theibcdaily On the map: Prism's Atlas
offers a USB audio interface for multi-track recording
Teaming on storage with Marquis Project
XenData By Carolyn Giardina Titan and Atlas support a world of sound Prism Sound By Michael Burns
Multichannel audio interfaces Titan and Atlas are making their European debut at IBC. Via a USB interface, Titan and Atlas offer analogue and digital I/O for Mac or Windows at sample rates up to 192kHz. In addition, both units feature the new MDIO interface expansion slot, which can be used to expand its connectivity, for example by adding a direct connection to Pro Tools|HDX systems.
Titan has four microphone
inputs, while Atlas has eight and is aimed at multitrack recording applications. Each offers eight analogue output channels, up to 10 digital output channels and stereo headphone outputs, to play 20 different channels. For low- latency foldback or monitoring to headphones or main outputs, each output pair can optionally be driven from the built-in digital signal processing mixer with an individual local mix of any selection of inputs through the supplied controller applet.
Atlas and Titan can also operate in standalone mode using their ADAT or co-axial
digital I/O connections. Once set up using the Atlas or Titan controller applet, each unit can be disconnected from the host computer and used independently. The units retain all settings when powered down. On both units the co- axial digital I/O port can also be switched in the controller applet between S/PDIF and AES3 formats.
Both Atlas and Titan are designed with Prism Sound's latest CleverClox clocking technology, designed to remove jitter from any reference sync source before it is used as a conversion timebase. 8.E34
World's smallest ProRes recorder Atomos By David Fox
The tiny new Ninja Star from Atomos is a flash-based Apple ProRes recorder and player for extreme applications that costs just $295, and should be ideal for use on remote- control helicopters or with point-of-view cameras. It doesn’t have a monitor,
but weighs only 240g with the included battery and a low- cost Gen 1 CFast solid-state memory card. It has HDMI input, and its small, self- contained size and flexible mounting options should allow users to mount it to just about any PoV set-up (such as action cameras that record internally only in MPEG).
As its dimensions are only 95mmx60mmx22mm, it is the world’s smallest ProRes recorder, and can record 10-bit 4:2:2 images, with up to almost three hours of Apple ProRes HQ using a 256GB card (it also records ProRes 422 and LT). Atomos is also offering its own branded CFast 1.0 media in 64GB ($159) and
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Headset mics unchain melodies
DPA Microphones By Michael Burns
128GB ($239) cards, and custom HDMI cables. It comes with a CFast USB 3 reader. “We have priced this for the masses, broken the barrier to flash media cost by offering affordable CFast and supplied clever cabling solutions that customers desire,” stated Jeromy Young, CEO and founder of Atomos. The Ninja Star offers frame accurate timecode (via HDMI) and Start/Stop Trigger, thanks to co-operation from Canon, Sony, Panasonic, Nikon and JVC. Audio can be taken direct from the camera on the two
Flight plan: The Ninja Star would be ideal for recording a GoPro on a DJI Phantom drone
embedded digital channels or an external microphone can be added via the audio line-in port for an extra two channels of analogue audio. It also has an HDMI out for an external monitor. The battery should last for
about five hours, although it takes only one Sony camera battery instead of the dual battery ports seen on the bigger Ninja and Samurai recorders. 9.D25
Two headset microphones aim to address the needs of vocal performers who have to move freely without the obstructions of a handheld mic or mic stand. The d:fine 66 omnidirectional and d:fine 88 directional headset microphones combine the sound capabilities of DPA's existing 4066 Omni and 4088 Cardioid head-worn units with a new headset mount and flexible ear hooks.
The company claims the d:fine range offers accurate, natural voice intelligibility and very high SPL capabilities, allowing users to speak and sing into the mic with no hint of distortion. The new microphones can be
moved from left to right ear by rotating the boom and the earhook. Both are also available in dual-ear mount configurations, dedicated for more rigorous and energetic performance applications. “There is a growing need for durable body worn microphone solutions with excellent sound reproduction for stringent use in live environments and similar settings," said DPA CEO, Christian Poulsen. “When we launched the d:fine headset microphones we believed that they would define a new generation of headsets. They have certainly met our expectations, which is why we have decided to expand the series with this brilliant solution to give users a broad assortment of styles and features.” 8.D70
XenData and Marquis Broadcast recently launched a new version of Marquis’ Project Parking software that analyzes all content on shared edit storage allowing Avid projects to be copied to a XenData system. The goal is to allow finished
projects to be deleted from more expensive edit storage. For current projects, snapshots may be copied to the XenData technology and then updated incrementally to provide data protection. The system allows the management of offline LTO or Sony optical disc archive (ODA) cartridges. If a project needs to be
restored, Project Parking will identify any offline cartridges, allowing the user to migrate the whole project or selected content back to edit storage by importing the cartridges into a robotic library, or inserting into an ODA/LTO drive.
“Project Parking allows you to take control of your Avid shared edit storage because it understands the relationships between Avid projects, folders and bins, and all its media,” said Simon Fearn, product manager, Marquis. “Then having obtained this full picture, it is easy to select projects for transfer to the XenData archive.” “The lack of data protection for content on shared edit storage has been a major problem within the industry for years, and a failure of the edit storage will typically have disastrous consequences,” added XenData CEO, Phil Storey. “Now, we’ve addressed this issue for Avid users with the enhanced Project Parking. It is easy to implement a two-part strategy where completed projects are moved to secure LTO or ODA cartridges, freeing up space on the edit storage, and current projects are backed up using the incremental snapshot capabilities of Project Parking.” 7.H47
Moving mics: The d:fine headset mics are aimed at energetic singing stars
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