"We intended from day one that the two systems should be able to work seamlessly together," says DiGiCo LLC CEO Eric Wade. "This allows a live and recording production - such as a large TV music show - to be mixed live at both front-of-house and monitors on the D5 FMX system, sharing a common fibre loop, while being recorded through a Soundtracs DS-00 on the same loop. The benefits are a completely stable gain structure, total freedom from ground buzzes or other earth-related problems, and the ability to exchange effects and dynamics settings and all snapshots freely."
Taking the concept a stage further, the show could also be recorded direct to a DiGiTRACS hard disk show recorder, a high-capacity, plug-and-play rack mounted system. Its editing interface is based upon the acclaimed Merging Technologies Pyramix system, allowing instant location editing on a Windows PC.
Wade says: "This complete system allows live and broadcast audio teams to work closer than ever before, greatly reducing signal problems on location, allowing much wider freedom for resource sharing and mutual creativity, and reducing setup time for everyone involved in a production."
(Lee Baldock)
