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Songwriter/Composer Jack Conrad talks about the new Digital Vault from Gen16 – Intelligent Percussion by Zildjian.

film, TV and Video Game composer Sean Murray talks about the new Digital Vault from Gen16 – Intelligent Percussion by Zildjian.

Gen16 Digital Vault – Sean Murray from Daniel Keller on Vimeo.

Los Angeles, CA, June 2010….ToolsOnAir, makers of innovative QuickTime-based applications for broadcast video production professionals, has announced the opening of their first US offices, located in the busy West Los Angeles media corridor.

Peter Bentley

Managing Director Peter Bentley of ICU Grow, Pty., ToolsOnAir’s United States distributor, will oversee the day-to-day operations of the US offices, including sales, marketing and support.

“We’re very proud to be representing such a fantastic suite of powerful applications,” remarked Bentley. “I’ve worked in Mac-based technologies for more than 20 years, and the ToolsOnAir just: Broadcast Suite of products stands out as one of the most impressive and innovative I’ve had the pleasure to work with.”

ToolsOnAir’s Broadcast Suite Helps Blink TV Maintain their Cutting Edge

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London, UK, June 2010….
One of the most well-worn business clichés states that the key to success is to “find a need and fill it.” For London-based Blink TV, that philosophy has been anything but a cliché.

NAB’s decision to implement an online press resource, like most other trade shows, is laudable. For many of us in the media, it provides quick and easy access to the resources we need to report on the show.

But NAB has gone beyond merely offering a Virtual Press Office as an option. This year, the organization has declared that the distribution of any and all press kits and other info, in any form, will not be permitted in the press room. Instead, manufacturers wishing to distribute their info to media attendees must do so online, via a third party company, for a fee starting at $375.

Renowned Guitar Gizmo Company Builds a Better Switcher

VISTA, CA….RJM Music Technology has introduced the Y-NOT, a compact, full-featured A/B/Y unit that allows guitarists to easily switch between, or combine, two outputs. Using the Y-NOT, guitarists can choose between two distinctly different amplifiers, enabling a player to alternate between or combine different sounds in a live or studio environment.

The Y-NOT is designed as a powerful solution for switching a single audio signal between two outputs. Guitarists can use the Y-NOT to switch between amps with clean and distorted signals, or between the individual inputs of a dual-channel amp. Unlike traditional A/B switchers, the Y-NOT’s high-quality audio buffer and isolation circuitry adds no undesirable coloration or noise to the signal, resulting in a pure, unadulterated sound and smooth, transparent switching.

Vienna, Austria…ToolsOnAir, makers of QuickTime-based applications for broadcast video production professionals, has announced support for the Euphonix MC Control and MC Transport control surfaces within their just:live program.

Part of ToolsOnAir’s Broadcast Suite of real-time, Mac OS-based video solutions, just:live will support native control of Euphonix’s popular Artist Series control surfaces via Euphonix’s EuCon Ethernet protocol.

“Many of our users have been asking about controlling our timeline-based applications via external control surfaces, and the Euphonix Artist Series has been the most popular request,” says Gilbert Leb, ToolsOnAir’s VP of Sales and Marketing. “When we spoke with Euphonix about EuCon support, we were pleased to find they were very receptive, and we were able to quickly implement the EuCon protocol into our software.”

Stiernberg Consulting, the leading business development firm to the audio, video and multimedia industries, has issued their industry megatrends overview white paper for Q1 of 2010.

As part of the company’s ongoing series of quarterly industry-focused analyses, the current Stiernberg Consulting white paper offers a fresh perspective on current global economic trends and their effect on sales, marketing, brand building and communications.

“The common thread running through virtually all conversations we’ve had over the past few months has been the dual effects of globalization and our economic downturn,” observes Stiernberg Consulting’s founder and principal consultant, John Stiernberg. “The good news is, we’re seeing an exceptional degree of cautious optimism throughout the technology sector, and we believe that bodes well for a pattern of slow but stead growth in the coming months.”