post news Manchester based Futureworks has helped create The Hunt <strong>for</strong> Gollum, an independent not-<strong>for</strong>-profit short film made by a cast and crew of over 100 enthusiastic film-makers and fans of the film. The unofficial prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy received mysterious sounds and epic music scores from the five-strong Futureworks sound crew who spent three months developing audio elements <strong>for</strong> the film. www.thehunt<strong>for</strong>gollum.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G&E’s Flavorlab has installed Genelec’s 8240A Active Monitors and 7270A Active DSP Subwoofer in its new flagship mix room. The facility has created award-winning music, mixing, and sound design <strong>for</strong> clients such as Discovery, MTV, ABC, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Pepsi. Five 8240A Active Monitors constitute the LCR array and surrounds, while the 7270A Active DSP Subwoofer provides the low frequencies of the 5.1 system. www.genelec.com A Legend In His Own Time Bing Bong – New Speakerphone 2 – New Speakerphone 2 <strong>Audio</strong>ease’s Speakerphone has had a very positive impact on the post-production market and its new incarnation, Speakerphone 2, is set to build upon that success. The plug-in sports a cleaner look and boasts new features as well as newly sampled guitar amp cabinets, antique phones, toys, answering machines and megaphones. New <strong>for</strong> 2 is a microphone simulation module that hosts a plethora of models ranging from Royers to toy mics, plus Coverup, a module that emulates the effect of closed spaces on sounds. Options include the inside of tin cans, cardboard boxes, under blankets, and the closed trunk of a car. The new package comprises 400 speaker impulse responses, 23 microphones, 106 ‘Covers’, 53 Altiverb rooms and outdoor spaces, 5GB of ambiences and sound FX, and 12 DSP modules from Leslie to GSM compression. <strong>Audio</strong> Ease +31 302 433 606 www.audioease.com SSL Introduces Duendo V3 SSL has been busy developing a wide array of new products this month. Fresh from the team is Duendo V3, which effectively doubles the power of the Duendo plat<strong>for</strong>m with the new Hybrid Core Processing engine. The engine combines dedicated DSP per<strong>for</strong>mance with a computer’s CPU processing power. Additionally, the enhancement allows users to upgrade Duende Mini to 64 channels and Duende PCIe to 128 channels. This power increase has enabled the development of X-Verb, a ‘four slot’ plug-in based on unique SSL algorithms providing digital density, warmth, depth, and detail. The company claims that the plug-in is not a convolution reverb based on impulse responses, but a true reverberation generator. Solid State Logic www.solid-state-logic.com Dirk Brauner has been perfecting the art of microphones <strong>for</strong> over a decade. Hand crafted in Germany with a passion, it’s no wonder Brauner mics are coveted by the world’s most famous studios and producers. For artists that deserve the best, Brauner is the only choice. Now Brauner offers a range of mics to suit a wide variety of budgets, all with the legendary sound that has made Brauner a name synonymous with quality. “ Never be<strong>for</strong>e did I come across a microphone of this caliber. The VMA is the best microphone I have ever worked with. “ Elliot Scheiner : Steely Dan, Toto, Van Morrison, Fleetwood Mac, Sting, ... “ I got a call from a friend of mine who was working on a Janet Jackson mix that we had recorded vocals on and the producer, Rodney Jerkins, kept asking about the vocal sound, what mic we used, if it was a vintage mic. I had to smile when I told him it was not a vintage mic but a Brauner VMA! I LOVE my mic! “ John Horesco IV: Jermaine Dupri, Janet Jackson, Usher, Mariah Carey, ... In the UK: Try Brauner @ The Home Service T: 020 8943 4949 E: sales@louisaustin.com T: 020 8445 2446 theartofmicrophones.com streaming news @ www.audiomedia.com Uniquel-Izer has received a major work-over by RNDigital Labs. Additions include a larger GUI plus incorporation of the FFT Spectrum Analyzer and Spectagram from the company’s Inspector XL Analysis Plug-ins into Uniquel-Izer’s Filter Graph Display. www.rndigitallabs.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Damian Del Borrello, head of MoFo Productions, has installed a Fairlight Xynergi <strong>Media</strong> Production Centre at his facility in Perth. The system features the Xynergi controller, a desktop user interface enabling access to all features and functions of the Fairlight CC-1. www.fairlightau.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paragon Studios has completed remixing the HIV/AIDS documentary House of Numbers. The facility in Franklin, Tennessee, specialises in audio, broadcast, and film postproduction. www.paragon-studios.com
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