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Friday, January 13, 2012
PSW Staff 01/13/12 11:43 AM,You’ve finally invested in a high-quality vocal microphone and your voice has never sounded better. Unfortunately, the keyboard player in your band decides he wants to use your mic during his featured rap. You cringe as he practically eats the microphone. You can barely watch as he encourages audience members to scream into the mic. Afterwards he returns your mic, still operational but considerably wetter and unhygienic. Microphones are subject to an inordinate amount of abuse, especially in live music.… View this story
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
PSW Staff 09/13/11 01:00 PM, 0 CommentsNew York University’s Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts is the premier venue for the presentation of cultural and performing arts events for all of NYU and lower Manhattan. Since opening in 2003, the 860-seat Skirball Center has been an educational and community building resource, providing NYU’s first large-scale, professional performance space on campus. Recently the Skirball Center replaced its older analog front of house console with a Yamaha PM5D digital audio console purchased from Scharff Weisberg. “About… View this story
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PSW Staff 09/13/11 10:45 AM, 2 CommentsVoiceLive Rack is based on the renowned effects engine that also powers TC Helicon units VoiceLive Touch and VoiceLive 2. As a result, VoiceLive Rack offers all imaginable types of effects for vocals—µMod (detune, chorus, flange), Echo & Delay, Reverb, Harmony, HardTune & Correction, Doubling, Transducer (distortion & megaphone), Rhythmic (stutter, tremolo, etc.) and Tone (Adaptive EQ, compression, de-esser, etc.). Setting up a smooth producer-like vocal sound is as fast as it is easy and includes digital recall of a… View this story
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Bobby Owsinski 07/14/11 11:12 AM, 0 CommentsI know what many of you are thinking. “I love doing live sound but I’m really not that interested in recording.” Or, “Clients are asking for it, but I’m a little uncertain on how to get quality results.” Not to worry, I was there once upon a time before making a transition to the world of recording. If you know how to pass a clean signal, you can make a great recording. It will take a little extra time and… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Audio • Consoles • Digital Audio Workstations • Engineer • Microphone • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • Studio -
Monday, February 07, 2011
Andy Wood 02/07/11 06:18 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… View this story
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Friday, February 04, 2011
Mark Frink 02/04/11 03:09 PM, 0 CommentsThis is the 40th anniversary of Altec Lansing’s passive third-octave “continuous” equalizer that began modern sound system equalization. It didn’t start as a graphic equalizer, but rather, was three rows of eight knobs on third octave centers. A companion third-octave real-time analyzer, three rows of eight VU meters, provided a means to measure a sound system. Subsequent Altec EQs replaced the knobs with a row of sliders, earning the name “graphic” because their positions provide a graphic display of the… View this story
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Monday, January 24, 2011
PSW Staff 01/24/11 05:28 PM, 0 CommentsWhen the owners of New Jersey’s new Architekt Music set out to create a music facility rooted in the most professional level of musicianship and highest industry standards, sound quality was their top priority. They chose Shure microphones across the board – for the facility’s concert venue, recording studio, and professional music instruction space. “We knew Shure microphones could stand up to abuse in a live setting,” says George Roskos, co-owner of Architekt Music. “So, it was a no-brainer that… View this story
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Pat Brown 10/12/10 12:48 PM, 0 CommentsFor 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… View this story
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Friday, August 20, 2010
PSW Staff 08/20/10 10:07 AM, 0 CommentsRoyer Labs has introduced the R-101 ribbon microphone, well-suited for both studio and live sound reinforcement applications. The new R-101 offers numerous technological advancements pioneered by Royer Labs. Chief among them is the microphone’s multi-layered wind screening for superior protection from air blasts and plosives, providing excellent protection for the microphone’s ribbon element. This unique screening system also reduces proximity effect, facilitating closer miking with less bass buildup. The ribbon element’s smooth frequency response and phase linearity, coupled with sensitivity… View this story
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
PSW Staff 05/26/10 02:47 PM, 0 CommentsThe 2010 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival not only included live performances, but live webcasts as well. At Coachella’s Mojave Stage, Ian C. Charbonneau of Le Mobile Remote Recording relied on JBL LSR2328 studio monitors to mix a roster of top artists for live webcast. During the Festival’s three days, the Mojave Stage hosted performances by 30 acts, including Devo, Grizzly Bear, Imogen Heap, Julian Casablancas, Shooter Jennings and Les Claypool. “When you’re mixing live from 10 AM to… View this story
Filed in: Recording • News • Poll • Audio • Concert • Loudspeaker • Monitoring • System
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