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LRT has added fiber
optic capability! In a nutshell, this means that we can put up to 64 channels of Yamaha AD8HR preamps on stage (in a red
box, of course), convert them to MADI and run them down a 1000' mil-spec fiber snake, and control the preamps from a laptop
in the truck next to the mixer. Of course the preamp settings can be instantly memorized and recalled. Another great feature
is that the Nuendo backup system can get its input from the stage box via a beam splitter, completely bypassing ProTools and
the consoles. This also means that for your really huge shows, we can land 56 channels via copper, record and mix them to
ProTools, and land ANOTHER 56 channels via MADI, and record and mix them to Nuendo. Both ProTools and Nuendo have 8 additional
tracks available to print your 5.1 and stereo mixes as well. After 8 years on the road, the Little Red Truck is a little
bigger. The Sterling Acterra chassis is a former expedite cargo unit with a serious Cat diesel and a sleeper. Our full upgrade
of the Little Red Truck audio path has been a great success: the control room is now graced with three Yamaha O2R96 consoles
in cascade mode. This means LRT is demonstrably capable of live simultaneous 5.1 and stereo. One of the primary audio
support units in the industry, LRT’s compact design still allows it to get into places the bigger units can’t--and our price
point is considerably lower than the big units. There’s no compromise in audio quality, though: LRT is a ProTools HD/112
input/64 track/full 5.1 capable control room/machine room/storage combo with room geometry by industry legend George Augsperger.
LRT now boasts a completely separate mic path that records all inputs simultaneously to ProTools AND Nuendo for the ultimate
in recording safety.
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The Slightly Larger Little Red Truck
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BlizzCon 2009--I love this event. For those of you
who don't know, BlizzCon is the annual gathering of World of Warcraft fanatics, and they have a great time. DirecTV does
a very popular pay-per-view of the event for all the mages, wizards and trolls who can't get to Anaheim, and LRT has handled
the 5.1 music for the last two years. This year's headliner? Ozzy Osbourne. IT WAS EPIC.
Yusuf Islam, the former
Cat Stevens, played his first Los Angeles show in decades last spring to a capacity audience. LRT handled recording for a
future DVD. Quite a voice, still.
Jimmy Kimmel Live music mixer Bart Chiate booked LRT in April for Depeche Mode's
appearance on the show. A large chunk of Hollywood Boulevard was shut down for the outdoor show where thousands of Depeche
Mode fans showed up both to hear the band and get on TV.
LRT was the music mix facility for the second year for the
annual Armenia Fund Telethon on Thanksgiving Day. There is a vibrant Armenian music scene in America and around the world,
and the music is quite simply breathtaking. The Armenia Fund also had Remote West handle audio post-production on the event
DVD and CD.
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