Tuesday, 15 February 2005

Million Dollar Renovation at Cherry Beach Sound, Toronto . .  Cherry Beach Sound in Toronto has recently undergone a $1 million renovation and redeployment of its 30,000 square-foot facility. The new Control Room 1, the centerpiece of the renovation, is a surround mix room featuring a 56-input SSL 6000 console, Studer A-827 analog 24-track tape recorder, 48-track 192 kHz capable Pro Tools HD system, and Genelec 1034B 5.1 surround monitor system. For more details visit  www.cherrybeachsound.com   Sony Ericsson counters Motorola with Walkman phone . .  Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB will counter Motorola's introduction yesterday of its first iTunes-compatible cell phone when it unveils a mobile phone-cum-digital music player early next month, company President Miles Flint announced at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes on Monday. [Via MacCentral] Motorola unveils first iTunes-capable cell phone . .  Motorola on Monday announced that its first iTunes-compatible 3G cell phone will be available in the fourth quarter. Dubbed E1060, the new model will feature a mobile version of iTunes music player capable of carrying a limited, but as yet undefined, number of songs. It will also include video download and playback capability, a color display, a 1.3-megapixel camera with 8x zoom, two-way video calling, an integrated speakerphone and dedicated Internet browser keys. Video plays at VGA (640 x 480) resolution. [Via MacCentral] Pew Internet & American Life Project . .  ”We just got the results of the survey we took between January 13 and February 9 and for the first time asked a question to find out how many American adults have iPods or MP3 players. The answer is 11% -- or more than 22 million of those who are age 18 and older. It’s safe to say that there are several million more MP3 players owned in the teen world, but we did not survey teens in this poll.” The First Surround Sound Grammy Goes To... . .  Genius Loves Company by Ray Charles and a host of guest artists won 8 Grammys including the first ever award for Best Surround Sound Album At tonight's Grammy Awards ceremony. The win came in a category that also included 4 other well made Surround ... [Via DVD-Audio and SACD News]

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