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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Keith Clark
04/20/11 12:14 PM,
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In the world of professional sound design and installation, there’s an old adage that goes “your system is only as good as the weakest component in the signal chain.” This is especially true of a sound system’s loudspeakers. They are the last link in the chain, directly responsible for communicating everything that’s been done to the signal along the way. The Basics One thing’s for sure: if a system sounds lousy, the listening audience will automatically shift their gaze first…
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Monday, August 31, 2009
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08/31/09 03:10 PM,
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ARX Systems has announced the addition of the new and unique USB I/O Universal Transformer Isolated USB Interface to its range of precision audio tools. The USB I/O is a true “plug and play” analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog pro audio interface and requires no special driver program installation on Mac OSX, Win XP and Vista. It features transformer isolated audio inputs and outputs, with new USB analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converter chipsets that are incorporated into the circuit topology, allowing maximum headroom…
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
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08/20/09 01:42 PM,
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The Northbrook Theater in Northbrook, IL, has selected AKG DMS 700 digital wireless microphone systems to play a role in all 12 of its annual productions. The 300-seat theater recently upgraded to the DMS 700 systems, incorporating 12 DSR 700 receivers, 10 CK 77 Microphones, and 25 DPT 700 bodypacks. The theater is using AKG’s digital wireless system to drive a series of performances put on by youth, for youth. Performing Arts Supervisor Kurt Ottinger needed a system that came…
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Monday, August 17, 2009
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08/17/09 12:45 PM,
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A significant evolution of ADAM Audio’s S-Series, the new SX-Series reference monitors feature completely redesigned transducers, drivers and electronics to enable exceptionally transparent reproduction. All ADAM SX-Series monitors feature the new X-ART tweeter, which provides 4 dB higher efficiency, an increased maximum sound pressure level of 3 dB, and an expanded frequency response of up to 50 kHz. Other new components include an ultra-low distortion broadband A/B amplifier with 1 MHz internal bandwidth, perfectly matched to the X-ART tweeter for…
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08/17/09 11:35 AM,
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The annual July 4th concert performance at the Ft. Wayne campus of Indiana/Purdue University featured four local acts capped off by nationally known country singer Jo Dee Messina and a spectacular finale featuring the Ft. Wayne Symphony Orchestra performing in tandem with choreographed fireworks. To accommodate all of the performers, Sticha Bros, who’d been contracted for the event by Northern Productions of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, set up a larger 60- x 60-foot stage next to a smaller 60- x…
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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08/12/09 07:43 AM,
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The Southern Baptist Convention, held in June at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, was served by a sound reinforcement system powered by 24 new Yamaha TX6n amplifiers The Yamaha amplifiers were purchased from Capital Design Group by the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) late last year, in preparation for this year’s event. The SBC-owned audio inventory is vast and can support crowds of up to about 15,000 in a convention center/exhibit hall/theater configuration. “We chose the new…
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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08/11/09 06:10 AM,
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Alcons Audio is now shipping the LR7Bass, designed as a low-frequency extension of the LR7 micro pro-ribbon line-array system in both permanent and portable applications. Featuring a single 12-inch long excursion woofer with neodymium magnet structure in bandpass loading configuration, the LR7B delivers high-quality, high-output bass response from a micro-sized and weight efficient package, measuring only three CDs wide by three CDs high. The extended frequency response of the dual tuning enables the LR7B to be used as mid-bass reinforcement…
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Saturday, August 08, 2009
Bruce Bartlett
08/08/09 07:08 AM,
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The Core Sound TetraMic is the first portable, coincident, stereo and surround-sound Ambisonic soundfield microphone under $1,000, and it compares very favorably with similar soundfield mics selling for $3,000. This pencil-sized microphone offers amazing sound and flexibility at an affordable price. Some applications include stereo or surround recordings and broadcasts of musical ensembles, sound effects, news events, sporting events, environmental sounds, and general ambience. How It Works The TetraMic is a soundfield system that utilizes a patented four-capsule microphone and…
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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07/29/09 08:17 AM,
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The new Biema MAX 10 loudspeaker combines the advantages of wide frequency response and dynamic range with low harmonic distortion and high fidelity. The MAX 10 high-frequency component employs a BMS driver made in Germany, while the rotatable horn provides 50-degree by 80-degree coverage. The 10-inch woofer is mounted in a vented enclosure tuned for optimized low frequency response. An internal passive filter network provides all acoustical crossover and equalization. Inputs and outputs are Neutrik Type NL4, wired in parallel.…
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Friday, July 24, 2009
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07/24/09 09:22 AM,
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Eighth Day Sound recently did double-duty on two major events, the Hot 97 Summer Jam at Giants Stadium in New York, and then moving south to the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee. In both cases, the Highland Heights, Ohio-based sound reinforcement company provided four DiGiCo SD8 digital mixing consoles. At the annual Hot 97 Summer Jam, Eighth Day supported all acts, including Mary J. Blige, Jadakiss, T-Pain, Young Jeezy and Elephant Man, while at Bonnaroo, they handled the…
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