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Wednesday, May 22, 2013Yamaha AFC Allows AVL To Provide Ideal Reverberation For Finger Lakes Community College
PSW Staff 05/22/13 04:23 PM,Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) in Canandaigua, New York has a very active music program with classes ranging from classic and modern, to jazz ensemble and chamber wind ensemble, topped off by audio recording and sound reinforcement and live recording… View this post
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Countryman Mic Integral To Production Of Extreme Sport Demonstration Video
PSW Staff 05/22/13 01:48 PM,For anyone fascinated with flying using a jetpack, there is now a more cost effective opportunity to experience the thrill of taking flight: the Water Powered Flyboard. This new, French engineered water toy uses a wakeboard-like base and two hand-held… View this post
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Amadeus Launches New UDX Series Speakers
PSW Staff 05/22/13 01:34 PM,France-based Amadeus has announced the re-launch of its famed UDX Series passive speakers - 30 years after originally releasing their first edition. The UDX Series, which consists of four models, is perfectly adapted to sound reinforcement applications in concert halls,… View this post
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony Rocks With Crown-powered JBL System
PSW Staff 05/22/13 01:28 PM,The 28th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held on the west coast for the first time in 20 years at the Nokia Theatre LA LIVE in Los Angeles. This year’s inductees included Public Enemy, Heart,… View this post
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Powersoft Announces New Distribution Partner In Vietnam
PSW Staff 05/22/13 10:13 AM,Powersoft is pleased to announce the appointment of Vietnam Pro AVL Co as their new exclusive distributor for Vietnam. Vietnam Pro AVL Co. is the youngest company in the Pro AVL Group, which is based in Hanoi. Founded by young… View this post
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Experience Focusrite’s RedNet – On Tour
PSW Staff 05/22/13 10:04 AM,Over the coming weeks, Focusrite is offering a unique opportunity to experience the benefits offered by their versatile new Ethernet-based recording system – as RedNet goes on the road. Visitors can experience for themselves how RedNet can change studios by… View this post
Filed in: Recording • News • Education • Networking • Studio
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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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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
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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
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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
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013Yamaha AFC Allows AVL To Provide Ideal Reverberation For Finger Lakes Community CollegePSW Staff 05/22/13 04:23 PM,Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) in Canandaigua, New York has a very active music program with classes ranging from classic and modern, to jazz ensemble and chamber wind ensemble, topped off by audio recording and sound reinforcement and live recording… View this post
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Countryman Mic Integral To Production Of Extreme Sport Demonstration VideoPSW Staff 05/22/13 01:48 PM,For anyone fascinated with flying using a jetpack, there is now a more cost effective opportunity to experience the thrill of taking flight: the Water Powered Flyboard. This new, French engineered water toy uses a wakeboard-like base and two hand-held… View this post
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Amadeus Launches New UDX Series SpeakersPSW Staff 05/22/13 01:34 PM,France-based Amadeus has announced the re-launch of its famed UDX Series passive speakers - 30 years after originally releasing their first edition. The UDX Series, which consists of four models, is perfectly adapted to sound reinforcement applications in concert halls,… View this post
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony Rocks With Crown-powered JBL SystemPSW Staff 05/22/13 01:28 PM,The 28th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held on the west coast for the first time in 20 years at the Nokia Theatre LA LIVE in Los Angeles. This year’s inductees included Public Enemy, Heart,… View this post
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Powersoft Announces New Distribution Partner In VietnamPSW Staff 05/22/13 10:13 AM,Powersoft is pleased to announce the appointment of Vietnam Pro AVL Co as their new exclusive distributor for Vietnam. Vietnam Pro AVL Co. is the youngest company in the Pro AVL Group, which is based in Hanoi. Founded by young… View this post
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Experience Focusrite’s RedNet – On TourPSW Staff 05/22/13 10:04 AM,Over the coming weeks, Focusrite is offering a unique opportunity to experience the benefits offered by their versatile new Ethernet-based recording system – as RedNet goes on the road. Visitors can experience for themselves how RedNet can change studios by… View this post
Filed in: Recording • News • Education • Networking • Studio
