from Animation & Visual Effects to Acting to Film Production to Game Design. In one year, students in Sound Design for Visual Media develop vital, industry-ready skills in areas like sound effects editing, Foley, and dialogue editing. VFS Sound Design alumni have worked on such films as Iron Man, A Christmas Carol, Zombieland, Ratatouille, and An Inconvenient Truth, and hit games like Mass Effect, Gears of War 2, and World of Warcraft.

For further information contact: President and Founder Paul Neyrinck http://www.neyrinck.com

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