Jigsaw24 were asked by London post production facility Splice to supply and install a new cutting edge suit for their offline and audio requirements.
Pro Tools S6 Tutorial - How Gary Lux Sets Up His S6 Control Surface
In this free Avid Pro Tools S6 tutorial from our friends at RSPE Audio Solutions, Gary Lux shows how he sets up his Pro Tools S6 control surface, to suit his specific workflow.
Pro Tools S6 Tutorial - Navigating Soft Keys Using the Numeric Keypad
RSPE Audio Solutions have just released another free Pro Tools | S6 tutorial with Gary Lux, showing you how to navigate soft key banks using the numeric keypad.
Pro Tools S6 Quick Tutorial - User Switches 1 & 2
Our friends at RSPE Audio have released this short Avid Pro Tools | S6 control surface tutorial with Gary Lux demonstrating how to use the Users Switches 1 & 2.
Pro Tools S6 Quick Tutorial - Locked Attention Track Knobs
Our friends at RSPE Audio have released this short Avid Pro Tools | S6 control surface tutorial with Gary Lux demonstrating a new feature that was added in software v2.2 - Locked Attention Track Knobs.
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.
Pro Tools S6 Tutorial - How To Use Locking Strips
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.
Award Winning Sound Designer Niv Adiri On His New Avid S6 Setup
Got a D-Command and wondering whether an Avid S6 will do what you need? Check this interview from UK based dealer Jigsaw24 who caught up with OSCAR and BAFTA award winning sound designer and re-recording mixer Niv Adiri of Sound 24 and tells us what he loves about his Avid Pro Tools S6 equipped studio.
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.
Video - HHB Take A Look At The Avid S6 Joystick Module
HHB Scrub have released a video overview of the Avid S6 Joystick Module. In the video, Scrub's Devin Workman takes a close look at the S6 Joystick Module, a master module of the Pro Tools 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.
RSPE Updates Their Avid S6 Configurator Tool
The updated RSPE Avid Pro Tools S6 Configurator tool now includes all the 3rd party modules available for the Avid S6 including the TacSystem VMC-102 and Colin Broad TMC-1 monitor controller modules as well as the post module, and the joystick module.
Top Mix Engineer Gary Lux Talks About The Avid S6 Control Surface
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.
Tutorial: Knob Expand Zones On Avid S6 V2.0 From RSPE
In this Avid S6 v2.0 tutorial, from partner brand RSPE, Gary Lux demonstrates Knob Expand Zones, one of the new features on Avid S6 v2.0 software.