Audio Agent to Represent Euphonix Artist Series
Niche Pro Audio Rep Firm to Sell Versatile DAW Controllers in Western US
Euphonix VP, Andrew Duafala and Audio Agent's Jeremy Stappard
March 24, 2009 – Audio Agent LLC is pleased to announce an agreement with Euphonix, Inc. to become the Western US representatives for the brand’s Artist Series media controllers. Specifically, the new alliance will focus on the growing value-added-reseller (VAR) sales channel serving the pro audio, video, post, film and broadcast markets.
“Since its introduction just over a year ago, the Artist Series has rapidly become the world’s dominant line of DAW controllers” commented Euphonix VP of Channel Sales, Andrew Duafala. “Audio Agent is uniquely qualified to help Euphonix build on this success and develop new markets in the Western U.S. with additional resellers while maximizing the standard MI channel.”
“It’s no wonder that demand for the Artist Series is growing,” exclaimed Audio Agent’s Jeremy Stappard. “The products’ ability to seamlessly shift between so many applications from Ableton, Apogee, Apple, Digidesign, Metric Halo, MOTU, Steinberg and Propellerheads, is irresistible to high-throughput sound designers, composers and editors. This is exactly the type of bridge-building technology our industry needs right now and we’re proud to be helping Euphonix spread the word.”
Audio Agent to Represent Fairlight for North America
US Rep Firm Hits the Road with Australian HD3D Audio Editing Systems
(L-R) Fairlight CEO, John Lancken, Audio Agent's Dave Christenson and Jeremy Stappard
March 16, 2009 - Audio Agent LLC is pleased to announce an agreement with Fairlight US for North American sales representation. The Seattle, Los Angeles, New York and Nashville based rep firm will be touring the US demonstrating the latest Fairlight systems while establishing the brand’s first network of Value Added Resellers.
“The timing is right for Audio Agent and Fairlight to work together,” exclaimed Audio Agent president, Dave Christenson. “Fairlight has continued to develop their ground-breaking technology to the point where they can truly offer no-compromise audio-for-video post-production systems at surprisingly competitive price points. We’ll be bringing Fairlight demonstrations to key markets and customers over the next several months. There’s a long list of “wow” moments in every demonstration. Their new HD3D audio capability, which is ideally suited to leading-edge motion picture and gaming formats, has to be seen to be believed.”
“We are delivering our breakthrough HD3D technology and the very best customer support in the industry,” added Fairlight CEO, John Lancken. “With Audio Agent on board, we’ve now added a commercial capacity to create and maintain a service-oriented, highly motivated dealer network. Our new Fairlight Xynergi systems offer unparalleled value; they are literally high-end post-production studios in a box. Compatible with all popular open file formats, Xynergi allows the user to work with any combination of audio and video material, while mixing, matching and cross-fading on the fly. Come see us soon.”
Back to topBlue Sky Introduces New SAT & SUB
The Blue Sky Sealed-Box Design, Combined With Sophisticated Bass Management Electronics, Provides A Seamless Transition Between SAT & SUB. The End Result Is A Stunningly Accurate Full-Range Monitoring System.
March 13, 2009 - World-renowned for their accurate, full-range sound, Blue Sky is pleased to introduce two new critical listening components to its full line of monitoring solutions: SUB 212 400-Watt Push-Pull Active Subwoofer and the SAT 8 300-Watt, Compact Mid-Field Monitor. The SUB 212 is designed to be an integral part of the monitoring system, enabling a studio monitor, such as the SAT 8, to be positioned for the best imaging, and the SUB to be positioned for the best bass response. Relieving the studio monitor of the requirement to reproduce the low frequencies means that the uncompromising sealed-box design can combine with sophisticated bass management electronics to provide a seamless transition between the SAT and SUB. When combined, the SAT 8 and SUB 212 provide a stunningly accurate and engaging, full-range monitoring system.
Blue Sky's Sat 8 and SUB 212
“Our customers were asking for a powerful system that was similar to the Sat 12 and Sub 15, but in a smaller package,” said Blue Sky Vice President Chris Fichera. “The Sat 8 and Sub 212 will address those applications.”
About The SUB 212
Blue Sky’s SUB 212 is a sealed box, dual 12”, push-pull, 400-Watt subwoofer. It features an anechoic frequency response of 25Hz to 200Hz, +/-3dB. In addition, the SUB 212 also has built-in 2.1 bass management electronics with both a 4th order 80Hz Linkwitz-Riley low-pass filter and a 2nd order 80Hz high-pass filter that is perfectly matched to the response of the SAT 8 (the SUB 212 is also compatible with the SAT 12, SAT 6.5 and SAT 5).
The SUB 212’s unique “push-pull” configuration is designed not only to increase output, but also to reduce distortion. A push-pull subwoofer uses two drivers: one mounted facing forward, the second mounted backward with the magnet facing out. Utilizing two drivers doubles the maximum output, while the push pull configuration reduces even harmonic distortion. Typically, in a more conventional design, at high output levels, second harmonic distortion dominates the distortion spectrum of most subwoofer drivers and is caused by asymmetric operation of the suspension and magnetic structure. In simple terms; the output of the driver is slightly different when the cone is moving away from the magnet, as compared to when it is moving toward its magnet.
Push-pull operation reduces this even harmonic distortion in a clever application of physics. As mentioned before, push-pull uses two drivers, one reversed from the other. The bottom driver has its magnet facing out of the box and is driven electrically out–of–phase from the front driver, which keeps both drivers acoustically in phase. However, when the front driver’s cone is moving away from its magnet, the bottom driver’s (reversed) cone is moving towards its magnet. This puts the even harmonic distortion components of the bottom driver out-of-phase with the front driver. When you combined the outputs of both drivers, the even harmonic distortion of both drivers cancels, reducing the overall distortion of the subwoofer.
About The SAT 8
Blue Sky’s SAT 8 is a three way, tri-amplified, 300-Watt, compact mid-field monitor which features an 8” high excursion hemispherical woofer, an ultra low distortion 4” hemispherical midrange driver, and a 1” dual ring radiator tweeter with integral waveguide, for superior off-axis response. To reduce destructive cabinet diffraction reflections, Blue Sky has developed and incorporated into the baffle, the proprietary “Multi-Aperture Acoustic Diffraction Absorber”, which helps to maintain smooth on and off axis frequency response throughout the critical MF and HF frequency range, without the need for a large wave-guide or horn.
The SAT 8 is powered by a dedicated low distortion 100-Watt amplifier for the 8” woofer, a low distortion 100-Watt amplifier for the midrange, and a low distortion 100-Watt amplifier for the tweeter. The SAT 8 effortlessly delivers clean and accurate sound with a frequency response of 80Hz to 30kHz +/-3.0dB (200Hz to 15kHz +/-1.5dB), for full compatibility with Blue Sky’s SUB 15 Universal, SUB 212, SUB 12 and BMC (Bass Management Controller). The rear panel also has controls for “full space” (placement in a room) or “half space” (mounted in a baffle wall) operation, along with individual HF, MF and LF level trims, as well as controls for variable gain settings.
The SAT 8 is designed to operate both vertically or horizontally, thanks to the rotatable MF/HF plate.
- Diane Gershuny