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Thursday, February 12, 2009
PSW Staff
02/12/09 03:48 PM,
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When it came time to upgrade the audio capabilities at Toronto’s Young Centre for the Performing Arts, the desire for a high performance wireless microphone system that could easily move from one presentation space to another was considered essential. Similarly, a viable solution to the ongoing challenge of mixing a variety of audio signals with minimal supervision was yet another concern. As the venue is home to professional and student level productions, Young Centre management insisted upon broadcast level audio…
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
PSW Staff
02/11/09 01:23 PM,
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Shure has launched a new Japanese-language website (www.shure.co.jp) designed to provide an “in language” experience for the Company’s customers in Japan. Like its English-language counterpart, http://www.shure.co.jp will offer customers in Japan the opportunity to learn about the company and its history, view product information, and find resources like Shure’s Wireless Workbench System Control Software v5.0, which enables users to coordinate and monitor RF frequencies and control UHF-R wireless microphone systems. “This new site offers us more direct, interactive communication…
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009
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02/03/09 03:25 PM,
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Sennheiser has launched a roadie competition - the Sennheiser StageMeister Contest at www.sennheiser-stagemeister.com - which offers entrants the opportunity to accompany a touring band as a roadie. The competition is supported by Sennheiser subsidiaries and partners around the globe, who will provide practical training for the winners. The competition, launched at the 2009 Winter NAMM show, first searches for a roadie from the USA and Canada before focusing on entrants from Europe during the second round in April. The band…
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Thursday, January 08, 2009
Christopher Lyons
01/08/09 04:48 PM,

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In November, the Federal Communications Commission released the full text of its Second Report and Order approving the use of the “white spaces” – the TV channels that are not actually occupied by a broadcast station – by unlicensed consumer wireless devices. The FCC now refers to these as “TV Band Devices” or “TVBD’s”. The 130-page document provides details of the technical, operational, and regulatory requirements that the new devices will be subject to. The FCC’s attention to the needs…
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
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12/18/08 10:08 AM,
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For the premiere performance of the new Allen Cole musical The Miracle Man at Ryerson University, the sound quality of the wireless microphone systems that would be deployed was a major concern. Peter McBoyle, the Stratford, Ontario-based theatrical sound designer and consultant tasked with ensuring the best possible audio quality for the new Canadian musical, identified what he believes to be better solution, wireless equipment from Lectrosonics. McBoyle, who specializes in system specification, consultation, and sound design, discussed the challenges…
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008
11/05/08 09:53 AM,
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The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday (November 4) to allow technology companies like Google, Microsoft, Dell, and Motorola to produce “white spaces” devices that will use the same radio frequency (RF) spectrum now being used by wireless microphone systems. Final text of the rules is not yet available, but the order is purported to greatly reduce the amount of clear spectrum available for use by professional audio and communications equipment. The Commission adopted certain important elements of Shure’s recent wireless…
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