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Friday, August 07, 2009
Mike Wireless 08/07/09 09:49 AM, 2 CommentsThe Shure UHF-R currently reigns as the most widely rented and specified wireless microphone system. It’s been on the market for four years and has garnered legions of fans. Let’s look at some of the features and technical specifications that make the UHF-R system tick. Components Receiver options include the single-channel UR4S and the dual-channel UR4D. Most often seen, of course, is the dual-channel variant. Three transmitters are available, including the UR1 standard bodypack, UR1M micro bodypack and UR2 handheld.… View this story
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PSW Staff 08/07/09 06:01 AM, 0 CommentsThis summer, London-based sound engineer Harry Bishop has provided live audio systems for a variety of festivals in England, including the One Taste festival in Hyde Park and several festivals in association with Chai Wallahs, an organization dedicated to providing an eclectic blend of high-quality musical acts. Bishop is utilizing Soundcraft Vi6 consoles, which have helped him make the conversion from analog to digital during the hectic festival season. At the One Taste festival, Bishop deployed Soundcraft Vi6 consoles at… View this story
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
PSW Staff 08/05/09 11:27 AM, 0 Commentsd&b audiotechnik has introduced the Ti-Series, a collection of loudspeaker systems and hardware fittings specially targeted to address an extremely wide range of small- to medium-sized installation applications. The new Ti-Series is outfitted with many of the innovative technology developments featured in the company’s T-Series loudspeakers. The series comprises the Ti10L line array loudspeaker and Ti10P point source loudspeaker, with the Ti subwoofer completing the package. The unobtrusive rigging hardware allows aesthetic integration, whether ground supported or flown and there… View this story
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009
PSW Staff 08/04/09 06:34 AM, 0 CommentsAES has released details regarding 154 paper presentations for the upcoming 127th AES Convention, to be held in October (9 - 12) at the Javits Center in New York City. “Beyond the awards, workshops, special events and bustling exhibition halls, the exchange of significant technical information remains the backbone of every Audio Engineering Convention,” states 127th AES Convention Chair Agnieszka Roginska. “This mission is exemplified by a robust syllabus of Papers and Posters. AES Papers Committee Co-Chairs Veronique Larcher and… View this story
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
PSW Staff 07/30/09 05:12 PM, 0 CommentsReflecting the exponential growth of live sound as an increasingly significant component in the health of the pro audio industry, 127th AES Convention Live Sound Co-Chairs Henry Cohen and Mac Kerr have devised a broad program of critical events designed to keep the “Road Warriors” fully on top of their game. Presentations run the gamut from an assessment of the White Spaces issue to innovations for meeting the increasingly urgent need for compliance with the Green Movement. Live sound programs… View this story
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Fletcher 07/29/09 10:44 AM, 0 CommentsThe great “democratization” of audio which started the undoing of the traditional recording studio in the 1990s, has mushroomed into a thriving industry. On the level of national releases, it seems that only a very rare few are recorded in a proper studio from beginning to end. I’m sure that just about everyone involved with music has worked with an artist that has either done their entire recording project at home, or recorded at home for some “famous mixer dude”… View this story
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PSW Staff 07/29/09 08:17 AM, 1 CommentThe 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.… View this story
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Monday, July 27, 2009
PSW Staff 07/27/09 03:28 PM, 0 CommentsThis year’s iTunes Festival, relocated to The Roundhouse in North London, features more than 60 artists playing live throughout July, with the wide range of talent including commercial mainstays such as Oasis, Kasabian, Franz Ferdinand and Snow Patrol, acoustic performers like Newton Faulkner, quirky performance artists with wide dynamic ranges (like Bat for Lashes’ Natasha Khan), and some good old fashioned R&B. Sound reinforcement for the festival is headed by Martin Audio W8LM mini line arrays, joined by a range… View this story
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PSW Staff 07/27/09 08:16 AM, 0 CommentsIn response to requests by sound contractors and sound designers, Bartlett Microphones is offering their latest model TM-125C stage-floor microphone for area pickup of actors and dancers in drama or musicals. It includes a rugged 6-foot permanently attached cable which prevents connector damage if an actor steps on the cable. The supercardioid polar pattern of the TM-125C helps gain-before-feedback, and provides isolation from sounds behind the mic, such as a pit orchestra. Further, it picks up sound while rejecting mechanical… View this story
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
PSW Staff 07/23/09 11:17 AM, 0 CommentsMultiple Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Christina Aguilera is in the studio again, working on tracks for her next album. Aguilera’s personal studio is filled with a wide assortment of world-class recording equipment ,and she and her creative staff rely on their reference monitors to make critical decisions about her recordings. To ensure that no detail is overlooked, Aguilera and her team look to Equator Audio Research for the accuracy so essential when making a high profile recording. Recording engineer Oscar… View this story
Filed in: Recording • News • Digital Audio Workstations • Loudspeaker • Monitoring • Studio
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