Audio monitor added to Argosy line-up

Argosy, international supplier of HD broadcast, cables and studio infrastructure products, has added the recently introduced Sonarae audio monitoring system to its product portfolio. Introduced at NAB recently, Sonarae is the latest entry in Graham-Patten Systems line of digital audio products for the professional video industry. This system is specifically designed to meet the need of Non Linear Editing (NLE) operators who critically monitor the audio associated with a video edit session as a part of the NLE process.

Sonarae offers an input mode selector for up to eight AES/EBU data streams or 16 individual audio channels which allows the user to switch from the main AES/EBU inputs to STEM recorder preview inputs or to an external tone generator. A set-up, learn, and clear function, along with 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1 Surround Sound stereo mix-down selectors, allows the operator to store custom stereo mix-down formats that are available for recall at any time.

Options for monitoring include a master speaker level with two dim settings and a mute switch, and a headphone amplifier with separate level control. The system provides outputs of pre- and post-level AES/EBU audio in addition to optional pre- and post-level analogue audio. Operator-selectable delay, adjustable from zero to 9.5 video frames in 0.5 frame steps, is built into the unit to allow for compensation of picture monitor latency.

"Sonarae is different from anything currently available on the market, and we are seeing a surge of interest from the post production houses," says Len Dole, president of ISIS. "Sonarae provides a solution for audio engineers who need to monitor audio in an NLE domain as it enables operator to listen to the audio, without distortion and without changing it in the process."

Mike Purnell, director at Argosy, said: "As the master distributor for the ISIS Group and Graham Patten products outside the US, we are delighted to include Sonarae in our portfolio. This unique product fills a gap in the NLE world and has received phenomenal acclaim in the market since its launch."