This does not have much to do with production but it has everything to do with sound. What is amazing is the stark contrast between regular helicopter rotors and the Eurocopter’s Blue Edge rotors. In brief, engineers have discovered how to silence helicopter blades. I’ll let the video and the article do the talking.

Now and then IMAGIKA is asked to be part of a project which uses green screens or chroma keying. NO, we didn’t work on any of the projects in the video below. The tech for this has been around since before Dave Letterman was a weather guy. There is definitely an art and a method in shooting with green screens but the results are fantastic. Most of the movie 300 was shot with green screens. Further more, you’d be shocked as to how much of what you see on TV and in films are shot using green screens. I ran across the video below in my feeds and thought I’d share. Enjoy!

I ran into a neat little problem with my workflow. For months I have been mindlessly controlling the volume of my monitors via the mixer. Knowing the Euphonix MC Control is capable of controlling system levels I decided to dive in and make it work. Took some trial and error to get the voodoo but it’s working and working GREAT. I will post a video of this tutorial in the next day or two when things calm down.

1. Launch Studio Monitor Express (SME)
2. Config > Set SME to use your audio device (in this case the Presonus FireStudio)
3. Patch > Set speaker outs to match the outs your device sends to your monitors
4. Sources > Create sources that correspond to what you need to listen to (in this case Logic Pro)
5. Main > Select which sources are available for each output
6. While SME is still open, open up the EuControl Settings > Assign and make sure the “Lock Control Room” option is checked
7. Launch Logic and set SME as the audio driver

BAM!!!! DONE!!! Any questions hit me up.

“MC Control is loaded with power features to speed up and enhance your creativity with any media application.

Effortlessly switch between multiple applications and workstations at the touch of a button.

The MC Control’s high-resolution touch-screen interface, motorized faders and arsenal of rotary encoders, soft keys and transport controls instantly snap to the selected application to put multi-format metering, plug-in parameters, track information and much more at your fingertips.

Most importantly, software developers like Apple, Steinberg, MOTU and others have worked closely to integrate native support for Euphonix’ EuCon control protocol into their DAWs to deliver an unmatched editing and mixing experience.” (Euphonix.com)

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Yes, at first I thought the iPad looked like complete crap. However, reason is now dictating what I think about the iPad. When the first iPhone was released in 2007, most of us came up with all the reasons why it was a horrible purchase but yet we still purchased it. So too will be our love affair with the iPad. However, this time around things will be different. We already have the app store and are getting a new iBook store (I’m sick of all the i names). Out of the box, the iPad should run most if not all of the apps we all have for the iPhone/iPod Touch. If we take a step further, we’ll find ourselves wondering what the iPad will become rather than what it is. By doing so, any rational thinking human MUST come to the conclusion that what the iPad will become far out weighs what it is.

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