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Eminence has a direct, collaborative partnership with Trackdown Studios that provides its clients with the benefits of a world-class production studio and facilities in addition to the value of an unmatched pricing structure.

Trackdown Studios is Australia's most prestigious world class scoring facility, perfectly located in the Entertainment Quarter adjacent to Sydney's film hub, Fox Studios Australia.

Trackdown's comprehensive film and music facility features many on-site resources designed to assist clients with their productions and keep everything under one roof.

Trackdown Studios offers a scoring stage, over 20 production suites-available for long and short term lease, music and audio facilities for all stages of production, as well as access to viewing theatres and vision services within the complex.

Clients are welcome to bring their own camera crews into the Trackdown Studios complex to record the production process for use in anything from pick-ups for film and TV to TVC's and music videos.

Trackdown's efficient and friendly operations personnel work in conjunction with the award winning audio/music team offer clients the most comprehensive service 'from the first point of contact to the finished product' and beyond.

Together, the Eminence and Trackdown team understand the individuality of each project and quote each job accordingly, accommodating for any budget, large or small.

Measuring 440 square metres (4,800 square feet) and boasting 10 metre (30 foot) high ceilings, Trackdown Studios enormous main hall comfortably holds over 100 musicians.

The facility includes a Yamaha C7 grand piano, two isolation booths with perfect sight lines into the control room and main hall, a musician's green room, and a large undercover outdoor recreation area.

Trackdown Studios offers the highest quality equipment which ensures that recording sessions and the end result are truly world class.

The Trackdown control room is equipped with a Yamaha DM2000 digital console and a Pro Tools HDAccel II system - with 56 inputs fed from 48 channels of Raindirk LN series microphone pre-amplifiers and 8 channels of Millennia pre-amplifiers. There are also 48 channels of Digidesign 192 interface analogue inputs complemented by 24 channels of Genex high quality A/D converters.

With 5.1 surround monitoring, the Trackdown control room is capable of up to 256 tracks and operates up to the sample rate of 192khz.

This system is complemented by a second Pro Tools HD2 system specifically for mastering, mix, picture, and guide track playback and a third system for Virtual VTR picture playback.

Trackdown Studios scoring credits include Australia, Happy Feet, Echoes of War, Aquamarine, Salem's Lot, and Soul Calibur IV.

Trackdown Studios most recent facility addition is 'Mix One', a 5.1 mix suite for audio and music.

As with the scoring stage control room, 'Mix One' features a Yamaha DM2000 digital console plus two Pro Tools systems (one HDAccel II and one HD3), 42" Samsung LCD HD 1080p TV, a selection of plug-ins, including Waves and the Abbey Road bundle, and 'most favourably' a window to the outside world.

'Mix One' is not only a world class mixing suite, it can also be easily converted into a composer's suite, providing the perfect location for clients to compose their next score.

David Hirschfelder used 'Mix One' as his composing suite whilst writing the music for Baz Luhrmann's Australia. More recently, Marco Beltrami mixed his score for Knowing with engineer John Kurlander in 'Mix One'.

No matter where you are in the world, if your project be it a film, television program or video game requires a music score or any type of music/audio recording of a world class standard, you can record at Trackdown Studios from the comfort of your own studio.

Trackdown uses 'Source Connect' to enable audio connections between Pro Tools systems anywhere in the world. 'Source Connect' allows for direct timeline recording with real-time, high quality audio, using T1 cable, or DSL Internet connections.

The Eminence and Trackdown team can arrange everything for you including musicians, conductors, and copyists to ensure that the process is managed down to the smallest detail, promising the best results.

As Trackdown's Technical Director, Simon Leadley says, For a great score, you not only need to have a great sounding room, but a team with solid technical knowledge.

Composer John Powell scored Happy Feet with us and was so happy with the studio and the musicians that he chose to score PS I Love You remotely from his studio in LA.

We worked very closely with Source Elements, the creators of Source Connect and this technology enabled us to send synchronised symbols so that John could see the picture and hear the orchestra in sync at his end.

Trackdown's remote scoring/recording credits include PS I Love You, Jumper, and the dialogue for Happy Feet and Australia.

For over 25 years Trackdown Audio and Music Services have provided professional quality music and audio services for film, television, documentaries, multimedia, music recording, advertising, and corporate clients.

Trackdown's music services division offers a full range of music services for feature film and TV including Australia's largest purpose-built orchestral scoring stage, 5.1 control / mix room, and dedicated 5.1 mix room. Trackdown also offers six Pro Tools music editing suites headed by award-winning engineers Simon Leadley and Tim Ryan. Their music editing credits include Knowing, Australia, Happy Feet, Aquamarine, Moulin Rouge, The Bank Job, No Reservations, and Master & Commander.

Trackdown's Audio Post Team has provided numerous soundscapes, including dialogue recording, ADR, Foley and SFX for feature films, television shows, advertising, and multimedia clients.

Access to studios and suites in three Trackdown locations enables the Eminence and Trackdown team to provide clients with a truly world class audio experience.