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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
PSW Staff 01/22/13 10:23 AM,TransAudio Group will introduce the Drawmer DS101, the first noise gate module designed specifically for the 500 Series rack system, at this week’s 2013 NAMM Show in Anaheim (booth 6945). The new DS101 is based on a single channel of the company’s renowned DS201 and incorporates the fully variable high- and low-pass filters and “key listen” monitoring functionality pioneered by Drawmer that enable frequency conscious gating. The DS101, which can be used for both gating and “ducking” (for voice-over applications… View this story
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Friday, January 18, 2013
PSW Staff 01/18/13 10:24 AM,VUE Audiotechnik will use next week’s NAMM convention (booth 6464) to unveil the first product in the new al-Class of loudspeakers, the new al-4 subcompact line array. The al-4 incorporates technologies such as a beryllium compression driver, Kevlar/Neo LF transducers, and precision amplification and DSP with a compact and scalable design. Note: Learn more about VUE’s beryllium driver approach here. The al-4 includes both the al-4 Acoustic Element and rack-mount V4 Systems Engine. The al-4 Acoustic Element measures 18.9 x… View this story
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Ken DeLoria 01/15/13 01:29 PM,In the beginning there were volume knobs, and that was good. Then came bass and treble controls, and that was better still. But more was wanted, so more was created and thus the equalizer was born. Over time, equalizers have been shaped and honed into the various formats that are ubiquitous today. Graphic, parametric, semi-parametric, paragraphic, and more – such as Lake’s rather brilliant Mesa filters – entered the market years ago and we can’t seem to get enough of… View this story
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Monday, January 14, 2013
PSW Staff 01/14/13 02:47 PM,Extron Electronics has announced a major expansion to the DMP 128 Series of digital matrix processors with three new models incorporating Audinate Dante network connectivity. The DMP 128 is a 12x8 audio mixer offering Extron ProDSP, automixing, I/O expansion capabilities, and available AEC acoustic echo cancellation. The three new DMP 128 AT models offer a 56 input by 24 output expansion matrix, providing efficient scalability for creating larger audio matrixes over a local area network using standard Internet Protocols. A… View this story
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PSW Staff 01/14/13 10:57 AM,TC-Helicon and Sennheiser have announced a partnership in the field of vocal effects microphones. Combining their expertise in creating tools for vocalists and microphone technology, the two companies have been working on joint research projects since 2011, and will launch a joint product at NAMM in January 2013. “The initial spark for our co-operation was at NAMM 2011, when TC-Helicon premiered a microphone with controls for vocal effects and Sennheiser demonstrated ‘Concept Tahoe’, a beatboxing microphone developed in their research… View this story
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Friday, January 11, 2013
PSW Staff 01/11/13 11:47 AM,Symetrix has introduced SymNet xIn 12 and xOut 12, new cost-effective option to increase a system’s analog input or output channel capacity. Designed exclusively for use with SymNet Edge and Radius DSP units, each of the 12 studio-grade analog inputs and 12 studio-grade outputs, along with bus assignments, are configured using SymNet Composer open architecture software. The xIn 12 and xOut 12 set-up is logical and fast with no requirement to use third party software. There are no mechanical switches… View this story
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
PSW Staff 01/10/13 11:47 AM,Mark Woodcock, an independent sound engineer, production manager and head of Man In Motion Productions, opted to go with Midas digital consoles in mixing Richie Sambora’s solo tour and for long-time client Bush. “I’ve always loved the Midas sound, but had been carrying another console for several years, basically because of the easy access to all the plug-ins,” Woodcock notes. “But then I found myself on a PRO6 when Bush was heading to Asia to do some shows with Evanescence.… View this story
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Wednesday, January 09, 2013
PSW Staff 01/09/13 09:21 AM,Lectrosonics has announced the release of V2.0 control software for the company’s ASPEN Series processors. New V2.0 offers a new and more intuitive GUI designed by Lectrosonics senior software developer Yuri Potapov, based on the Microsoft Silverlight platform. Specifically, the re-designed software now provides full screen and GUI scalability with real-time response, allowing users to take advantage of high resolution displays for faster system workflow. In addition, V2.0 incorporates an integrated macro editor with ‘fast jump’ editing, which enables the… View this story
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Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Chuck McGregor 01/08/13 04:02 PM,Although this is not a rigorous treatment of the subject, the following are general guidelines that may be helpful in setting the gain structure for an audio system and making final adjustments to it for best results. A Basic Procedure As a minimum, you need to use at least a voltmeter along with the maximum output voltage specification for each piece of electronics. The preferable tool is an oscilloscope that can be used to observe the signal directly. If neither… View this story
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Monday, January 07, 2013
PSW Staff 01/07/13 07:49 AM,Harman Signal Processing announced that Rex Reed has been promoted to director of engineering, where he will oversee engineering for the BSS Audio, dbx, Lexicon and DigiTech brands. Reed will report directly to John Fitzgerald, vice president and general manager of Harman’s Signal Processing and Amplifier Business Units. “Rex is a 16-year Harman veteran with a strong track record in engineering and product management and a thorough understanding of all the Harman Signal Processing brands,” states Fitzgerald. “We are constantly… View this story
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