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GENELEC MONITORING ASSURES GREAT SURROUND SOUND
FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMING SERIES TELECAST
NATICK, MA, August 6, 2008 — The Championship
Gaming Series™ (CGS), the only worldwide professional video gaming
league, sent its final games series out to millions of viewers via DIRECTV
satellite during the month of July, culminating in the World Final Championship
Match on Saturday, August 2, 2008. The sharp, high-definition images
of gamers taking the virtual world of video gaming to an exciting physical
level has been accompanied by brilliant, razor-sharp 5.1 surround audio,
thanks to monitoring via Genelec 1032A Bi-Amplified Monitoring System
and Genelec 7070A Active Subwoofers. This summer's games telecast took
place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.
A-1 and sound designer Michael Abbott coordinated 200+
audio sources through a Calrec Sigma Bluefin digital console that gave
the telecast cinematic quality and density of sound, featuring a range
of intricate details, from “soccer hooligan” rants during
gameplay of the FIFA football program to the realistic sound effects
of artillery and bombs during play of military game Counterstrike. This
complex and sophisticated sound design followed the action of the gamers
and their coaches, whose live audio was brought in via tally-assisted
camera microphones. In play, CGS set up teams of up to five players
per side, who controlled avatars on video screens. The audio followed
camera cuts, using the video switcher to mute and unmute channels, allowing
the audio to follow the video action. “It’s a very hectic
audio environment,” said Abbott, who is also noted for his work
as an audio consultant on award shows including the GRAMMY® Awards
and the CMA Awards, for which he also uses Genelec monitors. “The
Genelecs are the most transparent monitors you can find for long days
and hours spent in a truck surrounded by a harsh listening environment.
There is noise from intercoms and other sound sources constantly passing
through, and our truck is located behind two chiller trucks that are
running their diesels constantly, as well as the noise from airplanes
taking off from Santa Monica airport. It’s a less-than-perfect
environment to mix in, but the Genelecs make it work.”
The Genelec 1032A is a two-way active monitoring system
including magnetically shielded drivers, speaker enclosure, multiple
power amplifiers and active low signal level crossover. Due to its compact
size, this system is ideal for high power near field monitoring. Furthermore,
it is well suited to general purpose broadcasting applications, TV control
rooms, mobile vans and CD mastering as well as home studios. The Genelec
7070A Active Subwoofer is powerful and precise bass monitoring tool
for modern 6.1- or 5.1-channel Surround Sound or traditional stereo
systems. With its 19 Hz lower cut-off frequency, high sound pressure
output capability and versatile bass management systems, it can be adapted
to all low frequency monitoring situations.
About Championship Gaming Series
Headquartered in Los Angeles, the Championship Gaming Series (CGS) is
a well-capitalized global media company which uniquely targets the $37
billion global video gaming category with an innovative and compelling
sports entertainment offering. Launched in 2007 and developed and financially
backed by News Corp. (NYSE:NWS) companies DIRECTV, BSkyB, and STAR,
CGS features the world’s best pro gamers and is broadcast to more
than 100,000,000 households in North America, Latin America, Europe
and Asia. Key strategic partners include Microsoft, Dell, PepsiCo, and
IGN.
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Genelec, the pioneer in Active Monitoring technology, was founded in
1978 and has concentrated its efforts and resources into the design
and manufacturing of active monitoring loudspeakers with unparalleled
sonic accuracy. Genelec has been credited with promoting the concept
of active monitors, a trend in technology that some manufacturers are
just now incorporating into their products. Genelec has a complete line
of active main, mid-field, and near-field monitors for application in
the music recording, postproduction, project studio, broadcast, TV,
and CD mastering markets.
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—For more information on the complete range of Genelec Active
Monitoring Systems, contact: Genelec Inc., 7 Tech Circle, Natick, MA
01760. Tel: (508) 652-0900; Fax: (508) 652-0909;
Web: http://www.genelecusa.com/.