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  • Thursday, December 11, 2008
    DPA Microphones in Grand Opening Ceremonies For New Swedish Super Arena
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    12/11/08 04:19 PM, 0 Comments
    DPA microphones, including the newly-launched 4099 instrument mic range, were used for the grand opening ceremony of a major new Swedish venue, the Malmö Super Arena. The microphones were rented by DPA Soundco, a Danish rental company situated in the Örestad region, for this joint Swedish/Danish venture. With a capacity of 15,000 for concerts and 12,500 for sports, the Super Arena is the largest in southern Scandinavia, able to attract international performers and pro sports, particularly ice hockey. The opening… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Installation • Manufacturer • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement

  • Lauten Audio Shipping Three New Studio Microphones
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    PSW Staff 12/11/08 04:01 PM, 0 Comments
    Lauten Audio has begun shipping three new studio microphones: the Oceanus LT-381, the Clarion FC-357 and the Torch ST-221. “We are very excited to begin shipping and filling our pre-orders,” says Brian Loudenslager, Founder of Lauten Audio. “I am really proud of everyone involved that made these new mics come to life.” The highly anticipated Oceanus LT-381 features a newly designed large dual-diaphragm capsule, NOS military grade pentode input, transformer-less triode output, and variable omni, cardioid and figure-8 polar patterns.… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Product • Microphone

  • Monday, December 01, 2008
    Real World Gear: Subwoofers Large & Small
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    Mark Frink 12/01/08 02:43 PM, 0 Comments
    Whether bass reflex, infinite baffle, horn-loaded or band-pass, they put the tour into contoured sound and are the bedrock of rock. No music system is complete without them. Over the last half-century subwoofers have gone from specialty boutique loudspeaker to live sound staple. Though initially developed to extend the LF response of electrostatic loudspeakers in the ’60s and as a supplemental effects loudspeaker for ’70s disaster movies, subwoofers – dedicated band-limited cone loudspeakers for frequencies generally below 100 Hz –… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Product • Subwoofer

  • Thursday, May 01, 2008
    Microphone Mysteries Revealed
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    PSW Staff 05/01/08 12:08 PM, 0 Comments
    Variable polar patterns can actually be good for several things. Before we go into them, we should probably briefly discuss what the main polar patterns are. The three “main” polar patterns are cardioid (or unidirectional), figure-eight (or bidirectional), and omnidirectional. In a nutshell a cardioid microphone picks up sound from the “front” only. A figure-eight microphone picks up sound from the front and rear of the microphone. An omnidirectional microphone picks up sound from all around. There are also a… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • Feature • Study Hall • Audio • Microphone