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Friday, March 25, 2011
PSW Staff 03/25/11 02:25 PM, 1 CommentAlpine has announced the introduction of the MusicSafe Classic professional hearing protection from Alpine, now exclusive distributed in the USA by American Music & Sound. Designed specifically for musicians and Pro Audio engineers, Alpine MusicSafe Classic is a multi-frequency earplug that contains two different and interchangeable sets of music filters with outstanding sound characteristics, perfect for medium and high attenuation rates up to 27.7dB depending on the frequency*. The special music filters guarantee optimal protection without loss of clarity, while… View this story
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
David Scheirman 03/17/11 05:08 PM,Chances are you make at least part of your living with your ears. Stop and think about it. Could you perform your job as well…would your income level be the same…would your professional reputation be intact if you suffer severe hearing loss? Both musicians and the live sound technicians who work with them need to be able to hear things. Not just hear them well, but hear them better than the average person. This should make us stop and consider… View this story
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
PSW Staff 09/22/10 08:38 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I have what may seem like a silly question, but I’ve been racking my brain and I can’t seem to come up with the answer. Well, not really a question, really, but I keep getting confused by this: “The continuous load on a fuse in an enclosure should not exceed what percent of its rating?” You see, I’m doing some work, and I noticed that the above question does not indicate enclosure size, which in… View this story
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010
PSW Staff 06/08/10 01:10 PM, 0 CommentsHouse Ear Institute (HEI) is in the running for $250,000 in the Pepsi Refresh Project for the month of June. HEI must be one of the top two organizations to receive the most votes to receive the $250,000 grant. Voting ends June 30, 2010. To vote for House Ear Institute go to the voting website. You can register at the site and login to vote once a day. House Ear Institute plans to use the grant for education and outreach… View this story
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Friday, May 21, 2010PSW Staff 05/21/10 10:37 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I know a lot of guys (myself included) who like to run their studio monitors loud. I like it because it sounds good, you can “feel” it, and clients/musicians are impressed. However, I always hear people talking about protecting their hearing. Is there a correct volume for studio monitors? A: Most experts agree that 80-85dB is the best range for monitoring, for two reasons. First, this level allows you to listen for long periods of… View this story
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
PSW Staff 08/13/09 01:39 PM, 0 CommentsThe 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… View this story
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
PSW Staff 08/11/09 06:10 AM, 0 CommentsAlcons Audio is now shipping the LR7Bass, designed as a low-frequency extension of the LR7 micro pro-ribbon line-array system in both permanent and portable applications. Featuring a single 12-inch long excursion woofer with neodymium magnet structure in bandpass loading configuration, the LR7B delivers high-quality, high-output bass response from a micro-sized and weight efficient package, measuring only three CDs wide by three CDs high. The extended frequency response of the dual tuning enables the LR7B to be used as mid-bass reinforcement… View this story
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
PSW Staff 07/22/09 03:54 PM, 0 CommentsThe Yamaha Commercial Audio Training Seminars (YCATS) group will hold a two-day Digital Sound Reinforcement (DSR) 101 class on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 11 and 12 in Covington, Kentucky. Sponsored in part by Shure, the class provides complete audio system design and networking solutions and will focus on set up techniques ranging from microphones to large-scale loudspeakers. Topics include: gain construction, attenuator settings, and SPL estimation. Yamaha DSR101 course components include fundamental concepts: dBSPL, dBu. dBV, calculations, and level management;… View this story
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009
PSW Staff 07/01/09 05:02 AM, 1 CommentInternational Audio Group Ltd. (IAG), the parent company of Wharfdale, Quad, Mission and several other professional audio, lighting and hi-fi brands, will now be manufacturing and distributing SurgeX products globally, with the exception of North America, where Electronic Systems Protection, Inc. (ESP) of Zebulon, NC continues to helm the brand. “It is our mission to provide consultants, contractors and end users with the finest quality, most technologically sophisticated products on the market, and SurgeX is certainly no exception,” says IAG… View this story
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
PSW Staff 06/30/09 11:02 AM, 0 CommentsMeyer Sound has introduced the JM-1P arrayable loudspeaker, a self-powered high-Q system designed to integrate seamlessly in tight-packed clusters where horizontal coverage must be predictably scaled to exacting requirements. Distinguished by its precisely defined 20-degree horizontal by 60-degree vertical pattern, the JM-1P delivers controlled coverage while minimizing reverberation in large or reflective acoustical environments. With a consistent polar response and trapezoidal enclosure patented by Meyer Sound, the JM-1P delivers optimum performance in tight-packed arrays providing horizontal coverage that is proportional… View this story
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