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ecording news<br />
NEW PRODUCT<br />
Genelec 1038CF Tri-Amplified Active<br />
Monitoring System<br />
Genelec has introduced its new 1038CF<br />
Tri-Amplified Active Monitoring System <strong>for</strong><br />
medium-sized control rooms,<br />
film, and video post production,<br />
broadcast monitoring, and<br />
project studios. The new unit is<br />
based on the 1038B model, and<br />
addresses the need from market<br />
feedback and customer requests<br />
<strong>for</strong> a compact package that still<br />
retains the same strong mid and<br />
high per<strong>for</strong>mance. The system is<br />
there<strong>for</strong>e suited to small, multichannel<br />
environments where<br />
a subwoofer combined with<br />
bass management can handle most of the LF<br />
content plus the LFE channel signal. The 1038CF<br />
features a bass response down to 55Hz, and its<br />
compact sealed enclosure (H=24.02-inches X<br />
NEW USER<br />
Omega Recording Studios and Anima<br />
Omega Recording Studios, the largest recording<br />
studio complex in the Washington, D.C.<br />
metropolitan area, has invested in Prodigy<br />
Engineering’s eight-channel remote controllable<br />
pre-amplification system – Anima. Omega<br />
Studios has been graced by industry luminaries<br />
such as Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, and Prince,<br />
and understandably already boasts an impressive<br />
collection of vintage amplifiers and signal<br />
processors. Their newest acquirement, Anima,<br />
PRODUCT UPDATE<br />
energyXT 2.5 Boxed Version<br />
XT Software’s energyXT 2.5 boxed version is<br />
available in stores<br />
worldwide. The<br />
DAW runs from a<br />
thumb drive and<br />
can be transported<br />
from computer to<br />
computer between<br />
Windows (including<br />
Vista), Mac OSX, and Linux operating systems.<br />
www.auralex.com<br />
streaming news @ www.audiomedia.com<br />
W=18.5-inches X D=9.25-inches) enables easy<br />
placement <strong>for</strong> on-wall, free-standing, or flushmounted<br />
applications. The system<br />
has a built-in tri-amplifier unit,<br />
delivering a total of 420W into two<br />
eight-inch long-throw bass drivers,<br />
a 5.12-inch proprietary midrange<br />
driver, and a one-inch metal<br />
dome tweeter. The 1038CF uses<br />
Genelec’s advanced Directivity<br />
Controlled Waveguide (DCW),<br />
which provides strong stereo<br />
imaging and frequency balance,<br />
essential <strong>for</strong> optimal functioning in<br />
acoustically challenging spaces.<br />
Genelec<br />
+44 (0) 208 962 5080<br />
www.genelec.com<br />
has contributed its own character to the studio’s<br />
equipment line, and owner Edward Petersen is<br />
delighted with the result. He says, “Our mainstay<br />
is recording live musicians – orchestras, big<br />
bands, jazz greats. We need preamps that are<br />
clean and can capture the rich sound of great<br />
musicians playing fine musical instruments<br />
and using great microphones. The Anima gives<br />
us a true rich sound, along with cutting edge<br />
technology.” The Anima preamplifier is an<br />
original OpAmp design with precision<br />
wound input and output trans<strong>for</strong>mers<br />
plus relay stepped gain in 1dB increments.<br />
Furthermore, it features the ability to<br />
save settings internally, along with easy<br />
integration options <strong>for</strong> Digidesign Pro<br />
Tools HD and compatible control surfaces<br />
like the ICON.<br />
Prodigy Engineering<br />
+1 301 262 3296<br />
www.prodigy-eng.com<br />
NEW PRODUCT<br />
Royer Labs SF-24V<br />
Royer Labs has announced that<br />
its SF-24V Vacuum Tube Stereo<br />
Ribbon Microphone is now shipping.<br />
Designed <strong>for</strong> stereo and<br />
distance miking applications, the<br />
model features a dual vacuum<br />
tube design and claims to be<br />
the world’s first commercially<br />
produced vacuum tube stereo<br />
ribbon microphone.<br />
www.energy-xt.com<br />
AUDIO MEDIA MAY <strong>2009</strong><br />
Own<br />
one piece<br />
of history<br />
ISA One<br />
Classic Microphone Pre-amplifi er<br />
with Independent D.I.<br />
The original Focusrite consoles were<br />
custom built <strong>for</strong> a few discerning studio owners,<br />
like Allen Sides of Ocean Way, Hollywood.<br />
Their unique sound has contributed to<br />
countless gold and platinum recordings over<br />
the last two decades.<br />
The ISA110 microphone pre-amplifi er<br />
<strong>for</strong>med the cornerstone of the original consoles.<br />
The new ISA One shares the same<br />
pre-amplifi er topology, featuring the original<br />
Lundahl LL1538 trans<strong>for</strong>mer and bespoke<br />
Zobel network.<br />
A fl exible and independent D.I. channel,<br />
switchable impedance, a headphone output and<br />
an optional class-leading 192kHz ADC ensure<br />
this classic design fi ts seamlessly into your<br />
modern studio environment. With ISA One,<br />
you too can own a piece of history, and take the<br />
next step towards your own number One.<br />
www.focusrite.com/ISAOne