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Monday, May 06, 2013
Matthew Weiss 05/06/13 02:48 PM,This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files. I’d argue that the most important stage a mix is the first hour. Not only is it when your ears are freshest, but it’s also when you get your first impression of a song. You’re making initial decisions that influence how the rest of the mix will go. Once you set down a path, you’re committing yourself to a certain direction. Here’s how I go about my first hour to… View this story
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Jackson B. Jackson 03/29/13 12:05 PM,I saw Pink Floyd’s epic film “The Wall” for the first time when I was 12 years old. It was quite possibly, at that time, that I first realized that recorded music held a certain “power.” The music of that film, coupled with the vibrant, yet bleak imagery, “forced” me to confront a whole range of emotions. Shortly after, when I heard the album by itself, I found that the music alone still moved me in the same ways. Certain… View this story
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Monday, February 18, 2013
PSW Staff 02/18/13 08:36 AM,Renkus-Heinz has further expanded its engineering team, welcoming Paul Peace as senior loudspeaker engineer and Chris Brabander as firmware engineer. Brabander, a graduate of California State Polytechnic University Pomona, comes to Renkus-Heinz from FEI-Zyfer, manufacturers of precision GPS time and frequency systems, where he served as firmware engineer. Brabander’s more than 20 years of experience also includes engineering positions at Zebra Tech, OneBox Networks, Mosler, and Cardkey. Peace joins Renkus-Heinz after more than a decade as founder and President of… View this story
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Friday, April 13, 2012
Joe Gilder 04/13/12 02:29 PM,This article is provided by Home Studio Corner. You know the feeling… You pop in your latest mix to play it for a friend. And as SOON as the mix starts playing, you want to crawl into a hole and disappear. “I swear this sounded better in my studio,” you tell yourself. You start making excuses, trying to figure out why this mix you were so proud of 60 seconds ago is now embarrassing the crap out of you.… View this story
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
PSW Staff 02/22/11 07:20 AM, 0 CommentsRadial Engineering has announced the availability of the Workhorse Open Source Document (WHOS-Doc) – a free developer’s guide to building 500 series rack modules. The Workhorse is Radial’s next generation 500 Series frame. “When we first started to look into the 500 rack world, we were astonished to find out that there was no hard, factual standard for 500 series rack modules,” said company president Peter Janis. “And what little we could find from sources such as the VPR Alliance… View this story
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Monday, February 07, 2011
Andy Wood 02/07/11 05:18 PM,Many professional audio manufacturers are now actively producing their own proprietary network connection and control systems, thus enabling users to create and control products within the audio chain. While not a particularly new concept (Crown, for example, started the trend in the 1990s with the IQ computer control system for its amplifiers), recent years have seen a plethora of new solutions. Therefore, to partner this article on interconnection options, here’s a brief overview on the control and distribution solutions currently… View this story
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Monday, December 27, 2010
PSW Staff 12/27/10 01:23 PM, 0 CommentsMoving to strengthen the long-term R&D and product development programs for its ELAN, NILES, Xantech, Sunfire, and ATON brands, The AVC Group has announced the appointment of Jim Hardiman to the position of vice president of engineering, effective January 3, 2011. Hardiman will report directly to Mark Terry, president of The AVC Group, and will be based at the company’s Carlsbad, California corporate headquarters. “Jim Hardiman brings more than 35 years of proven innovation and standards-setting thinking to his new… View this story
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Monday, April 12, 2010
PSW Staff 04/12/10 09:21 AM, 0 CommentsRenkus-Heinz has expanded their engineering staff with the appointment of Derrick Pierce to the position of Staff Loudspeaker Engineer. The California native returns to the state after more than a decade in design engineering and product development with loudspeaker manufacturers JL Audio in Florida. A designer of several award-winning products, Pierce has also held high-level engineering positions with Niles Audio and Menlo Scientific., and contributed to the development of several patents. “I’m really pleased to be joining a… View this story
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009
PSW Staff 09/02/09 06:33 AM, 3 CommentsBerkleemusic, the online school of Boston’s renowned Berklee College of Music, is debuting the new online course “Audio Mastering Techniques” for their upcoming fall term, beginning September 28. Students will gain a thorough understanding of what is involved in creating a final master recording ready for duplication, replication, or online distribution. Course authors and instructors Marc Einstmann and Jonathan Wyner have over 40 years of professional mastering experience between them. Wyner, associate professor in the Music Production and Engineering department… View this story
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Friday, August 28, 2009
PSW Staff 08/28/09 10:06 AM, 0 CommentsIn Howard Community College’s Smith Theater in Columbia, Maryland, a typical day might include everything from theater and film to lectures and meetings, with the occasional live concert thrown in as well. With inputs ranging from a single voice up to 56 inputs and outputs that might be mono, stereo or full surround sound, it was critical that this multifunctional space have a sound system with maximum flexibility and sonic clarity. The college chose an Allen & Heath iLive-112 digital… View this story
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