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Monday, August 17, 2009
PSW Staff 08/17/09 10:28 AM,Mackie describes the HD1531 as a “15” High-Definition Powered Loudspeaker System”. Yep, it’s got a 15” woofer, and it’s a three-way system, and it’s powered. Now what’s all this about being “High Definition”? I suppose I could try to explain it, but it might be easier if you just go here (pdf) and get the Mackie explanation. The ordinary every-day non-HD attributes of this powered loudspeaker include 900 watts of power with an 1800 watt peak. Power is divided 700/100/100… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Church Sound • Blog • Road Test • Product • Concert • Digital • Installation • Loudspeaker • Power • Processor • Sound Reinforcement • Stage -
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Barry Rudolph 08/13/09 07:19 PM, 1 CommentThe single rack-space Focusrite Saffire PRO 40 is part of the Saffire line of Firewire audio/MIDI interfaces that all feature innovative control, routing and, for the 40, latency-free direct monitoring. The Focusrite Saffire 40 stands out from other manufacturer’s units chiefly because of its superior analog front end, solid digital conversion system, unique feature set, and the unit’s seemingly endless universality. With its flexible analog and digital I/O capabilities it acts as the “nexus” of your DAW studio. This is… View this story
Filed in: Recording • Feature • Opinion • Product • Digital Audio Workstations • Digital • Interconnect • Processor • Software • Studio -
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
PSW Staff 08/12/09 07:43 AM, 0 CommentsThe Southern Baptist Convention, held in June at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, was served by a sound reinforcement system powered by 24 new Yamaha TX6n amplifiers The Yamaha amplifiers were purchased from Capital Design Group by the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) late last year, in preparation for this year’s event. The SBC-owned audio inventory is vast and can support crowds of up to about 15,000 in a convention center/exhibit hall/theater configuration. “We chose the new… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • News • Amplifier • Audio • Concert • Consoles • Digital • Engineer • Ethernet • Mixer • Networking • Power • Processor • Signal • Software • Sound Reinforcement • System • Technician -
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Jeff Lange 08/11/09 02:05 PM, 0 Comments“It’s all Greek to me.” I hear that phrase often when speaking about the basic concepts of sound in churches. Being both a sound engineer and a musician, I’ve noticed that there is often a stark contrast between learning to play music and operating a sound system. When I learned to play my preferred instrument, I spent countless hours alone in my room making horrible racket that would someday become music. After that racket became music, I went to school… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Opinion • Audio • Business • Education • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • Technician -
Monday, August 10, 2009
PSW Staff 08/10/09 06:56 AM, 2 CommentsWhen planning the upgrade from analog to digital for its Studio 12 in Montreal, CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s national public broadcasters, found that a 48-channel Solid State Logic C200 HD digital console with two SSL MORSE Stage Boxes was just what they needed for the new all-digital mission of the network. The C200 HD will be used for live to Pro Tools production and post production for radio and television presentations of music performances. “We needed to replace our old analogue console,… View this story
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Saturday, August 08, 2009
Bruce Bartlett 08/08/09 07:08 AM, 3 CommentsThe Core Sound TetraMic is the first portable, coincident, stereo and surround-sound Ambisonic soundfield microphone under $1,000, and it compares very favorably with similar soundfield mics selling for $3,000. This pencil-sized microphone offers amazing sound and flexibility at an affordable price. Some applications include stereo or surround recordings and broadcasts of musical ensembles, sound effects, news events, sporting events, environmental sounds, and general ambience. How It Works The TetraMic is a soundfield system that utilizes a patented four-capsule microphone and… View this story
Filed in: Recording • Feature • Product • Study Hall • Microphone • Processor • Signal • Software • Stage • Studio -
Friday, August 07, 2009
PSW Staff 08/07/09 11:47 AM, 0 CommentsCrossword Christian Church in Riverside, California recently upgraded its sound reinforcement capability on a large scale replacing the systems in its sanctuary, courtyard, and children’s wing with an assortment of Electro-Voice equipment from CBC Technical of Murrieta, California. Crossword’s new sanctuary system includes five EV Phoenix PX2152 loudspeakers in a flown left-center-right configuration (including a central cluster of three), with two Phoenix EV PX2181 subwoofers on the ground at stage left and right, as well as Dynacord VL262s compact double-six-inch,… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • News • Amplifier • Audio • Installation • Loudspeaker • Power • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer -
Thursday, August 06, 2009
PSW Staff 08/06/09 10:25 AM, 0 CommentsThe Art Institutes are a group of more than 40 educational institutions throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals. As part of an ongoing effort to provide students with exceptional technical support, The Art Institutes are expanding and upgrading the facilities of their professional Audio Production Program. Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) is supplying a variety of gear for the new systems, which are being designed by the Walters-Storyk Design Group… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • News • Audio • Consoles • Digital Audio Workstations • Education • Installation • Loudspeaker • Microphone • Monitoring • Sound Reinforcement • Studio • System -
Friday, July 31, 2009
PSW Staff 07/31/09 12:09 PM, 0 CommentsDigital Services Recording Studio enjoys a long history of providing a professional recording environment to top artists as varied as The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, the Houston Symphony, Destiny’s Child and Chamillionaire, to name a few. The studio recently replaced their aging SSL 6000 series console with a new 48-channel Solid State Logic Duality console. The Duality gives the studio SSL’s signature SuperAnalogue sound, while providing on console control of the Pro Tools system. “The studio got a lot of… View this story
Filed in: Recording • News • Analog • Consoles • Digital Audio Workstations • Digital • Studio -
Thursday, July 30, 2009
PSW Staff 07/30/09 12:40 PM, 0 CommentsCelebrating the 40th anniversary of arguably one of the most significant musical event in history, Warner Home Video has released “Woodstock: 40th Anniversary—Ultimate Collector’s Edition” on Blu-Ray disc. The release features a re-mastered director’s cut of the original film, including many previously unreleased performances. Producer/engineer Eddie Kramer, who engineered the original recordings that captured the 1969 event, was called by Warner to mix this wealth of previously material. For the project, Kramer relied on a 5.1 JBL Professional LSR6300 studio… View this story
Filed in: Recording • News • Concert • Digital Audio Workstations • Loudspeaker • Monitoring • Studio
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