New Pro Tools Plug-In Enables Remote Recording via the Internet
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March 9, 2005
Source Elements has announced the release of Source-Connect,
the first Pro Tools plug-in capable of streaming audio directly from one
Pro Tools system to another. Source-Connect enables audio connections
between Pro Tools systems anywhere in the world, allowing
direct-to-timeline recording with real-time, broadcast-quality audio
using only T1, Cable, or DSL internet connections.
Source-Connect eliminates the need for expensive ISDN lines, hardware,
subscription fees and minute-by-minute line charges, enabling affordable
high-quality connections between studios, voiceover talent and
musicians. Incorporating a high-quality AAC codec, Source-Connect
requires a minimum upload and download bandwidth of 300kbs and allows
for communications at bit rates up to 160kbs.
Unlike ISDN, which requires complex set-up and often, assistance from
the machine room, Source-Connect appears right in the Pro Tools session.
A simple selection from the user-defined contact list initiates a
connection. Michael Coyle of Chicago Recording Company, after testing
Source-Connect in his home and studio, remarked, "One surprising benefit
of Source-Connect versus ISDN dialups is how fast you can connect and
disconnect. It's nearly instantaneous -- so fast I wasn't even sure it
happened."
Source-Connect is available for immediate download and is priced at $1,495.00. For more information, visit their web site at www.source-elements.com. |
