At the NAB 2001Convention in Las Vegas, April
23 - 26, Booth #R3005, Euphonix will spotlight a variety of new
enhancements
for the System 5-B High Performance Broadcast Console that now offers a
number of unique features developed specifically for the on-air
broadcasting
and post-production industries. "Euphonix understands the needs of
broadcasters," says company CEO Steve Vining. "The features and
configuration they have requested are now fully reflected in what we
believe
is the industry"s premier broadcast audio console the System 5-B."

Designed to accommodate a wide cross section of applications, the
24-bit/96kHz capable System 5-B is targeted towards on-air broadcast,
post-production and music-recording customers that require multiple
channel
paths of full 24-bit digital signal processing at up to 96kHz sampling
rates. Close to 60 System 5 Ultra Precision Digital Consoles have now been
ordered by facilities around the world.

New enhancements to be spotlighted at the NAB 2001 Convention include

* V2.5 Software Suite, which includes the new Model 403 Modular Post
Production Panel equipped with PEC/Direct monitor controls, dual motorised
joysticks and space for user customisation; and the GPI/O interface, a new
graphical user interface (GUI) that allows 32 switch closures to be
created
from objects on the control surface, as well as allowing 32 external
inputs

to implement console functions.

* Frame Options, including a 48-fader desk that can be outfitted with two
Producer"s Desks - one at each end - plus loudspeaker shelves and a script
tray. The Producer"s Desk can be supplied with a large 169-format TFT
screen for monitoring external video sources or workstation displays.

System 5-B incorporates Multi-format Channels - Stereo, LCR, LCRS, 5.1,
7.1
and others - that enable an operator to control up to eight channels at a
time from a single on-surface channel strip. Stereo channels can implement
MS (Middle-Side) mic techniques, plus L-to-Mono, R-to-Mono and Balance. A
Stereo Backstop PFL routes pre-fader signal to speakers. The console"s
Integrated PatchNet I/O Router can accommodate 672 by 672 sources and
destinations at a sampling rate of 48 kHz (336 by 336 at 96 kHz). A Fail
Safe and Diagnostics System provides hot-swappable redundant processing
modules and cards that will automatically take over in the event of a DSP
or
control failure. (Failed cards may be hot swapped without having to reboot
the system.) On-Screen Diagnostics constantly report status of all system
components, and provide confidence checks as well as troubleshooting.
Other
broadcast features include Red-Light and Studio-feed Cut switch closures.

According to David Hansen, Director of Product Marketing, "The 48-fader
System 5-B console on show at the NAB Convention will also feature a fully
operational version of our new Model 403 Modular Post Production Panel,
which provides multichannel monitoring and full machine control with
PEC/DIR
and record safe/ready arming. This System 5-B configuration is our large
format Broadcast and Post console, targeted at network television, post in
a
broadcast environment, and conventional post-production facilities."

"We will also be showing two 32-fader System 5-B consoles targeted
specifically at smaller scale TV studios, local-news stations and other
operations that do not have space in the control room for a large control
surface," Hansen concludes, "but who nevertheless need the assignability
and
centralised command options offered by our unique topology."

System 5 Digital Consoles are now in regular use at a number of leading
stations and facilities, including KOMO-TV, Seattle; KTVT-HD/CBS-11,
Dallas/Fort Worth; KCET-TV, Los Angeles; Front Page Recorders, Glendale,
CA;
Chicago Recording Company; Hans Zimmer"s Media Ventures, Santa Monica, CA;
WWF Entertainment, Stamford, CT; AIX Media, Los Angeles; Skywalker Sound,
Marin County, CA; Pyramidfilm /Pthree, Tokyo; Cool Beans Digital, New
York;
Vidfilm International Digital, Glendale, CA; Omnibus, Tokyo; and
Intersound
Inc., Los Angeles.

Other products to be seen

* The R-1 Ultra-Precision Digital Multitrack Recorder, which is capable of
accommodating 24-bit/96kHz recordings across 96 tracks from a single
system.
The latest software version, V2.0, offers fail-safe and self-diagnostics,
multi-format channels, expansion of the integrated PatchNet, plus a number
of features developed specifically for the post-production and broadcast
industries.

"From its inception," says Mark Doenges, Products Marketing Manager, "the
R-1 Digital Multitrack was designed to combine the user familiarity of
tape-based multitracks, with the creative editing capabilities and
enhanced
speed of operation offered by random-access, disk-based technology. The
R-1
provides up to 96 tracks of 24-bit/96kHz sampling for Digital Television
and
DVD-Audio production.

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