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Monday, July 25, 2011
Andrew "Fletch" Fletcher 07/25/11 06:12 PM, 1 CommentI remember the first time I used a digital console for a live show, at a corporate event that was taking place on an airfield in the California desert. I was mixing in a tent with the “talking heads” on lavalier microphones, standing in front of a parabolic set, and rented air conditioning units giving off about 90 dB of noise. Outside, professional drivers were racing the cars of the company putting on the show. A tight corner on the… View this story
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Friday, April 08, 2011
Tom Lubin 04/08/11 07:15 AM, 2 CommentsThe sound of popular music can be clearly compared to other forms of seasonal commodities such as clothing fashion and hairstyles. Much as bell-bottoms, the hula-hoop, and whitewall tires have become fashion statements associated with certain times past, “the sound” of most records will in later times provide a key identifier in time stamping that music. Like fashion, some of these sounds periodically re-emerge; some become an ongoing fabric of music production, while others are never heard of again. We… View this story
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Monday, December 28, 2009
PSW Staff 12/28/09 01:48 PM, 0 CommentsThe theatre department at Greendale High School, located in a suburb of Milwaukee, recently upgraded to new evolution G3 series wireless systems from Sennheiser, with the department now utilizing 20 channels of Sennheiser ew 512 G3 wireless bodypacks and receivers with 10 Sennheiser SKM 500-935 handheld transmitters for live productions in its 900-seat auditorium. In addition to the school’s four annual productions, the Greendale Community Theatre uses the space for three productions a year. A host of music-related events, both… View this story
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
PSW Staff 08/26/09 12:18 PM, 0 CommentsBoulder, Colorado’s Looking Glass Arts, which provides high school students filmmaking and acting tools, techniques, and craft combines top-flight equipment such as Sennheiser microphones, headphones and wireless packages with a teaching style that that purposefully melds technical skills, art, and philosophy. “As the tools have become cheaper, I’ve watched one art form after another,” Looking Glass Arts Co-founder Mickey Houlihan remarks. “Sound engineering is a great example – people used to devote their lives to understanding the tools and developing… View this story
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Monday, August 17, 2009
PSW Staff 08/17/09 12:45 PM, 0 CommentsA 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… View this story
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Thursday, August 06, 2009
PSW Staff 08/06/09 05:43 AM, 0 CommentsThe evolution e 965, the unique Sennheiser dual-diaphragm condenser microphone, is now available as a wireless version. The MMK 965-1 microphone capsule attaches to both Sennheiser 2000 Series and evolution G3 Series SKM handheld transmitters in seconds, allowing users of both series to enjoy the unique dual-diaphragm advantage of Sennheiser’s e 965 microphone. The Sennheiser ew 500-965 G3 system is based around the MMK 965-1 and ships with the EM 500 G3 receiver, a GA 3 rack-mount kit, and the… View this story
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Monday, July 20, 2009
PSW Staff 07/20/09 06:56 AM, 0 CommentsK-array self-powered live performance loudspeakers, available in the U.S. from Sennheiser Electronic Corporation, made their U.S. debut at Summerfest, the world’s largest music festival, held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin over an 11-day period leading up to the July 4 holiday weekend. The event’s principal production provider, Clearwing Productions, put the K-array systems to use at JoJo’s Martini Lounge, one of 11 stages at the lakefront festival park, in addition to integrating a complement of Sennheiser evolution 900 and 600 Series wired… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • News • Concert • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer • Audio -
Friday, July 03, 2009
PSW Staff 07/03/09 06:53 AM, 0 CommentsWhen Tracy Broussard moved to Nashville from his native Louisiana 13 years ago to pursue his musical dreams, he had no prospect of a steady gig. Now, with a new drum kit and a top five spot in the country music category in Modern Drummer magazine’s recent poll, Broussard is a Sennheiser endorser currently on the road with Blake Shelton as an opening act for country music legend George Strait every night. Broussard has long used a full complement of… View this story
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009
PSW Staff 06/03/09 10:22 AM, 0 CommentsMembers of four disparate bands - Cheap Trick, Hanson, Smashing Pumpkins, and Fountains of Wayne - have formed Tinted Windows, a power pop music “super-group” with all players utilizing Sennheiser e 935 wired microphones for live performances. Mike Fanuele, who has worked with Dashboard Confessional and Fountains of Wayne, among others, served as the band’s house and monitor sound engineer (in addition to production and tour manager_ for three SXSW gigs and a subsequent two-week tour that hit New York,… View this story
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Mike Wireless 05/27/09 12:21 PM, 3 CommentsOne of the more common phone calls I’ve been receiving lately is from people looking for advice on which frequency bands to choose for their new wireless systems. Maybe it’s all of the tours going out, or maybe people are finally getting the message about the spectrum changes and they want to “do the right thing”. I’ve certainly noticed that quite a few systems proliferating the market in the last 10 years fall within the “700 MHz band” (between 698-806… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Church Sound • Feature • Blog • Mike Wireless • Opinion • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement
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