Jigsaw24 were asked by London post production facility Splice to supply and install a new cutting edge suit for their offline and audio requirements.
422 In Glasgow Bring 2 More Avid Pro Tools S6 Control Surfaces To Scotland
422 has installed two Pro Tools HDX systems each with an Avid Pro Tools S6 M10 16-fader control surface from Mediaspec UK.
Avid Pro Tools S6 Very Popular In Europe
The take up of the Pro Tools S6 modular control surface from Avid by leading sound companies, music studios and post production houses continues to increase throughout Europe.
Goldcrest Post Production Choose HHB Scrub And Pro Tools S6 For Dolby Atmos Theatre
Post-production house Goldcrest Post Production has chosen an Avid Pro Tools S6 control surface for its newly-opened Dean Street Theatre 1, a purpose-built Dolby Atmos mixing theatre based in central London. Goldcrest’s Soho facilities are now home to three Pro Tools S6 control surfaces that have been supplied by Scrub, a division of HHB Communications.
1000th Pro Tools S6 Goes To Sony Pictures Post Production Services
Avid, the makers of Pro Tools, today announced that it has sold its 1000th Avid Pro Tools S6 control surface to Sony Pictures Post Production Services.
HHB Scrub Supply And Install Scrub 10ft-wide Avid S6 At Deluxe Media Audio
Scrub, the post-focused subsidiary of HHB Communications, supplied the audio equipment for a new, multi-theatre Deluxe Media Audio facility in Perivale, north-west London, including a 10 foot wide Avid S6 control surface.
How To Design, Specify And Install An Avid S6 Based Audio Post Production Suite
As part of their recent rebrand, Halo Post wanted to add a versatile new sound studio that would be equally at home handling TV and film projects. After demoing different systems at Jigsaw24's Golden Square facility, Halo and Jigsaw worked together to put together a Pro Tools S6-based system with DAD monitoring control and support for 7.1 film mixing.
Avid S6 Success At Jigsaw24
Since Jigsaw24's appointment as an Avid Elite Reseller for Audio in July 2015, they have been quietly succesful in supplying Avid Pro Tools S6 control surfaces. They have installed them in a number of the UK’s premier audio production facilities, including: Abbey Road Institute, Airborn Productions, Evolutions, Halo Post, Splice Post and Sound24.
Smart Post Sound Talk About Their New Avid Pro Tools S6 Control Surface
Smart Post Sound is reputed to be the most highly awarded post production sound company in the business. Its dedication to sonic perfection has earned the company no less than 15 Emmy Awards, 35 MPSE Golden Reel Awards and many more throughout its history. A recent expansion saw Smart Post Sound add two new sound stages and no less than four brand new Avid S6 control surfaces to its facilities.
RSPE Audio Solutions Provide Sony Pictures Post Production with Largest Avid S6 To Date
Our friends at RSPE Audio Solutions recently supplied Sony Pictures Post Production Services with the largest Avid S6 control surface installed anywhere to date. Installed in the 158-seat Anthony Quinn Theatre, the dual-operator, 22-foot long control surface features 48 faders in each section, along with 12 meter displays, two sets of dual joysticks and two bias panels. The control surface is supported by four Pro Tools HDX2 players and two Pro Tools HDX recorders and is connected via high-speed Ethernet to editorial rooms and other facilities on the Sony Pictures lot.
We asked Tom McCarthy who is Executive Vice President at Sony Pictures Post Production Services what he thought about the Avid S6. "The S6 is a very powerful and intuitive system. It allows mixers to work more efficiently and fluidly. Most importantly, it enhances their ability to work creatively with sound and build groundbreaking soundtracks. Our artists are very excited to have access to this new tool".
Re-Recording Mixer Steve Pederson and Supervising Sound Editor Steven Ticknor were the first to mix on the new console, mixing sound for the Screen Gems thriller, When the Bough Breaks. “What I enjoyed most were the layout functions of the S6, which are like a hybrid of memory locations and window configurations that you find in Pro Tools but much more powerful, Avid has listened to mixers and produced an integrated mixing and editing tool.”
What Steve Pederson likes best is the immediate visual feedback provided by the console’s metering displays. “Avid has created a board that conforms to the emerging workflow of automated mixing in the Pro Tools session—yet it has done so in a powerful, ‘retro’ style console. It’s going to be great!”
RSPE Sales Executive, Dave Szpak is just a little pleased with the whole project. "It was exciting to be a part of this project and to help provide Sony Pictures with this impressive S6. As usual, it was a pleasure working with everyone at Sony Pictures, and it's great to see the S6 in the Anthony Quinn Theatre."
To learn more about the Avid S6, check out the RSPE Audio's S6 Microsite.
Avid S6 Coming Of Age In Film Post Production?
Although this isn't the first dual operator Avid S6 to be installed, it is currently the largest. It marks the coming of age of control surfaces in the block buster movie workflow. If you would like to know more about how the workflow and production times can be improved, then take a listen to our Pro Tools Expert Podcast Extra interview with James Mather who was Supervising Sound Editor On Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation.
James and I talked about the ground breaking work that took place when it was decided to take 6 months out of the post production schedule to bring forward the release date, and how mixing in box, and a flexible team made this possible.
RSPE Audio Supply Avid S6 Control Surface To Azusa Pacific University
RSPE Audio Solutions recently supplied Azusa Pacific University with a new Avid S6 Control Surface for use in their Film/TV program. The Avid S6 is now the nerve centre of their 7.1 DTS HD dub stage, which was a 78-seat theatre and screening room that has now been converted into a 7.1 surround sound mix room.
Scrub Supplies Avid S6 And S3 To Empire Design
Our friends at Scrub have supplied Avid S6 and S3 control surfaces for Empire Design’s London post production studios.
Avid Announce New S6 Modular Mixing Console
Perhaps best described as the ‘mother of all control surfaces’ Avid announce the S6 modular mixing console, which although available in pre-configured options, has almost limitless configurations. In their own words Avid have ‘leveraged the best of the ICON and System 5 product families in a revolutionary new modular design’.
The new Avid S6 is built around 2 core frames, the S6 M40 allowing for up to 41 modules and the smaller S6 M10 allowing for up to 9 modules. The larger S6 M40 is aimed at high-end professionals and facilities that need great scalability and customization with the smaller S6 M10 aimed at smaller- to mid-size facilities, such as producers.
Having read through the concept and specs in detail and seeing the almost limitless potential of the modular design, this is kind of ‘build-a-bear’ for the audio professional, although granted it may not be as cute and somewhat more costly, the S6 is far more sexy and impressive.
Master modules are the central hubs of your S6 surface. All surfaces must include a main engine, which provides touchscreen access and control; you have a choice between two—S6 M40 or S6 M10. The S6 Automation Module complements both, providing controls for transport, automation, and more. Here’s a closer look at these modules. Both feature a tilting 12.1-inch multipoint touchscreen, eight adjacent rotary encoders, and dedicated knobs and keys for monitoring and global control, enabling you to view, access, and edit different aspects of your mix—such as tracks, processing, and metering—without mousing through menus.
Compatibility
S6 works with the following EUCON-enabled applications and can also work with them simultaneously, enabling control of DAWs like Pro Tools, Cubase and Logic in a single session.
Avid Pro Tools HD 9/10
Avid Studio Monitor Pro and Express
Avid XMON
Adobe Audition
Apogee Maestro 1.9
Apple Final Cut Pro 7
Apple Logic Pro 9 and Express 9 and higher
Apple SoundTrack Pro 3
Cakewalk Sonar X1 Producer
MAGIX Sequoia 11 or higher
Merging Pyramix 8
Metric Halo MIO Console
MOTU Digital Performer 7
Steinberg Cubase 6.5
Steinberg Nuendo 5.5
Configurations
The following pre-configured S6 surfaces are available to handle most music and post workflows. You can customize any S6 by adding a Producer’s Desk, or customize the surface further with different channel module combinations by choosing an M40 configuration.
M40-based S6 configurations
With 16 faders, 5 knobs per channel, and TFT displays (S6 M40-16-5-D)
With 24 faders, 5 knobs per channel, and TFT displays (S6 M40-24-5-D)
With 32 faders, 5 knobs per channel, and TFT displays (S6 M40-32-5-D)
With 16 faders, 9 knobs per channel, and TFT displays (S6 M40-16-9-D)
With 24 faders, 9 knobs per channel, and TFT displays (S6 M40-24-9-D)
With 32 faders, 9 knobs per channel, and TFT displays (S6 M40-32-9-D)
M10-based S6 configurations
With 8 faders, 5 knobs per channel (S6 M10-8-5)
With 16 faders, 5 knobs per channel (S6 M10-16-5)
With 24 faders, 5 knobs per channel (S6 M10-24-5)