Professional-grade mixing and editing systems now don’t simply operate and sound better, they also look a class apart from controller-type products. they also look a class apart from controller-type products.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, October 28, 2004 — Underscoring its leadership of the professional audio mixing and editing marketplace, Fairlight today announced its new Constellation XT large format mixing console will feature Organic LED (OLED) technology that enables massive improvements in the resolution and definition of its onboard displays. OLED displays allow more information to be displayed on a screen, enabling operators to quickly view more information without having to page through menus.

OLED technology comprises organic thin films that, when placed between two conductors, can serve as a display. OLED technology requires very little power and yet produces radiant, self-luminous displays that do not require backlighting, resulting in thin, very compact displays, allowing a greater number as well as bigger displays in the same size console. The displays also have a wide viewing angle - up to 160 degrees - making for a much more efficient studio session as mixers will always be able to read the display no matter how they move around.

“Working with our professional customer-base, Fairlight has long understood and pioneered workflow efficiency within the studio environment,” said Fairlight Sales & Marketing Director, Stuart DeMarais. “Our decision to incorporate OLED technology into our products and so introduce it to the professional audio community provides professional mixers with a clearer, easier-to-read display that will make their work in the studio faster and more efficient. Now more than ever, the difference between professional-grade mixing and editing systems and other controller-type products is abundantly clear.”

About Fairlight:Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Fairlight manufactures and markets digital audio recording, editing and mixing systems for post production, broadcast and recording applications. The DREAM Series including Constellation Large Format Mixing Console, Satellite and StationPLUS are powered by Fairlight’s unique QDC technology, feature Binnacle(tm) Editing, and deliver unprecedented power, speed, flexibility and the highest audio quality. Fairlight’s optional hardware Plug-Ins manager also offers a complete suite of over 80 high quality super low latency DSP based Plug-Ins.

Fairlight’s MediaLink fast audio networking server enables real-time, multi-channel networking. Fairlight’s high speed database solutions give instant access to audio clip libraries from multiple Fairlight workstations via high speed network connections. Fairlight also own AV Media, a technology subsidiary that innovate and deliver non-linear video tools and media transfer solutions.