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Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Old Soundman 08/02/11 05:11 PM, 1 CommentHello Old Soundman: Greetings from the shore, where the clams and oysters are fresh but the local celebrity DJ’s gear is not. Then throw it out like you would do with bad seafood! But I guess that would get you in trouble. You probably want to keep your job – it sounds pretty swinging by the ocean. I normally don’t have a problem with visiting DJs when I put them on stage to spin tunes. I set my channel EQ… View this story
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Dave Rat 02/09/11 10:12 AM,Let me clarify perspectives. On one side we have the perspective of believers, the “anything is possible crowd,” where the sky is not the limit, and whether a concept is repeatable or provable is not nearly as important as the fact that it was written, thought, or spoken. On the other side we have the perspective of skeptics, the self-proclaimed “investigators of verifiable proof ” residing in a world of science, which is based upon identifying dependable and repeatable ideas… View this story
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
Karl Winkler 08/12/10 10:21 AM, 0 CommentsA fair portion of the grumbling among the “more seasoned” generations of sound professionals can simply be chalked up to our inner curmudgeon. Every generation thinks the next wave of “kids” is largely comprised of know-nothing, spoiled brats who “have no idea how tough this job used to be, and by the way, their music is a bunch of noisy dreck.” That said, there are some emerging issues that really do keep me up at night worrying about the future.… View this story
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Fletcher 03/14/10 12:34 PM, 2 CommentsI’m regularly asked about my choices of favorite microphones. The answer is really pretty easy every time: my favorite ever made is the Shure SM57. You can point a ‘57 in the general direction of a sound and you’ll get a pretty decent representation of that sound that can be recorded and pounded to death later. Everything else in terms of microphones is pretty much open to negotiation. I do mostly unsigned artists, which often means that the “A List”… View this story
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
PSW Staff 07/15/09 02:20 PM, 0 CommentsCommunications company drpgroup has purchased the first Midas PRO6 digital console to be sold into the British corporate events market. Established almost 30 years ago, drpgroup has grown into one of Europe’s largest and most experienced fully integrated communication and presentation organizations. Until four years ago, all equipment was dry-hired, but the company has undertaken a concerted investment program, building up a state-of-the-art inventory to which the PRO6 is the latest addition. drpgroup took the decision to purchase the PRO6… View this story
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Monday, May 11, 2009
PSW Staff 05/11/09 07:21 AM, 0 CommentsPrism Sound has been granted Music Engineering & Technology Alliance (METAlliance) certification for two of its products, the ADA-8XR multi-channel AD/DA converter and the Orpheus multi-channel FireWire computer interface. Established in 2005 by music producers and recording engineers Chuck Ainlay, Ed Cherney, Frank Filipetti, George Massenburg, Phil Ramone, Elliot Scheiner and Al Schmit, the METAlliance is a collaborative community that allows producers, engineers and audio technology manufacturers to work together to ensure the highest standards of audio production. Graham Boswell,… View this story
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Friday, April 17, 2009
James Cadwallader 04/17/09 10:09 AM,A few nights ago, I attended the gig of a friend of mine who plays guitar. He’s a great player and a pretty cool guy. Sound-wise, there was a lot of stage wash that helped make the room sound muddy, and the house mix wasn’t doing much to help bring some presence and clarity to the whole picture. I took a peek at the console and was glad to see the main fader at unity, though the submix faders were… View this story10 Comments
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009
PSW Staff 04/08/09 02:15 PM, 0 CommentsThe 2009 Prolight + Sound and Musikmesse held last week in Frankfurt reports “thoroughly successful” results, with 1,560 exhibitors at Musikmesse and 850 at Prolight+Sound, serving 111,000 trade visitors from 125 countries - an increase of about 1,300 over last year (109,777). “This year’s edition of Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound could not have been better, as shown by the large number of exhibitors, the high level of satisfaction with the results of business at the fair among both exhibitors… View this story
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
PSW Staff 03/11/09 08:19 AM, 0 CommentsTo enhance the intelligibility of the paging systems within the 86-station Washington Metro rapid transit system in Washington, D.C., all paging announcement microphones have been upgraded to high-end, broadcast-quality Neumann TLM 103s. Washington Metro, or “Metro” for short, has one command and control center in downtown Washington D.C., and a second that is near completion in Hyattsville, Maryland. Within each center, four workstations permit the simultaneous pre-recording of separate pages or, more frequently, simultaneous real-time pages with different content sent… View this story
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009
PSW Staff 03/04/09 04:21 PM, 0 CommentsSpectr Audio is joining forces with Taycor Financial, a premier equipment leasing and financing company, to offer its customers a comprehensive leasing program. In addition, the company is also offering a free product shipping program. Under the new leasing program, clients and dealers will now be able to take advantage of the Dealer Direct System - a web-based program that makes the application process secure and fast. Clients can apply online, with limited personal information, and received approval for financing… View this story
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