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  • Friday, February 24, 2012
    Danish Singer Is Mads For DiGiCo
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    PSW Staff 02/24/12 11:05 AM,
    Danish singer-songwriter Mads Langer, well known for his guitar-based ballads, utilized DiGiCo SD11 consoles and Neumann digital microphones during his end-of-year European tour. Sound company for the tour was Victory Tour Production, a long-term DiGiCo rental house. Victory Tour Productions provided a pair of SD11s and shared SD racks for the tour purchased via DiGiCo’s Danish distributor Soundware. DiGiCo supplied the AES42 interfaces. “We wanted to use Neumann digital microphones and DiGiCo is one of only two manufacturers who currently… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Concert • Consoles • Digital • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement

  • Monday, January 30, 2012
    Compact iLive Selected For Stripped Down Rodrigo Y Gabriella Tour
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    PSW Staff 01/30/12 04:30 PM,
    Internationally renowned guitar duo, Rodrigo Y Gabriella, recently embarked on their EU tour, cutting out the big production and stripping back to just two people and two guitars. Performing in a handful of intimate venues across Europe, the tour also carried a compact Allen & Heath iLive digital system, comprising the iDR-16 MixRack and iLive-R72 rackmount Control Surface, with a Dante audio interface card for virtual soundcheck. “We kept all the gear down to just what we could carry,” comments… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Concert • Consoles • Digital • Mixer • Sound Reinforcement

  • Tuesday, September 13, 2011
    DPA’s New Reference Standard Mic Range Makes Sweet Music In Provence
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    PSW Staff 09/13/11 11:15 AM, 0 Comments
    DPA’s new Reference Standard series of microphones have been used for a large outdoor event in Aix-en-Provence by French rental company Texen. Parade(s) was the opening concert for the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, and featured the London Symphony Orchestra, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and various soloists, performing Verdi’s La Traviata. A selection of DPA’s new Reference Standard microphones, including the 2011A and 2011C twin diaphragm directional mics, was used for the concert. A total of 18 2011As and 2011Cs were used… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Concert • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Stage

  • Tuesday, September 06, 2011
    L-Acoustics Tears Up The Sunset Strip
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    PSW Staff 09/06/11 11:01 AM, 0 Comments
    Each year, West Hollywood’s world-famous Sunset Strip celebrates its rich musical history and influence with the Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF), a three-day event featuring dozens of bands performing at Key Club, The Roxy Theatre, Whisky A Go-Go, Viper Room, and House of Blues. But the biggest draw, by far, is the festival’s third day when the city closes off the four blocks between Doheny Drive and San Vicente Boulevard and a number of top-name acts converge to rock two… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Concert • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement • Stage

  • Friday, August 26, 2011
    JBL VerTec Line Arrays To The Fore At Serbia’s Exit Festival
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    PSW Staff 08/26/11 12:45 PM, 1 Comment
    JBL VerTec line arrays were out in force at this year’s 4-day Exit 2011 Festival in Serbia, which saw bands such as Arcade Fire, Jamiroquai, Pulp, Portishead and Grinderman among the headliners. Held at the picturesque 18th century Petrovaradin Fortress of Novi Sad, on the banks of the Danube, Studio Berar’s long-standing and highly experienced rental department has been servicing this event since its inception in 2000. The 100,000 people who attended this year’s Exit Festival enjoyed performances by numerous… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Amplifier • Concert • Consoles • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Power • Sound Reinforcement • Stage

  • Tuesday, June 14, 2011
    SurgeX Sponsoring Drunk Unkles Industry Charity Concert At 2011 InfoComm
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    PSW Staff 06/14/11 12:14 PM, 0 Comments
    SurgeX (booth 2216) is once again sponsoring the Drunk Unkles charity concert at the 2011 InfoComm show in Orlando, benefiting the NSCA Education Foundation. The concert will take place on Thursday, June 16, from 9 -11 pm at BB King’s Blues Club in Orlando. All proceeds from the concert support industry education through the NSCA Education Foundation. “We are thrilled to take part in such an event that promotes networking in the industry along with a charity of good cause,”… View this story
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Poll • Audio • Business • Concert • Manufacturer • Sound Reinforcement

  • Wednesday, June 08, 2011
    In The Heat Of The Night: The Thermodynamics Of A Rock Show
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    Dave Rat 06/08/11 12:04 PM, 2 Comments
    Those of us who indulge in live sound spend countless hours paying attention to every detail in the audio signal chain - comparing, pondering opinionating and deciding every issue that crosses our path. Does this mixing console sound better? Do I need to spend an extra $2,000 on a vocal compressor? Can you please move the guitar mic two millimeters to the left? Does phantom power really ruin ribbon mics? One question persists, however: to what end is all this… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Audio • Education • Engineer • Loudspeaker • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer • System

  • Tuesday, June 07, 2011
    Capturing The Moment: Microphone Techniques For Live Recording
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    Bruce Bartlett 06/07/11 12:58 PM, 0 Comments
    Perhaps the most exciting type of recording comes in the live realm, whether it be in a club or concert hall or stadium. Many musicians and bands want to record live because they feel that’s when they play best. The goal, then, is to capture the performance so it can be brought back alive. Remote recording is exhilarating. The musicians - excited by the audience - often put on a stellar performance. Usually you only get one chance to get… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Stage

  • Thursday, April 28, 2011
    RE/P Files: Clair Brothers On The Road At L.A.‘s Sports Arena With Bruce Springsteen
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    Robert Carr 04/28/11 01:50 PM, 0 Comments
    With inflation spiraling ever upwards, not many groups can afford to tour extensively, and fill the large arena so popular a few years back. Bruce Springsteen is one of those superstars who can sell out 16,000-plus seat venues for four nights in L.A.,and still turn many thousands more away. Springsteen’s music is hard to reproduce live, especially at an in-the-round venue such as the Los Angeles Sports Arena. He layers his instruments, but many overlap into the same areas. On… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Amplifier • Concert • Consoles • Engineer • Loudspeaker • Processor • Sound Reinforcement • System • Wireless

  • Thursday, February 03, 2011
    EAW Unveils Whole System Approach To Sound Reinforcement
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    PSW Staff 02/03/11 02:55 PM,
    EAW is continuing to make advancements in creating definitive sound reinforcement solutions, exemplified by the KF740 three-way full-range line array module, which can be teamed with SB2001 subwoofers, UX8800 digital signal processors, and more recently, two industry leading amplifier brands, Lab.gruppen and Powersoft, and topped with proprietary EAW Focusing and Resolution simulation software. The KF740 line array system is optimized for the widest possible range of touring and installation applications. The symmetrical design, large horn and spaced woofers provide exceptional… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Amplifier • Line Array • Processor • Software • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer • System