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ecently supplied more than a dozenof their Lynx keyboard control unitsto various West Coast post -production houses. Clients includeDisney and Universal Studios.Digital Audio Research havesupplied an 8- channel SoundStationII digital audio and recordingsystem to BBC Radio. TheSoundStation will be used forcomplex programmes with a numberof pre -recorded items like jingles andsound effects. DAR have alsodelivered a SoundStation II toAutograph, a UK theatre soundproduction company responsible forshows like Cats and Les Miserables.Autograph see SoundStationrevolutionising the use of soundeffects for theatre.Trident Audio Developmentshave entered into an agreementwith Digital Creations in whichTrident will use the DigitalCreations moving fader automationsystem in all of their consolesrequiring automation.Soundtracs have announced newsales of their In -Line series consoleto 16 studios across Britain,including The Music Works andAosis in London, Pace in MiltonKeynes, The Colosseum Theatre inLeeds and ICC Studios on the southcoast.Central TV have installed twoSoundcraft series 200 BVEconsoles, an 8- and 16- channel, intwo of their Nottingham -based offlineand post -production suites. Bothconsoles have been installed withthe recently launched VSA24 SerialInterface, enabling the 200 BVE's towork with Central's existing GrassValley edit controllers, using theESAM 1 protocol. Central now haveeight BVE consoles in their variousoperations.PA hire company Canegreen havetaken delivery of a Ramsa SA-840series sound reinforcement consolethrough Britannia Row Productionsin London.Metropolis recording complex,London, have bought two OtaniMTR -100 24 -track analoguemachines from Stirling Audio aswell as products from Sanken andTimeLine.In briefQuad have set up a new divisiondealing solely with professionalamplifiers and customers. AllenMornington -West has been appointedto set it up. He was previously withthe IBA involved with broadcastsound standards for all UKcommercial TV and radio stations.ICM Holding, Baar, Switzerland,manufacturers of compact discs andmusic cassettes, have acquired amajor shareholder in AFE BV ofAmsterdam, a subsidiary of a largeItalian Industrial group. Thetakeover is seen to be a direct resultof the continuing price collapse ofcompact discs, and support from astrong international partner becameessential.EMT -Franz, Kippenheim, WestGermany, professional audio andvideo equipment supplier, have beenbought by Barco Industries ofBelgium. The new name is nowBarco -EMT, and the two newpresidents are Mr Joost Verbrugge,general manager of Barco Industries,and Mr Francois Montoya, formerlyexecutive manager of EMT -Franz.Solid State Logic are supplyingMosfilm, the Russian State filmcompany, with four consoles for theirnew Moscow music recording anddubbing theatre complex. This is partof a major expansion Mosfilm aremaking to attract Western filmproducers and artists. Engineers fromthe new Mosfilm 'Tonstudio' visitedSSL's Oxford headquarters fortraining and acceptance testing ofSL 4000 G series and SL 5000 Mseries consoles.The Mobile Studio, known tomany as the Rolling Stones Mobile,has had a major re -fit. Apart from anew look, additional input channelshave been added as well as a newmonitor system.Otari have changed their name to`Otani Inc', because of a decision todiversify and widen their businessactivities. Otani have also moved tonew premises. Their headquarters isnow at 4-33-3 Kokuryo -cho, Chofu -shi,Tokyo 182 Japan. Tel: (0424) 81-8626.Fax: (0424) 81 -8633. Otari's factoryaddress remains unchanged.A V/ T 6 LIN VII)F0 & .11 I)1()3200 AUDIOSix New Audio Modules complement the Video and Timecode RangesMatching the style of Avitel's 3200 Video Series, these Audio DistributionModulesofferalogicalextensiontoanever- expanding and Integrated system:- Single and Dual- channel Audio Distribution Amplifiers. - Single andDual -channel 8 x 1 Audio Switchers, expandable for larger systems and withfollow -linking to the Video Switchers.- Line Distribution Amplifier. - RemoteVoltage -Controlled D.A. - DART -System Level -Monitoring Unit.MODULARTIMECODEProducts are nowalso added tothe 3200 SeriesAUDIOTRE 3204Compact andEconomical TimecodeReader- InsertersDISTRIBUTIONavite) óUNIT6CROYDONROADINDUSTRIALESTATE TANNERYCLOSE BECKENHAM KENTBR34BY ENGLANDTELEPHONE: 01 6567027.(INTI +44.1.6567027 TELEX: 894360 AVITEL C FAX: 01 6550509