![]() Software Versions Īs of 2012, two RADAR software systems have been developed for RADAR V and RADAR 24. RADAR studio, released in 2015, incorporated a 'Workstation' platform alongside the original RADAR software, allowing industry standard DAWs to be run on the RADAR, using RADAR as the host computer. At this time iZ also improved their AD/DA converter cards and consolidated to two card choices instead of three. The new model had a touch-screen interface and tactile transport keys on the front of the unit, and offered new storage options such as solid state drives, USB 3.0 drives and SD cards. RADAR 6 was released in October 2012, with an entirely new, smaller, lighter and quieter form factor. The model name "V" is pronounced "Vee," not "Five." RADAR V, released in 2005, added many capabilities to the RADAR 24 including the ability to record on all 24 tracks at high sample rates of 96k and 192k direct recording to industry-standard Broadcast WAV files Dual Disk and Span modes for recording to multiple drives File Flattening options to consolidate audio for handoff and Gigabit Ethernet file transfer. RADAR 24, released in 2000, was the first new model branded by iZ Technology, and brought many hardware improvements including: sample rates up to 192k, networking, a faster processor, and ADAT I/O. Until April 2000, the RADAR II was branded as the "Otari RADAR II." After April 2000, it was sold by iZ Technology as the "iZ RADAR II." RADAR 24 The Otari RADAR II, released in 1997, was capable of recording and playing back twenty-four tracks of 24 bit, 48k audio on a single hard drive, editing and multiple-machine linking for up to 192 tracks. It also was available with 24 Adat I/O Card. It was capable of recording and playing back twenty-four tracks of 16 bit, 48k audio. The RADAR I was the first model released, under the Otari brand in 1994. Parallel to the development of the various hardware models, there have been many revisions to the RADAR system software. RADAR I was recognized by the TEC Hall of Fame as "the world’s first 24-track hard disk digital audio recorder" that as "the first marker of the digital revolution" and is quoted as saying that RADAR I "truly paved the way for the modern DAW and today’s digital recording studio." Inductees to the TECnology Hall of Fame are selected by a panel of more than 50 recognized audio experts, including authors, educators, engineers and other professionals. ![]() Founded in 2004 by George Petersen and presented since 2015 by the NAMM MUSEUM of Making Music, the TECnology Hall of Fame honors and recognizes audio products and innovations that have made a significant contribution to the advancement of audio technology. In 2017, Barry sold the business to focus on other interests.Īt the 2019 NAMM show, Barry was awarded the 2019 TECnology Hall of Fame award for the development of RADAR I, the world's first 24 track digital audio hard disk recorder. In 2015, iZ released RADAR studio, the world's first DAW/Dedicated Recorder in a single box. In 2012, iZ released RADAR 6 at the October 2012 AES show in San Francisco. In October 2000, iZ Technology released RADAR 24 under the iZ brand, which was based on BeOS 5. iZ Technology terminated Otari's RADAR distribution agreement in 2000. RADAR I was manufactured in North Vancouver BC by Creation Technologies(iZ Technology Corporation), but marketed and distributed in 1994 by Otari under an exclusive license. RADAR is now used world-wide by bands such as U2, and Neil Young, as well in large commercial facilities such as Disney, CBC, IMAX, and NBC.The first model, the Creation RADAR I, was released in 1993. Barry initially marketed RADAR under the Otari brand, and later under his own brand, iZ (iZ Technology Corporation). In 1993 - Creation showed RADAR at the October 1993 AES show in New York. In 1991, Barry used Creation Studios as a vehicle to fuel the development of RADAR, the world's first 24 track digital audio hard disk recorder. The most famous of the Pocket Products, Pocket Merge, sold close to 10,000 units in 1989, the product launch year. Pocket products were used world-wide by some of the most famous musicians in the world such as Stevie Wonder. Barry and his team developed the Anatek line of MIDI and audio products including the now famous line of small MIDI signal powered MIDI processing accessories called "Pocket Products". Barry was also Music Products Division Manager at Anatek Microcircuits, a hybrid manufacturer in North Vancouver, BC. The idea for RADAR was born out of Creation Studios, a high end music recording studio, built in North Vancouver by Barry and Jane Anne Henderson.
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