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HOLLYWOOD, CA – Avid announced that two of primetime
television's biggest shows, American Idol and
Dancing with the Stars, are relying on Avid
VENUE live sound systems for their live broadcasts this season. Both shows average
more than 20 million viewers per episode.

Creative Sound Solutions (CSS), which handles the music
mixes for American Idol and the upcoming
season of Dancing with the Stars,
needed a reliable live sound system that could keep up with the rigors of
recording and mixing for a live television broadcast.

After looking at multiple solutions, CSS chose a 96-channel
VENUE Profile System with Waves and TC Electronics plug-ins, and a Pro Tools|HD
3 Accel system to complete its mobile studio. With VENUE, CSS is now able to
seamlessly transition between live and pre-recorded mixes through a direct Pro
Tools connection, and get the sound of the studio using Pro Tools TDM plug-in
effects.

As a mobile recording studio, we multi-track the orchestra
and all of the singers on Pro Tools, which allows me to play back rehearsals
and fine-tune the mixes just before show time, said Randy Faustino, CEO and
president of CSS, and music mixer for American Idol. When we go live to millions of people, the VENUE
Profile is the perfect solution because it allows me to mix live while
tracking-on a console that's designed for live mixing. VENUE sounds amazing in
and of itself, and with the added power of so many possible TDM plug-ins, I can
personalize my mix with effects and processors I've loved and used for years.

Before each American Idol and Dancing with the Stars
broadcast, CSS takes advantage of the direct VENUE and Pro Tools integration, taking
a split of all microphone sources used for vocal performances and mixing the
elements of the orchestra and vocalists together. CSS then sends the mix to the
production audio booth, which creates all of the show's production elements and
the 5.1 surround mix. Because of this, CSS can easily access the live show mix
in its mobile studio while simultaneously managing the 5.1 mix for the live
broadcast.

For more information, please visit www.avid.com (http://www.avid.com/).

Source: American Idol, Dancing with the Stars Supported by Avid VENUE Systems