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Friday, February 20, 2009
PSW Staff
02/20/09 09:57 AM,
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Metropolitan Bible Church (affectionately called, “the MET”) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada recently celebrated the opening of a new facility headed by a stadium-style sanctuary that can seat over 1,200, with plans already set to expand this space to accommodate a congregation of 2,200. The high-end sound reinforcement system serving the room is headed by Electro-Voice very compact XLD line arrays. After confirming the XLD’s performance with EASE data and working with EV’s tech support team to cross-check details, Wall Sound…
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Dave Dermont
02/18/09 11:43 AM,
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Ever since my most recent steady house gig became not quite so steady, I’ve been banished to a 14-foot straight truck to do gigs that usually come at the last minute. In fact, last minute gigs have become the rule instead of the exception. I used to consider getting booked for a Saturday gig on the prior Tuesday as a tight timeframe. Lately, Saturday night bookings are arriving on Saturday afternoon. The gig I’m writing about here, however, was booked…
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Friday, February 06, 2009
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02/06/09 11:20 AM,
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Several months ago, Grammy-winning producer, Oscar-nominated songwriter, touring musician and studio wizard T Bone Burnett began soliciting recommendations for replacement speakers for the control room of his Electro Magnetic Studios. According to the producer’s longtime engineer/mixer, Mike Piersante, the U.K.-manufactured ATC SCM150ASL Pro reference monitors that Burnett purchased from exclusive U.S. distributor Las Vegas Pro Audio not only fill the room with faithfully accurate sound but also ensure a perfect translation to the mastering studio. “I find them to be…
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Friday, January 30, 2009
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01/30/09 01:15 PM,
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Hip-hop icon Kanye West had a successful tour across Europe in late 2008, making stops in Brussels, Rotterdam, Manchester, and at London’s massive O2 Arena. After supporting West on previous tours with Meyer Sound systems, London-based Canegreen provided a multifaceted Meyer Sound MILO and MICA line array system for the rapper’s latest shows. Working alongside West’s FOH engineer Horace Ward, systems tech Dan Seal used Meyer Sound’s MAPP Online Pro acoustical prediction program to plan out the system configuration and…
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
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01/22/09 10:12 AM,
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TC-Helicon has debuted the VoiceLive 2, an easy-to-use and powerful floor processor designed to offer singers smooth studio tone, rich harmonies and ear-catching effects. VoiceLive 2 offers many advancements including new NaturalPlayTM harmonies with up to eight harmony voices controlled from a guitar, MIDI keyboard or MP3 player. Simultaneous stompbox-style or preset foot-switching allows vocalists to easily engage and layer the six effect blocks, which include a new, more lush reverb, tap tempo delay, natural doubling, T-Pain-like pitch shifting, distortion…
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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01/13/09 05:13 PM,
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Auralex Acoustics takes its newest Room Analysis Plus program to the next level by offering its Room Analysis service in a retail package. The in-store kit is a complete, user-friendly program providing all the tools necessary to acoustically analyze any room. Auralex Acoustics’ Lead Acoustical Engineer Gavin Haverstick will host several Room Analysis Plus overview demonstrations at the company’s booth (#6794, Hall A) throughout the show to showcase how the expert analysis service works. Auralex’s In-Store Room Analysis Kit includes…
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Monday, January 12, 2009
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01/12/09 09:11 AM,
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The first thing that visitors notice when they enter Faith Tabernacle United Church in Tuscon (Ariz), where Meyer Sound loudspeaker systems were recently installed, is the view. Directly behind the pulpit, the vast wall of glass looks out onto the majestic visage of Mount Lemmon and the Coronado National Forest, making for a breathtaking and inspiring visual. With the installation of the Meyer Sound loudspeakers, the sound inside this stunningly beautiful architecture now matches the view. The church struggled for…
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Thursday, January 08, 2009
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01/08/09 03:48 PM,
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KRK Systems has announced the worldwide availability of its highly-anticipated ERGO (Enhanced Room Geometry Optimization), a stand-alone hardware room correction system that corrects recording studio acoustics and is compatible with all recording and monitoring systems. In addition to room correction, ERGO also features: • Focus/Global Correction – Correction for a single listening (focus) position or for an entire room (global) so all listeners can enjoy corrected sound quality • A/B Speaker Controls – Enables or disables the audio being sent…
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Thursday, October 09, 2008
PSW Staff
10/09/08 01:35 PM,
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VocalBooth Amplifier Enclosures have convoluted foam interiors, cable porting and come in four sizes with room for a microphone, allowing players to turn up their amplifiers to attain the desired tone and impact while containing massive sound levels. Both the Medium and Medium Large enclosure easily fit a large Marshal 4 X 12 cabinet Small Amplifier Enclosure Exterior Dimensions: 30"H x 30"W x 30"D Fits Amps Up To: 24"H x 24"W x 16"D Medium Amplifier Enclosure Exterior Dimensions: 36"H x…
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