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Monday, February 06, 2012Meyer Sound Promotes Miguel Lourtie To European Technical Services Manager
PSW Staff 02/06/12 05:27 PM,Meyer Sound has announced Miguel Lourtie as its new European technical services manager, where he will supervise the company’s technical support team in Europe and assume primary responsibility for sales support and design services in the region. “Customer support is… View this story
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Full Compass Systems Appoints Jim Ripp As Assistance Sales Manager
PSW Staff 02/06/12 02:43 PM,Full Compass Systems has named Jim Ripp as its new assistant sales manager, bringing a wide range of music industry related sales and management experience to the role. Ripp studied at the University of Wisconsin - School of Music with… View this story
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Church Sound: How To EQ Speech For Maximum Intelligibility
Chris Huff 02/06/12 11:36 AM,This article is provided by Behind The Mixer. Haven’t we all had stories of misheard words? It could have been a song lyric or you misheard your spouse? Maybe they mumbled a word or it just wasn’t clear what… View this story
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PreSonus Adds New Control Options To StudioLive Mixers
PSW Staff 02/06/12 09:04 AM,PreSonus has announced new updates to its StudioLive Series digital mixers, including a number of features not found on any other digital mixer from any manufacturer. New features include: QMix. Up to 10 musicians can simultaneously control their PreSonus StudioLive… View this story
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Sunday, February 05, 2012RFvenue Releases New Long-Range UHF Antenna For Wireless Mic & IEM Systems
PSW Staff 02/05/12 11:25 AM,RFvenue has introduced the new high-gain, foldable, circularly polarized CP Beam antenna for use with wireless microphone and in-ear monitoring systems used in applications such as concert touring, location sound, audio/visual, and broadcast. The CP Beam antenna is optimized for… View this story
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Friday, February 03, 2012Audio Video Electronics Implements Tannoy QFlex At St. Frances Basilica
PSW Staff 02/03/12 03:09 PM,Home to one of the oldest Catholic congregations in the United States, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is sometimes referred to as the heart of Santa Fe, and for good reason. Although the Cathedral Basilica was dedicated… View this story
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Monday, February 06, 2012PreSonus Adds New Control Options To StudioLive MixersPSW Staff 02/06/12 09:04 AM,PreSonus has announced new updates to its StudioLive Series digital mixers, including a number of features not found on any other digital mixer from any manufacturer. New features include: QMix. Up to 10 musicians can simultaneously control their PreSonus StudioLive… View this story
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Sunday, February 05, 2012RFvenue Releases New Long-Range UHF Antenna For Wireless Mic & IEM SystemsPSW Staff 02/05/12 11:25 AM,RFvenue has introduced the new high-gain, foldable, circularly polarized CP Beam antenna for use with wireless microphone and in-ear monitoring systems used in applications such as concert touring, location sound, audio/visual, and broadcast. The CP Beam antenna is optimized for… View this story
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Friday, February 03, 2012Peavey Debuts Expansion Modules For Powered Loudspeakers
PSW Staff 02/03/12 01:52 PM,New Peavey Expansion Modules expand the capabilities of the company’s EU Series, Impulse 12D, and the new PVXp powered loudspeakers. The new 9-Band Graphic EQ Expansion Module aids users in controlling feedback using the built-in, proprietary FLS Feedback Location System,… View this story
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Blue Announces Mikey Digital Microphone For iPod touch, iPhone, iPad
PSW Staff 02/03/12 01:37 PM,Blue Microphones announces Mikey Digital, a plug-and-play external microphone for recording stereo audio on the latest iPod touch, iPhone and iPad models using iOS audio apps or the video function. It offers automatic and manual gain control and a multi-source… View this story
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Thursday, February 02, 2012New Firmware Update For Roland Digital Snake System Expands Flexibility
PSW Staff 02/02/12 09:20 AM,Roland Systems Group is now offering a new Version 2.500 firmware update for S-4000 Series digital snake systems. The new functionality allows the S-4000H 8 x 32 digital snake head to support samples rates of 48 and 44.1 kHz –… View this story
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012New Integrated Cores Provide QSC Q-Sys Technology For Smaller Applications
PSW Staff 01/31/12 04:53 PM,QSC Audio has announced the next generation of Q-Sys products, designed specifically to deliver powerful digital networked audio solutions for the widest range of applications. The new Core 500i and Core 250i provide advanced centralized processing, routing and control for… View this story
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Friday, December 09, 2011Gary Z's Church Sound: Selecting The Right Contractor For Your Church Sound System Upgrade
Gary Zandstra 12/09/11 04:19 PM,Let’s pretend . . . Imagine you walk into your next committee meeting and to your amazement discover that they have approved your suggestion to seek bids for a new sound and video system. You leave the meeting excited! Finally… View this story
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011What Do You Do When Facing An Acoustical Nightmare
Gary Zandstra 05/24/11 10:00 AM,This past weekend I attended an event that was held in a very challenging space for sound reinforcement in. The event was in a very, very nice pole barn. Did I say it was very nice? It was a large… View this story
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Monday, May 16, 2011Church Sound Files: Does Your Mix Sound Natural?
Gary Zandstra 05/16/11 02:17 PM, 2 CommentsFor the past year I have been attending a weekly bible study that meets in a church multi-purpose room. The group is rather large, around 400 people, and includes a 40 minute lecture so sound reinforcement is needed. For my… View this story
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Monday, May 02, 2011Church Sound Files: A Guide To Upgrading The Essential Components Of Your System
Gary Zandstra 05/02/11 04:40 PM, 1 Comment“How do I get the biggest change in my sound quality for the smallest investment?” I am often asked this very question from cash strapped churches that need to replace their sound system but don’t have the funds to accomplish… View this story
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011Church Sound Files: EQ Is Really Just A Numbers Game
Gary Zandstra 04/20/11 11:25 AM, 1 CommentOne of the questions that I get asked all the time is how I know what knobs to turn on the EQ section of the board. I have found that if you can make it into a numbers game, turning… View this story
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011Church Sound Files: How Do You Know When It’s The Right Time To Upgrade A System?
Gary Zandstra 04/13/11 09:59 AM, 1 CommentIn this ever evolving world of more, more, more, better, better, better, when is good enough, good enough? Is it really an absolute necessity to update or upgrade my 15-year-old sound system? The working life of a sound system can… View this story
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Monday, February 06, 2012Meyer Sound Promotes Miguel Lourtie To European Technical Services ManagerPSW Staff 02/06/12 05:27 PM,Meyer Sound has announced Miguel Lourtie as its new European technical services manager, where he will supervise the company’s technical support team in Europe and assume primary responsibility for sales support and design services in the region. “Customer support is… View this story
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Full Compass Systems Appoints Jim Ripp As Assistance Sales ManagerPSW Staff 02/06/12 02:43 PM,Full Compass Systems has named Jim Ripp as its new assistant sales manager, bringing a wide range of music industry related sales and management experience to the role. Ripp studied at the University of Wisconsin - School of Music with… View this story
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PreSonus Adds New Control Options To StudioLive MixersPSW Staff 02/06/12 09:04 AM,PreSonus has announced new updates to its StudioLive Series digital mixers, including a number of features not found on any other digital mixer from any manufacturer. New features include: QMix. Up to 10 musicians can simultaneously control their PreSonus StudioLive… View this story
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Sunday, February 05, 2012RFvenue Releases New Long-Range UHF Antenna For Wireless Mic & IEM SystemsPSW Staff 02/05/12 11:25 AM,RFvenue has introduced the new high-gain, foldable, circularly polarized CP Beam antenna for use with wireless microphone and in-ear monitoring systems used in applications such as concert touring, location sound, audio/visual, and broadcast. The CP Beam antenna is optimized for… View this story
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Friday, February 03, 2012Audio Video Electronics Implements Tannoy QFlex At St. Frances BasilicaPSW Staff 02/03/12 03:09 PM,Home to one of the oldest Catholic congregations in the United States, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is sometimes referred to as the heart of Santa Fe, and for good reason. Although the Cathedral Basilica was dedicated… View this story
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Peavey Debuts Expansion Modules For Powered LoudspeakersPSW Staff 02/03/12 01:52 PM,New Peavey Expansion Modules expand the capabilities of the company’s EU Series, Impulse 12D, and the new PVXp powered loudspeakers. The new 9-Band Graphic EQ Expansion Module aids users in controlling feedback using the built-in, proprietary FLS Feedback Location System,… View this story
Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Poll • Product • Amplifier • Loudspeaker • Processor
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Monday, February 06, 2012Church Sound: How To EQ Speech For Maximum IntelligibilityChris Huff 02/06/12 11:36 AM,This article is provided by Behind The Mixer. Haven’t we all had stories of misheard words? It could have been a song lyric or you misheard your spouse? Maybe they mumbled a word or it just wasn’t clear what… View this story
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Thursday, February 02, 2012Church Sound Files: The Reason For “Bad Sound” May Not Be The Sound System
Pat Brown 02/02/12 04:27 PM,Many things around us are getting better. Computers are faster, televisions have more resolution, and dishwashers are quieter and more powerful than ever. But with all of our digital wiz-bang processors, technology has been unable to eradicate “bad sound.” Why… View this story
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Church Sound: #InstallationFail
Mike Sessler 02/02/12 10:12 AM,This article is provided by ChurchTechArts. This article, #InstallationFail, has been inspired by the many, many instances of bad installation practices I’ve seen throughout the years. I’ve been taking pictures and cataloging these for quite some time, and I… View this story
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012Enter The PSW Sweepstakes To Win An Audio-Technica Microphone Or Headphones
PSW Staff 02/01/12 10:42 AM,Enter to win an Audio-Technica microphone or headphones in the first PSW Sweepstakes of 2012. ProSoundWeb is giving away three Audio-Technica 50th Anniversary Limited Edition products each month in January, February and March. Specifically, for each drawing, we’re giving away:… View this story
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012Church Sound: Art, Science And Anticipation
Gary Zandstra 01/31/12 05:07 PM,One of my favorite sayings: “Audio is an art that everyone thinks is a science, and audio is a science that everyone thinks is an art.” There’s no doubt that delivering an accurate (not to mention good-sounding) mix without missed… View this story
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012Church Sound: Building A Simple Box To Add Two Mixing Boards Together
Mike Sokol 01/25/12 03:25 PM,This article is provided by How-To ASSIST Technical Training. We’ve all been in a fix from time to time when we needed to sum two audio signals into one. Much of the time, we need to convert a stereo… View this story
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