Take Control...Anywhere

May 31, 2005 12:47 PM

           
 

If you're a musician with a personal studio, you've probably found yourself in this common situation: you're working by yourself recording vocals, guitar, drums, or (in my case) cello. You know the routine: you hit the Record button, dash across the room, sit down behind the sound baffles, put on your headphones, and pick up your instrument in time to start playing along with the existing tracks. Yes, you can do it, assuming you're physically mobile, but there's always the danger of tripping over something, and if you made any mistakes (hey, it happens to the best of us), you get to do it all over again. And again. Afterward, your tracks (and hard drive) will be cluttered with useless bits of audio in which the only sound is a foot hitting a mic stand. A remote is the obvious answer.

Inexpensive and portable, TranzPort lets you control your DAW from behind you drums, a vocal booth...or anywhere in your studio

Another situation occurs when you're an engineer in a large studio and are sitting in front of the mixing board while working with a computer-based DAW. The computer keyboard and mouse may not be within easy reach, and having a remote that's small enough to keep at your elbow will mean less wasted motion.

The Frontier Design TranzPort is ideal for both situations. Inexpensive and portable, it takes up far less space than most control surfaces. The fact that it's wireless is an added bonus. Currently it interfaces with several of the leading audio applications, including Digidesign Pro Tools, Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo, Cakewalk Sonar, Apple Logic, Adobe Audition, and MOTU Digital Performer. More manufacturers will be adding TranzPort compatibility in the near future.

     Click on these links for more information:
     • Don't interrupt the creative flow
     • Wireless control for your DAW software
     • Simple things you could not have done before....
     • Specifics for Cubase Users
     • SONAR and TranzPort - what you can do
     • More freedom to work your way