Source Elements have announced a major overhaul of their Source Connect product that enables remote recordings over the internet and supersedes ISDN lines and enables total integration of Pro Tools sessions running at both ends.
I reviewed this a while back in Sound on Sound.
This from Source Elements….
Source Elements announces Source-Connect Pro 3.5, now available for download.
Source-Connect Pro 3.5. is a full standalone application, meaning it is now more efficient on your CPU resources and circumvents RTAS performance issues in Pro Tools HD systems. You can also now switch DAW sessions without losing your connection. New features include auto-accept any connection, copy-paste in the Instant Messaging window, see all your offline Contacts and more.
Great for traveling – no need to take an entire workstation with you just to establish a remote connection.Integration with Pro Tools etc.
Source-Connect Pro 3.5 is a fully standalone application. To integrate Source-Connect Pro 3.5 with your DAW you will need to physically connect the Audio I/O. Source-Connect Pro 3.5 has been purposefully designed to maintain full compatibility with your Digital I/O to operate perfectly with the Q Manager for Auto-Restore and Replace.
Recording
To record into Pro Tools, for example, you will connect the Digital I/O from your Mac to your Digi 96/192 and set your Pro Tools HW settings accordingly. You will see that Source-Connect Pro 3.5 can now send and receive from your Digital I/O in the Settings panel. Further, you could use your Digital I/O to send the output to Pro Tools, but use any other core-audio interface as your Mic input – including the built-in mic on your Mac!
If you don’t require access to the Q Manager Restore and Replace processes, any analog audio connection will also work for you.
New features:
- Fully standalone application, works with all coreaudio interfaces.
- Full support for Auto-Restore and Replace when recording to your DAW using digital I/O.
- More responsive level meters.
- With ‘Always on Top’ mode it feels like a plug-in.
- Integrated Advanced Settings.
- Optionally show all contacts, both online and offline.
- Minimal CPU and RAM usage.
- Fully compatible with all current RTAS/VST/AU versions.
Prices
Source Connect Pro costs $1495
Source Connect Standard costs $395
Rent it
You can rent Source Connect Pro for $250 per week if you only need it occasionally.
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Seven radio producers – all based in the north of England – have joined forces to launch a new co-operative venture – ‘Radio Wizards’. It’s equally remarkable that their aim now is to work together on every kind of sound production... except radio!
"It’s taken over a year to get to this point," says ‘wizard’ Mike Thornton, "but now we’ve got a viable business plan, we’ve launched our website and we’re already starting to attract commissions. As a facilities provider we decided to facilitate this partnership and set them up with a web site to help kickstart this excellent partnership."
