Ron Hope is a Post Production Dubbing Mixer and Senior Sound Supervisor based in the UK. After 7 years in radio and 23 years with ITV - a major British Broadcaster, Ron now freelances and runs a small post production studio based around Pyramix Masscore. 
Having used AMS Neve Audiofile extensively for over 18 years with a variety of analogue and digital Neve consoles, he knew what he was looking for in terms of sound quality and integration. Ron says "I knew that Pyramix would provide the sound quality and editing tools I was looking for when I chose it over ProTools in 2005. But what it was missing was a fast and tactile control surface with a quality feel. Originally, like many users, I started out with a mid range 8 fader HUI box, since that was about the only option available. To be fair it worked quite well, and I mixed a couple of hundred documentaries on it until SmartAV's Tango came along. Now I have the feel, responsiveness and durability I am looking for in a worksurface, plus great additional features that enhance the way I work, all at a project studio price."
 
"Paul Mortimer from eMerging, the Pyramix distributors in the UK, emailed me about this new control surface they were starting to ship. He thought it would be perfect for my operation and invited me down for a demo. The timing couldn't have been better as I'd just been offered a contract to deliver 160 shows for the BBC by a major British production company. Because of the inevitable tight turn around, I wanted to speed things up where I could in my home studio. Tango lets me do just that. The freely assignable edit panel makes working with Pyramix a breeze by placing all of my favourite functions directly on the touch screen, quite literally at my fingertips! The touch sensitive faders are smooth and easily compare to the pro consoles I use when freelancing. Taking the opportunity to upgrade to 'Pyramix Masscore' at the same time has given me an unbelievable amount of horsepower for a small studio setup and the Tango just takes that on to another level." 
 
Ron continues to mix for the UKs major broadcasters. To find out more about Ron and post production sound at Magenta Penguin Ltd contact info@magentapenguin.com