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Tuesday, May 21, 2013Royer Labs Announces 15th Anniversary R-121 Limited Edition Ribbon Microphone
PSW Staff 05/21/13 03:51 PM,Royer Labs has announced the availability of the 15th Anniversary R-121 Limited Edition ribbon microphone. The company was founded in May 1998 and the R-121 studio ribbon microphone was the company’s first product. Of particular note, the first 100 or… View this post
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Beach Sound Relies On Lake Processing As Backbone Of Miami’s ULTRA Music Festival
PSW Staff 05/21/13 01:22 PM,As the world’s most famous outdoor electronic music festival, ULTRA has won “Best Music Event” by the International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) six consecutive years, from 2005 to 2011, “Best International Dance Music Festival” by the Ibiza DJ Awards in… View this post
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DiGiCo Has Broadway On Its Feet For Kinky Boots Musical
PSW Staff 05/21/13 11:00 AM,With songs by rocker girl Cyndi Lauper and story by celebrated actor/playwright, Harvey Fierstein, Kinky Boots has Broadway on its feet. Based on the 2005 British flick about a struggling shoe factory that reinvigorates business by making fetish footwear for… View this post
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Optocore Appoints Oltbert Exclusive Distributor In Russia
PSW Staff 05/21/13 10:02 AM,Optocore is proud to announce that it has named Oltbert, Ltd. its exclusive distributor in Russia. The two companies have been working together since 2012. Moving forward, Oltbert will oversee all sales, service and support of Optocore’s technology in Russia,… View this post
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DPA Microphones Go On Tour With Priscilla
PSW Staff 05/21/13 09:57 AM,An Italian touring production of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – The Musical has arrived at the Politeama Rossetti theatre in Trieste, where audiences are enjoying great sound thanks to the extensive use of DPA Microphone’s 4066… View this post
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Nairobi Baptist Church Upgrades To Allen & Heath iLive
PSW Staff 05/21/13 09:42 AM,Nairobi Baptist Church recently upgraded their existing analog mixer to an Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system, supplied by Kenyan company, Sound Creations. Founded in 1958, the Church required a more sophisticated console with improved sound quality. Sound Creations,… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Consoles • Digital • Sound Reinforcement
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013Royer Labs Announces 15th Anniversary R-121 Limited Edition Ribbon MicrophonePSW Staff 05/21/13 03:51 PM,Royer Labs has announced the availability of the 15th Anniversary R-121 Limited Edition ribbon microphone. The company was founded in May 1998 and the R-121 studio ribbon microphone was the company’s first product. Of particular note, the first 100 or… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • News • Product • Microphone • Studio -
Friday, May 17, 2013CAD Expands New Sessions Headphones With Custom Colors
PSW Staff 05/17/13 03:24 PM,New CAD Audio Sessions MH510 professional headphones are now available in a range of new custom colors. Based on numerous requests from artists, producers and users, the new Sessions MH510GD phones in gold/white are now available. These will be followed… View this post
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Shure Introduces New SE846 Sound Isolating Earphone
PSW Staff 05/17/13 09:47 AM,Shure Incorporated today announced the introduction of the SE846 Sound Isolating Earphone, featuring a Quad High-Definition MicroDriver with a three-way system configuration for dedicated low, mid, and high frequency distribution. The SE846 patent-pending design includes a groundbreaking low-pass filter, a… View this post
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Prism Sound Launches Two Low Cost Versions of SADiE 6
PSW Staff 05/17/13 09:32 AM,Prism Sound has released two new versions of its SADiE 6 software, which was recently nominated for a TEC Award in the Workstation Technology category. SADiE 6 Professional and SADiE 6 Lite are designed to bring this ground-breaking audio production… View this post
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Thursday, May 16, 2013VUE Announces EASE Focus 2 And SystemVUE Software
PSW Staff 05/16/13 05:23 PM,With the al-4 Subcompact line array now shipping, VUE Audiotechnik has further revealed a technology roadmap that will bring immediate enhancements to the al-4’s capabilities while also foreshadowing broader technology initiatives to be unveiled at the upcoming InfoComm show in… View this post
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Monday, May 13, 2013New Universal Audio Software Features SPL Twintube & Sonnox Oxford Inflator Plug-ins
PSW Staff 05/13/13 01:11 PM,Universal Audio (UA) is pleased to announce the release of UAD Software v7.0, featuring two new Direct Developer plug-ins — SPL TwinTube and Sonnox Oxford Inflator. Developed by SPL for the UAD Powered Plug-Ins Platform, the SPL TwinTube Processor Plug-In… View this post
Filed in: Recording • News • Product • Digital Audio Workstations • Software • Studio
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Thursday, May 16, 2013Avoiding Poor Judgment & Getting A Handle On Subjective Audio
James Cadwallader 05/16/13 06:08 PM,I suspected trouble when I accepted responsibility for something I had no control over. There was a 50/50 chance of either being the hero or the whipping boy. I didn’t care for those odds, but I couldn’t change them. It… View this story
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Square Waves And DC Content: Deconstructing Complex Waveforms
Charlie Hughes 05/16/13 05:56 PM,I’ve heard it argued by that square waves contain DC. How else could they have the flat top and bottom that make it square? Let’s look at a square wave and see what causes it to have its square shape.… View this story
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Pro Production: Understanding The Language Of The “Show”
Alan Hamilton 05/16/13 05:44 PM,When first starting out in audio, a newcomer will hear terms that may seem like a whole new language. These terms are very common to hear in arenas, union halls, theatres, and similar venues. While not so common in clubs,… View this story
Filed in: Production • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • Production • Audio • Lighting • Rigging • Staging • Video • Analog • Business • Concert • Education • Interconnect • Loudspeaker • Mixer • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System -
Can Award-Winning Recordings Be Made In A Home Studio?
Bob Buontempo 05/16/13 04:41 PM,To begin with, there are many things that you cannot do in a home studio. A competent recording of a live band - still the mainstay of the recording industry - is usually impossible in your bedroom. Fitting an orchestra… View this story
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The Single-Mic Technique: An “Old-Fashioned” Approach That’s Surprisingly Effective
Bruce Bartlett 05/16/13 04:08 PM,What goes around comes around. From the 1920s through the 1940s, PA systems for music often used only a single microphone. Band members would gather closely around this mic, balancing their sound by moving toward or away from the mic.… View this story
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013The Bigger Picture On The Equalization Of Loudspeakers
Pat Brown 05/14/13 04:06 PM,The procedure often followed for equalizing a loudspeaker is to place the measurement microphone on-axis and adjust for the flattest frequency response. This often involves boosting some filters when the axial response over a range of frequencies is lower than… View this story
Filed in: AV • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • AV • Loudspeaker • Measurement • Processor • Sound Reinforcement
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013Royer Labs Announces 15th Anniversary R-121 Limited Edition Ribbon MicrophonePSW Staff 05/21/13 03:51 PM,Royer Labs has announced the availability of the 15th Anniversary R-121 Limited Edition ribbon microphone. The company was founded in May 1998 and the R-121 studio ribbon microphone was the company’s first product. Of particular note, the first 100 or… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • News • Product • Microphone • Studio -
Beach Sound Relies On Lake Processing As Backbone Of Miami’s ULTRA Music FestivalPSW Staff 05/21/13 01:22 PM,As the world’s most famous outdoor electronic music festival, ULTRA has won “Best Music Event” by the International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) six consecutive years, from 2005 to 2011, “Best International Dance Music Festival” by the Ibiza DJ Awards in… View this post
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DiGiCo Has Broadway On Its Feet For Kinky Boots MusicalPSW Staff 05/21/13 11:00 AM,With songs by rocker girl Cyndi Lauper and story by celebrated actor/playwright, Harvey Fierstein, Kinky Boots has Broadway on its feet. Based on the 2005 British flick about a struggling shoe factory that reinvigorates business by making fetish footwear for… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • News • Concert • Consoles • Digital • Sound Reinforcement • Stage -
Optocore Appoints Oltbert Exclusive Distributor In RussiaPSW Staff 05/21/13 10:02 AM,Optocore is proud to announce that it has named Oltbert, Ltd. its exclusive distributor in Russia. The two companies have been working together since 2012. Moving forward, Oltbert will oversee all sales, service and support of Optocore’s technology in Russia,… View this post
Filed in: AV • News • AV • Business • Manufacturer -
DPA Microphones Go On Tour With PriscillaPSW Staff 05/21/13 09:57 AM,An Italian touring production of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – The Musical has arrived at the Politeama Rossetti theatre in Trieste, where audiences are enjoying great sound thanks to the extensive use of DPA Microphone’s 4066… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • News • Concert • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • Wireless -
Nairobi Baptist Church Upgrades To Allen & Heath iLivePSW Staff 05/21/13 09:42 AM,Nairobi Baptist Church recently upgraded their existing analog mixer to an Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system, supplied by Kenyan company, Sound Creations. Founded in 1958, the Church required a more sophisticated console with improved sound quality. Sound Creations,… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Consoles • Digital • Sound Reinforcement
