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Friday, August 14, 2009
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08/14/09 02:38 PM,
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Heil 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…
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
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08/05/09 02:45 PM,
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iZotope has collaborated with English electronic band Underworld for the latest release of their popular iDrum app for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch. This new app features tracks adapted from all of Underworld albums in celebration of the release of the band’s full catalog on iTunes and in conjunction with a concert available to stream on the iPhone and iPod touch. “iDrum Underworld Edition has been carefully designed as a completely new medium of musical expression where users can interact…
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Monday, August 03, 2009
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08/03/09 07:35 AM,
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Producer Loops as introduced Trance Elevation Volume 1, a huge construction kit sample library that offers everything required to produce top-level Trance tracks. It includes 10 construction kits (300MB per kit) suitable for use in all sequencers on both Mac and PC. MIDI files have also been provided for intermediate and advanced users. The collection was produced for ProducerLoops.com by Jonathan Blakoe of Static Blue, who’s remixes for Armin Van Buuren, Sunny Lax, Kamil Polner and Adam Szabo have earned…
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Monday, July 27, 2009
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07/27/09 10:32 AM,
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Nearly 600 drummers got their chance to be in the global spotlight earlier this month, as they raised funds for a leading UK multiple sclerosis charity, setting a new world record into the bargain. And helping to keep them all in time was a Yamaha M7CL console. Part of the National Rock and Pop festival, which also incorporated the Guitarfest and Drumfest trade shows, the “Stick It To MS” world record attempt was hosted by comedian and actor John ‘Jazz…
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Friday, July 03, 2009
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07/03/09 10:39 AM,
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At InfoComm 2009 in Orlando, Crest Audio announced that it is now shipping the CV 20 mixing console, a flexible VCA audio solution designed for applications such as front-of-house, monitors and monitors from front-of-house. The CV 20 is available in 32, 40, 48, 56 and 64 mono input configurations with four-band sweepable EQ and fully parametric mid-frequency control on each mono input. A feature set of 12 aux sends, eight subgroup assignments and L/C/R panning to the Left/Right and Mono…
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07/03/09 07:53 AM,
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When 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…
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Thursday, June 04, 2009
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06/04/09 11:43 AM,
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With an original sound that is equal parts indie rock and hip-hop, duo Chester French has been on the fast track to fame ever since their first hit single “She Loves Everybody” debuted last November. After months of shows and TV appearances, the release of their first album, “Love the Future,” and a U.S. tour with Lady Sovereign, the pair of Harvard alumni will embark for Europe, returning home in July to begin opening for punk rockers Blink-182 on their…
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
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05/21/09 11:46 AM,
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With more degree programs and specializations than any other art and design university in the U.S., the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) encompasses a dedicated program for sound design students that includes opportunities to work with dialog, sound effects, and foley in a setting that incorporates many of the latest technological advancements. Production of student films approaches 40 projects in a single quarter, so the school’s equipment receives heavy use. Peter Damski, CAS, is Professor of Sound Design…
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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03/24/09 11:23 AM,
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With audio partners Clair Global (spearheaded by Roger Gibbons), Nickelback hit the road in early 2009 for dates both in the U.S. and U.K., with Monitor Engineer Mike Mule’ specifying a DiGiCo SD7 for the current tour. Having cut his teeth on DiGiCo D1s and D5s on previous tours. Mule’—who has amassed over 25 years of mixing credits with groups ranging from Dashboard Confessional and Rush to Van Halen and Whitesnake—started with Nickelback in ’05 on the “All The Right…
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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Heil Sound has premiered three drum microphone kits, the HDK-8 Primo, the HDK-7 and the HDK-5. “Think of it as a greatest hits boxed set with previously unreleased bonus tracks. Only instead of CD’s you get top of the line drum mics,” states Founder/President Bob Heil, describing his company’s irst foray into package drum mic kits. The HDK-8 Primo kit consists of two PR 22s, a flagship mic in the Heil Sound product line that is already in use by…
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