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Friday, April 09, 2010
PSW Staff 04/09/10 01:20 PM, 0 CommentsWhether tracking lead vocals, instrumentals, or overhead drums, GRAMMY Award Winning Producer/Engineer Goldstein has been turning to one microphone that he knows will bring him a rich, accurate sound: AKG’s Perception 820 Tube. Goldstein learned his craft from some of the most widely respected producers and engineers in the recording industry, including George Massenburg, Mike Schipley, Rick Ruben and more. Working with high-profile producers and GRAMMY winning musicians, Goldstein learned that having the right equipment for the right recording scenario… View this story
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Monday, March 29, 2010
PSW Staff 03/29/10 02:48 PM, 0 CommentsGRAMMY-nominated engineer/producer Hal Winer has selected the AKG Perception 820 for his facility, BiCoastal Music. Offering something that computer programs can not: a warm, smooth and rich vintage sound, the tones provided by his new AKG Perception 820 Tube have been an asset to his recording process. Winer has been using the Perception 820 Tube in every recording since he first acquired it, applying it to both lead and backing vocals as well as guitar, bass and various other feature… View this story
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009
PSW Staff 09/01/09 08:31 AM, 0 CommentsThe current tour by Green Day sees the band utilizing Telefunken Elektroakustic M80 dynamic microphones for all vocals and various instruments, while at Ocean Way Recording to record the album “21st Century Breakdown,” all of Billie Joe Armstrong’s vocals were recorded with his new Telefunken U-47 and all of Mike Dirnt’s vocals used the new company’s new ELA M 251. Both large diaphragm tube microphones are manufactured in the meticulous reproduction of masterpiece microphones of the past. “The M80s are… View this story
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Friday, August 28, 2009
PSW Staff 08/28/09 02:20 PM, 0 CommentsGrammy nominated and platinum-selling artists Jonas Brothers, with ongoing world tour shows across the Americas and Europe, are making use of Sennheiser’s new 2000 Series wireless equipment and Sennheiser HSP 4 headsets. Last year, The Jonas Brothers used a Sennheiser G2 rig but now the tour has upgraded to the new 2000 Series components. Joe Jonas sings into a wireless Sennheiser SKM 2000 handheld mic, whereas Nick and Kevin Jonas each sing into Sennheiser’s HSP 4 headsets. The headsets, together… View this story
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
PSW Staff 08/19/09 09:47 AM, 0 CommentsThe Chicago Chapter of the Recording Academy invited legendary producers Mike Clink, Ron Nevison, and Keith Olsen to participate in a GRAMMY “Soundtable” event entitled “Behind the Glass,” a discussion recently hosted by the Recording Academy and Shure at the new S.N. Shure Theater at the company’s corporate headquarters in Niles, Illinois. “This was one of the most gratifying experiences I’ve had, personally and professionally, in my 20 years working at Shure,” said Mark Brunner, who moderated the discussion with… View this story
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Keith Clark 08/13/09 01:42 PM, 0 CommentsIn my job, I receive a lot of written materials that include the application of the word “icon” or “iconic” to many things which surely are not. Now, here’s the term properly applied: Les Paul was an icon. He passed away today from complications of severe pneumonia at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York, at the age of 94, following a fascinating life of invention and music. I grew up listening to his records, and those of fellow… View this story
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Friday, July 31, 2009
PSW Staff 07/31/09 01:09 PM, 0 CommentsDigital Services Recording Studio enjoys a long history of providing a professional recording environment to top artists as varied as The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, the Houston Symphony, Destiny’s Child and Chamillionaire, to name a few. The studio recently replaced their aging SSL 6000 series console with a new 48-channel Solid State Logic Duality console. The Duality gives the studio SSL’s signature SuperAnalogue sound, while providing on console control of the Pro Tools system. “The studio got a lot of… View this story
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
PSW Staff 07/30/09 06:12 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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Thursday, July 23, 2009
PSW Staff 07/23/09 12:17 PM, 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
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Monday, July 20, 2009
PSW Staff 07/20/09 07:56 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
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