TransferStation Updated to Support AES31 FormatNew version bundled with Steinberg's Nuendo May 22, 2002
Euphonix has begun shipping an updated version of the TransferStation, a hardware and software option for their R-1 multitrack digital recorder. TransferStation is now bundled with Steinberg's Nuendo Media Production System for audio editing and processing.
The TransferStation translates R-1 formatted files to the industry standard AES31 file format, retaining all edits, crossfades and vital time-stamped information within a multitrack session. This offers enhanced compatibility with current and future digital audio workstations (DAWs). The product includes a rackmount Windows-based computer, eight Kingston-style removable drive bays, the R-1 software package and Steinberg's Nuendo software. Backups can be done either onto an optional built-in LTO tape drive with a 200GB capacity or onto a networked fileserver.
Martin Kloiber, Executive Vice President of Technology at Euphonix, stated, "The TransferStation really opens up the world for high-end recording. Euphonix is dedicated to integrating our products with other industry standards. Users need to have a clear and easy way to move projects between systems. By including Nuendo software with the TransferStation we are helping to start that process and hope others will follow."
Steve Garth, CEO of Steinberg North America added, "In uniting the TransferStation and Nuendo, Euphonix is embracing a philosophy that is also core to us at Steinberg: open system architecture enables integration and a more efficient workflow." Garth concluded, "Combining high-end audio tools such as the R-1, TransferStation and Nuendo bring the audio professional the flexibility to work as they want and not as the technology dictates."
TransferStation has already been used on two important projects. Archiving rare Bob Marley multitrack analog audio tapes for Universal Music, and during the recording and editing of Korn's upcoming album "Untouchables." Engineer Frank Filipetti and producer Michael Beinhorn, used the R-1 during recording and mixing, and Nuendo for editing. The TransferStation streamlined the process.
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