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Thursday, May 09, 2013Microfiles: 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 post
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Friday, February 08, 2013Microfiles: Turner 44D, Derived From A Distinctly Unique Heritage
Craig Leerman 02/08/13 04:01 PM,A recent addition to my microphone collection is a Turner 44D. I looked everywhere for a clean model and finally lucked upon a mint condition unit complete with the box, cable and paperwork. I’ve always thought Turner made some of… View this post
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Friday, January 11, 2013Microfiles: Shure Model 55—The History Of A True Classic
Craig Leerman 01/11/13 04:24 PM,Ask any person on the planet to think of a vintage microphone, and the Shure Model 55 is what probably comes to mind. This iconic mic was introduced in 1939, and two models that sport the distinctive box shape are… View this post
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RE/P Files: clubs, Clubs, CLUBS: A Sound Reinforcement Supplement
Paul Stark 01/11/13 02:48 PM,Editor’s Note: From the archives of the late, great Recording Engineer/Producer (RE/P) magazine, this feature is a serious look at club sound in RE/P’s Concert Sound Reinforcement supplement. The article dates back to the January/February 1974 issue. “Multi-Various” is a… View this post
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Friday, December 14, 2012In Profile: Tim Cain, Co-Founder Of Gemini Light, Sound & Video
Kevin Young 12/14/12 07:07 PM,Like many production professionals, Gemini Light, Sound, Video (LSV) co-owner Tim Cain started out as a musician. “This all began with the band I was in the late 70s/early 80s. We had our own PA and rented some lights, but… View this post
Filed in: Production • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • Production • Audio • Lighting • Staging • Video • Business • Engineer • Technician -
Sunday, November 18, 2012History Files: The Genesis Of Clair Bros To Today
Jeff MacKay 11/18/12 06:58 PM,The story of Clair Brothers starts in 1954, when a grocer decided to purchase a PA system as a Christmas gift for his two sons, Gene and Roy Clair. “He had no knowledge of electronics or anything!” exclaims Roy in… View this post
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Friday, October 12, 2012The Oldest Sound Company In The World?
Roland Hemming 10/12/12 06:14 PM,Living in Britain, I am in a country steeped in history. A friend of mine’s house was built before a European even “discovered” America, and we are so used to things just being old that we don’t get excited about… View this post
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Monday, September 10, 2012Microfiles: Olson M-191, A Triumph Of Aesthetics
Craig Leerman 09/10/12 05:09 PM,The Olson M-191 is one of the more interesting-looking microphones I’ve run across, a hybrid metal and plastic unit that has a style all it’s own. Olson Electronics may not be a familiar name. Started by Sid Olson in Akron,… View this post
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012The “Wall Of Sound” To Now - A PA Evolution Odyssey
Dave Rat 08/22/12 02:22 PM,Back in 1974, the Grateful Dead put together what was easily the most unique, experimental and perhaps complex sound system ever configured for live sound reinforcement in that era. This system was named the “Wall of Sound” and jt was… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Study Hall • Production • Audio • Concert • Education • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • System -
Monday, August 13, 2012RE/P Files: Studio Design And Construction
Paul D. Lehrman 08/13/12 05:35 PM,“The most important piece of equipment in a recording studio is the control room,” says Phil Greene, chief engineer and part-owner of Normandy Sound, located in Warren, Rhode Island. It’s that kind of thinking that led Normandy, one of the… View this post
Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Analog • Business • Education • Engineer • Installation • Interconnect • Mixer • Processor • Signal • Studio • System • Audio -
Monday, July 30, 2012Microfiles: The Kent DM-17—“Exacting Workmanship…Excellence Of Tone Production”
Craig Leerman 07/30/12 07:25 AM,You never know what you’ll come across at a yard sale – a few months ago, I found this little beauty, a Kent DM-17 microphone. Kent was a brand established by Buegeleisen & Jacobson musical instrument distributors, which was based… View this post
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Thursday, July 12, 2012An Early History Of Modern Power Amplifiers
Neil A. Shaw 07/12/12 05:32 PM,Expectations in power amplifiers have come a long way over the years. We expect higher power, lighter weight, cleaner sound, less heat and increased reliability, all for less cost and with less weight per watt. Power amplifiers are almost a… View this post
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Monday, July 09, 2012Crown Audio Celebrating 65th Anniversary (Includes Video)
PSW Staff 07/09/12 11:37 AM,From humble beginnings in 1947, Crown Audio has grown to become one of the world’s largest manufacturers of power amplifiers. Crown’s history traces back to 1947 and an Elkhart, Indiana minister named Clarence C. Moore (1904-1979). Moore, a longtime radio… View this post
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Thursday, May 24, 2012Microfiles: Univox DF-14B, A Smooth (Looking) Operator
Craig Leerman 05/24/12 04:16 PM,If you were a musician in the 1970s or are a fan of vintage gear, the name Univox should be familiar. Merson Musical Products, a musical instrument division of Unicord Incorporated, made and marketed a wide range of products with… View this post
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Thursday, April 26, 2012Microfiles: Electro-Voice 664, The Legendary “Buchanan Hammer”
Craig Leerman 04/26/12 11:10 AM,My Baltimore-area high school theater was outfitted with the first quality PA system I ever worked with. It had JBL horns and cabinets in a center cluster, powered by Crown amplifiers, with a 6-channel TAPCO mixer in the sound booth… View this post
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Wednesday, April 04, 2012Microfiles: Altec Lansing (and Western Electric) 639 A/B
Rick Chinn 04/04/12 06:19 PM,The Altec Lansing 639A/B microphone made its debut in the early 1940s, and was originally sold by Western Electric (WECO) under the same model number. When the U.S. government forced the breakup of WECO in 1947, Altec spun off to… View this post
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Thursday, January 05, 2012A Conversation With Audio Pioneers, SynAudCon Founders Don & Carolyn Davis
Keith Clark 01/05/12 09:37 AM,When noting the contributions of Don and Carolyn Davis to the professional audio industry, it’s hard to know where to even start. Their book, Sound System Engineering, originally published in 1973 (and since updated), remains a standard audio and systems… View this post
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Friday, November 04, 2011RE/P Files: The ‘Planet Waves’ Sessions - Recording Bob Dylan At The Village Recorder
Gary D. Davis 11/04/11 08:43 AM,R-e/p: Dick, how did you choose an engineer for the Dylan album? Dick LaPalm: I left the decision up to Rob. I asked him who should do it. At the time we had 3 guys. Rob came back after a… View this post
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Friday, June 10, 2011RE/P Files: Producing A Controllable Phasing Effect
Jerry Ferree 06/10/11 03:31 PM, 0 CommentsEveryone who listens to pop music has at some time heard that weird swishing effect swooping down through a drum solo or a vocal group making them sound rather like a long-distance short wave broadcast. Most engineers will tell you… View this post
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Friday, June 03, 2011RE/P Files: Mixing Stereo Monophonically
Oliver Berliner 06/03/11 04:13 PM, 0 CommentsA short while ago a mild furor was generated when AM radio stations began to receive stereophonic promotion records and discovered to their horror that the soloists were 3 dB or more too loud when the stereo discs were played… View this post
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