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Avid and Abbey Road Studios Announce Winners of Global Music Talent Competition

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Avid and Abbey Road Studios Announce Winners of Global Music Talent Competition

Greg Wells, Tricky Stewart, and John Feldmann declare winners in the “Get Discovered” competition to uncover music industry’s hidden talent

FRANKFURT, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Coinciding with the announcement of Pro Tools 11, Avid®(Nasdaq: AVID), the makers of the industry-leading music and audio production system Pro Tools®, and the legendary Abbey Road Studios today announced the winners of the Avid and Abbey Road Studios Song Contest powered by Talenthouse. An esteemed panel of music industry leaders, including Greg Wells, Tricky Stewart, and John Feldmann selected Scratch on a Blackboard, Millia Oz, and Emerger as the Judge’s choice winners in the competition. Of the nearly 5,000 songs submitted by independent musicians and producers across the globe, Brothers Nalbandyan was selected as the contest’s Fan’s choice award winner.

Multiple Grammy-winning producer, mixer, and songwriter Greg Wells is known for his work with Adele and Katy Perry; Grammy-winning producer Tricky Stewart‘s credits include Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, and Rihanna; and producer and A&R representative John Feldmann‘s resume includes being the singer and guitarist of Goldfinger, and producer for Good Charlotte.

Each Judge’s choice artist will have their original song mixed and mastered by Abbey Road’s Online Mixing & Mastering Services and will also receive a complete Pro Tools|HD Native recording system from Avid. The Fan’s choice award winner will receive an Mbox® audio interface with Pro Tools 10 software.

Judges Choice Winners

  • Millia Oz — London-based, Portuguese singer-songwriter Millia Oz, teamed up with fellow musician Filipe Estácio, to bring to life “Run Fire Burn,” a song she had written whilst in transit home in 2011. Oz’s song was the pick of Stewart, who called the track both familiar and original. “I found the lyrics [to the song] to be the most developed and the most interesting conceptually. The core progressions are catchy and melodic, and pay off at the end.”
  • Scratch on a Blackboard — The electronica-meets-folk track, “Run,” from independent Italian quartet Scratch on a Blackboard, caught the ears of Wells, who said that he likes what he hears. “It’s musical,

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Avid Pro Tools 11 Sets New Standard for Audio Production

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Avid Pro Tools 11 Sets New Standard for Audio Production

Core engine, 64-bit architecture, and expanded metering empower audio professionals to handle the most demanding sessions, compose with more virtual instruments and effects, and collaborate directly with Media Composer editors

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Avid®(Nasdaq: AVID)today announced Avid Pro Tools® 11, a major upgrade of its industry-leading digital audio workstation that redefines music and audio production for today’s workflows. This latest version enables audio professionals to take on the most demanding productions with new, high-powered audio and video engines, 64-bit architecture, expanded metering, and direct HD video workflows.

“Pro Tools 11 represents a quantum leap in creative power,” said Chris Gahagan, senior vice president of Products and Services at Avid. “The newly designed architecture turbo-charges production with more plug-in processing, the ability to run more virtual instruments—and a host of new features—letting users create ambitiously, without holding anything back.”

Pro Tools 11 delivers the features, performance, and workflows professionals need to take on today’s increasingly complex sessions and tighter timelines. Key benefits and features include:

  • Fully redesigned audio engine and 64-bit architecture

    • New Avid Audio Engine — Delivers multiple times the processing power of Pro Tools 10 on the same hardware configurations.
    • 64-bit architecture — Exponentially increases the number of simultaneous virtual instruments and the performance to handle the most sophisticated sessions.
    • Offline bounce — Delivers mixes up to 150 times faster than real time.
    • Low-latency input buffer — Ensures ultra-low latency record monitoring without sacrificing plug-in performance.
    • Dynamic host processing — Maximizes plug-in count by reallocating processing resources as needed.
  • Expanded metering

    • Extended standards support — Features a broad range of built-in metering standards, from peak and average to VU and PPM, to maintain adherence to regional broadcast requirements.
    • Gain reduction — Shows gain reduction for all dynamics plug-ins on each channel.
  • Direct HD video workflows

    • Built-in Avid Video Engine — Enables audio post professionals to play and edit a wide range of HD video formats including Avid DNxHD®, directly in the Pro Tools timeline without transcoding, using the same core engine as in Media …read more

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Avid Fast Track Solo and Duo Bring Professional Quality to Mobile Recording with First iOS-Compatibl

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Avid Fast Track Solo and Duo Bring Professional Quality to Mobile Recording with First iOS-Compatible Avid Interfaces

Mobile audio interfaces pair with Avid Pro Tools Express for versatile, high-quality music and audio creation

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Avid®(Nasdaq: AVID)today announced two new portable audio interfaces for composing and recording high-quality music — Avid Fast Track® Solo and Fast Track Duo. Both interfaces feature a robust industrial design, include Pro Tools® Express software for Mac and PC, and connect directly to the iPad®, providing high-quality I/O for supported iOS apps.

Designed for musicians, students, and aspiring professionals, Fast Track Solo and Duo offer easy entry into the Pro Tools family. Key features include:

Pro Tools Express software

  • Provides many of the same tools and features used in commercial recording
    studios.
  • Records up to 16 stereo audio tracks and offers full MIDI editing and notation tools.
  • Includes high-quality virtual instruments and effects for creating the best sounding work.
  • Facilitates time, tempo and pitch adjustments with Elastic Time and Elastic Pitch.
  • Users get session compatibility with Pro Tools and Pro Tools HD systems.

Fast Track Solo and Duo hardware

  • Provides ideal form factor for home, studio, and mobile applications.
  • Features a rugged metal chassis and reinforced controls andjacks, offering protection against physical damage.
  • Enables the capture of two sources simultaneously at 24-bit, 48 kHz resolution with high-quality mic preamps and inputs:
    • Fast Track Solo includes one mic preamp and one instrument input.
    • Fast Track Duo includes two mic preamps/instrument inputs and two line inputs.
  • Allows direct monitoring while recording without latency.
  • Enables users to create anywhere on Mac or PC with the Bus-powered USB port.

    • …read more

    Source: FULL ARTICLE at DailyFinance