d&b audiotechnik has partnered with Gareth Owen Sound on En-Snap cue automation software, claiming ‘a significant step in advancing the application of the immersive sound experience that is Soundscape’.
En-Snap is an important tool for projects of any size where the dynamic animation of Soundscape sound objects is required. From musical theatre to live concerts and corporate events, En-Snap makes Soundscape’s advanced technologies easy to use and integrate into the live production workflows.
Owen had previously used Soundscape and an early version of the En-Snap tool to bring his sound designs to life on productions including the Olivier Award winning sound design for Come From Away in London, the Broadway production of Diana, and German productions of Bat Out of Hell and Starlight Express.
‘En-Snap provides a seamless and efficient way to integrate Soundscape into show programming and operation, greatly reducing the amount of time sound designers and engineers spend in the production phase,’ he says.
This includes straightforward cue-based control within the d&b Soundscape environment – the software tool connects directly to the d&b DS100 Signal engine and stores the parameter values of all 64 sound objects and any En-Space room emulation setting as an En-Snap cue. User-specified transition time, and recall safe functions in every cue, ensure seamless user options for scenes and applications.
En-Snap sound cues can be manually operated as well as integrated into automated production workflows, by cue recall, via OSC and Midi time code for up to two DS100s simultaneously.
‘By partnering with Gareth Owen Sound, we continue to expand the possibilities of Soundscape and respond to the needs of the creatives, designers and the market,’ says d&b audiotechnik Product Manager, Georg Stummer. ‘It is important that we plan ahead for when performances restart in, 2021. The introduction of En-Snap to the Soundscape environment will bring productions to life faster, with even more creativity, flexibility and functionality.’
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