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Monday, January 19, 2009
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01/19/09 08:57 AM,
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Waves Audio continues its emphasis on collaboration with leading music industry masters as it presents The Tony Maserati Collection, the first in the Waves Signature Series. Maserati, a GRAMMY Award winning, multi-platinum producer/engineer/mix engineer for countless R&B, hip-hop, and pop hits, worked closely with the Waves R&D team to create this collection of six application-specific plug-ins that precisely capture Maserati’s personal production, engineering and mixing style. The Tony Maserati Collection consists of six plug-ins: the Maserati VX1 Vocal Enhancer; Maserati…
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Friday, January 16, 2009
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01/16/09 09:05 AM,
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PreSonus has announced that after two years of intense R&D, it is shipping its new StudioLive 16.4.2 digital recording and performance mixer, designed for both studio recording and live sound. The StudioLive sports a wealth of inputs and outputs. In addition to 16 mic inputs with XLRs, each channel has 1/4-inch TRS balanced line inputs and insert points. The four Subgroup outputs and six Aux bus inputs and outputs are also on 1/4-inch balanced jacks, and the main outs are…
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
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01/15/09 09:56 PM,
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On the heels of the release of Pro Tools 8, Digidesign is now offering two new Pro Tools LE system bundles: 003 Factory Complete and 003 Rack Factory Complete. Both bundles combine a Digidesign 003 hardware interface with the new Complete Production Toolkit - the powerful new expansion option for Pro Tools LE systems that combines a variety of plug-ins for both music and post production applications. The bundles offer up to nearly $500 in savings from standalone purchases. The…
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01/15/09 09:43 PM,
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At Winter NAMM 2009, JBL Professional is introducing the new LSR2300 Series Studio Monitor System, delivering professional performance at price points within reach of any studio. The LSR2300 Series includes: the LSR2328P Bi-Amplified 8-inch Studio Monitor with 160 Watts of amplification; the LSR2325P Bi-Amplified 5-inch Studio Monitor with 85 Watts of amplification; and the LSR2310SP Powered 10-inch Studio Subwoofer with an integrated 180 Watt power amplifier. In developing the LSR2300 Series, JBL applied the same stringent Linear Spatial Reference criteria…
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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01/13/09 09:07 AM,
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Allen & Heath has launched a new compact digital mixing system, the iLive-T Series, which has all the performance and power of the original iLive in a light weight, affordable package. The T Series comprises the fixed I/O iDR-32 and iDR-48 MixRacks and iLive-T80 and iLive-T112 Surface options with remote CAT5 connection. Each rack can be used with either control surface, and all models will be compatible with the existing iLive units. “The T Series has been developed using proven…
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Thursday, January 08, 2009
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01/08/09 04:01 PM,
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PreSonus has announced its schedule of special guest appearances at the company’s booth (number 6330, hall A) at the upcoming Winter NAMM show in Anaheim. January 16 - 18 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)—Producer, drummer and author of the book Band|Smart Martin Atkins will demonstrate the PreSonus StudioLive and talk about mixing the new Pig Face record. Atkins’ presentations will begin at 12:30 pm and 3:30 pm all three days. January 15 - 18 (Thursday through Sunday)—The “PreSonus All-Star Band” will…
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Monday, January 05, 2009
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01/05/09 04:54 PM,
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Group One Ltd. has announced the appointment of Matt Larson as its National Sales Manager for Professional Audio Products. In his new position, Larson will oversee the U.S. sales efforts of Group One’s roster of audio products, which include DiGiCo, MC2, and XTA. Larson is a pro audio veteran, whose previous experience includes Business & Sales Manager for the prestigious Midas and Klark Teknik lines. “I am excited to be part of the Group One team,” Larson states. “They are…
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Friday, January 02, 2009
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01/02/09 10:36 AM,
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SAE Institute, provider of pro audio and multimedia education worldwide, is incorporating Euphonix MC Control and MC Mix media controllers into 25 SAE Institutes across four continents. The SAE Institute audio curriculum includes training on the world’s leading digital audio workstations to help prepare students for real world production situations. Euphonix Artist Series media controllers offer comprehensive control over Pro Tools, Logic Studio and many more software applications, providing SAE with considerable flexibility in integrating MC Control and MC Mix…
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
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12/31/08 12:35 PM,
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This year is the tipping point for digital consoles in regional and festival sound reinforcement. Discussions of sound quality aside, the benefits of digital consoles – consistency, repeatability, recall and automation – force users to adopt the new way and the advantage it brings to live events where the same console is not dragged from one gig to the next. Vendors contemplating the purchase of a console must ask themselves who will be using their new mixing board, who the…
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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Touring in support of their most recent album, Accelerate, R.E.M. selected Oxnard, California-based Rat Sound to handle sound reinforcement requirements, with Brett Eliason serving as FOH engineer and George Squiers handling monitor mix honors. Clair Brothers sublet two Midas XL8 digital mixing consoles (for house and monitors) to Rat Sound for the tour. “We pushed for the Midas consoles,” Eliason notes, adding, “Having the Midas preamps at the front end and a true 24-bit, 96 kHz digital resolution were the…
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