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SAE INSTITUTE PURCHASES 10 DIGIDESIGN ICON CONSOLES FOR GREATER INTEGRATION IN PROTOOLS EDUCATION AND BEYOND— SAE’s latest expansion straightens the learning curve with enhanced ProTools control and sonic capabilities —
— New installations further SAE’s ongoing commitment to exposing students to the most advanced technologies available —
NASHVILLE, TN, July 27, 2004 — Worldwide leader in pro audio education, SAE Institute, announces the recent purchase of 10 new Digidesign ICON Integrated Consoles for installation in their state-of-the-art campuses worldwide. Beginning with the premiere European installation of the highly acclaimed ICON console at SAE’s Amsterdam campus, delivery of the remaining units will take place throughout the rest of the year.Known for its innovations in leading education initiatives and professional audio programs, SAE has chosen the Digidesign ICON, an “integrated console environment” to further advance its many courses in ProTools-based recording and production. As a completely custom-configurable audio production environment, the ICON utilizes the industry-standard Pro Tools®|HD Accel as its core DSP engine. Options include expandable analog and digital I/O, integrated remote mic preamps, industry-leading Digidesign Development Partner effects processing plug-ins and software options, seamless Avid picture support, and comprehensive synchronization and machine control options. This will allow students and instructors at SAE to more easily access and utilize some of the more in-depth ProTools functions, while providing the most intuitive tactile control surface available for the system.
“We are obviously very excited to take delivery on the new ICON consoles,” stated Tom Misner, SAE Institute CEO and Founder. “These new systems represent the highest standards of processing control and audio perfection available, and will now serve to enhance our facilities around the world. Our relationship with Digidesign has helped enable us to bring the highest standards directly to our students, and to be able to bring such large scale integration and standardization as a whole to SAE globally. The ICON’s unprecedented design and excellent sonic characteristics will remain an asset for our school as the technology, along with our curriculum, continues to shape the cutting edge or professional audio,” Misner concludes.
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Headquartered in Byron Bay, Australia, SAE Institute is the world’s first and largest network of audio and multimedia education and training centers. SAE is affiliated with Middlesex University in England. The Institute operates 41 campuses in 22 countries on four continents. It offers diploma and full degree programs in audio technology, recording arts, multimedia production, and multimedia arts. SAE is part of the SAE Technology Group, which also owns and operates Studio 301 recording facilities. With locations in Sydney and Byron Bay, Australia, Cologne, Germany, and Stockholm, Sweden, Studio 301 is a collective group of state-of-the-art recording and mastering facilities.
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