Avastor, one of the fastest growing companies supplying digital storage solutions to audio/video professionals, is now offering the HDX-1500 SATA Quad interface drive. This addition to the Avastor HDX product line provides unrivalled flexibility and performance for professional audio/video workstation users worldwide.

The Avastor HDX-1500 Quad provides the ultimate in performance with connectivity for USB 2.0, FireWire 400 (via supplied 800-400 cable), FireWire 800, and eSATA ports in a single unit. HDX-1500 Quad maximizes the performance of a single disk external storage solution, with data transfer rates exceeding 90MB/Sec. In addition, the HDX-1500 Quad supports the latest in eSATAII drive technology with drive capacities from 160GB up to 1TB (1000GB) and includes the Digidesign Pro Tools compliant Oxford 924 FireWire chipset.

Just like the other models in its product line, the new Avastor drive is 100% speed tested and has an internal power supply and cooling fan as standard features. All drives ship in the lockable Lockbox™ foam lined case.

About Avastor

Headquartered in Peachtree City, GA, Avastor was founded in 2005 to bring full-featured digital storage devices, with the highest quality and performance, to the professional audio and video marketplace. The company’s flagship product, the HDX hard disk drive system, is produced in the USA with a mandate for superior build quality and 100% quality testing, aimed directly at the demands of professional audio and video applications.

Aviom, exclusive developer of the world‘s premier audio transport technology, A-Net® announces a collaboration with Digidesign, the leader in digital audio production, providing the professional music, broadcast, multimedia, and film industries with tools for audio creation, post production, collaboration, and distribution, to extend Aviom‘s A-Net capabilities. Digidesign‘s D-Show 2.6 software has been upgraded with key new features including support for Aviom‘s Pro16 Series™. Aviom‘s Pro16 Series™ will be showcased at the NAMM show, January 17th to 20th, at the Anaheim Convention Center in California (Arena, Booth #7123).

The Digidesign ANO A-Net Output Card is an option for Digidesign‘s VENUE Stage Rack that now allows users to connect the popular Aviom Pro16 Series personal mixers and audio networking devices, including the sought-after Aviom A-16II Personal Mixer, directly to a VENUE system, providing a simple and cost-effective artist-driven monitoring solution. It tightly integrates with Digidesign‘s D-Show 2.6 software, and offers unique features such as Auto Link, which automatically links channel pairs across all Aviom personal mixers.

“We‘re very excited to add Digidesign to our family of A-Net partners,” says Aviom‘s Director of Marketing Chandler Collison. “The integration of A-Net connectivity into Digidesign‘s VENUE will deliver tremendous value to customers looking for world-class performance in a live console and personal mixing system.”

Delivering high-fidelity audio over Cat-5 via Aviom‘s super-fast A-Net® transport protocol, Aviom‘s Pro16 Series has revolutionized personal mixing. Allowing performers to create a custom monitor mix tailored to his/her individual needs, the A-16II Personal Mixer gives each performer control over channel volume, grouping, pan, stereo spread, and master volume while enabling users to save and recall up to 16 custom mix snapshots as presets.

“We‘re extremely excited to join the list of A-Net partners and to now be able to offer the highest level of A-Net integration to Aviom products for our customers,” states Digidesign Live Sound Market Manager Robert Scovill. “We‘re confident that this partnership will serve both Aviom and Digidesign‘s growing list of customers very effectively.”

For more information, visit www.aviom.com.

Aviom is the world leader and pioneer of personal monitor mixing technology with the popular A-16II Personal Mixer, as well as the exclusive developer of the revolutionary Pro64 Series of audio distribution and networking products. All Aviom products are powered by A-Net® the company‘s groundbreaking high-speed digital audio transmission protocol. Aviom products solve problems in a variety of different environments, including live sound reinforcement, recording studios, houses of worship, theater, broadcast facilities and a variety of commercial installations. Aviom‘s entire line of high-quality professional audio products are designed and manufactured in the USA.

Anaheim, CA - January 2008… While Winter NAMM is always one of the most highly anticipated events in the music and sound industry, this year‘s annual gathering has a new twist that is certain to attract attention. Heil Sound, Lectrosonics, Renkus-Heinz, and Roland Systems Group–all top tier organizations in their respective fields–are co-sponsoring a party that will feature first-class musical performances delivered through some of the most innovative equipment available to the professional audio community. more