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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
PSW Staff 07/22/09 08:19 AM, 0 CommentsGreen Day’s recently released 8th studio album, titled “21st Century Breakdown”, involved renowned producer Butch Vig and Green Day’s in-house engineer Chris Dugan, and traveling with Dugan and the band from its Studio 880 in Oakland to Holllywood’s Ocean Way was a rack of Apogee AD and DA-16X’s and Big Ben for connection to Pro Tools HD. When tracking began, Vig and Dugan set up for a shootout of two tracking possibilities; record to analog tape then dump into Pro… View this story
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Friday, July 17, 2009
PSW Staff 07/17/09 12:31 PM, 0 CommentsThe awards and accolades earned by the work of Stile Antico would be an accomplishment for even a seasoned vocal ensemble, but their meteoric rise to fame in the classical music world makes their successes all the more impressive. Comprised of twelve young British singers, Stile Antico first attracted the attention of harmonia mundi usa’s artistic director, Robina Young, at the 2005 Early Music Network International Young Artists’ Competition. From there, the group’s debut disc on the harmonia mundi label… View this story
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009
PSW Staff 07/07/09 05:43 AM, 0 CommentsShure has announced that the X2u XLR-to-USB signal adapter is now shipping. “Over the past several years, more and more musicians, both professional and amateur, have taken recording into their own hands at home, on the road, in their bedroom, basement, tour bus…wherever,” said Chad Wiggins, Shure’s Category Manager for Wired Microphones. “With this new product, we’re bringing the legendary heritage of Shure microphones to every level of performer and home recording artist as the proliferation of digital recording continues.”… View this story
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
PSW Staff 06/23/09 08:29 AM, 0 CommentsAt 2009 InfoComm in Orlando, Renkus-Heinz, worldwide distributor of Ahnert Feistel Media Group (AFMG) products, hosted the debut of the new AFMG A/D-D/A converter, the 8-input EASERA Gateway x.8. The x.8 is the product of a collaboration between AFMG and German hardware designers DSPECIALISTS, and is designed to complement AFMG’s EASERA and SysTune audio measurement software tools to provide sound system engineers with a complete PA system tuning package. The Gateway x.8 is the first 8-input/2-output converter specifically designed for… View this story
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
PSW Staff 06/16/09 05:22 AM, 0 CommentsAt 2009 InfoComm in Orlando, Sennheiser (Booth #5733) is introducing the MZD 8000 digital module for its MKH 8000 Series microphones. Specifically, the MKH 8000 Series can now be digitalized directly at the microphone head, ensuring a natural sound without any loss of quality. “A warm, natural, yet fantastically clear and powerful, sound is what makes the MKH 8000 series really stand out,” explains Dawn Birr, Sennheiser’s product manager for professional products. “The new digital module ensures that this sound… View this story
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PSW Staff 06/16/09 03:29 AM, 0 CommentsAurora Converters from Lynx Studio Technology were instrumental in the recording and mixing of music from Black Eyed Peas and Green Day that reached the top of the Billboard charts in late May and June, 2009. The Black Eyed Peas’ new single, “Boom Boom Pow” and upcoming CD “The E.N.D.” were mixed by Dylan “3-D” Dresdow using Lynx Aurora converters. “Boom Boom Pow” charted #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Digital Songs during the week of June 15,… View this story
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Friday, May 22, 2009
PSW Staff 05/22/09 12:24 PM, 0 CommentsSoundField has begun shipping the first quantities of its latest product, the UPM-1 stereo-to-5.1 converter, a 19-inch rack processor designed to create 5.1 content from old program material that only has a stereo soundtrack. (SoundField products are distributed in the U.S. by the TransAudio Group.) Such ‘legacy’ programming is a problem for companies broadcasting in high-definition with 5.1 surround audio, because listeners find it distracting when modern HD shows are broadcast in 5.1 surround and then the audio narrows to… View this story
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Monday, May 11, 2009
PSW Staff 05/11/09 07:21 AM, 0 CommentsPrism Sound has been granted Music Engineering & Technology Alliance (METAlliance) certification for two of its products, the ADA-8XR multi-channel AD/DA converter and the Orpheus multi-channel FireWire computer interface. Established in 2005 by music producers and recording engineers Chuck Ainlay, Ed Cherney, Frank Filipetti, George Massenburg, Phil Ramone, Elliot Scheiner and Al Schmit, the METAlliance is a collaborative community that allows producers, engineers and audio technology manufacturers to work together to ensure the highest standards of audio production. Graham Boswell,… View this story
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009
PSW Staff 05/06/09 10:45 AM, 0 CommentsMetric Halo has launched its anticipated ULN-8 - an audio processing converter and interface offering archival-grade converters, enhanced digitally controlled ULN (ultra low-noise, high-headroom) preamps, dedicated analog-domain sends and returns, analog domain 7.1 monitor controller, AES interfacing, extensive front panel control with excellent front panel metering. All of the capabilities of the ULN-8 are built atop Metric Halo’s fifth-generation 2d Processing, mixing and FireWire interfacing platform. This integration provides significant benefits to the owner in the form of reduced cabling… View this story
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Saturday, May 02, 2009
PSW Staff 05/02/09 10:40 AM, 0 CommentsSymetrix has announced a renewed alliance with pro audio specialty retailer Mercenary Audio, which is once again carrying Lucid, the Symetrix brand targeted at digital audio applications. The Foxboro, Massachusetts-based company is now stocking the Lucid 88192 A/D and D/A converter as well as the GENx192 Ultra Low Jitter Studio Master Clock, and will be actively marketing both of these models to digital audio customers throughout the U.S. The two companies had forged a strong business relationship earlier this decade… View this story
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