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Tuesday, February 05, 2013
PSW Staff
02/05/13 11:49 AM,
Radial Engineering has announced the new Stage Bug SB-1, an ultra-compact direct box designed to fit inside the string pocket of a guitar case. Designed primarily for acoustic guitars, the Stage Bug SB-1 measures less than 2 inches wide, by 3.85 inches long and only 1.3 inches high. (5.1 cm x 9.8 cm x 3.3 cm). It’s powered using standard 48-volt phantom power. The Stage Bug SB-1 has a standard 1/4-inch hi-Z instrument input, a low-Z balanced output to feed…
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Gary Gand
02/05/13 05:42 AM,
For those who missed my first “newbie” column, here’s a re-cap. I’m the guy you love to hate, a musician almost from birth who is also a long-time professional sound engineer (35 years and counting). My goal is to inform and educate the less-experienced sound people that I work with on a regular basis from my spot at stage right in front of my guitar amp, behind my 36-pound pedal board, in my seven-piece blues, rock, soul – and whatever…
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
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01/31/13 04:55 PM,
Radial Engineering has announced the StageDirect, a new direct box that combines all of the standard features one would find in a DI with the added convenience of being able to mute the signal using a footswitch for silent on-stage tuning or to quietly switch instruments without having to turn down the PA system or put the stage amp on standby. As with all Radial direct boxes, the StageDirect is made from 14-gauge steel and finished in baked enamel for…
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Monday, October 01, 2012
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10/01/12 06:10 AM,
Audio Production Group of San Carlos, CA, which serves events ranging from outdoor music festivals to business meetings for corporate clients, has seen heavy deployment of its Countryman B2D directional lavaliere microphone and Type 10S and Type 85S stereo direct boxes (DI). “Corporate events have become increasingly complex, incorporating live webcasts, a phone bridge, and in-room sound reinforcement of the company’s CEO and several employee presentations,” explains Andy Heller, co-owner of APG. “In addition to audio from a presenter’s microphone,…
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
PSW Staff
09/27/12 09:59 AM,
Radial Engineering has introduced the Radial PZ-DI, a direct box that is designed to work with all types of acoustic and orchestral instruments via the ability to optimize the input impedance to match the pickup or transducer. According to Radial president Peter Janis, “With bigger and better PA systems in every venue and on every tour, the need to faithfully amplify acoustic instruments has never been greater. In the past, the sound was masked. Today, you hear every nuance. This…
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Thursday, February 02, 2012
Peter Janis
02/02/12 02:47 PM,
When amplifying an acoustic guitar, the use of a microphone can lead to concerns about feedback as well as being able to adequately amplify the instrument. With electric guitars, there are also concerns about the microphone adequately and accurately picking up the sound from the guitar amp, and in many cases, there’s also a desire for a quieter stage. Both scenarios lead to the use of direct (or DI) boxes as an alternative. But note that when selecting a direct…
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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01/18/11 06:04 PM,
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In terms of sound quality, a personal computer can be a rather hostile tool if it’s not interfaced with the right equipment, which was the case at the HP Pavilion at San Jose. Working alongside a variety of broadcast quality capable sound sources, the laptop computer sounded positively dismal, but the situation recently improved dramatically with the addition of a Type 10S Stereo DI from Countryman Associates. The HP Pavilion (formerly known as the San Jose Arena and Compaq Center)…
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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12/15/10 03:45 PM,
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Countryman Associates has announced the introduction of new Type 10S and Type 85S stereo direct (DI) boxes. At the core, both boxes leverage the same circuitry used in their popular one-channel counterparts to achieve outstanding performance. The Type 10S boasts exceptionally low distortion, noise, and deviation from linear phase, with supremely accurate transient response. The Type 85S faithfully implements the now-industry-standard Class A FET-based amplifier of the Type 85, achieving unparalleled overload characteristics and smooth sound. All switches and connectors…
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Friday, July 17, 2009
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07/17/09 10:17 AM,
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The new Fishman Aura Spectrum DI instrument preamp combines a high-quality direct box with Aura Acoustic Imaging technology that restores the pristine sound of a studio-miked instrument to undersaddle and soundhole pickups. The Aura Spectrum DI features 128 pre-loaded Images of the most popular acoustic instruments; a three-band EQ; built-in chromatic tuner with bypass/mute, one-knob compressor, volume, blend and image controls, automatic feedback suppression with up to three notches, an effects loop, and a high-quality balanced XLR DI. The Aura…
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