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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Mark Frink 12/31/08 12:35 PM, 0 CommentsThis 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… View this story
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
PSW Staff 12/30/08 04:01 PM, 0 CommentsTouring 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… View this story
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Monday, December 22, 2008
PSW Staff 12/22/08 12:06 PM, 0 CommentsLawo has announced new Version 4 software release for the company’s mc² Series production consoles, including the mc²90, mc²66, and mc²56. New V4 operating system software introduces several dramatic advancements designed to streamline workflow, including a completely new Surround Channel, Hyperpanning, an entirely new graphical engine that provides greater functionality via mouse control, a newly designed VCA, and numerous additional enhancements. The new V4 software introduces a completely new surround channel whereby all surround signals up to 7.1 can be… View this story
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Wednesday, November 12, 200811/12/08 02:48 PM, 0 CommentsSweetwater Audio used the Studer Vista 8 console for the live broadcast of the 60th Annual EMMY Awards telecast on Sunday, September 21 at the NOKIA Live Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Additionally, ATK/Audiotek deployed JBL Professional VERTEC line arrays for the sound reinforcement system in the arena. The EMMY Awards were broadcast live on ABC Television Network in 5.1 surround sound using the Studer Vista 8 console and JBL LSR4300 studio monitors. The team at Sweetwater operated out of… View this story
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
PSW Staff 05/15/08 11:40 AM, 0 CommentsKRK Systems has unveiled the second generation of its Rokit monitor, now incorporating several technologies from the company’s flagship VXT and E8B lines such as radically radiused edges along the front of the cabinet. The new Rokits replace the current Rokit 5-inch, 6-inch and 8-inch models. A key component to the new Rokit look is the molded front baffle that virtually eliminates diffraction distortion caused by standard flat baffles. The Rokit G2’s curved front baffle was engineered to minimize diffraction… View this story
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Sunday, July 20, 1980
Curtis Settino 07/20/80 09:07 AM, 0 CommentsThis exclusive article is provided by TapeOp.com. The goal when dealing with roaming musicians is to create and capture unique volume, position and/or timbre changes in the performance you’re recording. It’s a roundabout approach to orchestration and dynamics. The following methods can work in a variety of recording situations (four-track and beyond) and are designed for vocals and hand-held acoustic instruments. Volume Changing Did you know? An automated volume control technique was used with Elvis Presley when he first… View this story
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