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Tuesday, February 03, 2009
PSW Staff 02/03/09 05:02 PM, 0 CommentsRoland Systems Group (RSG) has introduced the RSS M-48 Live Personal Mixer and RSS S-4000D Splitter and Power Distributor, an innovative monitoring solution for live performance and studio applications. Providing performing musicians with very high sound quality and flexibility in their individual stage mix, the M-48 offers control over 40 audio sources that can be easily managed in 16 assignable stereo groups. The playing experience is enhanced with level/pan/solo/three-band EQ on each group, high quality built-in reverb for a more… View this story
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Monday, January 26, 2009
PSW Staff 01/26/09 02:32 PM, 2 CommentsRenowned sound engineer Bruce Swedien is sharing his hard-won expertise with the next generation of engineers in his master class, “Critical Listening with Bruce Swedien.” The recipient of five Grammy Awards and a leading architect of the contemporary pop aesthetic, Swedien is credited as engineering innumerable modern classics, including albums by Herbie Hancock, Mick Jagger, and Paul McCartney. He is well positioned to improve the perspective and technique of students, and does so with the help of Sennheiser and Neumann… View this story
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
PSW Staff 01/21/09 03:55 PM, 0 CommentsEngineer Ian Boxill recently installed Focal Professional Solo 6 Be monitors in his personal studio, and has begun mixing a top-secret project. With the past three Prince albums behind him, and a 2008 Grammy for “Best Male Vocal” on the Prince penned song Future Baby Mama, Boxill is primed for new and great things. Deciding to upgrade his studio with new monitors, Boxill chose Focal and is loving the sound, stating, “Focal speakers have the rare quality of being very… View this story
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Nort Johnson 12/23/08 11:23 AM, 2 CommentsIn 1976, I was hired on the local crew to pitch and bail scaffolding and deck for my first stadium show at the historic Comiskey Park in Chicago. It was a July 8 truck tip and the day of the show was July 10. The temperature hovered around 100 degrees for the duration. We erected the monster in the left center field bleachers over the seats where Babe Ruth and Nellie Fox used to tear the hides off of well-greased… View this story
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Mark Frink 12/10/08 02:35 PM, 0 CommentsGetting the call to mix monitors for Jessica Simpson earlier this year was my surprise birthday gift from FOH engineer Monty Lee Wilkes. Following a cross-country flight early the next morning, I was programming a Yamaha PM5D at Center Staging in Burbank for the debut performance of Jessica’s country music show at Country Thunder that weekend in Wisconsin. Jessica is as beautiful inside as out, a hard-working girl from Texas whose gift to audio is a dedication to her craft… View this story
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Sunday, July 20, 1980
Curtis Settino 07/20/80 09:07 AM, 0 CommentsThis exclusive article is provided by TapeOp.com. The goal when dealing with roaming musicians is to create and capture unique volume, position and/or timbre changes in the performance you’re recording. It’s a roundabout approach to orchestration and dynamics. The following methods can work in a variety of recording situations (four-track and beyond) and are designed for vocals and hand-held acoustic instruments. Volume Changing Did you know? An automated volume control technique was used with Elvis Presley when he first… View this story
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