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products Dolby's new audio platform SAN FRANCISCO — Dolby introduced Atmos, a next- gen audio plat- form designed to deliver a more natural and real- istic sound field. The end-to-end solution brings together mixers, studios and distributors. The flexibility of object-based mix- ing provides total control over place- ment and move- ment of individual sounds or objects anywhere within a theater environ- ment. The platform works with the same tools that sound designers and mixers current- ly employ. Using descriptive meta- data about how the audio should be played back, Atmos generates legacy 5.1- and 7.1-chan- nel mixes automati- cally. Mixers can monitor and tweak these versions in realtime and switch between them to verify playback. Atmos can trans- mit up to 128 simul- taneous and loss- less audio inputs, and renders from 5.1 up to 64 discrete speaker feeds. Pix-Dock connects drives via Thunderbolt EEDSBURG, WI — Sound Devices (www.sounddevices.com) showed Pix-Dock at the 2012 NAB show. Pix-Dock connects drives mounted in a Sound Devices Pix-Caddy to computers equipped with Thunderbolt high-speed I/O over a single Thunderbolt cable. The Pix-Caddy con- nects SSD volumes to all Pix recorders. With the introduction of the Pix- Dock, users can now take advantage of Thunderbolt's fast transfer speeds between drives and computers. Sound Devices' Pix 220, Pix 240 and new Pix 260 record directly to QuickTime R using Apple's ProRes or Avid's DNxHD codecs. Since Pix recorders use ProRes and DNxHD, files recorded in the field can be used directly in post. Pix-Dock provides both power and data over a single cable and is compatible with SATA drives. The unit includes a six-foot Thunderbolt cable that connects to the Pix-Cad- dy using its eSATAp connection. It also offers a secure, latching connection to Pix-Cad- dy, and its weighted base prevents sliding on desktop surfaces. Four-channel HD-SDI output via Sonnet and Softron I RVINE, CA — At NAB, Softron Media Services (www.soft- ron.tv) demonstrated a four-channel HD-SDI output on a Mac mini desktop computer using Sonnet's xMac Mini Serv- er and Blackmagic Design's DeckLink Quad video card, and running Softron's OnTheAir Node playout software. Sonnet's (www.sonnettech.com) xMac Mini server is a 1U rackmount for the Mac Mini that adds PCIe expansion via Thunderbolt technology. The xMac Mini server mounts a Mac Mini inside a specially-designed enclosure that also contains two x4 mode PCIe 2.0 slots and a 100W power supply. This system allows users to plug two PCIe adapter G-Tech ships Thunderbolt RAID C ULVER CITY, CA — G-Tech (www.g-technology.com) is shipping its 8TB G-RAID with Thunderbolt drive, a fast, high-capacity, two-drive, RAID-0 external drive. Incorporating 10 Gigabit per second (Gbps) Thunderbolt tech- nology by Intel and two 4TB, 7200rpm Deskstar hard drives, the G-RAID with Thunderbolt is aimed right at the pro audio/video market. The unit features two Thunderbolt ports, enabling the connection of up to six Thunderbolt peripherals, such as additional G-RAID drives, a high-resolu- tion display and video capture devices. The G-RAID with Thunderbolt drive delivers up to 280MB/second sustained throughput for handling multi-stream compressed HD workflows, including RedCode, DVCPro HD, XDCAM HD and ProRes 422. It can also transfer a full-length, high-definition, Internet-ready H.264 movie in less than a minute. Smart-cooling fan technology is employed for cool, quiet operation, and a three-year limited factory warranty is included. Pricing is $999.99 for an 8TB drive, $849.99 for a 6TB solution, and $699.99 for the 4TB model. 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For cards (one half-length and one full-length) into slots con- nected to the Mac Mini through a Thunderbolt cable while also providing a second port for the daisy-chain connection of additional Thunderbolt peripherals. Pros can output up to four channels of HD-SDI video using a Mac mini, a space-saving and cost-effective option. Using the software a studio can have two-channel redun- dancy, A/B roll output, or four different channels of HD-SDI video, depending on the configuration. Sonnet's xMac Mini won a Post Pick from NAB 2012. See our Bits section for news on the awards.