| NewBay Media Re-Launches AV-iQ Debuts New Online Interface and Newsletter Series via SVC Online NewBay Media has announced the highly anticipated re-launch of AV-iQ, the AV industry's largest and most detailed database of over 440,000 AV products and services, now online at www.av-iq.com. The new AV-iQ.com now boasts a significantly improved user interface with more intuitive and visually driven navigation, easier filtering tools, and a responsive design to better accommodate visitors using tablet devices. The company has also launched a series of weekly newsletter designed to help the AV industry better utilize the newly improved AV-iQ Website. | | | TechTalk | | Gifts I Will Give Myself December usually means some much deserved downtime for the holidays. It's when we start to think about what to get that certain audio someone, or even gift ourselves back for another 12 months spent working, or looking for it. | | | Top Stories | | Vlado Meller Mastering Vlado Meller is a mastering engineer. That's all he does. That's all he's done since landing in New York City in 1969 and going to work at CBS Records in tape duplication and loading. While he did take violin lessons as a child, he never formed a band, never mixed live sound, never really tracked or mixed a record. He does mastering, and he's still at the top of his game, one of a handful occupying the upper echelon of the craft worldwide. Dolby Atmos Hits 200-Film Mark In 2012, Dolby launched Atmos in theaters with the release of Pixar's Brave. Two years later, the company announced that Pixar's Inside Out will be the 200th film to carry the Atmos immersive soundtrack when it hits theaters in June 2015. In addition, Dolby Atmos has expanded its reach to more than 750 screens worldwide, either installed or committed. Scott Jacoby at Eusonia Studios Scott Jacoby was halfway through medical school before he was able to accept that choosing to make music his career was not a selfish decision. Not to be confused with the actor of the same name, Jacoby has been an established songwriter, producer, engineer, mixer, musician and composer for more than 15 years. The philosophy behind what Jacoby does is the same as when he was pursuing a career in medicine: to do it in the most unselfish way possible. Barco Buys Iosono It was bound to happen. Barco, one of the world's leading projection companies and partner to Auro Technologies in its Auro-3D channel-based immersive sound platform, recently purchased the team and assets of IOSONO GmbH, a pioneer in object-based audio. Mix Regional News: New York City Scheduled to open in early 2015, Flux Studios will be expanding its studios to a fourth room. "The room will include the top-quality gear Flux clients are accustomed to like Dangerous, Focal and UAD, to name a few," says studio manager Daniel Sanint. Faith No More Records New Album with SSL Matrix Console After a 17-year hiatus, seminal American band, Faith No More, are nearing completion of a new album. Bassist and songwriter Billy Gould is also producing the album and has used his SSL Matrix to streamline the recording process. CRAS Outfits New Control Room with ATC SCM25A Reference Monitors » Solotech Increases Yamaha NUAGE Awareness In Canada » Vintage King Launches 'Make Your Mark' Video Series » Northern Sky Music in the UK Installs API The Box Console » Australian Dance Mix, Mastering Engineer Klaus Hill Relies On Metric Halo 2882 Interface, Metric Halo Plug-Ins » | | | Featured Products | | DiGiCo, Waves Audio Now Shipping DiGiGrid IOS Waves Audio and DiGiCo have expanded the DiGiGrid line of advanced audio interfaces with DiGiGrid IOS, an audio interface with a built-in SoundGrid DSP server for plug-in processing. DiGiGrid IOS features eight mic/line inputs with broadcast/studio-quality preamps; eight line outputs; two headphone outputs; and MIDI, S/PDIF and AES ins and outs. DiGiGrid IOS is offered as a comprehensive all-in-one solution for native DAW users. Balanced Audio Technology Solid-State Stereo Preamplifiers and Solid-State Stereo Power Amplifiers The VK-23SE preamplifier, like all BAT preamps, features fully balanced circuit topology throughout. The VK-23SE uses BAT's exclusive Unistage single-gain-stage, zero-feedback design, the shortest possible signal path and more to achieve superb resolution and musical accuracy. (SRP: $4,995.) IsoAcoustics Aperta Aluminum Stands IsoAcoustics' Aperta is a new line of sculpted aluminum acoustic isolation stands designed for medium-sized professional studio monitors and speakers. Packaged as a pair, the Aperta stands are available in both black and aluminum. Retail price for the Aperta pair is $240. | | | Announcements From Mix | | | For Advertising Information, contact: | | |  | |  | |