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Thursday, January 08, 2009ESPA Survey Provides First Industry View Of EST Careers; Job Market Remains “Even” Despite Economy
PSW Staff 01/08/09 06:35 PM, 0 CommentsThe Electronic Systems Professional Alliance (ESPA) has just announced the results of the industry’s first-ever survey of electronics systems technicians (ESTs) and their views of their careers and training. With more than 450 respondents across a wide variety of EST… View this post
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QSC’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 post
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Wireless Update: Final FCC Ruling Includes Protection For Wireless Microphones
Christopher Lyons 01/08/09 05:48 PM, 0 CommentsIn November, the Federal Communications Commission released the full text of its Second Report and Order approving the use of the “white spaces” – the TV channels that are not actually occupied by a broadcast station – by unlicensed consumer… View this post
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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 post
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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 post
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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 post
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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 post
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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 post
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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 post
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009Loudspeaker Primer: Basics, Methods Of Selection & Matching To Power Amplifiers
Keith Clark 01/06/09 02:23 PM, 0 CommentsIn the world of professional sound design and installation, there’s an old adage that goes “your system is only as good as the weakest component in the signal chain.” This is especially true of a sound system’s loudspeakers. They are… View this post
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Neutrik 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 post
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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 post
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Thursday, January 08, 2009Audio Pundit: 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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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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Wednesday, December 24, 2008Lizard's Lounge: I Run the Gamut from Low-Paid Labor to Low-Paid Master of All I Survey…
Dave Dermont 12/24/08 09:43 AM, 1 CommentGreetings and welcome to my new ProSoundWeb Blog. My name is Dave Dermont. Some of you may know me as one of the moderators on the ProSoundWeb forums and author of the occasional article in Live Sound International. This is… 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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Thursday, January 08, 2009ESPA Survey Provides First Industry View Of EST Careers; Job Market Remains “Even” Despite EconomyPSW Staff 01/08/09 06:35 PM, 0 CommentsThe Electronic Systems Professional Alliance (ESPA) has just announced the results of the industry’s first-ever survey of electronics systems technicians (ESTs) and their views of their careers and training. With more than 450 respondents across a wide variety of EST… View this post
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QSC’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 post
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Wireless Update: Final FCC Ruling Includes Protection For Wireless MicrophonesChristopher Lyons 01/08/09 05:48 PM, 0 CommentsIn November, the Federal Communications Commission released the full text of its Second Report and Order approving the use of the “white spaces” – the TV channels that are not actually occupied by a broadcast station – by unlicensed consumer… View this post
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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 post
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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 post
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Metallica “World Magnetic Tour” Upgrades With Apogee X-Series A/D-D/A Conversion
PSW Staff 01/08/09 12:03 PM, 0 CommentsSupporting their ninth studio album, Death Magnetic, Metallica is hitting arenas across the U.S. and Canada with a monster-sized in-the-round sound reinforcement system that includes Apogee X-Series converters for both A/D and D/A conversion. Thunder Audio of Taylor, Michigan -… View this post
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