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news SWITZERLAND/UNITED KINGDOM/UNITED STATES Vista X is giant leap for console-kind
Studer showcases new flagship console and processing engine to NYC broadcast elite, writes Dave Robinson
WITH A launch that the company is calling an “enormous step forward in large-scale mixing console technology for broadcast applications”, Studer introduced the Vista X (“ten”) digital console and Infinity Processing Engine to broadcast technology specialists in New York at the end of last month. Up to 100 invited guests
gathered at All Mobile Video Chelsea Television Studios as Andy Trott (VP and GM, Soundcraft Studer) and Peter Glaettli (head of Studer R&D) presented the system, which has been designed at
Studer HQ in Regensdorf, Switzerland and built in Potters Bar, UK. The Vista X, says Harman-
owned Studer, offers an “unsurpassed intuitive user interface, retaining the patented Vistonics and FaderGlow user interface [seen other other Vista consoles], providing control of 800 or more audio DSP channels and more than 5,000 inputs and outputs”. At the heart of the system is the Infinity DSP core, which uses CPU-based processors to provide huge numbers of DSP channels for large-scale, high-resolution audio processing
A panorama of professionals were there to see the Vista
and mixing. Studer reports that this is the first time more than 800 audio channels have been processed in a single CPU-based board. Eschewing current trends for
SHARC or FPGA chips, Studer says its approach offers “significant advantages, as CPU processing provides a scalable system, faster development of new signal processing designs, huge channel counts, full system redundancy without a single point of failure and the possibility of running third- party algorithms”. Infinity employs A-Link, a fibre-based audio protocol that
uses a 3Gbps data rate to offer 1,536 audio channels per connection with 32-bit standard AES timeslots. The Infinity
DSP engine in Vista X provides 12 A-Link digital audio interfaces, providing more than 5,000 inputs and outputs. A newly designed high-density I/O system, D23m, is used to break out these A-Link connections to standard analogue, digital and video interfaces. The A- Link interface also provides direct connection to the Riedel MediorNet distributed router, allowing many Infinity systems to be connected together with router
Studer Vista X
capacities of 10,000 x 10,000 or more. Soundcraft and Riedel agreed to collaborate on developing MediorNet-based tools in 2012. The Vista X console features
four processors, offering complete redundancy of the control surface. Now, the Infinity Core, with a combination of CPU-based DSP and A-Link audio interfaces, offers N+1 redundancy of the DSP engine and I/O with instant switch-over between main and standby system without a break in audio transmission. Vista X with Infinity Core and D23m will ship in April 2014.
www.studer.ch www.soundcraft.com
EUROPE InstallAwards – entry open now!
THIS JUNE sees the launch of the first InstallAwards, hosted by PSNEurope’s sister title Installation and destined to become a major event in the industry calendar, as the industry comes together and celebrates excellence across a broad range of installation projects.
Entries for the InstallAwards
are now open. To reflect the multifaceted nature of installation projects, the process will recognise five categories/ sectors: Public display/retail; Education; Sports and performing arts; Corporate and
industrial; and Residential. Three awards are up for grabs within each sector: Best Project Award; Teamwork Award; and Star Product Award. Any permanent or semi-
permanent installation may be
entered for the InstallAwards, provided it was handed over to the client between 1 March 2013 and 28 February 2014. There is no fee to enter, and
any company or individual can submit up to three entries – either in the same category or across multiple categories. The awards will be judged by
a large panel of independent experts from across the industry, drawn from as wide a range of backgrounds as possible. If you would like to offer your services as a judge, please send an email to
paddy.baker@
intentmedia.co.uk.
There will be two further
awards, judged by the Installation team. To coincide with the brand’s 15th anniversary this year, it will present the 15 Years of Excellence Award. This will be won by a company or organisation that has made a major contribution to the AV installation world – which could be through technology, industry education or leadership. In addition, Installation will be
awarding the 15 Years of Achievement Award. This will be presented to an individual who, during the lifetime of Installation,
has built up a major body of work that has left a lasting impression on the industry. There is no formal
nomination process for these two awards, but suggestions are welcome for deserving companies or individuals via email or social media. The awards will be presented
at a ceremony at the Hilton London Wembley on the evening of 12 June 2014. Tickets for the awards are
now available, price £175 (or £1,495 for a table of 10) – contact Sarah Harris (
sarah.harris@intentmedia.co.uk) for more. A wide variety of sponsorship opportunities are also available: contact Ian Graham (
ian.graham@
intentmedia.co.uk) for the details.
www.installawards.com
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