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Thursday, June 04, 2009
PSW Staff 06/04/09 01:06 PM, 0 CommentsWith three other successful clubs in Chicago’s Wrigleyville and Lincoln Park neighborhoods, the owners of the new John Barleycorn in Schaumburg, a suburb of Chicago, wanted to take it up several notches and offer their patrons the very best of everything. Local installer Sound & Lighting Designs was provided with a generous budget to equip the large 20,000 square-foot, two-story new build with the latest in audio, video, stage and club lighting, as well as surveillance. When it came to… View this story
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009
PSW Staff 06/03/09 10:22 AM, 0 CommentsMembers of four disparate bands - Cheap Trick, Hanson, Smashing Pumpkins, and Fountains of Wayne - have formed Tinted Windows, a power pop music “super-group” with all players utilizing Sennheiser e 935 wired microphones for live performances. Mike Fanuele, who has worked with Dashboard Confessional and Fountains of Wayne, among others, served as the band’s house and monitor sound engineer (in addition to production and tour manager_ for three SXSW gigs and a subsequent two-week tour that hit New York,… View this story
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Monday, April 27, 2009
PSW Staff 04/27/09 09:17 AM, 0 CommentsWorship Facilities Conference & Expo, the event for church executive, facilities, and technology teams, announced its lineup of keynote presenters at WFX California, taking place May 13-15 in Long Beach, California. Presentations include: Role Reversal: Top Tech Directors Take Center Stage (Tech Talk Keynote, Friday, May 15, 10:00 am) Moderated by Bruce Smith, former technical director for Willow Creek Community Church, several of the nation’s top tech directors from churches of all sizes will share and compare challenges, accomplishments, mistakes,… View this story
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Monday, March 16, 2009
Mark Frink 03/16/09 02:03 PM, 0 CommentsWhile Congress voted in February to extend the deadline to June 12, 2009 for U.S. television stations to covert to all-digital transmission (DTV), the transition is well underway, with digital transmission already common in major markets. There’s also a movement to provide analog “nightlight” broadcasts, providing a looped “infomercial” to the 30 million who can still only receive analog TV. Thus what we’re left with: digital transmissions have begun while analog also continues in many markets, and it all could… View this story
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Monday, February 23, 2009
PSW Staff 02/23/09 03:04 PM, 0 CommentsThe new Switchcraft SC800 instrument direct box converts the outputs of high impedance line level audio devices and musical instruments to low impedance, balanced and isolated mic level signals that can be connected to audio consoles, microphone preamplifiers, effects processors, and other equipment with three-pin XLR inputs. SC800 Technical Specifications: All measurements were taken with a 25 Ohm source into a 1 kOhm load measured on XLR output. Common Mode Rejection Greater than 100 dB at 60 Hz Input Impedance… View this story
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Keith Clark 02/17/09 09:33 AM, 0 CommentsWhen I last addressed the topic of digital television conversion, Congress had voted not to extend the deadline of February 17, 2009 (today) for TV stations in the U.S. to cease all analog transmission. Of course, we’re talking about the government. And, we’re talking about last month. Subsequently (a couple of weeks ago), our friends on Capitol Hill changed their collective minds, voting in favor of extending the deadline to June 12, 2009 for stations to covert to all-digital transmission… View this story
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
PSW Staff 01/14/09 04:37 AM, 0 CommentsNew Switchcraft StudioPatch Series Audio Snakes and DB25 Breakout Cables are designed for high quality, professional audio and broadcast systems. Each cable is built by hand at the company’s Chicago, IL manufacturing facility using premium Switchcraft AAA XLR connectors, Switchcraft 280, 297, and 131 1/4-inch jacks and plugs, Switchcraft 3502A Series RCA plugs, AMP DB25 connectors, and Belden110 Ohm eight-pair cabling. Audio Snake Options: -RCA to 1/4-inch TS -RCA to RCA -RCA to RCA – black handle / gold plated… View this story
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Nort Johnson 12/23/08 11:23 AM, 2 CommentsIn 1976, I was hired on the local crew to pitch and bail scaffolding and deck for my first stadium show at the historic Comiskey Park in Chicago. It was a July 8 truck tip and the day of the show was July 10. The temperature hovered around 100 degrees for the duration. We erected the monster in the left center field bleachers over the seats where Babe Ruth and Nellie Fox used to tear the hides off of well-greased… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Amplifier • Concert • Consoles • Engineer • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Microphone • Mixer • Monitoring • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer • Technician
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