For many years, Harrison has been the worldwide leader in large-format digital post consoles. The "big iron" of the dub stage, our consoles provide the muscle to mix hundreds of channels in high resolution and the utmost in artistic flexibility. Unfortunately the cost and complexity of these systems has limited their availability to the upper strata of facilities. Harrison now offers a native DSP audio solution that provides the features of our flagship digital.engine, but minimizes the cost and footprint. Combined with the economical Trion surface which debuted in 2005, a full-featured Harrison mixing system is now within the reach of any post production facility.
The Xrange consists of 3 new products:
- Xengine: a multi-Opteron, ultra-low-latency DSP engine with 64-bit I/O over gigabit ethernet cable.
- Xrouter: a 1536x1536 audio router with (4) 64-bit Xrange ports, (8) MADI ins, and (8) MADI outs.
- Xdubber: a recorder/workstation, optimized for stem recording and playback in floating-point.
Working "in the box" has become the norm for many facilities. In many ways this can be a good economic decision. However, when deadlines (and tempers) get short, the in-the-box workflow can become a serious impediment. This is why you still see consoles like the Harrison MPC4D on world-class dubbing stages. If you have had to make do with tedious workstation systems because a console solution was deemed impractical for your facility, Harrison has designed the Xrange for you.
Combined with our Trion control surface, the Xrange creates a full-featured audio post production console. A typical system consisting of a 32-fader surface with over 300 touch-sensitive knobs, waveform views over every channel, 144 channels of processing ( each channel having 8 bands of EQ, gate, compressor, direct out, 2 patches, 16 Auxes and 48 main busses ) (96 channels at 96k), a full-featured film monitoring system with Pec/Direct switches, 5 MADI I/O, 64 channels of Pro Tools interconnection, 24 AES I/O, 24 analog I/O, 64-fader control of 2 ProTools workstations, and a 64-channel stem recorder can be had for under $150k.
Learn what it's like to have "big iron" features such as:
- Recallable routing, monitoring, and talkback that don't depend on having your workstation running
- A knob-per-function-per-channel surface that promotes "muscle memory", allowing you to mix more intuitively
- Automated EQ, dynamics, auxes, patches, trim, delay, metering and multi-format panning on every channel
- Use VCA-style fader groups, channel linking, group busses, and other mix management tools simultaneously
- Dedicated mix automation for capturing artistic mix changes in addition to your workstation's volume graphing
- Pass-based mix file management.... return to any previous mix pass without undoing your edit changes
- The ability to roll in any customer's playback system and mix it through your preferred tools
- Sensible and time-proven support for multiple mixers to collaborate on a mix and meet tighter schedules
- A final recorder (dubber) for capturing all the deliverables (stems) simultaneously as you mix
- An impressive presence in your control room, with the credibility that owning a Harrison brings
The time to switch back to a real console has come. Sure, mixing in the box works. But were you doing it because you *wanted* to, or because you *had* to? The new generation of Harrison products makes it possible for anyone to mix using the same tools available on our flagship products, but at a reduced cost and size. This heralds bigger mixes, more artistic freedom, shorter deadlines, more projects, and finally, more income for your post facility!
All products will be on display at the NAB show in Las Vegas next week.
For further information contact:
Claude Hill - Sales Director
or
Gary Thielman - Advanced Products Manager
Harrison Consoles
1024 Firestone Parkway
La Vergne, Tennessee USA 37086
Voice 615-641-7200
Fax 615-641-7224
Email
info@harrisonconsoles.com
Internet
www.harrisonconsoles.com