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Fairlight Lowers Cost of Ownership by Introducing Sub USD20,000 Full Featured Satellite-AV DAW (20/11/2006)

Fairlight's patent-pending Crystal Core (CC-1) multimedia engine widens product range and brings Fairlight quality within the reach of smaller budgets.

Entry level to the DREAM II family becomes more affordable with the popular Satellite-AV available for less than USD $19,000. This price breakthrough becomes possible by the introduction of Fairlight's CC-1 media engine which can deliver up to 230 channels each with 8 bands EQ, 3 stages Dynamics, 192 track recording and editing and well as a complete multi-format mixing system.

"For the longest time users have aspired to the quality and productivity of a Fairlight system. Until now that commercial advantage has not been available to everybody. CC-1 changes all that" said Stuart DeMarais, Fairlight Sales and Marketing Director. "We are now able to deliver all the value in a Fairlight system at literally half the cost - that's real innovation and progress to be proud of!".

Designed to streamline and simplify the audio for video post-production workflow at a previously unheard-of rate, the DREAM II Satellite-AV provides seamless integration of essential production tools, including non-linear video and low-latency plug-ins. At the heart of the DREAM II Satellite-AV system is the CC-1 engine, which provides unprecedented speed, enhanced performance and pristine audio quality.

The entry level DAW offers a 96 channel CC-1 engine with an SX-20 unit (sync I/O plus 12 Analogue outputs, two line level inputs, two Mic/Instrument Inputs, 4 SPDIF inputs and eight SPDIF outputs) plus the Satellite-AV controller. This provides 64 concurrent recording tracks, with up to 96 tracks available for editing and playback. The DREAM II Satellite-AV includes screen-based multi-format mixing (mono to 7.1), a full monitoring matrix, multi format mix busses, dynamic mix automation, clip based automation, a 64 audio bridge to third party VST plug-ins access to sound design tools via Rewire. Additionally, Satellite-AV offers an optional integrated non-linear video system called PyxisTrack.

As Satellite-AV is hosted in a PC, full Windows networking is available and this can be further optimized and accelerated by using Fairlight's MediaLink AV software. The system can support a massive amount of physical audio I/O if required by specifying a MADI extension card and connecting Fairlight's SX-48 compact modular I/O units.

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