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Monday, July 26, 2010
Dave Dermont 07/26/10 05:34 PM, 2 CommentsThere are advantages to getting older. Years of learning something new at every gig add up to that thing we call experience. You remember how well the first Soundcraft console you ever used responded to your touch. You recall, despite its simple interface and lack of things to tweak, how great the reverb of a Lexicon PCM-60 sounded. Another advantage to getting older is that the gear you lusted after as a youngster becomes affordable. The downside of this can… View this story
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wayne Wadhams 08/27/09 03:35 PM, 1 CommentThere is no way to say for sure what specific elements, sounds or aspects of a record make it a HIT. Yet every hit has a few key things that grab our attention and make it memorable. Reviewing a long list of hits, we find that many of the same or analogous elements work over and over, in their separate contexts, to create their charisma. Some of these have to do with the song itself, others with the way it… View this story
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
PSW Staff 08/25/09 02:24 PM, 0 CommentsThe Christian Life Assembly (CLA) Church in Langley, British Columbia is a tech-savvy multi-campus congregation that offers both media streaming and podcast downloads of its services from its website. When the church began an extensive upgrade of its facilities last year, a new sound reinforcement system for its 1,500-seat sanctuary was high on its list of priorities. The new system is headed by three EAW KF730 compact line arrays, SB730 compact line array subwoofers and SB1000z large-format subwoofers supporting program… View this story
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
PSW Staff 08/20/09 02:49 PM, 0 CommentsCakewalk has announce its latest clinic tour during which the company will be exhibiting its new digital music production system, the SONAR V-Studio 100 and, in some locations, the SONAR V-Studio 700. These events will be held at retailers across the United States — including Best Buy and Guitar Center — and attendees can pre-register to win a $100 gift certificate to the retailer hosting the event. The cornerstone of the tour is the SONAR V-Studio 100, which combines a… View this story
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PSW Staff 08/20/09 08:51 AM, 0 CommentsThe acclaimed seminar series “The Complete Front of House Engineer” is back for 2009, scheduled to be presented in partnership with Church On The Rock in St. Peters, Missouri, beginning September 14, 2009. The Complete FOH Engineer seminars were formed in 2000 by 6-time TEC Award winning engineer Robert Scovill, and since that time, he has developed the series into a tour de force of workshops aimed at engineers and mixers who enter with a wide breadth of experience looking… View this story
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Friday, August 14, 2009
PSW Staff 08/14/09 01:38 PM, 0 CommentsHeil Sound has introduced the PR 48 large diaphragm dynamic microphone, designed for kick drum use. The PR 48 features a 1.5-inch diameter element, and is mounted in a vulcanized double shock mount, which offers complete isolation within a rugged cast metal housing, which is designed with a slanted entrance to the 3-pin XLR so the cable assembly is easier to connect. A specially designed low pass filter sets the -3 dB hinge points at 30 Hz and 8kHz with… View this story
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
PSW Staff 08/12/09 06:29 AM, 0 CommentsFront of House Engineer Kyle Chirnside is utilizing a Midas PRO6 digital console on the current world tour by Fall Out Boy. “I’ve always been a Midas guy,” states Chirnside. “Whenever I had a choice, I would have my XL4. But then I had the chance to test drive the XL8.” That opportunity came with an invitation visit Metallica FOH Engineer Big Mick Hughes during preparations for Fall Out Boy’s autumn 2008 tour of the UK and Europe. “We were… View this story
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
PSW Staff 08/11/09 06:10 AM, 0 CommentsAlcons Audio is now shipping the LR7Bass, designed as a low-frequency extension of the LR7 micro pro-ribbon line-array system in both permanent and portable applications. Featuring a single 12-inch long excursion woofer with neodymium magnet structure in bandpass loading configuration, the LR7B delivers high-quality, high-output bass response from a micro-sized and weight efficient package, measuring only three CDs wide by three CDs high. The extended frequency response of the dual tuning enables the LR7B to be used as mid-bass reinforcement… View this story
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Thursday, August 06, 2009
Keith Clark 08/06/09 01:57 PM, 0 CommentsI’ve just fielded a call from someone in direct contact with the sound team regarding the alleged “sound system failure” last night on the Aerosmith/ZZ Top tour during its stop in Sturgis, South Dakota, where a series of events led to Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler injured and transported to a hospital after falling off the stage. The Associated Press wire report on the incident - picked up by news outlets around the country - begins: “Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler… View this story
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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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