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First Look: Wacom Cintiq 24HD touch hands-on review After Wacom announced the Cintiq 24HD touch, we called them straight away and put in a request for a demo unit that we could put through its paces. Here, we let...
Who wants to see a Magma ExpressBox 3T Thunderbolt Chassis in action? Avid created quite a buzz at NAB when they demonstrated Pro Tools HDX running in a Magma Thunderbolt expansion chassis. What was on show was very much a pre-release version of the chassis and a beta version of Pro Tools...
Why you need TC's LM2 Radar Loudness Meter TC Electronic know the importance of loudness in broadcast audio, being renowned for their top TM7 and TM9 metering hardware, and LM6 metering plug-in. Now they've made it much more accessible, with an...
Jammin' at Djanogly: Silent music practice in the classroom We were recently at Djanogly City Academy, Nottingham, to rig up a JamHub silent music practice mixer. After running through the simple set-up, the students were...
Video: Tascam DM3200 mixing desk, integrated audio interface, control surface and DSP Rob Holsman of talks us through the features of Tascam's DM3200 digital console and explains why this is a relevant choice for someone looking for a DAW controller and high quality audio interface.
First impressions: Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera Blackmagic Design's Cinema Camera was one of the most talked-about products at NAB 2012. Now that the Twitter storm has died down and the first pre-orders are coming in, we thought it was time to ask our camera expert, James Graham, to give it a...
3D benchmarks: New Intel E5 CPUs and HP Z workstations Being cynical, ultra-geeky types, the first thing we did when HP announced their new 8-16 core, 32-thread workstations powered by Intel Xeon E5-2600 CPUs was run our own benchmarking tests. After all, HP's press release promised that "the Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family allows...
LED vs lamp projectors: What's it worth? When picking a projector for the classroom, image quality is an important factor to consider but, to guarantee the best investment, a longer running life and other features should be on the school's checklist too. Traditional lamp-based projectors using Digital Light Processing (DLP) have...
Tested to destruction: the Canon XF range Cameraman Paul 'Mungo' Mungeam has taken his Canon XF305 to the Arctic, up mountains and across deserts, shooting shows such as Charley Boorman's 'By Any Means' and the upcoming 'Freddie Goes Wild', which sees Freddie Flintoff battling the elements in some of the most hostile...
The drafting face-off: AutoCAD LT and Vectorworks Deciding on new software means thinking about what you need it to achieve. For an all-in-one, affordable 2D drafting solution, AutoCAD LT is a great choice, but if you want to add 3D drafting to your workflow...
HP or Epson: What's the best draft printer? Looking for a print solution for your drafting workflow? There are dozens of large format printers out there which will all produce good quality results, so we've pitched two of the top offerings from...