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Friday, April 13, 2012
PSW Staff 04/13/12 05:39 PM,NYC-based indie pop band Fun., on a sold-out cross-country tour and heeding the challenge of creating a compact touring audio footprint, has front of house engineer Daniel Hodges selecting a pair of DiGiCo SD8 consoles (plus an SD-Rack). Utilizing the streamlined Optocore network, as well as having the ability to share one stage rack between front of house and monitor world (managed by Justin Doucette), ultimately made the small trailer limitations workable. “The band has a pretty decent-sized lighting package… View this story
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PSW Staff 04/13/12 11:17 AM,PreSonus is now shipping Studio One 2.0.5, a free update to all versions of the company’s DAW software for Mac and Windows that adds several important new features and fixes a variety of issues. Among the new features: —Any Studio One command can now be assigned to any MIDI CC message. Use any MIDI control surface with Studio One, even if it isn’t natively supported. —Ampire XT amp models have been reworked to sound significantly better. —Markers can now have… View this story
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Craig Leerman 04/13/12 10:52 AM,The M-480 digital console is a primary component in the steadily expanding V-Mixing system family from Roland Systems Group that also includes other console models, as well as digital snakes, personal mixers, protocol interfaces and the new R-1000 multi-track digital recorder. The M-480 is the largest console in the series (other models include the 400, 380 and 300), offering 48 mixing channels plus 6 stereo returns (for a total of 60 channels), left/center/right outputs, 16 aux buses and 8 matrices.… View this story
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PSW Staff 04/13/12 10:29 AM,Cerwin-Vega! is introducing a line of professional audio mixers that are designed for live performance and recording applications. Available in 10, 12 or 16 channel versions, the new mixer range offers extensive features such as digital sound effects processing and USB input/output for laptop computer playback and recording. Built using premium-grade components that deliver precision audio performance, the mixers feature a commercial-grade metal housing for reliability and longevity. The mixers’ clear markings and color-coordinated knobs also allow for intuitive operation,… View this story
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
PSW Staff 04/12/12 07:17 PM,Originally making its debut in 1959, and recently celebrating its 50th birthday, the legendary Second City Comedy Theatre has opened the UP Comedy Club, a new theatre in the Piper’s Alley area of Chicago. With resident stages in Chicago, Toronto, and Touring Ensembles, Second City entertains over 1,000,000 guests each year. It was the training ground for a host of famous alumni including John Belushi, Mike Myers, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, John Candy, Catherine O’Hara, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Stephen… View this story
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Mark E. P. (Milo) Woods 04/12/12 06:34 PM,As we left off last time, our hero was fighting for truth, justice… Oops - wrong story. Our story here is to continue the discussion of creating a truly useful technical information package for a visiting acts and sound personnel, is a bit less glamorous. But it need not be overly complicated, either. Previously (here), we looked at the basic format of the tech package, and talked about the first five of 10 essential items it should offer. Now, let’s… View this story
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
PSW Staff 04/11/12 05:23 PM,Waves Audio is now shipping the new NLS (Non-Linear Summing), which delivers the sound of three classic consoles in one powerful plug-in. To create NLS, Waves joined forces with three leading producer/engineers – Mark ´Spike´ Stent, Mike Hedges and Yoad Nevo – modeling their rare mixing desks. NLS recreates the sound of: —The “magical” solid state console belonging to Mark “Spike” Stent (Radiohead, Björk, Muse, Maroon 5, Madonna). —The classic console owned by Mike Hedges (The Cure, Siouxsie and the… View this story
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PSW Staff 04/11/12 04:52 PM,Currently on an extensive 8-month tour with Grammy Award-winning country act Lady Antebellum, southern California-based Sound Image is deploying a Soundcraft Vi6 digital mixing console at the monitor position. Sound Image chose a Vi6 as the monitor console for its sonic quality and ease of use. Peter Bowman, monitor engineer for Lady Antebellum, was new to the Soundcraft Vi6 when he first started the tour, but has quickly adapted. “I didn’t care about a learning curve,” he states. “If it… View this story
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PSW Staff 04/11/12 09:46 AM,The new Studer Vista 1 Compact is a true Vista console in a compact and low-cost configuration. Being unveiled at the upcoming NAB 2012 Show in Las Vegas, the new desk comes complete as a single chassis, with control surface, I/O connections and DSP all integral, considerably reducing weight and footprint. The Vista 1 Compact is suited to both fixed and portable systems, while its compact size makes it a natural choice for OB and ENG vans, with a price… View this story
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Monday, April 09, 2012
PSW Staff 04/09/12 02:54 PM,Nestled in the heart of New York City, audio post production house Mixopolis recently purchased a Fairlight Xynergi system in order to maximize potential and optimize workflow within their state-of-the-art mixing facility, providing television and radio advertising agencies high quality promotional material. Mixopolis deploys Fairlight for post work including voiceover recording, lock to picture, sound effects and sound design. The ability to intake all audio and video formats through the Xynergi console allows them to stay on top of the… View this story
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