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Monday, December 12, 2011
Tim Vear
12/12/11 03:30 PM,
An important consideration in microphone use is acoustic interference, which can occur whenever delayed versions of the same sound are mixed together, acoustically or electrically. With mics, this may happen in several ways: mics of reverse polarity picking up the same sound, multiple mics picking up the same sound from different distances, a single mic picking up multiple reflections of the same sound, or any combination of these. The results are similar in each case, and include audible peaks and…
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Mike Wireless
03/24/11 02:38 PM,

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One of the topics that I’ve seen poorly understood, and even deliberately used to mislead people, is the issue of wireless microphone transmitter power and the effects said power has on system performance. Let’s start with the basics: all things being equal, more transmitter power = more range for the system, but not in a linear way. In broad terms, when discussing analog wireless systems, the receiver wants to see a signal from a transmitter that is at least about…
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
PSW Staff
08/13/09 02:39 PM,
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The new Professional Wireless Systems DB Series filtered receive multi-coupler is designed to function as the backbone of a broad range of wireless antenna distribution system functions, including broadcast, live sports, permanent install and corporate. “After years of modifying other products to function effectively in diverse RF applications, our R&D team took a fresh look at the multi-coupler issue,” says PWS General Manager Carl Cordes. “The DB-16 was developed to meet the real-world needs of today’s hyper-congested RF world.” Brand-agnostic…
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Fletcher
07/29/09 11:44 AM,
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The great “democratization” of audio which started the undoing of the traditional recording studio in the 1990s, has mushroomed into a thriving industry. On the level of national releases, it seems that only a very rare few are recorded in a proper studio from beginning to end. I’m sure that just about everyone involved with music has worked with an artist that has either done their entire recording project at home, or recorded at home for some “famous mixer dude”…
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Monday, July 27, 2009
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07/27/09 01:27 PM,
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Ultra Sound Rehearsal Studios in New York City is among the most well-appointed rehearsal spaces in the world, with high-profile acts now making it a mandatory stop before heading on the road or to the recording studio. Each of its 21 rooms boast TEF-analyzed and corrected acoustics, the finest equipment and instruments, high-end boutique amplifiers, and audiophile sound reinforcement. Ultra Sound recently upgraded and extended its expansive line of Sennheiser and Neumann microphones for vocals, piano and acoustic instruments including…
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
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07/23/09 11:50 AM,
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The extensive sound reinforcement system serving the new Lancaster County Convention Center (LCCC) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania features network-ready Ashly Audio NE8250 power amplifiers. Interestingly, these amplifiers didn’t exist at the outset of the original system design for this long-delayed building project. “Now that it’s all finished, the preservation of the famous façade is a wonderful aspect of the center, and well worth the hassle during construction,” said Mark Showers, system specialist at Sage Technology Solutions in nearby Mount Joy. Sage…
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
PSW Staff
07/09/09 08:26 AM,
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Turner Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves, originally opened as the Centennial Olympic Stadium for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Following the games, it was converted to a baseball park, with was part of the plan all along, and the Braves moved in at the start of the 1997 season. A new stadium-wide sound reinforcement system for the 49,000-seat venue, implemented this past off-season, features a distributed approach, utilizing custom-built loudspeakers that would easily be installed in…
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Friday, July 03, 2009
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07/03/09 03:34 PM,
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Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems announced the September delivery of the TXn Series of amplifiers at 2009 InfoComm in Orlando. The Yamaha TX4n at 2,200 watts, TX5n at 2,500 watts, and TX6n at 3,000 watts per channel (all at 2 ohms) offer Yamaha on-board DSP power and incorporate a sophisticated 24-bit 96-kHz DSP engine. In addition to basic amplifier control and status monitoring, extensive speaker processing capabilities are available that will make outboard equipment such as equalizers, delays and speaker processors…
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Friday, June 26, 2009
Bruce Main
06/26/09 10:21 AM,
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Summer is here, and a good many of us are out working those “mud and dust” shows, fairs and festivals. We get to clean amplifier filters on a daily basis, put wedges into garbage bags to keep them dry, mix with visqueen draped over the console (also to keep it dry). And, we’ll have a shop vacuum at front of house as well as the monitor “beach.” That said, the toughest aspect to deal with when doing shows in the…
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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06/23/09 03:15 PM,
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AT 2009 InfoComm in Orlando, Fulcrum Acoustic debuted the CX/DX family of loudspeakers, the first of the TQ Install Series. Eight different products, all based on coaxial designs, provide 90- x 45-degree or 60- x 45-degree horn patterns and 12-inch or 15-inch woofers. A newly designed coaxial transducer/horn assembly, along with TQ processing, alleviates the problems previously associated with coaxial approaches. For example, the CX1595 is a coaxial loudspeaker that packs the output capability of a non-coaxial 15 inch, horn-loaded-HF…
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