Dynamics processing specialist Jünger Audio has introduced a number of new additions to its ground-breaking Level Magic automated audio loudness control system for production and broadcast.

These new addition enable Jünger Audio to offer an integrated workflow solution for managing Dolby coded 5.1 audio signals in production, ingest and playout.

Peter Pörs, managing director of Jünger Audio, says: “Our aim is to offer an outstanding integrated workflow solution that incorporates signal monitoring and smart 5.1/2.0 fail over switching, including programme metadata management. The new cards we have introduced draw on our 20-plus years of experience in dynamic range processing and provide Level Magic customers with a solution that is far more effective than anything else on the market.� more

Vacant space on the top floor of Imperial College London’s Central Library in South Kensington, London, has been redeveloped to form a new creative space for members of the College’s Communications Division.

A key facet of this project was the installation of a television studio and editing suite, which was designed by acoustic specialists White Mark Ltd and installed by Wire Broadcast. It is equipped with a Media 100 HDe nonlinear editing suite with centrally racked playback facilities for Betacam, U-Matic, VHS and DVD. Vision mixing is provided in the editing suite which is linked to the studio for multi-camera working using Sony DSR 450 cameras. Media encoding/streaming is also achieved within the facility with options for Real Player and Flash formats. more

Fairlight (www.fairlightau.com) is delighted to announce the appointment of Danish company SoundWorks as its distributor for the whole of Scandinavia (www.soundworks.dk).

With extensive experience in the broadcast, pro audio and MI markets, SoundWorks is ideally placed to promote Fairlight’s range of award-winning media production systems, including Constellation, Xynergi, Anthem and PyxisTrack video. more

Fairlight’s Crystal Core technology has received a massive endorsement from two US sports broadcasters, both of whom have moved over to the new CC-1 platform to improve their speed of workflow and networking capabilities.

Major League Baseball Productions are installing two CC-1 powered Fairlight Constellation large-format mixing consoles, both with the new Xynergi Centre Section (XCS) and PyxisTrack HD video. The production company has also invested in a Pyxis HD server to network video to the two consoles. more

Slate Run Productions has responded to customer demand for High Definition video playback facilities by installing a Fairlight Xynergi media production system with PyxisTrack HD video.

Based in Northern California, Slate Run productions is a state-of-the-art post production facility headed by Jay Shilliday, a sound engineer with over 25 years experience in the music and broadcast markets. The facility provides a full service post-production environment offering audio mixing, video editing, sound sweetening for picture or radio, sound design and original music composition. more

World Wide Wadio, the premier radio production company in the USA, is upgrading its studios to encompass Fairlight’s Crystal Core technology.

Due to take place later this month, the upgrade will result in all four rooms at its on-site facility in Hollywood being driven by the Crystal Core (CC-1) engine. The studios will also be equipped with Fairlight Xynergi user interfaces, three of which will be incorporated into Fairlight large format Constellation mixing consoles as the new Xynergi Centre Section panels. more

Award-winning sound mixer Terry Fountain is using Fairlight’s new Pyxis-MT to record audio and video for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, a daily talk/variety show that is produced in Los Angeles and syndicated nationally across the USA by Warner Bros. Television.

Standing for Pyxis Multitrack, Pyxis-MT is a versatile audio and video capture, playback and file transfer system that combines the functionality of a fully featured HD non linear recorder/player with a professional 192 track audio recorder built in one. The system provides true HD VTR performance and includes Fairlight’s extensive drag and drop file handling capabilities. Powered by Fairlight’s Crystal Core engine, Pyxis-MT can record up to 96 tracks of sample locked, floating point audio along with High Definition video. An additional 96 tracks are available in the track laying process for track hungry applications. more

Recording simultaneous high quality multitrack audio and uncompressed High Definition video has just become much easier thanks to the introduction of the Fairlight Pyxis-MT, a truly versatile audio and video capture, playback and file transfer system with a plethora of useful functions and features.

Billed as a ‘High Definition Swiss Army knife’ for today’s production environments, the Pyxis-MT (which stands for Pyxis Multitrack) combines all the functionality of a fully featured Pyxis HD non linear video recorder with a professional 192 track audio recorder. Simple to use, effective and reliable, the Pyxis MT is the perfect multitrack companion for recording music, live events, ADR, Foley, live theatre sound and live television including sports broadcasting and music concerts. It is also a cost-effective HD VTR for video switcher feeds and can play a useful role onboard Outside Broadcast trucks or as part of a mobile recording unit. more

Fairlight’s ability to respond to the demands of the market has once again been highlighted by the release of two new ‘budget busting’ versions of its popular large-format Constellation mixing console.

The new arrivals – Connie II and Connie III – are ideally suited to customers who enjoy working in a console environment but require a compact footprint and expect real value from their investment. Incorporated into each model is the recently launched XCS panel, which stands for Xynergi Centre Section. XCS brings the power and flexibility of Fairlight’s award-winning Xynergi controller technology, which was previously only available in desktop form, to the entire Constellation range. more

Vienna-based recording studio Tonzauber has expanded its equipment list by taking delivery of the first SADiE LRX2 multitrack location recording interface in Austria.

The system, which was supplied by SADiE’s Austrian and German distributor ForTune, is being used as part of a mobile recording rig to capture live classical and acoustic performances by national and international artists. more