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Wednesday, May 23, 2012AES Names Steve Green Business Development Manager
PSW Staff 05/23 02:54 PM,Recognizing the importance of engaging directly with its stakeholders, Executive Director Bob Moses has named Steve Green AES Business Development Manager. An accomplished audio systems and applications engineer, and skilled technical marketing manager, Green will focus his energies on expanding the AES constituency and maximizing the value of its many assets and services. “I’ve known Steve Green over twenty years,” Moses said. “I was his customer for more than half of them, and I learned that I could go to… View this story
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Albuquerque Church Solves Analog Wireless Issues With Line 6 Digital
PSW Staff 05/23 02:44 PM,Faced with audio issues ranging from sound quality to interference, Central Seventh Day Adventist Church in Albuquerque decided to switch from conventional wireless microphones to Line 6 XD-V digital wireless. As Pastor Don Gibson recalls, “Our systems were pretty old, and we started having issues, especially after the FCC rules changed. Then the Line 6 systems solved all our problems.” Tony McKenzie, a member of the congregation and an AV professional, helped research the change. “Having been an audio-visual technician… View this story
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Get Inside The Mackie DL1608 With New Video Podcast Series
PSW Staff 05/23 02:35 PM,The Mackie DL1608 Digital Live Sound Mixer with iPad Control has garnered some serious attention from audio pros the world over since the unveiling earlier this year. With availability right around the corner, Mackie wants to inform and involve all customers with a new DL1608 video podcast series. Podcast episodes will cover the basics, offer tips and tricks and get into advanced uses. Later episodes will be completely based around customers’ responses to an upcoming poll on Facebook and Twitter.… View this story
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JBL VerTec Line Arrays Highlight System At Paramount Concert Venue
PSW Staff 05/23 12:49 PM,Long Island, New York has always been a hotbed of musical talent and now, Long Island boasts a new music venue—the Paramount, a striking 1,600-seat facility equipped with all the amenities to host major artists—including a JBL VerTec powered line array system. The system was designed and installed by Maryland Sound International, led by project manager Ryan Beck. Formerly the site of the IMAC (Inter-Media Arts Center) Theater, the Paramount bears little resemblance to the old facility. Beginning in 2009,… View this story
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Cadillacs & Biscuits: Pro Audio Has A Language All Its Own
Craig Leerman 05/23 09:29 AM,Like many professions, the pro audio business has a language all its own, with numerous unique words and phrases to describe job titles, equipment, and some of the things we use and do. Here are some examples of this distinctive lingo: Battens: Long horizontal pipes found in theatres that are used for hanging curtains and scenery. They always seem to be in an optimized lowered position so we can hit our heads of them during load-in and load-out. Biscuit: A… View this story
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012A Study In Contrasts: Live Sound & Studio Recording
Karl Winkler 05/22 04:46 PM,Anyone who has done some studio recording or at least knows full well some of the pitfalls of the studio world. For those of you who haven’t done, well, let me tell you. Recording is its own planet, and it’s a world where people have pale skin, sunken eyes, hearing loss (oops - that’s common in the sound reinforcement world, too), and it can be out of touch with reality, as in, reality is sometimes the last thing that recordings… View this story
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Full Compass Systems Hosts HOW-To-Sound Workshop For Church Techs
PSW Staff 05/22 09:03 AM,Full Compass Systems recently hosted a HOW-To Sound Workshop that brought house of worship sound volunteers and technicians to Full Compass’ 4,200 sq. ft. studio for a full day of training. Professional sound engineer, Mike Sokol, taught the nationally recognized workshop. Sokol led participants through a comprehensive, hands-on program of instruction as they worked at dedicated, individual mixing consoles. Fits & Starts Productions, LLC is the producer of the HOW-TO Workshops. The organization travels more than 40,000 miles each year… View this story
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ACIR Professional Supports Mother’s Day Music Festival
PSW Staff 05/22 08:35 AM,Philadelphia’s Patti LaBelle, was part of the 3rd annual Mothers Day Music Festival at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City held on Mother’s Day. The concert also featured Johnny Gill and Charlie Wilson. The historic Boardwalk Hall, which seats close to 15,000, has played host to a high profile list entertainers and sporting events throughout its 81-year history. ACIR Professional (Egg Harbor Township) provided the entire audio rig and backline for the concert including two Yamaha PM5D digital audio consoles for… View this story
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Meyer Sound Supports Events Large Or Small, Indoors Or Out At Lied Center
PSW Staff 05/22 07:03 AM,Consistent audio quality is the rule at the Lied Center of Kansas, the principal performing arts venue for the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Whether attending a headliner concert in the 2,000-seat theatre, an evening of acoustic folk music in the new pavilion, or an outdoor social event on the adjoining terrace, patrons appreciate the superlative music and voice reproduction provided by Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeakers. The newest addition of Meyer Sound equipment was installed in the facility’s new education… View this story
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Technomad Expands Integrator And End User Options For PowerChiton Amplifiers
PSW Staff 05/22 06:35 AM,Technomad introduces several new product accessories at InfoComm 2012 (Booth C12033) to complement its advanced audio solutions range. The innovative tools give systems integrators and end users flexible new options to simplify Technomad installations in stadiums, on college campuses and across other indoor/outdoor facilities. At the show Technomad introduces a weatherproof breakout box and Apple AirPort Express audio streaming compatibility for its range of PowerChiton amplifier modules. The company will also show a new stainless steel mounting solution for its… View this story
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