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Friday, January 27, 2012Everything You Wanted To Know About Sound Level Meters (SLMs)
Tom Young 01/27/12 03:56 PM,A sound level meter (SLM) is a device used to make frequency-weighted sound pressure level measurements displayed in dB-SPL. 0.0 dB-SPL is the threshold of hearing, and is equal to 20uPa (microPascals). This correlates to what one would aurally perceive… View this story
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Lauten Audio Unveils New Atlantis Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone
PSW Staff 01/27/12 11:56 AM,At the NAMM 2012 Show, Lauten Audio and its North America distributor, Audio Plus Services , introduced the FC-387 Atlantis microphone, a solid-state multi-functional, large-diaphragm condenser outfitted with multiple switches for three different polar patterns, gain, and unique timbre settings.… View this story
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New “Dangerous Source” Portable Desktop Monitor Controller
PSW Staff 01/27/12 11:42 AM,At the NAMM 2012 Show, Dangerous Music announced its newest monitor controller, the “Dangerous Source” - a portable and desktop unit designed for portable applications or to fit a limited space on the desktop, a complement to any DAW for… View this story
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Ashly Audio Ampliers, DSP Key System Upgrade At North Carolina Event Center
PSW Staff 01/27/12 11:17 AM,The Western North Carolina Agricultural Center (WNCAg) in Fletcher, NC, hosts a wide range of events, such as equestrian shows, dog shows, and gun shows that may run in parallel with conventions, meetings, and workshops. WNCAg recently updated the Davis… View this story
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Mojave Audio Announces New MA301fet Condenser Microphone
PSW Staff 01/27/12 11:01 AM,Mojave Audio has introduced the MA-301fet, a solid-state, large-diaphragm condenser microphone with a hand-selected, 3-micron thick, 1-inch (diameter) gold sputtered capsule. Based upon the MA-201fet designed by company founder David Royer, the MA-301fet’s multi-pattern capabilities - cardioid, omnidiectional, and figure-eight… View this story
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Thursday, January 26, 2012Powersoft Presents “Outstanding Service” Awards
PSW Staff 01/26/12 10:18 AM,Rich Trombitas of Cardone Solomon & Associates and Vic Palmer from Quest Marketing were presented with “Outstanding Service” awards at the annual Powersoft rep meeting held at the 2012 NAMM show. “Rich and Vic have gone above and beyond for… View this story
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Friday, January 27, 2012Lauten Audio Unveils New Atlantis Large-Diaphragm Condenser MicrophonePSW Staff 01/27/12 11:56 AM,At the NAMM 2012 Show, Lauten Audio and its North America distributor, Audio Plus Services , introduced the FC-387 Atlantis microphone, a solid-state multi-functional, large-diaphragm condenser outfitted with multiple switches for three different polar patterns, gain, and unique timbre settings.… View this story
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New “Dangerous Source” Portable Desktop Monitor ControllerPSW Staff 01/27/12 11:42 AM,At the NAMM 2012 Show, Dangerous Music announced its newest monitor controller, the “Dangerous Source” - a portable and desktop unit designed for portable applications or to fit a limited space on the desktop, a complement to any DAW for… View this story
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Thursday, January 26, 2012AKG Launches New IVM4500 IEM In-Ear Monitoring System
PSW Staff 01/26/12 07:40 AM,At the NAMM 2012 Show, AKG launched the new IVM4500 IEM in-ear monitoring system, including high-end radio electronic and a manual radio signal attenuator for more RF dynamic, enhanced frequency setup to show the number of free channels and supported… View this story
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Peavey Announces New PVX Series Active & Passive Loudspeakers
PSW Staff 01/26/12 07:18 AM,At the NAMM 2012 Show, Peavey Electronics introduced the new PVX Series of active and passive loudspeakers. The compact, portable PVXp 12 and PVXp 15 active (powered) models incorporate 800 watts of peak power, combined with proprietary DDT compression technology… View this story
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PreSonus StudioLive Mixers Now Outfitted With Smaart System Analysis Tools
PSW Staff 01/26/12 06:58 AM,PreSonus has begun incorporating Rational Acoustics Smaart Measurement Technology directly into the software used to control its StudioLive digital mixers. PreSonus Virtual StudioLive (VSL) remote-control/editor/librarian software will now incorporate Smaart Spectra and Smaart Locator, powerful tools for sound-system analysis and… View this story
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012Alto Professional Unveils TRUESONIC Wireless, Powered Loudspeakers
PSW Staff 01/25/12 04:32 PM,At the NAMM 2012 Show, Alto Professional unveiled two new powered, wireless loudspeakers, the TRUESONIC Wireless TS112W and TS115W. Both models provide clean, transparent sound from wired or wireless sources. . The TS112W and TS115W are two-way, 12-inch and 15-inch… View this story
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012Road Test: Road Test: Alto TRUESONIC TS115A
Craig Leerman 01/24/12 01:15 PM,Alto Professional recently sent me a pair of TS115A loudspeakers to check out, and they turned out to be a gig saver - but more on that in a bit. Let’s look at the specs first. Part of the company’s… View this story
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012Road Test: Road Test: Danley Sound Labs SM-60F & TH-Mini
Craig Leerman 01/10/12 10:17 AM,The Danley Sound Labs SM-60F is a passive, full-range loudspeaker that utilizes Tom Danley’s Synergy Horn concept, where multiple drivers covering different frequency ranges all play into a single horn. It’s loaded with 2 x 8-inch woofers and a 1… View this story
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Wednesday, April 06, 2011Old Soundman: Dealing With Getting Walked On
Old Soundman 04/06/11 04:29 PM, 3 Comments“Getting ahead without being a jerk” is actually what our young friend said he wanted to discuss. I will use the pseudonym “Oz Man” for him due to the volatile nature of his dilemma! Notice that he is so distraught… View this story
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Friday, September 17, 2010Road Test: Road Test: The Encore 100 & 200 From Blue Microphones
Dan Johnson 09/17/10 10:20 AM, 1 CommentI was quite happy to have the chance to be the first road tester for the Encore 100 and Encore 200 microphones from Blue Microphones. Blue is better known for their recording mics and special application mics and now they… View this story
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010Audio Pundit: FCC Moving To Release “White Spaces” Later This Month?
Keith Clark 09/15/10 03:25 PM, 2 CommentsIt’s not been widely reported, but the FCC could be preparing to finally authorize “white spaces” equipment in the U.S. by the end of this month. A long-time friend and colleague who tracks these issues closely notes that, “details are… View this story
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Monday, June 07, 2010Technologist: iOS 4 And iPhone 4: What They Mean For You
Kyle P. Snyder 06/07/10 09:51 PM,Apple today presented the new iPhone 4. With features like the new Retina display, a 5 megapixel camera with an LED flash, HD video recording, and Apple’s A4 processor, it’s hard to even imagine what this means for pro audio.… View this story
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Friday, January 27, 2012Lauten Audio Unveils New Atlantis Large-Diaphragm Condenser MicrophonePSW Staff 01/27/12 11:56 AM,At the NAMM 2012 Show, Lauten Audio and its North America distributor, Audio Plus Services , introduced the FC-387 Atlantis microphone, a solid-state multi-functional, large-diaphragm condenser outfitted with multiple switches for three different polar patterns, gain, and unique timbre settings.… View this story
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New “Dangerous Source” Portable Desktop Monitor ControllerPSW Staff 01/27/12 11:42 AM,At the NAMM 2012 Show, Dangerous Music announced its newest monitor controller, the “Dangerous Source” - a portable and desktop unit designed for portable applications or to fit a limited space on the desktop, a complement to any DAW for… View this story
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Ashly Audio Ampliers, DSP Key System Upgrade At North Carolina Event CenterPSW Staff 01/27/12 11:17 AM,The Western North Carolina Agricultural Center (WNCAg) in Fletcher, NC, hosts a wide range of events, such as equestrian shows, dog shows, and gun shows that may run in parallel with conventions, meetings, and workshops. WNCAg recently updated the Davis… View this story
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Mojave Audio Announces New MA301fet Condenser MicrophonePSW Staff 01/27/12 11:01 AM,Mojave Audio has introduced the MA-301fet, a solid-state, large-diaphragm condenser microphone with a hand-selected, 3-micron thick, 1-inch (diameter) gold sputtered capsule. Based upon the MA-201fet designed by company founder David Royer, the MA-301fet’s multi-pattern capabilities - cardioid, omnidiectional, and figure-eight… View this story
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Thursday, January 26, 2012Powersoft Presents “Outstanding Service” AwardsPSW Staff 01/26/12 10:18 AM,Rich Trombitas of Cardone Solomon & Associates and Vic Palmer from Quest Marketing were presented with “Outstanding Service” awards at the annual Powersoft rep meeting held at the 2012 NAMM show. “Rich and Vic have gone above and beyond for… View this story
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NAMM 2012 Show Central: Daily Ongoing Live Coverage
PSW Staff 01/26/12 07:55 AM,Welcome to ProSoundWeb’s ongoing coverage for the NAMM 2012 Show. Held January 19-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center, the show drew more than 95,000 attendees from the world of professional audio and music, coming from more than 100 countries. The… View this story
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Friday, January 27, 2012Everything You Wanted To Know About Sound Level Meters (SLMs)Tom Young 01/27/12 03:56 PM,A sound level meter (SLM) is a device used to make frequency-weighted sound pressure level measurements displayed in dB-SPL. 0.0 dB-SPL is the threshold of hearing, and is equal to 20uPa (microPascals). This correlates to what one would aurally perceive… View this story
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Thursday, January 26, 2012Electronic Versus Physical: An Analysis Of Shaping Array Directivity
Joe Brusi 01/26/12 07:40 AM,Modifying the directivity characteristics of loudspeaker arrays through electronic delay has become increasingly popular. Whereas 20 years ago the only option was expensive dedicated digital delay units, and a few years later the original BSS Omnidrive was a luxury, the… View this story
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012The Old Soundman: Dealing With Indoor & Outdoor Venue Issues
Old Soundman 01/25/12 04:20 PM,Old Soundman, Yes, Stip! I occasionally run sound for a band that tends to play local hole-in-the-wall venues. Okay, we feel sorry for you, now move on! The “stage” for the band is always in one of 2 places: in… View this story
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012Road Test: Alto TRUESONIC TS115ACraig Leerman 01/24/12 01:15 PM,Alto Professional recently sent me a pair of TS115A loudspeakers to check out, and they turned out to be a gig saver - but more on that in a bit. Let’s look at the specs first. Part of the company’s… View this story
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Monday, January 23, 2012In Profile: Front Of House Mixer Dave Natale, Presenting Artists As They Are
Kevin Young 01/23/12 08:12 PM,Beyond technical expertise and experience, Dave Natale stresses that one of the most important qualities a front of house mixer should possess is knowing how to deal with people. “Now, anybody who knows me and reads that will say, ‘Yeah.… View this story
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Monday, January 16, 2012Ample Options: The Wide World Of Live Recording
Craig Leerman 01/16/12 02:21 PM,There are many “sub-groups” among pro audio folks, with two of the primary groups being live and recording. But live mix engineers are now being tasked with interfacing recording systems and recording shows directly, whereas in the past we were… View this story
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