Articles Tagged Yamaha

  • Sunday, February 12, 2012
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    PSW Staff 02/12/12 04:00 PM,
    Regina Victory Church, a contemporary Christian church in Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada) that features six musicians and five vocalists during worship services, recently replaced its analog console with a new Yamaha M7CL-48ES EtherSound-based digital console, courtesy of GV Audio, also located in Regina. “The church’s console was starting to show its age and needing much service work,” states Derek Gould, at GV Audio. “The console and snake both had issues, so it seemed logical to address both at the same time.”… View this story
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  • Friday, February 03, 2012
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    PSW Staff 02/03/12 08:10 AM,
    Effective April 1, 2012, Yamaha Electronics Corporation, USA (YEC), which is the U.S. sales and marketing company for audiovisual products, will be merged into Yamaha’s U.S. sales and marketing subsidiary, Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA).  Both companies are located in Buena Park, California, with YEC originally established as a 100-percent-owned subsidiary of YCA in 1981. The merger objectives include realizing maximum synergies, increasing management efficiency, principally in administrative business processes, and implementing closely coordinated sales and marketing of musical instruments… View this story
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  • Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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    PSW Staff 01/25/12 04:57 PM,
    GJM Sound and Lighting of Placerville, CA recently installed a sound and lighting system for the Jackson (California) Rancheria Casino ballroom that is used as its indoor concert hall, and it is also designed for use with the casino’s outdoor event center. Owned and operated by the Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwok Indians, the ballroom concert venue seats approximately 600, while the outdoor venue seats 1,000. Both venues offer a variety of entertainment for their guests from rock and blues… View this story
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  • Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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    PSW Staff 01/24/12 11:38 AM,
    Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the PM200 analog mixer and the 25th anniversary of the launch of the DMP7 digital mixer, Yamaha officially launches a premium mixer series with the debut of the new MGP12X and 16X analog mixers. They incorporate proprietary DSP that provides Ducker, Leveler, and Stereo Image functions. The MGP Editor app for iPhone/iPod Touch will allow access to further detailed parameter editing of DSP functions of the Ducker, Leveler, REV-X and SPX effects. The app will… View this story
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  • Monday, January 23, 2012
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    PSW Staff 01/23/12 12:17 PM,
    New Hope Baptist Church in Atlantic City, which offers contemporary-style worship services in a sanctuary that seats 250, called upon ACIR Professional (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) for new main loudspeakers as well as their installation. ACIR recommended Yamaha DSR112CA self-powered loudspeakers, to be joined later this year by Yamaha DSR118s subwoofers. Bobby Harper of ACIR notes that size, weight, price, and especially sonic performance were the deciding factors in selecting the dual DSR loudspeakers that are flown above the front… View this story
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  • Friday, January 20, 2012
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    PSW Staff 01/20/12 12:41 PM,
    Yamaha has announced the DXR Series of active loudspeakers. The four full-range models—the DXR8, DXR10, DXR12 and DXR15—deliver exceptional sound pressure levels and high-definition sound in a more compact, versatile design. High-efficiency 1100W Class-D amplifiers and Yamaha-mastered DSP, combined with an intelligent onboard mixer with flexible IN/OUT connectivity, a very functional enclosure design, makes the DXR Series ideal for front-of-house, floor-monitoring, rigged applications, and a multitude of commercial applications. The DXR is quite advanced in that it features a three-channel… View this story
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  • Tuesday, January 03, 2012
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    PSW Staff 01/03/12 10:21 AM, 0 Comments
    NEXO 45N-12 stage monitors were recently utilized for a recent U.S. tour as well as a series of high-profile gigs in the UK by legendary singer-songwriter Ray Davies, founder member of The Kinks. Chris Wibberley, monitor engineer for Davies for 11 years, had a chance encounter with the 45N-12 wedges at last year’s PLASA show, which led to a demo, and almost immediately, use of the monitors at the Meltdown (UK) shows at the Royal Festival Hall in London. “We… View this story
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  • Monday, December 19, 2011
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    PSW Staff 12/19/11 10:03 AM, 0 Comments
    The Union County Performing Arts Center (UPAC) is housed in the restored Rahway (NJ) Theater. A classic vaudeville house, visitors experience live performances in a vintage 1928 vaudeville and silent movie palace. With just over 1,300 seats, the theatre, restored to its golden age, is one of the largest functioning centers for the performing arts in Union County. The theater is listed on both the National and State Registers of Historic Places and now operates as a multi-purpose venue for… View this story
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  • Thursday, December 08, 2011
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    PSW Staff 12/08/11 08:17 AM, 0 Comments
    The Capitol Theatre in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, is an architectural jewel and one of only a few examples anywhere in Canada of pre-war theatres that have been authentically and historically restored. The 800-seat facility recently added a Yamaha PM5D digital audio console for front of house, joining the previously-installed LS9 digital console used as the house monitor console. Purchased by the city of Moncton in 1991, the theatre hosts over 200 events per year ranging from local graduations to… View this story
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  • Thursday, November 17, 2011
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    PSW Staff 11/17/11 08:08 AM, 1 Comment
    Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems has announced the launch of the new 01V96i digital mixer, offering a 16-track USB 2.0 interface for multi-track recording via MAC or PC. The new unit is identical in mixing functionality as its predecessor but cosmetically takes on a new black look for easy differentiation from the previous 01V Series dark blue. Since its initial release in 1998, the 01V has been used in a wide variety of applications, both personal and professional, ranging from recording… View this story
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