PRODUCTS
TouchMonitor goes desktop
Portable Zen from
Antelope Audio
ZEN STUDIO is being described
by its manufacturer, Antelope
Audio, as ‘the rst portable audio
interface with 20 analogue inputs,
12 mic preamps and DSP’.
a custom FPGA device offering
parallel processing, while its I/O is
available simultaneously for a total
of 38 possible input and 32 output
channels, plus 24 I/O channels via
Front and rear views of Zen Studio from Antelope Audio
Reportedly designed for
‘the modern day producer or
engineer on-the-go’, the interface
boasts the same acoustically
focused clocking and custom
USB technology implemented
in the manufacturer’s agship
32-channel Orion model, but in a
more portable format and without
Madi connectivity.
Zen Studio’s DSP is based on
USB, supporting 24-bit, 192kHz
audio. Up to four independent
zero-latency mixes can be assigned
to any outputs, including the unit’s
two independent headphone
outputs and monitor outputs.
Operation is via a desktop
application for PC or Mac.
Shipping: 2014
Web: www.antelopeaudio.com
OVER A busy couple of months for
RTW, the German manufacturer has
debuted several new and updated
products. These include a suite of
loudness plug-ins, an update to
its RP-1, and to complement its
TouchMonitor range of audio meters,
the new TM3-Primus.
The TM3-Primus is the latest
TouchMonitor to grace the series.
The desktop unit is a full-featured
device with a minimal footprint
that includes analogue and digital
audio interfaces on the hardware,
as well as a 4.3-inch touch-sensitive
display. Targeted at music and
multimedia producers, it features a
USB hybrid mode where a metering
point in a digital audio workstation
(implemented using a speci c
RTW plug-in) is visualised on the
TouchMonitor’s screen to provide
everything necessary for loudness
and audio metering.
Also recently debuted is the
manufacturer’s Masterclass plug-ins
series, providing software versions of
its metering tools as standard-format
plug-ins for Windows and Mac OSX
platforms. Starting the series off is
the RTW Loudness Tools package,
which depicts audio with all relevant
level and loudness values as
The TM3-Primus from RTW
speci ed by international standards
and conforms to the EBU R128
loudness standard, as well as SPL,
ITU-R BS.1770-3/1771-1, ATSC A/85,
RTW’s Masterclass Plug-in
Loudness Tools
and ARIB; making it suitable when
working with broadcast audio.
The plug-ins support standard
sampling rates up to 96kHz,
offering plug-in operation in mono,
stereo and surround formats. The
user-interface is based upon the
company’s TouchMonitor TM7 and
TM9, and should therefore remain
intuitive for existing users. The
Loudness Tools package consists
of RTW’s Peak Program Meter,
TruePeak, and Spot Correlator
instruments.
The manufacturer has also been
showcasing its LQL – Loudness
Quality Logger software. Compatible
with TM7 and TM9, LQL measures
loudness and TruePeak data,
derived via an IP-connection to
a TouchMonitor or alternatively,
from external storage media such
as a USB stick. The software also
includes dual limit weighting,
status information, markers, and
various other reporting features. It
is available free to users, however
a SW20014 Logging Data Server
licence is required to enable a
TouchMonitor to be compatible with
data export and additional display
functions.
Shipping: TM3 – September 2014,
Masterclass Plug-ins, LQL – Now
Web: www.rtw.de
SUMMA. THE WORLD
AT YOUR FINGERTIPS.
SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL.
Inspired by the simplicity and intuitiveness of tablet
technology, Summa is designed for a broad range
of operator levels, with an easy-to-use touchscreen
interface which uses established finger gestures to
navigate the system.
Designed for live broadcast applications, with a
focus on instinctive operation, Summa simplifies
even complex workflow tasks with common
procedures that are just a touch away.
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Leading-edge Bluefin2 DSP and the same
high-performance Hydra2 router technology
featured on the Apollo and Artemis consoles
means Summa is fully integrated with the wider
broadcast community. Lean, refined and simple
– more reasons why the world’s most successful
broadcasters rely on Calrec.
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