26 l August 2013
www.psneurope.com
For the latest broadcast news
www.psneurope.com/broadcast
SOUNDBITES broadcast GERMANY
For the seventh series of ITV’s game show The Chase, sound supervisor Adrian Harding-Jones has added a Cedar DNS 8 Live to use as a mic noise suppressor, supplied by rental company Terry Tew Sound & Light. The DNS 8 Live was designed specifically for multi-microphone events such as quiz shows, and offers eight channels of background noise suppression.
www.cedaraudio.com
An Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system has been installed in the live studio of popular UK radio station XFM. Comprising an iLive-T112 and iDR-64 MixRack, the system is used to record visiting artists for pre-recorded sessions. The iDR-64 is fitted with an M-DANTE module, and connected to a Mac which has Dante Virtual Soundcard and runs Apple Logic for recording.
www.allen-heath.com
Maidstone Studios, the UK’s largest independent TV facility, recently completed an HD-upgrade to its Studio 2, which included the installation of a Studer Vista 5 digital audio console. “With a Studer Vista 8 already installed for some years in Studio 1, it made sense to provide commonality of operation across studios so the Vista 5 was a logical choice,” said Rowland Kinch, CEO of Maidstone Studios.
www.maidstonestudios.com www.studer.ch
Wise Buddah has won three Gold, one Silver and two Bronze awards at the 2013 New York Festivals International Radio Programs and Promos Awards. “Following Wise Buddah’s success at the Sony’s, and another set of New York Festivals wins, this is a great endorsement of our talented team,” said audio output manager Neil Sloan.
www.wisebuddah.com
Stagetec celebrates 20 years
Champagne and one very big cake for the staff of the Berlin- based broadcast console specialist and their 300 guests, writes Erica Basnicki
STAGETEC CELEBRATED its 20th anniversary this year, hosting over 300 guests from around the globe at its headquarters in Berlin on 5 July. A champagne reception was
followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the newly-built extension of the company’s production facility. “Today, we serve markets on
every continent and in all areas where pro-audio technology is used. This global activity has stimulated our growth continuously,” said Stagetec co-founder and CEO Klaus- Peter Scholz. “Nowadays, we are working
in parallel on several products and need not only more staff and offices but also the appropriate labs and testing environments,” added Helmut Jahne, head of development and one of Stagetec’s executive directors. “Therefore our company’s anniversary is also the perfect occasion to open our new annex, which enlarges our premises on the river Spree to more than 4,000sqm.” A highlight of the day’s entertainment was a performance by the lead characters from the musical Hinterm Horizont (Behind the Horizon), who drove on to the stage in an old Trabant, a vehicle typical of the former German Democratic Republic. Supported by the Salzbrenner
family, 13 graduate engineers founded the business on 1 July 1993 as a form of employee- owned company. All of them
The original graduate engineers and Stephan Salzbrenner (fifth from rght). CEO Klaus-Peter Scholz is sixth from right Cake mix: an edible treat shaped as an Aurus console
are still active partners in the company. After only four months in
business, Stagetec introduced the first prototype of its Nexus audio router. Shortly after, the very first Nexus installation went into operation at the Berlin Musical Instrument Museum, consisting of a small fibre-optic audio
network including two Nexus Base Devices. That particular installation is still in use today. “We are particularly grateful to the Salzbrenner family not only for enabling us to have a great start but also for their continuous support and for helping us consolidate our position in the market,” said
Scholz. “We look forward all the more to the continuing success of the Mediagroup; after all, it’s not only our 20th anniversary – Delec has turned 25 this year, and our parent company, Salzbrenner at Buttenheim, was established 50 years ago! Congratulations!”n
www.stagetec.com
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60