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Thursday, January 14, 2010
PSW Staff 01/14/10 06:56 AM, 0 CommentsElectro-Voice has added to the ZX loudspeaker family with the new ZXA1, the self-powered version of the ZX1 compact two-way loudspeaker. Launching globally at Winter NAMM 2010, ZXA1 is powered by an 800-watt amplifier module derived from EV’s tour-class Tour Grade series. It incorporates an 8-inch woofer and 1-inch titanium compression driver. ZXA1’s lightweight, super-durable molded enclosure is a stylish-yet-solid choice for a wide range of applications including live sound, mobile DJ, stage monitoring and permanent installation. Key features: •… View this story
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Monday, August 31, 2009
PSW Staff 08/31/09 03:10 PM, 0 CommentsARX Systems has announced the addition of the new and unique USB I/O Universal Transformer Isolated USB Interface to its range of precision audio tools. The USB I/O is a true “plug and play” analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog pro audio interface and requires no special driver program installation on Mac OSX, Win XP and Vista. It features transformer isolated audio inputs and outputs, with new USB analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converter chipsets that are incorporated into the circuit topology, allowing maximum headroom… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • Church Sound • Product • AV • Audio • Installation • Interconnect • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • Studio -
Thursday, August 27, 2009
PSW Staff 08/27/09 05:12 PM, 1 CommentThe Fillmore Charlotte, a 20,000-square-foot venue at the North Carolina Music Factory’s entertainment complex in Charlotte, North Carolina’s Fourth Ward neighborhood, stays true to the tradition of the original Fillmore theaters. The venue, which opened this past June with Georgia acoustic rocker Corey Smith headlining, has the Fillmore’s trademark red velvet draperies, ornate chandeliers, custom lighting and vintage concert posters. The building, once a historic Charlotte manufacturing site, was reinvigorated by Live Nation, the world’s largest concert promoter, with Soundcraft… View this story
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
PSW Staff 08/26/09 12:18 PM, 0 CommentsBoulder, Colorado’s Looking Glass Arts, which provides high school students filmmaking and acting tools, techniques, and craft combines top-flight equipment such as Sennheiser microphones, headphones and wireless packages with a teaching style that that purposefully melds technical skills, art, and philosophy. “As the tools have become cheaper, I’ve watched one art form after another,” Looking Glass Arts Co-founder Mickey Houlihan remarks. “Sound engineering is a great example – people used to devote their lives to understanding the tools and developing… View this story
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Monday, August 17, 2009
PSW Staff 08/17/09 11:35 AM, 0 CommentsThe annual July 4th concert performance at the Ft. Wayne campus of Indiana/Purdue University featured four local acts capped off by nationally known country singer Jo Dee Messina and a spectacular finale featuring the Ft. Wayne Symphony Orchestra performing in tandem with choreographed fireworks. To accommodate all of the performers, Sticha Bros, who’d been contracted for the event by Northern Productions of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, set up a larger 60- x 60-foot stage next to a smaller 60- x… View this story
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PSW Staff 08/17/09 10:28 AM,Mackie describes the HD1531 as a “15” High-Definition Powered Loudspeaker System”. Yep, it’s got a 15” woofer, and it’s a three-way system, and it’s powered. Now what’s all this about being “High Definition”? I suppose I could try to explain it, but it might be easier if you just go here (pdf) and get the Mackie explanation. The ordinary every-day non-HD attributes of this powered loudspeaker include 900 watts of power with an 1800 watt peak. Power is divided 700/100/100… View this story
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Shannon Dunn 08/14/09 02:42 PM, 0 CommentsFor a regional sound company, as in any growing business with significant hardware costs, equipment purchases can really affect cash flow and strain the budget. The challenge is to make smart choices and stay within a set budget without compromising quality - a course being navigated by Spider Ranch Productions Owner/Founder Alex Moran. With a office/warehouse in South San Francisco and another warehouse at the original Spider Ranch in Pescadero, CA, Moran has taken this once small regional sound company… View this story
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
PSW Staff 08/13/09 02:59 PM, 0 CommentsRat Sound Systems is the sound company for the current concert tour by Blink-182, providing its new L-ACOUSTICS K1 loudspeakers and subwoofers, as well as all other audio gear and support. The equipment complement includes 24 L-ACOUSTICS K1 and 8 K1 subwoofers as well as 24 KUDO, 24 SB28, 8 Rat Sound Supersubs and 12 L-ACOUSTICS dV-Dosc. All are powered by L-ACOUSTICS LA8 amplifiers. Blink-182 is back on the road for the first time after their recent four year hiatus,… View this story
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PSW Staff 08/13/09 05:29 AM, 0 CommentsUniversal Audio has announced the release of the EMT 250 Classic Electronic Reverberator powered plug-in for the popular line of UAD-2 DSP accelerator cards for Mac and PC. Introduced in 1976, the EMT 250’s distinctive clear and open reverb sound has appeared on numerous records, including Prince & The Revolution’s “Purple Rain”, Elvis Costello’s “Spike”, and modern classics like The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Stadium Arcadium”. Available for purchase via UA’s Online Store for $249, the EMT 250 powered plug-in… View this story
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
PSW Staff 08/12/09 11:15 AM, 0 CommentsAudio integration firm Daktronics-Sportsound recently upgraded the sound system at Washington-Grizzly Stadium at the University of Montana, home to the University’s Division I football team. The new system at the stadium features JBL Professional VLA line arrays as well as PD Series loudspeakers. Washington-Grizzly Stadium opened in 1986 and has undergone several expansions. With the most recent upper deck expansion of 2,000 seats, capacity is currently 25,203. Daktronics-Sportsound installed 12 VLA601-WRC three-way, full-range, weatherized line array loudspeakers, arranged in two… View this story
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