Month: September 2016

Focusrite Holds Successful RedNet Event atBelmont University in NashvillePictured L-R: Phil Reynolds, System Engineer for Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age; Kurt Howell, RedNet National Accounts Manager; Bernie Farkus, Audinate Senior Technical Sales Engineer; and Ron Romano, Technology Specialist, Belmont University. Photo credit: Yu Howe. © 2016. In association with Audinate, Focusrite continued its educational series of seminars and lectures, sharing their expertise on the advantages of audio-over-IP Focusrite hosted a fun and informative event on its RedNet line of products and Audinate’s Dante™ protocol on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Belmont University Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, Nashville, TN. Belmont provided a perfect location for this event, as the university has over 25 RedNet units in operation for connecting production rooms, recording spaces, classrooms, two theaters and other critical educational spaces in the R. Milton and Denice Johnson Center. RedNet is the premier audio-over-IP solution, based around Audinate's industry standard Dante™ protocol. It comprises a suite of top-notch, modular network audio interfaces, combining renowned Focusrite audio quality with the internet-age flexibility of audio-over-IP. Audinate Senior Technical Sales Engineer Barnie Farkus helped lead a Dante training session. Following that, Ron Romano, Belmont University Technology Specialist, demonstrated how Belmont uses RedNet and Dante for their audio-over-IP networking needs. Next, RedNet National Accounts Manager Kurt Howell held a presentation on the RedNet product line and RedNet workflows. After that, Phil Reynolds, Systems Engineer for Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age, served as guest speaker. Attendees were also able to qualify for Dante Level-1 training certification. A Q&A session closed out the day’s proceedings. Kurt Howell noted, “We are happy to share Focusrite’s extensive knowledge on audio-over-IP to the students in the audio program at Belmont University and members of the extended community of audio professionals in Nashville. Belmont provided the perfect backdrop, as they have recently made RedNet the backbone of their networking infrastructure across their facilities. Attendees were able to hear firsthand from top creators Audinate and Focusrite, as well as high-profile end user Phil Reynolds, who employs RedNet on a variety of his work, including touring with Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age. Attendees also had the opportunity to become certified at Level 1 with Dante training.” For further information, head to www.focusrite.com or contact: USA: Hannah Bliss +1 (310) 322 5500 // Hannah.Bliss@focusrite.comRobert Clyne +1 (615) 662-1616 // robert@clynemedia.com About FocusriteThe Focusrite brand was established in 1985 and the founding principles of the company were to develop products that sounded more musical, in addition to just measuring well – today, we still carry these founding principles forward in our class-leading and award-winning designs. We measure our success by the success of you, our clients, and you will find Focusrite product prominent in professional and project studios throughout the world. Based just outside of London, we work with the best design talent throughout the world to bring you the tools to enhance the way you work. Our product is made with pride and principle in a highly automated ISO 9002 factory with significant level of test by engineers who themselves are musicians and understand the part our product plays in your process.

Month: September 2016

Focusrite Holds Successful RedNet Event at Belmont University in Nashville

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