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Thursday, January 08, 2009QSC’s Bob Lee Takes Reins As AES Secretary Following Stint As AES VP Western US and Canada
PSW Staff 01/08/09 06:18 PM, 0 CommentsBob Lee of QSC Audio officially took charge of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) Secretary post in late 2008 after being elected to the post at the 125th AES Convention in San Francisco. “I’m handling the Board of Governors’ meeting… View this story
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Le Mobile Charts High on Rolling Stone’s List of Greatest Singers
PSW Staff 01/08/09 05:25 PM, 0 CommentsWhen Guy Charbonneau first read Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, it almost looked like a My Space Friends List for his Le Mobile remote recording truck. “I did a quick count and realized that… View this story
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PreSonus Announces Guest Appearances & Performers At Winter NAMM ‘09
PSW Staff 01/08/09 05:01 PM, 0 CommentsPreSonus has announced its schedule of special guest appearances at the company’s booth (number 6330, hall A) at the upcoming Winter NAMM show in Anaheim. January 16 - 18 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)—Producer, drummer and author of the book Band|Smart… View this story
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KRK Systems ERGO Room Correction System Now Shipping Globally
PSW Staff 01/08/09 04:48 PM, 0 CommentsKRK Systems has announced the worldwide availability of its highly-anticipated ERGO (Enhanced Room Geometry Optimization), a stand-alone hardware room correction system that corrects recording studio acoustics and is compatible with all recording and monitoring systems. In addition to room correction,… View this story
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FDW-Worldwide Debuts Re-Engineered Cable Up Professional Cables; See Them At Winter NAMM ‘09
PSW Staff 01/08/09 12:40 PM, 0 CommentsFDW-Worldwide is introducing the newly upgraded Cable Up brand of professional cables and accessories, which can be seen at the upcoming Winter NAMM ‘09 Show at booth #7123. The re-engineered Cable Up product is available in two grades: Premium and… View this story
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Happy Birthday, Elvis
Keith Clark 01/08/09 12:30 PM, 0 CommentsIt doesn’t seem quite right not to point out that today (January 8) is the birthday of Elvis Presley, who would have been 74. So much still written and so much still said about Elvis, and that’s as it should… View this story
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Thursday, January 08, 2009KRK Systems ERGO Room Correction System Now Shipping GloballyPSW Staff 01/08/09 04:48 PM, 0 CommentsKRK Systems has announced the worldwide availability of its highly-anticipated ERGO (Enhanced Room Geometry Optimization), a stand-alone hardware room correction system that corrects recording studio acoustics and is compatible with all recording and monitoring systems. In addition to room correction,… View this story
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FDW-Worldwide Debuts Re-Engineered Cable Up Professional Cables; See Them At Winter NAMM ‘09PSW Staff 01/08/09 12:40 PM, 0 CommentsFDW-Worldwide is introducing the newly upgraded Cable Up brand of professional cables and accessories, which can be seen at the upcoming Winter NAMM ‘09 Show at booth #7123. The re-engineered Cable Up product is available in two grades: Premium and… View this story
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009Shure Unveils New USB Microphones and USB Signal Adapter For Computer Recording
PSW Staff 01/07/09 11:14 AM, 0 CommentsAt the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and Macworld Expo, Shure has unveiled the new PG27USB and PG42USB side address condenser microphones and the X2u XLR-to-USB signal adapter. The PG27USB and PG42USB microphones connect to any USB computer port. These… View this story
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009Neutrik Showcasing ConvertCON, Industry’s First Unisex XLR, At Winter NAMM ‘09
PSW Staff 01/06/09 10:38 AM, 0 CommentsNeutrik is introducing the world’s first unisex three-pin XLR connector, convertCON, at Winter NAMM 2009 (Booth 6428, Hall A). convertCON (NC3FM-C) offers a male and female connector in a single housing. By simply sliding the housing back and forth, convertCON… View this story
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Auralex Introducing Custom-Printed Artistic Acoustic Panels At Winter NAMM ‘09
PSW Staff 01/06/09 09:45 AM, 0 CommentsAuralex Acoustics will debut a gallery of custom-printed acoustical panels at this year’s Winter NAMM show (Booth 6794, Hall A). New Auralex SonicPrints are custom-printed, artistic panels from the company’s ProPanel product line that feature “The Art of Sound” theme… View this story
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Friday, January 02, 2009New PreSonus AudioBox Drivers Released For Windows Vista
PSW Staff 01/02/09 10:55 AM, 0 CommentsPreSonus has released new software drivers for its AudioBox USB 2x2 audio interface. The new drivers improve performance stability with the Windows Vista operating system and can be downloaded free at http://presonus.com/technical-support/downloads/drivers-software/. The PreSonus AudioBox USB is a USB bus-powered… View this story
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Thursday, January 08, 2009Audio Pundit: Happy Birthday, ElvisKeith Clark 01/08/09 12:30 PM, 0 CommentsIt doesn’t seem quite right not to point out that today (January 8) is the birthday of Elvis Presley, who would have been 74. So much still written and so much still said about Elvis, and that’s as it should… View this story
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Audio Pundit: iTunes Store Dropping DRM, Varying PricesKeith Clark 01/08/09 09:11 AM, 0 CommentsEarlier this week at Macworld, Apple made a stir by announcing that its iTunes Store will soon be selling content without DRM (digital rights management) restrictions, and further, will be altering its uniform 99-cent price structure. DRM is technology that… View this story
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008Audio Pundit: Sensitive Female Chord Progression?
Keith Clark 12/31/08 02:34 PM, 0 CommentsI ran across an interesting article in today’s (Dec 31, 2008) online edition of the Boston Globe. Correspondent Marc Hirsh points out “four chords that underpin a song’s verse, circling from yearning to triumph and back again, four chords that… View this story
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Monday, December 22, 2008Audio Pundit: New Study Challenges Internet Music Sales PredictionsKeith Clark 12/22/08 06:03 PM, 0 CommentsA new study by the chief economist of the MCPS-PRS Alliance, a not-for-profit royalty collection society, found that sales of music via the Internet are highly limited to a relatively small share of total files available online. In fact, the… View this story
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Thursday, December 18, 2008Audio Pundit: Another Rolling Stone Turns 65Keith Clark 12/18/08 04:19 PM, 0 CommentsMick Jagger turned 65 this year, and now, so has fellow Rolling Stones mate Keith Richards. Or, as the AFP puts it, “famously drug-addled Rolling Stone Keith Richards turns 65 this week.” The man is a miracle of modern science. … View this story
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Audio Pundit: Press Release Of The WeekKeith Clark 12/18/08 01:45 PM,My inbox is bombarded with hundreds of press releases each week, and a few invariably deliver a chuckle. Unintentionally, of course. Here’s the latest “press release of the week” -- Are you looking for a way to kick up your… View this story
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Thursday, January 08, 2009QSC’s Bob Lee Takes Reins As AES Secretary Following Stint As AES VP Western US and CanadaPSW Staff 01/08/09 06:18 PM, 0 CommentsBob Lee of QSC Audio officially took charge of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) Secretary post in late 2008 after being elected to the post at the 125th AES Convention in San Francisco. “I’m handling the Board of Governors’ meeting… View this story
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Le Mobile Charts High on Rolling Stone’s List of Greatest SingersPSW Staff 01/08/09 05:25 PM, 0 CommentsWhen Guy Charbonneau first read Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, it almost looked like a My Space Friends List for his Le Mobile remote recording truck. “I did a quick count and realized that… View this story
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PreSonus Announces Guest Appearances & Performers At Winter NAMM ‘09PSW Staff 01/08/09 05:01 PM, 0 CommentsPreSonus has announced its schedule of special guest appearances at the company’s booth (number 6330, hall A) at the upcoming Winter NAMM show in Anaheim. January 16 - 18 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)—Producer, drummer and author of the book Band|Smart… View this story
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009Mixed Industry Economic News As 2009 Winter NAMM Show Approaches
Keith Clark 01/07/09 04:45 PM, 0 CommentsAll is not gloom and doom with respect to the music merchant industry’s current economic outlook in the view of NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond, who today (January 7) hosted a pre-Winter ‘09 NAMM Show conference call with industry… View this story
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House Ear Institute (HEI) Providing Free Hearing Screenings At Winter NAMM ‘09
PSW Staff 01/07/09 04:30 PM, 0 CommentsThe House Ear Institute (HEI) will provide free hearing screenings to attendees and exhibitors on the show floor of the 2009 NAMM Winter Show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The screenings at NAMM are a service of… View this story
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Friday, January 02, 2009SAE Institute Teams Up With Euphonix Artist Series Worldwide
PSW Staff 01/02/09 11:36 AM, 0 CommentsSAE Institute, provider of pro audio and multimedia education worldwide, is incorporating Euphonix MC Control and MC Mix media controllers into 25 SAE Institutes across four continents. The SAE Institute audio curriculum includes training on the world’s leading digital audio… View this story
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009Realistic Soundcheck: A Live Recording Method To Ease The Process
John Kerns 01/06/09 03:29 PM, 0 CommentsI’d like to say right off the top that this is in no way a new idea. Engineers have been recording shows for this purpose for quite a while. However, the ease and quality that can be obtained now is… View this story
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Working At Recording Success: Taking Elemental Steps Can Make All The Difference
Barry Rudolph 01/06/09 10:04 AM, 0 CommentsHave you ever wondered why some recording artists and producers are more successful in the studio at accomplishing their goals than other people who are equally or more musically talented? As a recording engineer, here’s what I’ve noticed about successful… View this story
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008Inside The Development Of What We Now Know As Digital Audio Workstations
Mel Lambert 12/31/08 05:27 PM, 3 CommentsIn the beginning there was analog tape. And it was seen to be wholesome and healthy, and could be cut with a pair of scissors or a razor blade. And thus there entered a new word into the producer’s vocabulary:… View this story
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008How To Compare & Hear Differences In Microphones
Ty Ford 12/30/08 03:04 PM, 0 CommentsIf you’re just starting the trek from dynamic to condenser microphones, beware of the four steps of disillusionment. Step 1. Wow, this new cheap condenser mic sounds great! Listen to all of the high frequencies! I’m going to use it… View this story
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Monday, December 15, 2008Recording Tip: Successfully Dealing With A Dead Room
Barry Rudolph 12/15/08 06:53 AM, 0 CommentsMany studios built in the 1970’s were designed NOT to have any acoustic influence on the recorded sound produced in them. This was accomplished by over-deadening walls, floors and ceilings so no sound waves (leakage) would reflect and add (or… View this story
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Sunday, December 14, 2008Watch Out For The Big Lie: “We’ll Fix That During Mastering”
Jackson B. Jackson 12/14/08 05:33 PM, 0 CommentsOver the last few decades, before your average musician even knew what the mastering process was all about (and many still don’t), the most common lie we heard from the mouths of engineers and producers was “we’ll fix that during… View this story
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