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Monday, August 17, 2009
PSW Staff 08/17/09 09:08 AM, 0 CommentsThe Music Engineering and Technology Alliance has announced certification of the KM D series microphones, designed and manufactured by Neumann, a METAlliance Pro Partner. The alliance is working closely with manufacturers to evaluate, recognize, and certify products which meet the call for quality in the recording arts and science. “This is a great honor for us,” stated Robb Blumenreder, Neumann/Sennheiser Team Mgr. “The KM D Series of Solution-D microphones represents a milestone achievement in microphone technology for us at Neumann.… View this story
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Shannon Dunn 08/14/09 02:42 PM, 0 CommentsFor a regional sound company, as in any growing business with significant hardware costs, equipment purchases can really affect cash flow and strain the budget. The challenge is to make smart choices and stay within a set budget without compromising quality - a course being navigated by Spider Ranch Productions Owner/Founder Alex Moran. With a office/warehouse in South San Francisco and another warehouse at the original Spider Ranch in Pescadero, CA, Moran has taken this once small regional sound company… View this story
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PSW Staff 08/14/09 01:38 PM, 0 CommentsHeil Sound has introduced the PR 48 large diaphragm dynamic microphone, designed for kick drum use. The PR 48 features a 1.5-inch diameter element, and is mounted in a vulcanized double shock mount, which offers complete isolation within a rugged cast metal housing, which is designed with a slanted entrance to the 3-pin XLR so the cable assembly is easier to connect. A specially designed low pass filter sets the -3 dB hinge points at 30 Hz and 8kHz with… View this story
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
PSW Staff 08/13/09 01:39 PM, 0 CommentsThe new Professional Wireless Systems DB Series filtered receive multi-coupler is designed to function as the backbone of a broad range of wireless antenna distribution system functions, including broadcast, live sports, permanent install and corporate. “After years of modifying other products to function effectively in diverse RF applications, our R&D team took a fresh look at the multi-coupler issue,” says PWS General Manager Carl Cordes. “The DB-16 was developed to meet the real-world needs of today’s hyper-congested RF world.” Brand-agnostic… View this story
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PSW Staff 08/13/09 07:04 AM, 0 CommentsCaméléon 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… View this story
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PSW Staff 08/13/09 06:15 AM, 3 CommentsLeading sound and lighting provider Peak Hire Ltd. of Gloucester, England, recently bolstered its inventory of products with the purchase of eight EAW KF850 Series Virtual Array loudspeakers and eight EAW SB1002 large-format flyable subwoofers. Peak Hire’s EAW inventory was already sizeable, including 16 KF730 compact line arrays modules and eight SB730 compact line array subwoofers, as well as JFX88 and JFX200i compact loudspeakers and SBX220 compact subwoofers. Peak Hire Managing Director Karl Ashman stated, “EAW has long been a… View this story
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
PSW Staff 08/12/09 11:15 AM, 0 CommentsAudio integration firm Daktronics-Sportsound recently upgraded the sound system at Washington-Grizzly Stadium at the University of Montana, home to the University’s Division I football team. The new system at the stadium features JBL Professional VLA line arrays as well as PD Series loudspeakers. Washington-Grizzly Stadium opened in 1986 and has undergone several expansions. With the most recent upper deck expansion of 2,000 seats, capacity is currently 25,203. Daktronics-Sportsound installed 12 VLA601-WRC three-way, full-range, weatherized line array loudspeakers, arranged in two… View this story
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Monday, August 10, 2009
PSW Staff 08/10/09 08:22 AM, 0 CommentsBosch Communications Systems Division has announced the release of IRIS-Net V2.1.1 software offering new features developed for both live audio and installation markets. Additions such as two-, three-, four-, and five-way FIR-Drive DSP blocks for NetMax make it easier to take full advantage of the performance that Electro-Voice FIR-Drive processing and hardware technology offer. The newly added Scene Manager provides a new level of customization for control and recall of DSP parameters within EV NetMax. Additional User Controls and DSP… View this story
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Friday, August 07, 2009
Mike Wireless 08/07/09 09:49 AM, 2 CommentsThe Shure UHF-R currently reigns as the most widely rented and specified wireless microphone system. It’s been on the market for four years and has garnered legions of fans. Let’s look at some of the features and technical specifications that make the UHF-R system tick. Components Receiver options include the single-channel UR4S and the dual-channel UR4D. Most often seen, of course, is the dual-channel variant. Three transmitters are available, including the UR1 standard bodypack, UR1M micro bodypack and UR2 handheld.… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Blog • Mike Wireless • Opinion • Product • Review • Audio • Installation • Microphone • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • Stage -
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Keith Clark 08/06/09 01:57 PM, 0 CommentsI’ve just fielded a call from someone in direct contact with the sound team regarding the alleged “sound system failure” last night on the Aerosmith/ZZ Top tour during its stop in Sturgis, South Dakota, where a series of events led to Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler injured and transported to a hospital after falling off the stage. The Associated Press wire report on the incident - picked up by news outlets around the country - begins: “Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler… View this story
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