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Thursday, January 05, 2012
PSW Staff 01/05/12 11:53 AM, 0 CommentsFollowing the debut of the KH 120 two-way active nearfield monitor last fall, Neumann has announced the launch of the KH 810 and KH 870 active subwoofers. Both feature the company’s 7.1 High Definition Bass Management technology, which complements high-definition video with accurate sound reproduction. Bass Management is compatible with all formats, from mono to the latest 7.1 high definition systems such as Blu-ray. Eight electronically balanced analog XLR inputs ensure flexible interconnectivity. Four-mode LFE channel processing provides compatibility across… View this story
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011
PSW Staff 08/09/11 02:30 PM, 0 CommentsBuilding on the success of the KMS 104 and KMS 105 dynamic vocal microphones, Neumann has intrduced their digital counterparts: the KMS 104 D and KMS 105 D (MSRP: $1,398). Equipped with the core features of the existing models, the KMS 104 D, with its cardioid pattern, and the KMS 105 D, with its super-cardioid pattern, offer additional digital advantages such as an extended dynamic range, more robust operation and integrated peak limiters that prevent clipping. When used alongside either… View this story
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Thursday, June 09, 2011
PSW Staff 06/09/11 01:00 PM, 1 CommentOn one frigid afternoon this past February, a crew from Classical Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) and the A cappella vocal group, Cantus, MPR’s 2010-2011 Artist-in-Residence, took a three-minute pitch black ride down to the 27th level of the Soudan Underground Mines to record a performance 2,341 feet below the surface. This audio and video venture—which highlights the most recent installment in Classical MPR’s Sonic Architecture series—relied on a pair of Sennheiser MKH 800s and Neumann KM 140 microphones to capture… View this story
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Monday, July 26, 2010
Dave Dermont 07/26/10 06:34 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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Friday, April 09, 2010
PSW Staff 04/09/10 08:15 AM, 0 CommentsCTV, the most popular television network in Canada, is enjoying the functionality of Neumann digital microphone technology for its audio production of everything from documentaries to voice-overs to music recording. CTV’s post sound supervisor Michael Nunan attributes CTV’s increasing use of the cutting-edge technology to features that are essential to broadcasters and unmatched by analog technology: failure-proof fidelity and consistently easy setup. One of CTV’s Neumann digital microphone productions was the re-recording of “The Hockey Theme,” often lovingly referred to… View this story
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
PSW Staff 12/16/09 12:52 PM, 0 CommentsThree-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, Rob Thomas, lead singer with Matchbox Twenty, has embarked on a solo tour of North America. With him on tour is a selection of Sennheiser and Neumann wireless and wired microphones as well as wireless guitar systems. The set-up also includes the company’s new 2000 Series IEM transmitters and receivers for Thomas, his band, background singers and backline techs. Jim Yakabuski, who regularly mixes front-of-house for Thomas and Matchbox Twenty, says, “The big-ticket item… View this story
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009
PSW Staff 12/08/09 10:59 AM,During breaks in a touring schedule with blink-182 and Fallout Boy, Panic! At The Disco has been hard at work on its much-anticipated third studio album, which will follow 2008’s chart-topping “Pretty. Odd.” Retreating to Malibu for pre-production and tracking, the band has given itself an interesting task. The goal was to record an album using the comfort and efficiency of all the digital gizmos that make a modern recording studio modern, but with the unmistakable character and authenticity of… View this story
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
PSW Staff 11/28/09 10:54 AM, 0 CommentsFor the recently concluded fourth season of NBC Television’s highly rated “America’s Got Talent,” Audio Mixer Larry Reed regularly utilized an array of Sennheiser and Neumann microphones fpr the competing singers, dancers, comedians and entertainers, as well as guest artists and the panel of three celebrity judges. Reed reports that the Sennheiser and Neumann wired microphones were used mainly on guest bands. In addition, a couple of the show’s guest vocalists made use of wireless handheld microphones. “We brought in… View this story
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
PSW Staff 11/19/09 09:32 AM, 0 CommentsSennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG will integrate its subsidiary K + H Vertriebs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, manufacturer of studio monitors and installed sound products, into the Sennheiser and Neumann companies. “We would like to benefit from the strength of the Sennheiser and Neumann brands in this business area, too,” states Volker Bartels, speaker of the Sennheiser executive team. “Neumann and Sennheiser are firmly established in the studio and installed sound areas, respectively, and promise a much better market penetration… View this story
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
PSW Staff 11/12/09 12:36 PM, 0 CommentsMonitor engineer Seth Kendall utilized a Neumann KMS 105 microphone for the vocals of three-time Grammy winner Lucinda Williams on her recent tour of Europe, and will be continuing the practice on Williams’ upcoming “30th Anniversary Tour”. When paired with a Sennheiser ew 300 IEM G2 wireless personal monitor system, Kendall can deliver fatigue-free monitor mixes that, in his words, “absolutely sparkle.” While serving as a systems engineer for Clair Brothers, Kendall had the opportunity to hear dozens of capsules… View this story
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