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Thursday, February 05, 2009
PSW Staff 02/05/09 12:46 PM, 0 CommentsWith their mash-up of ‘80s synth pop and contemporary alt-rock, The Killers continue the’ momentum on 2009’s international jaunt in promotion of Day & Age, the band’s third outing. James Gebhard has enjoyed a lengthy tenure with the band as FOH engineer (and for a time, production manager), stretching back to the “early’“days in 2004 when they headlined club dates and played ensemble radio promo fests. Gebhard, who has also mixed for tours with The Strokes, The Vines, Ladytron, and… View this story
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Thursday, January 29, 2009Fletcher’s NAMMservations (Or How I Went To Winter NAMM ‘09 And Learned About Drum Stick Free Zones)
Fletcher 01/29/09 04:56 PM, 0 CommentsDay 1 Dateline: ANAHEIM, CA, USA - So I was a day late in showing up for NAMM… which isn’t necessarily a bad thing because this is pretty much an annual event akin to the Bill Murray film “Groundhog Day” (where the same nonsense happens day after day until the lead role “gets it right”). Late or not, I arrived to find the same vendors of “custom” (in other words, off the rack) guitar pick guards… The same drum companies… View this story
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PSW Staff 01/29/09 10:30 AM, 1 CommentOrlando, FL-based Total Entertainment Productions utilized Lectrosonics wireless microphone and instrument systems for the recent “Word Out” Festival Battle Of The Bands, an Orlando-area festival featuring live performances by 15 bands. Total Entertainment Productions, headed by Ted Morgan, supplied the Lectrosonics gear for all performers as part of its role as the live sound reinforcement supplier for the event. Morgan also performed house mix duties throughout the festival. “To help expedite changeovers,” said Morgan, “the musicians simply carried their guitars… View this story
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
PSW Staff 01/20/09 04:13 PM, 0 CommentsHeil Sound has premiered three drum microphone kits, the HDK-8 Primo, the HDK-7 and the HDK-5. “Think of it as a greatest hits boxed set with previously unreleased bonus tracks. Only instead of CD’s you get top of the line drum mics,” states Founder/President Bob Heil, describing his company’s irst foray into package drum mic kits. The HDK-8 Primo kit consists of two PR 22s, a flagship mic in the Heil Sound product line that is already in use by… View this story
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Monday, January 19, 2009
PSW Staff 01/19/09 01:45 PM, 0 CommentsSteinberg Media Technologies GmbH presents a major new update to its Cubase Advanced Music Production System and Cubase Studio Music Production System products. Cubase 5 and Cubase Studio 5 offer a host of new capabilities including new beat creation tools, an integrated vocal pitch editing toolset, extended composing features, a convolution reverb as well as many other workflow and technological enhancements, including full support for Windows Vista 64-bit Editions. Cubase 5 and Cubase Studio 5 will be shipping in February… View this story
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PSW Staff 01/19/09 08:57 AM, 1 CommentWaves Audio continues its emphasis on collaboration with leading music industry masters as it presents The Tony Maserati Collection, the first in the Waves Signature Series. Maserati, a GRAMMY Award winning, multi-platinum producer/engineer/mix engineer for countless R&B, hip-hop, and pop hits, worked closely with the Waves R&D team to create this collection of six application-specific plug-ins that precisely capture Maserati’s personal production, engineering and mixing style. The Tony Maserati Collection consists of six plug-ins: the Maserati VX1 Vocal Enhancer; Maserati… View this story
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
PSW Staff 01/17/09 08:53 AM, 0 CommentsAt the Winter NAMM ‘09 Show, Electro-Voice has unveiled the PL Series of microphones, which includes seven vocal models and three instrument models. All are designed for live sound reinforcement and installed sound applications. PL Series models feature a unique non-reflective textured satin finish, high-quality fine mesh Memraflex grills, shock-mounted capsules for exceptionally low handling noise, and polar patterns strategically chosen to deliver excellent sonic performance with minimal off-axis complications. PL Series Vocal Group The entry-level dynamic supercardioid PL24 and… View this story
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
PSW Staff 12/30/08 04:53 PM, 0 CommentsAudio Impressions has released its patented virtual instrument technology and high-definition 70-piece DVZ Strings 2.0 sample library Further, the company will be demonstrating this new release version using a $50,000 FAR XM-Range digitally controlled active monitor system at the upcoming 2009 NAMM show in Anaheim, Room #7801. DVZ Strings 2.0 helps produce real-world balance of live musicians in real time without loading or unloading different samples. It is organized into sections that translate directly to fully accurate MIDI mock-ups as… View this story
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