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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
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09/14/11 09:46 AM,
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Welcome to our quiz featuring 20 questions about stage monitoring and related issues. This is somewhat subjective and largely intended for entertainment purposes - better known as FUN for short - although there is fact and/or truth in many of the “correct” responses. Time for the obligatory non-apology: “We apologize if this quiz offends anyone. That is… er, is not... our intention. Besides, if you don’t like it, we’ll just claim you took it out of context.” Enjoy! 1) Why…
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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…
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Pat Brown
10/12/10 11:48 AM,
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For most humans, there is nothing easier than breathing, seeing, smelling and hearing. We do these things without thought, and even take them for granted. Our senses were given to us to help us exist in a physical universe. They are transducers that allow physical stimuli to be converted into a form recognized by the brain. We are bombarded with stimuli every waking moment, and our brains are continuously processing the information to help us function in our environment. Of…
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
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08/27/09 01:15 PM,
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Syn-Aud-Con will be presenting the Syn-Aud-Con Digital Seminar in Dallas, on September 14-16, 2009. The seminar is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to digital audio, digital signal processing and networking. This is the only time this class will be presented in 2009. This class is taught by three instructors - Steve Macatee, Brad Benn, and Pat Brown - each coming from a different background, making this team diverse and highly qualified. Sample comments from attendees of the most recent…
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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08/11/09 10:27 AM,
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Syn-Aud-Con will be presenting the Syn-Aud-Con Digital Seminar in Dallas, on September 14-16, 2009. The seminar is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to digital audio, digital signal processing and networking. This is the only time this class will be presented in 2009. This class is taught by three instructors - Steve Macatee, Brad Benn, and Pat Brown - each coming from a different background, making this team diverse and highly qualified. Sample comments from the most recent Syn-Aud-Con Digital…
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
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08/05/09 03:43 PM,
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Billed as “America’s Biggest Birthday Party,” Fair St. Louis this summer hosted a series of Friday and Saturday night concerts on the banks of the Mississippi River featuring national and local talent, capped off by extensive fireworks displays. The lineup of performers on the Mississippi River Overlook Budweiser Stage included Counting Crows, Train, Sonic Youth, Little Feat, Angie Stone, Gretchen Wilson, Guster, and rapper Lupe Fiasco, all supported with sound reinforcement by local provider Production Solutions LLC utilizing Martin Audio…
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Monday, July 27, 2009
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07/27/09 01:56 PM,
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The summer of 2009 marks 30 years in business for Ron Tunks Sales (RTS), a successful sales representative firm serving the professional audio and musical instrument retail industries. Covering the southeastern U.S. territory, RTS was recently awarded “Rep Of The Year” honors by Media Matrix, Peavey Architectural Acoustics and Crest Audio at the 2009 InfoComm show in Orlando. Company Founder Ron Tunks states, “In the current business climate I feel fortunate to be a part of this company that is…
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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06/24/09 10:54 AM,
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In the late 1980’s Matt Knobel started out working in several in New York studios including Media Sound and Platinum Island learning the ropes, then continuing with jingles on hundreds of recording and mixing sessions from American Express to Yellow Pages at JSM Music in NYC. “It was a great experience. I got to work with some great engineers, world class musicians and to work in a lot of amazing studios,” says Knobel. “I then started working a lot with…
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Keith Clark
06/12/09 12:20 PM,
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A recent poll here at ProSoundWeb asked, “The one thing I’d like to see the return of, or at least more of, in sound reinforcement is…” Response choices included tube electronics, rotary faders, loud/distorted audio, wired-only microphones, and wedges only (no IEM). Oh, and the winner: none of the above, which garnered almost 50 percent of the vote. Number two was tube electronics getting more than 20 percent, with number three being wired-only mics at about 15 percent. I was…
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Thursday, May 07, 2009
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05/07/09 08:25 AM,
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Worship Facilities Conference & Expo has announced the participation of more than 250 churches at next week’s WFX California, taking place May 13-15, 2009 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. Among the churches are congregations implementing the latest technologies and services to grow and enhance their ministries. “WFX is pleased to welcome facilities and tech teams from some of the most innovative churches in California and beyond,” said Nicole Derany, WFX Show Director. “These churches have…
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