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Thursday, July 02, 2009The “Vibe” Is The Thing: Monitor Wedges Or In-Ear Monitors Or Both?
Karl Winkler 07/02/09 12:22 PM, 0 CommentsThe first time I saw a show where stage wedges weren’t used as the primary monitoring system was a Steely Dan tour in 1993. The rumor at the time was that founding players Donald Fagen and Walter Becker only agreed… View this story
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Sigmet Corporation Named Commercial AV Rep Of The Year For Middle Atlantic Products
PSW Staff 07/02/09 11:24 AM, 0 CommentsSigmet Corporation was named Commercial AV Rep of the Year for Middle Atlantic Products at the company sales meeting prior to 2009 InfoComm in Orlando. Located in Manalapan, NJ and Valley Forge, PA, Sigmet represents Middle Atlantic in both the… View this story
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Eventide Releases v2.3 Software for PitchFactor Harmonizer Stompbox
PSW Staff 07/02/09 10:23 AM, 0 CommentsEventide has announced the beta release of v2.3 software update for its PitchFactor pitch and delay stompbox, providing enhancements and features suggested by PitchFactor users from around the world. Effective immediately, registered PitchFactor owners can log on to eventide.com and… View this story
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Community Debuts Color-Matched Grilles & Yokes For WET, R-Series Loudspeakers
PSW Staff 07/02/09 10:06 AM, 0 CommentsCommunity Professional has enhanced its WET and R-Series loudspeakers, ideal for outdoor sound reinforcement, with the introduction of color-matched grilles and yokes with improved weather-resistance. As an example, Community’s R-Series, beginning with the model R.5HP, will gain attractive, two-layer, powder-coated… View this story
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009The Accidental Electrician: A Tale Of Eliminating Dreaded Sound System Hum & Buzz
James Cadwallader 07/01/09 02:20 PM, 0 CommentsThere’s no better feeling than when you’ve set up your system and powered it up to find it lacking any noise. This is no major feat when you have your own electrical distribution, but when you’re relying on the house… View this story
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Production Hire Debuts Its New Martin Audio W8L Longbow Line Arrays At RockNess Music Festival
PSW Staff 07/01/09 09:20 AM, 0 CommentsWhen Production Hire realized the amount of summer festival work and autumn dance events that were available if the company could provide adequate PA coverage, proprietor Mark Neal decided it was time to invest in a new line array system.… View this story
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Thursday, July 02, 2009Eventide Releases v2.3 Software for PitchFactor Harmonizer StompboxPSW Staff 07/02/09 10:23 AM, 0 CommentsEventide has announced the beta release of v2.3 software update for its PitchFactor pitch and delay stompbox, providing enhancements and features suggested by PitchFactor users from around the world. Effective immediately, registered PitchFactor owners can log on to eventide.com and… View this story
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Community Debuts Color-Matched Grilles & Yokes For WET, R-Series LoudspeakersPSW Staff 07/02/09 10:06 AM, 0 CommentsCommunity Professional has enhanced its WET and R-Series loudspeakers, ideal for outdoor sound reinforcement, with the introduction of color-matched grilles and yokes with improved weather-resistance. As an example, Community’s R-Series, beginning with the model R.5HP, will gain attractive, two-layer, powder-coated… View this story
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009Fishman Marks Successful InfoComm Debut With Solo Performance Portable PA System
PSW Staff 07/01/09 08:41 AM, 0 CommentsFishman Amplification’s first appearance at InfoComm for the 2009 show in Orlando saw the company unveil the new Solo Performance System, which weighs less than 25 pounds and provides a versatile all-in-one portable P.A. The Solo Performance System is based… View this story
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009Meyer Sound Introduces New JM-1P Arrayable Self-Powered Loudspeaker
PSW Staff 06/30/09 12:02 PM, 0 CommentsMeyer Sound has introduced the JM-1P arrayable loudspeaker, a self-powered high-Q system designed to integrate seamlessly in tight-packed clusters where horizontal coverage must be predictably scaled to exacting requirements. Distinguished by its precisely defined 20-degree horizontal by 60-degree vertical pattern,… View this story
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Monday, June 29, 2009BSS Audio Introduces AEC Input Card To Soundweb London Family of Digital Signal Processors
PSW Staff 06/29/09 01:17 PM, 0 CommentsAt 2009 InfoComm in Orlando, BSS Audio introduced the Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) card to its Soundweb London family of digital signal processors. Designed specifically for the Soundweb London BLU-800, BLU-320, BLU-160 and BLU-120 devices, the Soundweb London AEC input… View this story
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Community Professional Debuts New, Powerful S4 Subwoofer Application At 2009 InfoComm
PSW Staff 06/29/09 11:19 AM, 0 CommentsAt 2009 InfoComm, Community Professional introduced S4 (Subwoofer Steering Simulation Software), a simple and intuitively designed application that allows the user to input basic information on the system specifications (number and spacing of subwoofers, desired cutoff frequency) and quickly configure… View this story
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009Mike Wireless: The RF Spectrum Before & After The “Big Day”
Mike Wireless 06/30/09 02:11 PM, 0 CommentsSo the big day (June 12, formerly February 17, 2009) came and went, and now we have the results of “the change”. For those of you living under a rock for the past 10 years, what has happened is that… View this story
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009Mike Wireless: Recent Wireless Technology Series: Inside The Lectrosonics D4
Mike Wireless 06/23/09 07:46 AM, 1 CommentThe newest wireless system offering from Lectrosonics, the D4, is the first one I’m reviewing that does not use the UHF spectrum. Instead, the D4 runs in the license-free ISM band between 902 and 928 MHz. Unlike the UHF band,… View this story
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Friday, June 19, 2009Audio Pundit: InfoComm 2009, Day 2: Digital Tide Keeps Rolling
Keith Clark 06/19/09 05:35 AM, 0 CommentsDay 2 of InfoComm 2009 in Orlando proved just as interesting as day 1, starting with a big announcement from Yamaha, which will be handling the North American distribution of the Audinate Dante-MY16-AUD card, which was also just introduced at… View this story
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009Audio Pundit: InfoComm 2009, Day 1: Back To The Future
Keith Clark 06/17/09 04:02 PM, 0 CommentsThe Expo portion of InfoComm 2009 at the Orlando Convention Center is underway, so let’s dive right into a very busy and interesting day one of the show. This morning I had the pleasure of sitting down with Rich Zwiebel.… View this story
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Friday, June 12, 2009Audio Pundit: Past & Present: Were The “Good Old Days” Really All That?
Keith Clark 06/12/09 01:20 PM, 1 CommentA recent poll here at ProSoundWeb asked, “The one thing I’d like to see the return of, or at least more of, in sound reinforcement is...” Response choices included tube electronics, rotary faders, loud/distorted audio, wired-only microphones, and wedges only… View this story
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009Mike Wireless: Recent Wireless Technology Series: Inside The MIPRO ACT Digital
Mike Wireless 06/10/09 12:03 PM, 2 CommentsThe MIPRO ACT Digital wireless system has been on the market for a couple of years, and like the AKG DMS 700 digital wireless system, it uses the same UHF bandwidth we’re all familiar with when using any UHF-band microphones.… View this story
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Thursday, July 02, 2009Sigmet Corporation Named Commercial AV Rep Of The Year For Middle Atlantic ProductsPSW Staff 07/02/09 11:24 AM, 0 CommentsSigmet Corporation was named Commercial AV Rep of the Year for Middle Atlantic Products at the company sales meeting prior to 2009 InfoComm in Orlando. Located in Manalapan, NJ and Valley Forge, PA, Sigmet represents Middle Atlantic in both the… View this story
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009Production Hire Debuts Its New Martin Audio W8L Longbow Line Arrays At RockNess Music FestivalPSW Staff 07/01/09 09:20 AM, 0 CommentsWhen Production Hire realized the amount of summer festival work and autumn dance events that were available if the company could provide adequate PA coverage, proprietor Mark Neal decided it was time to invest in a new line array system.… View this story
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NEXO Marks 30th Anniversary & First Full Year With Yamaha Commercial Audio
PSW Staff 07/01/09 08:23 AM, 0 CommentsAt InfoComm 2009, NEXO marked its 30th Anniversary, and this is also the first full year of NEXO’s transition to becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yamaha Corporation Japan, a partnership that provides customers with complete sound system solutions by utilizing… View this story
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SurgeX Partners With IAG For International Manufacturing & Distribution
PSW Staff 07/01/09 06:02 AM, 0 CommentsInternational Audio Group Ltd. (IAG), the parent company of Wharfdale, Quad, Mission and several other professional audio, lighting and hi-fi brands, will now be manufacturing and distributing SurgeX products globally, with the exception of North America, where Electronic Systems Protection,… View this story
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009Ultrasone Partners With Griffith Sales Associates For Southeastern U.S. Distribution
PSW Staff 06/30/09 11:49 AM, 0 CommentsUltrasone has announced a manufacturer’s representation partnership with Griffith Sales Associates for Southeaster United States distribution. Griffith Sales Associates has built a reputation as a top distributor for professional audio, video, lighting and musical products. “We couldn’t be more pleased… View this story
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Rick Renner Joins Shure As A U.S. Regional Sales Manager
PSW Staff 06/30/09 06:48 AM, 0 CommentsShure Incorporated announced that Rick Renner has joined the company as a Regional Sales Manager, and will be responsible for managing sales for Shure in the Northeast U.S. “It’s great to have Rick on our team,” said Jim Schanz, Director… View this story
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Thursday, July 02, 2009The “Vibe” Is The Thing: Monitor Wedges Or In-Ear Monitors Or Both?Karl Winkler 07/02/09 12:22 PM, 0 CommentsThe first time I saw a show where stage wedges weren’t used as the primary monitoring system was a Steely Dan tour in 1993. The rumor at the time was that founding players Donald Fagen and Walter Becker only agreed… View this story
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009The Accidental Electrician: A Tale Of Eliminating Dreaded Sound System Hum & BuzzJames Cadwallader 07/01/09 02:20 PM, 0 CommentsThere’s no better feeling than when you’ve set up your system and powered it up to find it lacking any noise. This is no major feat when you have your own electrical distribution, but when you’re relying on the house… View this story
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Monday, June 29, 2009Tuning A System At The Ultra Music Festival With EASERA SysTune (And “Dr. Bassenstein")
Doug Fowler 06/29/09 02:34 PM, 0 CommentsThe Ultra Music Festival takes place annually in the spring in Miami, concluding a week-long Winter Music Conference attended by electronic music artists, producers, and fans from around the world. Ultra Music features performances by some of the world’s top… View this story
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Loudspeaker Measurement: An Overview Of EASERA SysTune
Charlie Hughes 06/29/09 09:10 AM, 0 CommentsEASERA SysTune is a relatively new, patent-pending audio measurement program from the Ahnert Feistel Media Group (AFMG), designed for real-time analysis of acoustic signals and aimed at those doing system alignment, tuning and live sound applications. SysTune is not a… View this story
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Thursday, June 25, 2009Don’t Bet Your Life: Get System AC Grounding Right
Bill Whitlock 06/25/09 12:47 PM, 0 CommentsAfter teaching seminars for more than 15 years now, it still amazes me how many otherwise competent professionals don’t understand the importance of proper equipment safety grounding. Even more shocking (pun intended), many routinely and casually disconnect safety grounds to… View this story
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Real World Gear: Column & Line Source Architectural Loudspeakers
Mark Frink 06/25/09 07:05 AM, 0 CommentsMention column loudspeakers to grumpy old sound men and Shure’s Vocal Master immediately springs to mind, as every ’70s band used it. Line sources have been around for a half-century. For portable sound applications, audiences tend to be small. Installed… View this story
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