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Sunday, April 19, 2009
PSW Staff 04/19/09 10:06 AM, 0 CommentsWorship Facilities Conference & Expo has announced the return of Hands-on Tech Training at WFX California, taking place May 13-15 in Long Beach, California. The Expo Hall will be open May 14-15. WFX Hands-on Tech Training will provide attendees with the opportunity to get up close and personal with the latest tech equipment in the house of worship market. Industry-leading audio, video, and lighting consultants will share tips and techniques to master emerging technologies. Hands-on Tech Training classes are made… View this story
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Friday, April 17, 2009
PSW Staff 04/17/09 01:05 PM, 0 CommentsEuphonix has announced new options for the S5 Fusion digital audio mixing system package, including a new SP663 DSP card for higher channel counts and a wider range of control surface options. The S5 Fusion Digital Audio Mixing System package with DAW Control was first introduced in 2007 and is derived from the best-selling System 5 series. S5 Fusion is a complete professional mixing package that provides a fusion of Euphonix’ new processing DSP engine with EuCon Hybrid, a technology… View this story
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James Cadwallader 04/17/09 10:09 AM,A few nights ago, I attended the gig of a friend of mine who plays guitar. He’s a great player and a pretty cool guy. Sound-wise, there was a lot of stage wash that helped make the room sound muddy, and the house mix wasn’t doing much to help bring some presence and clarity to the whole picture. I took a peek at the console and was glad to see the main fader at unity, though the submix faders were… View this story
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
PSW Staff 04/16/09 03:21 PM,Solid State Logic (SSL) has announced the release of the new MX4, which combines in one package a very high channel count/high quality audio interface, a versatile software mixer, and DSP powered plug-ins that provide console grade precision processing. The MX4, which debuted at at the 2009 Prolight+Sound & Musikmesse in Frankfurt, is a solution for audio professionals working in complex recording and mixing environments. The 128-channel MADI I/O can be combined with SSL Alpha-Link audio format converters connected directly… View this story
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
PSW Staff 04/15/09 04:33 PM, 0 CommentsWith a membership of over 6,000 worshippers, Saint Philip A.M.E. Church in Atlanta has maintained a policy of keeping the audio-video needs up to date. Aided by Atlanta design/installation firm Communications & Entertainment Inc., the church has installed an Allen & Heath iLive-176 at Front of House of the 2,500 seat main Sanctuary and an iLive-80 in the Broadcast room. “When we were commissioned to redo the sanctuary sound and video systems, their analog console was approaching 10 years old,”… View this story
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PSW Staff 04/15/09 09:46 AM, 0 CommentsThe newly opened Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) was intended, from its conception, to be a space where the arts, technology, and science would challenge and transform each other. The $200 million-plus EMPAC provides world-calss facilities for creative exploration, as well as for research in fields ranging from visualization to immersive environments to large-scale interactive simulations. Officially opened last October, EMPAC operates nationally and internationally, attracting creators from around the… View this story
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Mark Frink 04/13/09 12:53 PM, 0 CommentsThere are several types of audio software plug-ins (or “plugs”), third-party software developed to enhance the functionality of software-based digital audio workstations (DAW). Most plug-ins use host-based or “native” processing. These include Steinberg’s VST (which runs on many platforms), Digidesign’s own RTAS (Pro Tools LE) and Apples’ AU (Logic). We’re interested in TDM (Time Domain Multiplex), a format used by Pro Tools HD that employs DSP cards, reduces latency and is used by Digidesign Venue live sound consoles. Venue input… View this story
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PSW Staff 04/13/09 10:51 AM, 0 CommentsThe SC600 Dual Adapter Box from Switchcraft combines many of the most commonly used audio adapters into one, easy to use device. Each side of the box functions separately, and features a 3.5mm (1/8-inch) stereo jack, a 1/4-inch stereo jack, two 1/4-inch mono jacks, and two RCA jacks. Any of the connections on the SC600 can be used as inputs or outputs, enabling adapting of audio from one device to another. The SC600 can also be used as a passive… View this story
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009
PSW Staff 04/07/09 11:30 AM, 0 CommentsMore than 120 pro audio professionals from around the world gathered in Houston, Texas in mid March to attend the Electro-Voice PA Roundup, an audio expo hosted by the Bosch Communications Systems Division. The event was timed to coincide with the three-week-long Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at Reliant Park—attended by around 1.8 million people annually—where one of the world’s largest Electro-Voice X-Line sound systems is deployed annually by Houston-based EV partners LD Systems for the biggest live concert event… View this story
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Monday, April 06, 2009
PSW Staff 04/06/09 01:57 PM, 1 CommentSoundcraft has taken the MPM and MFX Series of mixers and given them both hardware and audio performance upgrades, with both introduced at the 2009 ProLight+Sound/Muzikmesse in Frankfurt. The new Soundcraft mixers, known as the MFXi and MPMi Series (emphasizing the high input count on each), build on the strength of the original range by using vertically mounted PCBs with the control pots being nutted to the front panel. This not only increases the rigidity of the mixer and gives… View this story
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