Launched on the first day of this year’s ProLight+Sound trade show, early pre-orders for Yamaha’s much-anticipated CL series of digital mixing consoles have massively surpassed even the company’s most optimistic expectations.

Indonesian distributor for HARMAN’s Studer, PT. Kinarya Swarna Indonesia, recently organized a Studer product seminar for the radio broadcast industry. Held in the Sari Pan Pacific Hotel Jakarta on April 25, 2012 the seminar was attended by over 70 Indonesian broadcast professionals.

Following Telos Alliance’ RAVENNA partnership announcement at NAB, RAVENNA now arrives in Far East: Infomedia, the leading professional audio technology company in China, just recently signed-up for RAVENNA partnership.

Working up to 100 hours a week, 2-time GRAMMY nominated engineer, arranger and programmer Ben Chang stands behind his microphones, knowing the perfect sound starts with the perfect mic.  Working alongside singer/songwriter Claude Kelly in New York City’s KMA studio in the historic Brill Building, Chang uses HARMAN’s AKG D12 dynamic and C451 condenser microphones as his go-to solutions for tracking hits.

Clear-Com®, a global leader in critical voice communication systems, is helping the Japanese cable TV operator, BAN-BAN TV, bring production communications to the next level. As part of an update to its OB van, the operator has installed a Clear-Com Eclipse-PiCo digital matrix intercom along with V-series control panels, enabling high-quality, full-duplex communications with increased channel count and customizable communication groups to improve its production workflow.

Film or digital? This is no longer the question. But: What is the best way to reach the desired result, which enchants and fascinates viewers? In September, the cinec will offer an overview of the new and almost unlimited possibilities with its exposition, workshops and discussions.

Broadcast sound specialist Red TX has completely rebuilt its RED I mobile recording unit to bring it up to the same specifications as RED II, which was refurbished last year.

Snell today announced that PLAZAMEDIA GmbH has extended its installation of Snell's Morpheus broadcast automation solution to play out its entire lineup of 16 premium channels — including the full roster of Sky SD and HD sports channels and, most recently, the Disney Channel. With the migration of the Disney Channel, PLAZAMEDIA's Morpheus installation is now one of the most significant in Europe.

Solid State Logic is pleased to announce that C100 HDS Digital Broadcast Consoles have been installed in three new HD OB vehicles to capture the audio excitement for live horse racing events for G.T.H.P. (Groupement Technique des Hippodromes Parisiens) in France.

The Vitec Group plc ("Vitec"), the international provider of products and services for the broadcast, photographic, and MAG (military, aerospace and government) markets, has appointed Matt Danilowicz as CEO of its Vitec Videocom division. He replaces Joop Janssen who has held the role since 2003, and is moving on to become CEO of EVS Broadcast Equipment.

German manufacturer of professional digital audio equipment STAGETEC introduces a new feature to the dynamic automation of its flagship console AURUS. The new mix-edit function enables sections of time-code based automation to be copied and pasted into another mix. Full access to all tracks of the pasted section is maintained while the time-code of the new mix is adjusted automatically in length.

FOR-A Company Limited, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, will debut the FT-ONE full 4K high resolution variable frame rate camera—the world’s first full 4K super slow motion camera—Booth S320 at Cine Gear Expo, which runs from June 1-2 at The Studios @ Paramount in Hollywood.  Now in its 16th year, Cine Gear Expo is the premier film, video, and digital media expo for the entertainment industry.

Introduced at NAB 2012, the OP43 audio card incorporates loudness measurement, lip-sync timing analysis and surround-sound monitoring. These new features double the total number of audio capabilities currently available for the LV5770 which already include 16-channel AES/EBU embedded audio input/output, Dolby Audio evaluation and decode as well as 8 channel discreet or embedded digital to analog signal conversion.

The Akademia Umeni (Academy of Arts) in the central Slovakian town of Banská Bystrica is one of the country’s leading educational establishments for the performing arts. High quality, hands-on experience is offered by the Academy, which features a diverse array of Yamaha equipment.

Elite Sound and Lighting of Canberra and the Australian capital’s premier audiovisual production and installation supplier, has a wide variety of clients from dry-hire to rock’n’roll to corporate and conferencing. Consequently whenever the company purchases new equipment, the key element is versatility.