Season Opener Game Features Stunning Music and Graphics Introducing the 2009 Football Team

Los Angeles, CA - October 21, 2009 - Composer Bob Daspit is no stranger to working on music for the big screen, having helped some of the industry’s top composers with custom sound design and session guitar work. This time, as the composer, Daspit created his own soundtrack for a truly gigantic visual display. Daspit collaborated with Hi-Ground Media to develop a two-minute piece to introduce the Cleveland Browns football team for the 2009 season that started in September. The Browns and their fans got a mind-blowing team introduction on the 27-foot tall, 94-foot wide screens at each end of the Browns’ 73,000-seat stadium. more

Engineer Michael Brauer Uses Dangerous Monitor ST-SR to Mix Coldplay’s “Strawberry Swing” in 5.1 for Theatrical Release of Artsy Video

Edmeston, NY - September 9, 2009 - Multi Grammy Award winning, Mix Engineer Michael H. Brauer recently mixed Coldplay’s “Strawberry Swing” from Viva La Vida specifically for a theatrical release with a new art-concept video. Could this be the best idea ever for getting high-resolution surround audio into the ears of the public? Brauer mixed the song at his room at Electric Lady Studios, NYC using the Dangerous Music Monitor ST-SR surround monitor controller. While the new video debuted at London’s Odeon Theater in July, playing before major movie releases, Coldplay is set to release “Strawberry Swing” as a single digitally on September 14. The band is currently on a US tour. more

Famed PBS Kids TV Show Remade for the 21st Century

New York, NY - May 7, 2009 - Beatstreet Productions has finished audio post-production for 35 episodes of a new version of the classic children’s TV series, “The Electric Company” for PBS. The series combines a 15-minute narrative storyline that is interspersed with segments that include curricular clusters of music videos, sketch comedy, animation and short films. It features special guests including Whoopi Goldberg, Tiki Barber, Jack McBrayer, Wyclef Jean and original songs from Ne-Yo. more

New Web-Based Software Lets Writers Craft and Control Spoken Script Length

Beaverton, OR - April 17, 2009 - At the 2009 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show in Las Vegas, Copytimer.com(tm) software will be unveiled to the public. Copytimer.com is a new web-based software application that calculates the time it takes to read a script. Writers simply choose any of the included script formats: TV/video, film, or plain text, and then paste or type in copy, Copytimer.com instantly calculates the spoken length of the script to the hundredth of a second. more

Compact Powered Monitors Offer Impeccable Sound and Easy Installation for Broadcast and Post-Production

Champlain, NY - April 13, 2009 - Focal Professional announced that they will be demonstrating the CMS (Compact Monitoring System) professional monitoring speakers during the 2009 NAB show in Las Vegas. The new powered audio monitors were developed to solve recurring problems for demanding broadcast and post-production audio professionals. The CMS series is a compact system that combines impeccable sound quality along with easy installation and key features for the audio for visuals studio. The CMS series has two models, the CMS 50 integrates a Focal 5″ woofer, and the CMS 65 contains a Focal 6.5″ woofer with an extended low-end response, both models utilize a Focal inverted dome tweeter made from aluminum and magnesium. Both models are self-powered and bi-amped, and can also be paired with a CMS subwoofer (set to be released later in 2009). Focal’s CMS audio monitors are available now through professional audio dealers throughout the US, Canada and Europe, suggested retail prices are: CMS 50: $650 ea. US; and CMS 65: $950 ea. US. more

New Website Features Video Contest, Product Endorsers and New Licensing Section

Chicago, IL – March 16th, 2008 – CEntrance, the manufacturer of MicPort Pro and AxePort Pro, the portable tools for recording voice and instruments to computer with professional results, debuted a new corporate website and the AxePort Pro Video Contest. The content-rich website features product testimonials and audio samples recorded by leading studio musicians. The audio samples make it easy to hear the clear sonic advantages of the MicPort Pro and AxePort Pro over more expensive products from larger manufacturers. Visitors can hear for themselves why the BBC, CNN, NBC, leading voice over artists and musicians love CEntrance products. more

Prestigious Award Recognizes Innovation in the 24/96 USB Mic Preamp

Chicago, IL - November 19, 2008 - CEntrance Inc. announced today that its flagship product, the MicPort Pro(tm) has won Mac|Life Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award. The compact USB Mic Preamp is the winner in the audio products category. The prestigious award recognizes MicPort’s innovative feature set and pristine audio quality required by demanding professional applications. more

Limited Time “Auditory Stimulus” for New Purchases

Chicago, IL - August 6, 2008 - CEntrance, Inc., for years a leading pro audio design consultancy, and manufacturer of the USB mic preamp, MicPort(r) Pro and upcoming AxePort(r) Pro USB Direct Box, today announced a $15 mail-in rebate on all units of MicPort Pro purchased in the U.S. between August 6 and September 15, 2008. more

Beatstreet Productions is proud to announce the launch of its new state-of-the-art surround mix suite. Complimenting the two that have been used for award winning productions since 1995, Beatstreet’s new suite was designed by popular NYC designer/constructor, Chris Bowman. Bowman states “I’ve known Joe (Franco, the Beat of Beatstreet) for many years. He contacted me when a space opened up directly below his current space. Joe’s mandate was that the control room had to center around an Icon console. He also wanted to be sure that we built adequate spaces for an isolation booth, client lounge, kitchen, machine room, and additional record/edit suite. more

Stereo DAC Expansion System Option for Monitor ST Controller Goes to First Customers

Edmeston, NY - May 1, 2008 - Dangerous Music, Inc. has shipped their first units of the “DAC ST,” a mastering quality, stereo digital-to-analog converter option for their popular Monitor ST controller. The DAC-ST is the first available option in the line for the new Additional Switching System (A.S.S) one-rack space expander which can house up to two banks of two cards each, adding four additional functions switchable directly from the ST-SR remote. more