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Thursday, October 08, 2009
Effective Microphone Strategies That Produce Great Results With Church Choirs
Bruce Bartlett
10/08/09 11:45 AM,
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In house-of-worship sound system installations, one of the biggest challenges is miking the choir. We want to achieve a good balance, a natural sound, and high gain before feedback. Another goal is to make sure that the microphones are invisible! It’s a tough assignment. What mics work well for the choir? Where should the mics go, and how many are needed in each situation? The suggestions that follow should point you in the right direction.. Mics for Choir The most…
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Multiple New Interface Cards For Allen & Heath iLive Digital Consoles Now Shipping
PSW Staff
09/02/09 06:41 AM,
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Allen & Heath is shipping a host of new interface cards for the iLive and iLive-T Series digital consoles, including the RAB2 remote audio interface card host; the Mini Multi-Out Card for ADAT, Aviom, iDR 8-bus and Hearbus; the EtherSound Network Card; Allen & Heath’s proprietary ACE (Audio and Control over Ethernet) Card for 64 channel bi-directional link; and the new MADI 64 Channel Multi-link Card. RAB2 is a remote audio card, enabling iLive digital mixing systems to work with…
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009
CAD Professional Microphones & Astatic Commercial Re-Brand As CAD Audio
PSW Staff
09/01/09 07:20 AM,
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CAD Professional Microphones and Astatic Commercial Audio Products are re-branding as CAD Audio to expand the company’s product offerings across several markets, optimize the efficiencies of its sales and distribution channels, and streamline its marketing, PR and promotional efforts. The company’s original roots can be traced back to the Astatic Corporation, established in 1931 in Conneaut, Ohio by two radio engineers dedicated to the development of a static-free or “Astatic” microphone. The company evolved into Astatic Commercial Audio products, which…
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Can Award-Winning Recordings Be Made In A Home Studio?
Bob Buontempo
08/25/09 01:02 PM,

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To begin with, there are many things that you cannot do in a home studio. A competent recording of a live band - still the mainstay of the recording industry - is usually impossible in your bedroom. Fitting an orchestra in there is also challenging. And even though the topic of this piece is whether award -winning (i.e., GRAMMY®) music can be conceived, recorded and mastered in a home studio, there’s nothing to indicate that any such recordings actually have…
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Monday, August 24, 2009
New Novation SL Mk II Controller Keyboards With Automap 3 Technology Now Shipping
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08/24/09 10:11 AM,
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Novation is now shipping the new SL Mk II range of controller keyboards featuring Automap 3 technology. With seamless support for Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic, Nuendo, Cubase, Sonar, DP, RTAS, TDM, VST, AU plugins and software instruments, the new SL Mk II is the most powerful controller on the market for any modern recording and performance set up. The SL Mk II features over 70 controls including touch-sensitive faders and ringlet rotaries, backlit switches, and pads all tightly linked…
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Pioneering Caméléon Eco-Friendly Shop In Belgium Features QSC Audio BASIS DSP & Control
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08/13/09 08:04 AM,
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Caméléon has opened its first ecologically-built store in Europe on 10,000 square meters of shopping space, at Woluwe-Saint-Lambert in Belgium. The professional audio spec was put together by Brussels-based TV Connections Image & Sound, using 150 QSC loudspeakers and over 4 km of cable, with the QSC Audio BASIS platform meeting the control, zone splitting, monitoring and processing needs of amplification and loudspeaker systems over an Ethernet network. All the QSC equipment was supplied by AED Import & Distribution, the…
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Thursday, August 06, 2009
EAW Now Shipping DX1208 DSP Matrix Mixer For Installation & Commercial Sound Applications
PSW Staff
08/06/09 06:58 AM,
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EAW is now shipping the DX1208 DSP matrix mixer, designed to meet a wide variety of installation and commercial sound applications. “The DX1208 was introduced at InfoComm 2009 in June, and it received an overwhelmingly positive response from contractors and system integrators,” stated EAW Commercial Product Manager Dave Raneses. “Six weeks later, we are shipping the product, and we look forward to meeting the demand that has spread since InfoComm.” The 12-input, 8-output, 1U-rack-space DX1208 offers eight inputs are mic/line…
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
d&b audiotechnik Introduces Ti-Series Loudspeakers For Fixed Installation Applications
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08/05/09 12:27 PM,
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d&b audiotechnik has introduced the Ti-Series, a collection of loudspeaker systems and hardware fittings specially targeted to address an extremely wide range of small- to medium-sized installation applications. The new Ti-Series is outfitted with many of the innovative technology developments featured in the company’s T-Series loudspeakers. The series comprises the Ti10L line array loudspeaker and Ti10P point source loudspeaker, with the Ti subwoofer completing the package. The unobtrusive rigging hardware allows aesthetic integration, whether ground supported or flown and there…
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009
AES Releases Details Regarding Paper Presentations At 127th AES Convention In New York
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08/04/09 07:34 AM,
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AES has released details regarding 154 paper presentations for the upcoming 127th AES Convention, to be held in October (9 - 12) at the Javits Center in New York City. “Beyond the awards, workshops, special events and bustling exhibition halls, the exchange of significant technical information remains the backbone of every Audio Engineering Convention,” states 127th AES Convention Chair Agnieszka Roginska. “This mission is exemplified by a robust syllabus of Papers and Posters. AES Papers Committee Co-Chairs Veronique Larcher and…
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Julliard Arts Conservatory Creates Multi-Use Performance Space With DiGiCo D5 Digital Console At Hub
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07/30/09 09:21 AM,
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The new Rosemary and Meredith Willson Theater, a multi-use performance and event space at the renowned Juilliard School located at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, features a DiGiCo D5T digital console that will serve as the central hub of the control room, connecting the theater with the Music Technology Program’s new recording room. Juilliard Chief Audio Engineer and veteran audio professional Marc Waithe specified a DiGiCo D5T system for the theater. In his 17-year tenure…
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