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Monday, April 08, 2013
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04/08/13 08:04 AM,
The 4th edition of Sound System Engineering by Don Davis, Eugene Patronis, Jr., and Pat Brown, offers a unique opportunity to put three mentors on your bookshelf. What is shared in the 4th edition took the authors a collective 150 years of experience, study and research. Long considered one of the key books on the well-informed audio engineer’s shelf, Sound System Engineering provides an accurate, complete, and concise tool for all those involved in designing, implementing, and testing sound reinforcement…
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Monday, March 11, 2013
PSW Staff
03/11/13 10:46 AM,
SynAudCon is pleased to announce new workstations for the “Sound Reinforcement For Technicians” seminar. The 3-day multi-media seminar has upgraded the workstations to include an iPod Touch controlling an audio instrumentation interface. Via a custom signal distribution system, attendees are able to measure voltage, impedance, polarity, SPL and STIPA with the new equipment. The course instructs attendees on what these measurements mean and how to use them to ensure that the system is performing optimally. “With the advances of…
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Friday, February 22, 2013
PSW Staff
02/22/13 10:59 AM,
The Institute of Acoustics (IOA), the UK’s professional body for those working in acoustics, noise and vibration, has presented SynAudCon President Pat Brown with the 2012 Peter Barnett Memorial Award. The Peter Barnett Memorial Award, which is made annually, recognizes advancements and technical excellence in the fields of electro-acoustics, speech intelligibility, and education in acoustics & electro-acoustics. Institute of Acoustics, Sam Wise comments “Pat Brown’s contribution to electro-acoustics is measured by his gut level and study-enhanced understanding of audio and…
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Pat Brown
10/25/12 07:35 AM,
Last month, we at SynAudCon announced the Emergency Communication System Speech Intelligibility Workshop (ECSSIW), to be held in January 2013. Go here for pricing information and to register to attend. Here’s an update on how the event is shaping up. We’ve just returned from a site visit to the American Airlines Training and Conference Center. While there, Brenda met with the staff to work out logistical details. I sized up the AV capabilities in the auditorium, and built a Sketchup…
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
PSW Staff
10/10/12 03:02 PM,
SynAudCon is pleased to announce the release of their 5th web-based audio training course titled “Sound Reinforcement For Designers”. This web-based course covers the fundamentals of loudspeaker selection and placement to achieve acceptable speech intelligibility in reverberant spaces. It is for anyone who selects and places loudspeakers in rooms. The content paves a logical path from the site survey through the design process, describing and demonstrating what must be considered each step of the way. “We have computer room-modeling programs…
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Friday, September 07, 2012
PSW Staff
09/07/12 01:26 PM,
SynAudCon is pleased to announce that Music Group has joined the organization’s sponsorship program.
The Music Group is one of the world’s largest holding companies for pro audio and music products brands. As the corporate parent of Midas, Klark-Teknik, TurboSound, and Behringer, the Music Group owns and manages some of the finest brands in the pro audio industry. “SynAudCon is hands down the most comprehensive audio training solution in the world,” explains Steven Young VP, Installed Sound Division for the…
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Friday, August 17, 2012
PSW Staff
08/17/12 10:51 AM,
SynAudCon will be presenting the Emergency Communication Systems (ECS) Speech Intelligibility Workshop this coming January 3-5 (2013) at the American Airlines Training and Conference Center in Dallas. With the new NFPA-72 and UL2572 codes that are associated with Emergency Communication Systems, speech intelligibility seems to be on everyone’s mind. The ECS Speech Intelligibility Workshop will: —Foster the design of intelligible systems —Bring attendees up to speed on the codes —Teach the measurement process to instill confidence that every system will…
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Thursday, August 09, 2012
Pat Brown
08/09/12 02:11 PM,
A common task in “audioland” is the need to feed a number of inputs from a single signal source. This may include driving a rack of amplifiers, providing feeds to the press, or distributing a signal around a building or campus. The methods used to accomplish this range from the profoundly simple to quite complex, and the appropriate method can only be determined after sizing up the situation. Impedance matching means that an output is terminated with a “mirror” input…
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Monday, April 09, 2012
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04/09/12 11:17 AM,
SynAudCon is pleased to announce that SurgeX International has joined the organization’s sponsorship program. SurgeX International was created by the original SurgeX founders after North American distribution of SurgeX products was sold to Electronic Systems Protection (ESP) in 2009. SurgeX International now serves the global marketplace with patented 230V AC power protection, conditioning and management products. The SurgeX and SynAudCon relationship began in 1995 when Michael McCook and Andy Benton founded SurgeX, while simultaneously Pat and Brenda Brown became the…
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Thursday, January 05, 2012
Keith Clark
01/05/12 09:37 AM,
When noting the contributions of Don and Carolyn Davis to the professional audio industry, it’s hard to know where to even start. Their book, Sound System Engineering, originally published in 1973 (and since updated), remains a standard audio and systems resource. Founders of SynAudCon, Don and Carolyn established the industry’s pre-imminent and most respected (and independent) educational resource, teaching thousands the essential concepts of audio and acoustics that in turn has led to remarkable advancements in systems and sound quality…
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