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PRESS RELEASE
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SAE INSTITUTE CAMPUSES ASSUME ROLE
OF EXCLUSIVE SSL-APPROVED TRAINING CENTERS FOLLOWING PURCHASE OF 10 AWS 900 ANALOGUE WORKSTATION SYSTEMS

— SAE Integrates state-of-the-art consoles and manufacturer-approved training curriculum into international network of educational facilities —

NEW YORK, NY, November 17, 2004 — SAE Institute, the world leader in professional audio, film and multimedia education, recently announced the purchase of ten SSL AWS 900 Analogue Workstation Systems, to complement its newly formed worldwide network of "SSL Approved" training facilities. The new SSL Training Certification, which is being offered exclusively at SAE's 42 on-campus studio facilities, will also be incorporated into SAE's Audio Technology Program curriculum.

The first of the SSL AWS 900 consoles, chosen for its rich integration of digitally controlled analog processing, is to be installed at SAE's new Los Angeles campus, set to open in the spring of 2005. The new facility, located in the heart of Hollywood, will serve as the only "SSL Approved" AWS 900-based training facility in the world, with nine more to be established at select SAE campuses within the year. Each of the new consoles will also be fitted with SSL's Total Recall option, which provides the AWS 900 with the ability to memorize the position of analog potentiometers and switches, allowing the console’s analog controls to be quickly reset for recreating previous recording and mixing set-ups.

The new AWS 900 is designed to enable users to explore the numerous benefits of analog processing with digital control, thereby serving as an ideal educational platform and basis for further integration into SAE's Audio Technology Program curriculum. With numerous SSL SL4000s, 9000Js and XL9000Ks in use worldwide, the new AWS 900 is a perfect fit for SAE, which already utilizes a vast array of professional analog and digital technologies in classroom and studio instruction.

Philippe Guerinet Director of SSL's International Sales comments: "We are very honored to make this step forward with such an internationally recognized organization, especially with the AWS 900. The AWS 900 is designed to allow operators to explore the dual benefits of analog processing and digital control, as such it provides an ideal educational tool for all aspects of professional workstation-based production."

Remarking on the announcement, Rudi Grieme, Vice President of SAE Institute stated, "SAE has been a supporter of SSL since the very beginning, and we have chosen to incorporate their consoles throughout our campuses. To bring their official training curriculum into our world-class studios is the perfect marriage of technology and application, literally brought into the classroom for our students. The new AWS 900 consoles represent yet another landmark in the digital/analog convergence that our audio professionals are experiencing every day, and we are honored that SSL has chosen SAE campuses to be their exclusive training ground for their world-renowned line of products."

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Rudi Grieme, Vice President of SAE Institute, left, with Phillippe Guerinet, Director of SSL's International Sales

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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 42 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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— For more information, contact Mark Martin, SAE Institute, 7 Music Circle North, Nashville, TN 37203. Tel: (615) 244-5848; Fax: (615) 244-3192; Web: www.sae.edu

 

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