From: AudioLabs info@audiolabs.it To: team@amiga-news.de Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 17:07:46 +0100 Subject: News Press Release DATE: 14-Dec-99 TOPIC: NL-editing system for Amiga, Flyer and Draco CONTACT: info@audiolabs.it AmigaOS goes back to Hollywood! EMRL (http://www.emrl.com) is handling the production of the first AudioLabs (http://www.audiolabs.it) commercial shot on film, focusing on the ProStationAudio software for AmigaOS. Stills from the set are online at: http://www.audiolabs.it/news.html http://usa.audiolabs.it/news.html The location was Chapman University audio studio, in Los Angeles. The 30 second commercial was shot in color using an Arriflex SR16 camera, with Kodak Vision film. The script deals with a studio recording session, involving a cellist playing in the recording room, while a sound engineer works on ProStationAudio for AmigaOS in the control room. The film footage will be digitally captured for post-prodution on an Amiga-based NewTek Flyer system. Audio post-production will be performed with ProStationAudio itself. EMRL is pioneering hi-quality film-based productions for Internet distribution. Their film-based commercials are shot with care for classic aspects of production such as lighting and exposure, and also take into account Internet related details like video compression and motion artifacts reduction. To celebrate the last ProStationAudio release of this millennium, AudioLabs is offering, until December 27th, 1999, the fresh new ProStationAudio 2.50 at a special discount price. When ordering before the deadline, you can get ProStationAudio 2.50 for US$299 instead of US$395. ProStationAudio 2.50 is the ultimate solution for digital audio on AmigaOS. It integrates with existing technologies and pushes them forward: from native Studio16 files support to NewTek Flyer audio clips import/export, from Draco binary compatibility to AHI-compatible support for almost every card on the market, from Elite/SoundStage EDL import to dual-CPU/dual-monitor operating modes. Starting January, AudioLabs will expand the ProStationAudio family of products with the hi-end ProStationAudio Millennium. The new application, among other features, doubles editing power by supporting 32 audio channels in the timeline. ProStationAudio 2.50: Technical Specifications - sampling system: 16bit linear - sampling rates: 48/44.1/32 KHz - processing resolution: from 24bit to 64bit - audio tracks (disk): 16 - audio tracks (console): 16 - automation tracks: 80: 5 automated controllers x 16 tracks - DSP channel inserts: 48 stereo: 96 channels processed - DSP master inserts: 3 stereo (post-fader) - automated faders: 16 - automated pans: 16 - automated inserts: 48 - faders groups: 8 - time metrics: 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 75, 100 FPS - time resolution (audio): 1/100th frame - time resolution (automation): 1/10th second - objects per track: unlimited - audio regions: unlimited - audio sub-region levels: unlimited - maximum editing size: 120 minutes - locator markers: 10 - range store/recall slots:10 - display snapshot slots: 10 - display resolution: up to 1600 x 1280 per monitor - video monitors: 1 or 2 (4.000.000 pixel GUI) - CPUs supported: 1 (680x0) or 2 (680x0 + PowerPC60x) - CPU models: 68040, 68060, PowerPC 603, PowerPC 604 - Realime effects: ALPS, software plugins system http://www.audiolabs.it/plugins - EQ (parametric, 1 band): [2.5Hz : 20000Hz] [-+12dB] [0.05 : 1.00 Q] [1/12th octave steps] - EQ (parametric, 2 bands): [2.5Hz : 20000Hz] [-+12dB] [0.05 : 1.00 Q] [1/12th octave steps] - EQ (shelf, 2 bands): [2.5Hz : 20000Hz] [-+12dB] [0.05 : 1.00 Slope] [1/12th octave steps] - EQ (band / notch): [2.5Hz : 20000Hz] [1/12th octave steps] - EQ (lowpass / hipass): [2.5Hz : 20000Hz] [1/12th octave steps] - Audio import: MPEG Layer1/2/3, AIFF, WAVE, CDDA Intel and Motorola, FlyerClips, Studio16, MAUD, Maestro, SoundDesignerI, IFF, Sun/Next, Voc - Audio export: AIFF, WAVE, CDDA Intel and Motorola, FlyerClips, Studio16,MAUD, Maestro,IFF,Sun/Next, Voc ProStationAudio 2.50: New Features. - PSA-AHI transdriver. 2.50 supports two families of audio drivers for maximizing compatibility and flexibility. Beside the orginal AudioLabs drivers you can now use any AHI driver for realtime operations. - Batch Import. Select a directory and let ProStationAudio import all the audio files, unattended. Great for handling large MP3 collections or building effects libraries on removable media for audio/video production. - Tone generation. Generate pure tones in the 5Hz:24000Hz range. 64bit accuracy. Applications: test signals, striping of masters with sync tones. - Sweep generation. Generate tones that sweep continuously from/to any frequency in the 5Hz:24000Hz range. 64bit accuracy. Applications: testing of listening rooms and devices' frequency response, special effects. - DTFM generation. Generate DTFM (phone dialing) tones. Phone number requester with full control on pause, tone and break durations. - EDL import. ProStationAudio now can import Edit Lists. Create a script with a text editor and let ProStationAudio build the whole project for you, automatically. New ProStationAudio edit list format. - EDL plugins. EDL plugins allow to import EDLs from other systems. ProStationAudio comes standard with plugins for the Producer EDLs (Elite/SoundStage) and the Studio16 EDLs (AD516/AD1012). - EDL overlay. Import multiple EDLs to merge different multitrack projects. - Nudging. Nudging with variable step (numerical entry, range size or object size). Move audio objects accuratly using keyboard shortcuts. - Extended MP3 support. Extended MP3 support including now Wave mpegs and a gain requester for the decoder. ProStationAudio (tm), ALPS (tm) and AutoMotion (tm) are trademarks of AudioLabs (http://www.audiolabs.it http://usa.audiolabs.it).
