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Tuesday, May 21, 2013Kinky Boots Has Broadway On Its Feet With DiGiCo
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. Sound designer John Shivers opted for a DiGiCo SD7T to handle the production. Based on the 2005 British flick… View this story
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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 story
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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 story
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Celebrating The Crown With d&b
PSW Staff 05/21/13 09:36 AM,For thirty three years, Queen Beatrix has led the Netherlands with grace and beauty. This year, at age seventy five, Beatrix gave the next generation a chance to continue her work. King Willem-Alexander, the first king in over a century… View this story
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Monday, May 20, 2013NYC’s Tribeca Grand Hotel Upgrades Sound & Systems With QSC
PSW Staff 05/20/13 03:18 PM,The recent installation of a QSC Q-Sys Core 250i processing and management system has significantly improved sound quality and user control to the bar, restaurant, lounge and lobby areas of the boutique Tribeca Grand Hotel. Systems integrator Canal Sound &… View this story
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Lexicon Offers Mail-In Rebate With Purchase Of MX200 Stereo Reverb/Effects Processor
PSW Staff 05/20/13 10:37 AM,Lexicon has announced a mail-in rebate program for its MX200 Stereo Reverb/Effects Processor with USB “Hardware Plug-In” Capability. Customers who purchase the MX200 from a participating Lexicon dealer can receive a $75 rebate from Lexicon. The program is in effect… View this story
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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 story
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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 story
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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 story
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Thursday, May 09, 2013Garrigus.com Announces SONAR X2 Power! - The Comprehensive Guide
PSW Staff 05/09/13 02:45 PM,Garrigus.com has announced the release of the SONAR X2 Power! book (ISBN: 978-1-285-19894-1) by Scott R. Garrigus (author of the Cakewalk SONAR and Sony Sound Forge Power book series). SONAR X2 Power! is the first comprehensive guide to deal exclusively… View this story
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Riedel “Artist Input Monitor” iOS App Now Available At iTunes Store
PSW Staff 05/09/13 11:31 AM,The Riedel Communications “Artist Input Monitor” iOS App is now available at the iTunes store. (Get it here.) The Artist Input Monitor is the first application of a new series of utility apps for the iOS platform from the company.… View this story
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013iZotope Releases Iris+7 Bundle Featuring Two New Sound Libraries
PSW Staff 05/08/13 04:08 PM,iZotope has released two new sound libraries for the Iris visual synthesizer. Altered and Modular, the largest sound libraries to date, will join Glass, Wood, Voice, Toys, and Food to round out the new Iris+7 bundle, available now. Altered, the… View this story
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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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Tuesday, May 14, 2013Transform Your Mind: Latest Free White Paper On Transformers In Audio Now Available
PSW Staff 05/14/13 03:57 PM,Chapter 2 of PSW’s ongoing free white paper series in now available. (Get it here.) Entitled “Transformers–Insurance Against Show-Stopping Problems,” chapter 2 goes further in providing information a better understanding principles of transformers and how they impact audio components and… View this story
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Monday, May 13, 2013How Do You Know What Sounds Good?
Karl Winkler 05/13/13 04:41 PM,Most of us feel that we know good sound when we hear it. We also have tools to help us analyze the properties of sound, and we’ve learned to interpret those measurements and equate them with good and bad. But… View this story
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Thursday, May 09, 2013Return To Form: Reinforcing The Special Energy Of The Black Crowes
Greg DeTogne 05/09/13 05:19 PM,The Black Crowes have returned with this year’s Lay Down With Number 13 tour, emerging triumphantly fit and in full fighting form from an “indefinite” hiatus announced in April, 2010 that put performances on hold in the U.S. after the… View this story
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Microfiles: The American D-22, Form & Function In One Package
Craig Leerman 05/09/13 12:28 PM,When I got serious about collecting microphones I started a list of the models I wanted, and one of the first names on the list was the D-22 from the American Microphone Company. It’s a beautiful omnidirectional microphone with two-tone… View this story
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013A Great Mix? Sometimes It Depends On Who You Ask…
Dave Rat 05/07/13 05:31 PM,Mixing sound in the live realm is not rocket science. In fact, it’s probably closer to voodoo. A studio engineer creates a masterpiece that will (hopefully) live forever in permanent hard copy existence. But the very nature of a live… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • Concert • Engineer • Mixer • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013Kinky Boots Has Broadway On Its Feet With DiGiCoPSW 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. Sound designer John Shivers opted for a DiGiCo SD7T to handle the production. Based on the 2005 British flick… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • News • Concert • Consoles • Digital • Sound Reinforcement • Stage -
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 story
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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 story
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Celebrating The Crown With d&bPSW Staff 05/21/13 09:36 AM,For thirty three years, Queen Beatrix has led the Netherlands with grace and beauty. This year, at age seventy five, Beatrix gave the next generation a chance to continue her work. King Willem-Alexander, the first king in over a century… View this story
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Monday, May 20, 2013NYC’s Tribeca Grand Hotel Upgrades Sound & Systems With QSCPSW Staff 05/20/13 03:18 PM,The recent installation of a QSC Q-Sys Core 250i processing and management system has significantly improved sound quality and user control to the bar, restaurant, lounge and lobby areas of the boutique Tribeca Grand Hotel. Systems integrator Canal Sound &… View this story
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Lexicon Offers Mail-In Rebate With Purchase Of MX200 Stereo Reverb/Effects ProcessorPSW Staff 05/20/13 10:37 AM,Lexicon has announced a mail-in rebate program for its MX200 Stereo Reverb/Effects Processor with USB “Hardware Plug-In” Capability. Customers who purchase the MX200 from a participating Lexicon dealer can receive a $75 rebate from Lexicon. The program is in effect… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • News • Business • Processor • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • Studio
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Thursday, May 16, 2013Avoiding Poor Judgment & Getting A Handle On Subjective AudioJames 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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Monday, May 13, 2013How Do You Know What Sounds Good?Karl Winkler 05/13/13 04:41 PM,Most of us feel that we know good sound when we hear it. We also have tools to help us analyze the properties of sound, and we’ve learned to interpret those measurements and equate them with good and bad. But… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Blog • Concert • Digital • Engineer • Line Array • Mixer • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System -
Thursday, May 09, 2013Return To Form: Reinforcing The Special Energy Of The Black CrowesGreg DeTogne 05/09/13 05:19 PM,The Black Crowes have returned with this year’s Lay Down With Number 13 tour, emerging triumphantly fit and in full fighting form from an “indefinite” hiatus announced in April, 2010 that put performances on hold in the U.S. after the… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Blog • Concert • Consoles • Engineer • Loudspeaker • Microphone • Monitoring • Processor • Sound Reinforcement • Technician -
Microfiles: The American D-22, Form & Function In One PackageCraig Leerman 05/09/13 12:28 PM,When I got serious about collecting microphones I started a list of the models I wanted, and one of the first names on the list was the D-22 from the American Microphone Company. It’s a beautiful omnidirectional microphone with two-tone… View this story
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013A Great Mix? Sometimes It Depends On Who You Ask…Dave Rat 05/07/13 05:31 PM,Mixing sound in the live realm is not rocket science. In fact, it’s probably closer to voodoo. A studio engineer creates a masterpiece that will (hopefully) live forever in permanent hard copy existence. But the very nature of a live… View this story
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Monday, May 06, 2013Frickin’ Lasers: Exploring Better Drum Sound
Andrew Greenwood 05/06/13 04:46 PM,The Sennheiser Technology & Innovation lab in California has created a new concept microphone designed to explore new tools for drum capture. At its core, the Element system offers the ability to detect when an individual drum has been physically… View this story
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