The company runs what director Johnnie Dymock calls "radio junkets" for various US television networks that are seeking to promote their new shows on radio. Typically, during these, DJs from a number of radio stations are flown to a relevant location (such as the Bahamas in the case of The Real Gilligan's Island, for instance) to record a series of face to face interviews with the cast of the show. It sounds simple enough, but the numbers involved mean that logistically it can be an impressive challenge.
"Our job is then to ensure that each radio station - and there can be up to 50 - goes home with a one-on-one interview with every member of the cast - plus a package of edited highlights. We usually have just one day to record, edit and drop individualised USB sticks to every DJ's hotel room," explains Dymock.
The LRX2 is a multi-channel recorder and editor, capable of recording and editing up to 64 channels through a MADI interface, or 48 channels using a choice of digital and/or analogue Input/Output cards. It runs on a standard USB2 enabled laptop/desktop PC, running Windows XP Home or Professional.
"We wanted a portable system that would record multiple tracks on location in a format compatible with the studio-based SADiE systems used by the majority of our clients," says Dymock. "Something that had a small footprint for cramped working environments like OB trucks, was robust, could be hand carried, would go on the plane as hand luggage, and didn't require external interface boxes to provide mic inputs. The LRX meets all of these criteria and, as well as being a fully featured post production editor with built-in hardware control, the MTR software allows it to double as a simple multitrack recorder. That's great when you simply want to capture audio like a conventional multitrack."
(Jim Evans)
