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Friday, February 06, 2009
PSW Staff 02/06/09 10:10 AM, 0 CommentsSennheiser Tourguide 2020, a digital, license-free wireless visitor information system, now includes the wireless SKM 2020-D-US, a dynamic handheld transmitter with cardioid pick-up pattern for presenters to easily and effectively deliver information for guided tours, company presentations and language interpretation. The Sennheiser Tourguide 2020 system is an audio solution for conveying information in noisy environments, such as museums, trade shows and corporate facilities. The SKM 2020-D-US microphone joins the HDE 2020-D-US stethoset receiver, the SK 2020-D-US body-pack transmitter and the… View this story
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009
PSW Staff 02/03/09 03:25 PM, 0 CommentsSennheiser 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… View this story
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Monday, January 26, 2009
PSW Staff 01/26/09 02:32 PM, 2 CommentsRenowned sound engineer Bruce Swedien is sharing his hard-won expertise with the next generation of engineers in his master class, “Critical Listening with Bruce Swedien.” The recipient of five Grammy Awards and a leading architect of the contemporary pop aesthetic, Swedien is credited as engineering innumerable modern classics, including albums by Herbie Hancock, Mick Jagger, and Paul McCartney. He is well positioned to improve the perspective and technique of students, and does so with the help of Sennheiser and Neumann… View this story
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Friday, January 09, 2009
PSW Staff 01/09/09 04:45 PM, 0 CommentsSennheiser will be showcasing its wide range of evolution Series microphones at the upcoming Winter NAMM Show. (Booth #6579), with an impressive lineup of musicians slated to take the Sennheiser product stage for live sets through the duration. Here’s the schedule: Thursday, Jan 15 Noon Dawn Thomas 1:00 Raining Jane 1:30 The Strange Familiar 2:30 Dawn Thomas 3:00 The Strange Familiar 3:30 Raining Jane 4:30 Candace Devine Friday, Jan 16 Noon Adjoa Skinner 1:00… View this story
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Thursday, January 08, 2009
PSW Staff 01/08/09 05:18 PM, 2 CommentsBob Lee of QSC Audio officially took charge of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) Secretary post in late 2008 after being elected to the post at the 125th AES Convention in San Francisco. “I’m handling the Board of Governors’ meeting minutes and correspondence, and working with the treasurer to develop the AES’s annual budget,” Lee says, outlining just some of his new responsibilities. “My interest in and knowledge of information design will definitely be a plus for this job.” A… View this story
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
PSW Staff 12/30/08 04:01 PM, 0 CommentsTouring in support of their most recent album, Accelerate, R.E.M. selected Oxnard, California-based Rat Sound to handle sound reinforcement requirements, with Brett Eliason serving as FOH engineer and George Squiers handling monitor mix honors. Clair Brothers sublet two Midas XL8 digital mixing consoles (for house and monitors) to Rat Sound for the tour. “We pushed for the Midas consoles,” Eliason notes, adding, “Having the Midas preamps at the front end and a true 24-bit, 96 kHz digital resolution were the… View this story
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Nort Johnson 12/23/08 11:23 AM, 2 CommentsIn 1976, I was hired on the local crew to pitch and bail scaffolding and deck for my first stadium show at the historic Comiskey Park in Chicago. It was a July 8 truck tip and the day of the show was July 10. The temperature hovered around 100 degrees for the duration. We erected the monster in the left center field bleachers over the seats where Babe Ruth and Nellie Fox used to tear the hides off of well-greased… View this story
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PSW Staff 12/23/08 10:12 AM, 0 CommentsNew IE 6, IE 7 and IE 8 ear-canal headphones from Sennheiser bring pro-grade audio quality to all music enthusiasts. IE Series ear-canal headphones are designed with dynamic transducers that cover the entire frequency range with one system, while eliminating the distortion that detracts from the integrity of the original source material, even at high sound pressure levels. Ear adapters in different sizes ensure the IE headphones fit optimally, are comfortable to wear, and effectively seal off ambient noise. Good… View this story
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
PSW Staff 12/18/08 01:43 PM, 0 CommentsAudio pioneer Prof. Dr. Fritz Sennheiser was inducted into the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Hall of Fame for his contributions to the advancement of the consumer electronics industry. The founder of headphone and microphone manufacturer Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG was one of twelve distinguished industry leaders honored this year at the ninth annual Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame awards ceremony, held in October at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas. Daniel Sennheiser, grandson of the founder, accepted… View this story
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Mark Frink 12/10/08 02:35 PM, 0 CommentsGetting the call to mix monitors for Jessica Simpson earlier this year was my surprise birthday gift from FOH engineer Monty Lee Wilkes. Following a cross-country flight early the next morning, I was programming a Yamaha PM5D at Center Staging in Burbank for the debut performance of Jessica’s country music show at Country Thunder that weekend in Wisconsin. Jessica is as beautiful inside as out, a hard-working girl from Texas whose gift to audio is a dedication to her craft… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Consoles • Digital • Engineer • Monitoring • Processor • Sound Reinforcement • System
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