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RTW’S TMR7 TouchMonitor For Radio Broadcasting Environment
At this year’s InterBEE show in Japan, RTW debuted the new TMR7 TouchMonitor, a four-channel metering solution with a seven-inch touchscreen for parallel monitoring of on-air signals and other sources for pro-grade metering in radio environments. The four-channel desk top unit, featuring two AES3 digital (XLR) inputs, incorporates all metering options required in radio broadcasting. Based on the TM7 TouchMonitor’s flexible modular configuration, the TMR7 meters are available as desktop, ﬁtted, or OEM units with 16 audio inputs. They handle all professional audio metering applications. It also includes a s eve n - i n c h to u c h s c r e e n and incorporates the unique TouchMonitor operating concept. “The TMR7 TouchMonitor has been designed for users in need of loudness metering in a radio broadcasting environment,” says Michael Kahsnitz, Head of Engineering, RTW. “It integrates all features required in radio production, including two stereo inputs and also has extensive local conﬁgurability.” Each TMR7 input channel features separate TruePeak and PPM instruments and a vectorscope and correlator for evaluating stereo signals. Licensing options include an extensive loudnessmeter implementation (EBU R128, ITU BS.1770-3/1771, ATSC A/85, ARIB) with graphical and numerical single-channel and summing views, along with loudness range (LRA), MagicLRA, and SPL metering. Licenses are also available for an optional real-time analyser (RTA) and the Premium PPM package with moving-coil instruments. With the TouchMonitor range, users can move freely scalable instruments to any position on the graphical surface, allowing personalisation of the entire screen area. Views, scaling, and metering standards are separately deﬁnable for each signal source. In addition, the convenient on-screen help function simpliﬁes setting up the unit. The four audio inputs provided by the two AES3 ports are conﬁgurable for mono, stereo or multichannel sources, providing separate instruments for each source. The GPIO interface for overall control, the Ethernet port, and the VGA output for external display units offer even more functionality. For more than 40 years, RTW has been developing and manufacturing quality, state-of-the art products. Its offerings consistently implement c u r r e n t l o u d n e s s - m e te r i n g guidelines in accordance with the relevant international standards. RTW products a re t a ilo r- m ade for each market segment, allowing for consistent and practiceoriented loudness measurement of stereo, multichannel and surround audio. L ate in 2010, RTW launched the ﬁrst two models of its TouchMonitor series – the TM7 and the TM9. This innovative line of products was the result of many years of experience in the industry and marked a true paradigm shift in professional audiosignal analysis. This view was based on the new ergonomic touchscreenenabled design, offering incredible freedom in flexible instrument scaling and layout. The new TMR7 TouchMonitor is the latest version of this line, and another example of RTW’s commitment to providing innovative, reliable audio solutions across all broadcast markets. ■

RTW debuted the TMR7 TouchMonitor at InterBEE

Marquis And Merging Finish Together
X2Pro Audio Convert delivers compatibility for Final Cut Pro X projects to Pyramix systems…
Marquis Broadcast and Merging Technologies have announced that the X2ProV2.0 supports the transfer of Final Cut Pro X projects to Pyramix for audio finishing. This application offers a major boost to workﬂow efﬁciency when combined with Avid Protools, and now Pyramix users can get the same advantage. X2Pro converts the Final Cut Pro X XML into an AAF ﬁle which can be read by Pyramix systems with the PSP-AAF interchange option installed. This seamless integration between the two applications allows an unlimited number of Audio Roles in Final Cut Pro X to be opened by the Pyramix user, which allows sound designers and mixers to get to work immediately. The V2 version of this app introduces several enhancements to further maximise operational efﬁciency. Speciﬁc Roles can be selected for export which reduces the size of the AAF, and the order in which they appear can be channel. Any Final Cut Pro X disabled ﬂags are also detected so that these clips are not exported, making the editing task even simpler. X2Pro can be purchased from the Mac App Store. Merging’s President, Claude Cellier, commented: “This is a real bonus for our post production customers. This inexpensive solution really speeds up the editing process and we are delighted that Marquis has added Pyramix compatibility to X2Pro.” Chris Steele, Product Manager, Marquis Broadcast said: “X2Pro uses Marquis’ Media Highway, the core technology employed by Marquis’ media integration products to integrate Final Cut Pro X into professional audio workﬂows. The transfer into Pyramix now allows us to help deliver seamless integration and a smooth workﬂow between these applications.” ■

Pyramix mixing console modules

controlled so that these present in the right sequence for the editor. Audio source trimming with handles can further reduce AAF size and BWF metadata is preserved, which makes it much easier to select the correct audio

X2ProV2.0 supports the transfer of FCP X projects to Pyramix for audio ﬁnishing

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