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On cue forthe ultimateerformanceAsk busy, professionalSound Engineers what theyregard as the weak link inthe audio chain and theanswer will be NABCartridges. In all its yearsof use, little has changed.However, at last there is a viablealternative -- the Ferrograph9500 DigitalCartridgeRecorder.Here's whatAndrew Brucehas to sayabout it:Andrew BruceSound Designer - "Les Miserables"AThe launch of Ferrograph 9500 came at exactly the right timefor us. In 1987 I was looking to replace the broadcast cartridgemachines that we used on "'Les Miserables" in London because theirinherent noise and lack of dynamic range was no longer acceptable.The problem of reproducing realistic battle effects and, worst ofall, single gun shots at high level in an otherwise hushed auditoriumhad become a matter of acute embarassment for me - eight shows aweek.At first glance there seemed to be any number of digitalmachines available to choose from - but price or operatingprocedures discounted all of them with the exception of the 9500.The direct "look alike" compatability with the old format and itsguaranteed instant start (and I mean instant) made it the only realchoice for me and engineers who had to use it.Consequently it has now become specified as standardequipment on all current and futureversions of "Les Miserables" world wide.FERROGRAPHFerrograph Limited, Mountjoy Research Centre, Universit" of Durham, Stockton Road, Durham DH1 3SW.Telephone: (091) 386 8846. Telex: 537227 NEFERO. Fax: (091) 386 1727.